Hello there and welcome to another episode in this sixth season of Theatrical Shenanigans.
Today we are bringing you a play by Brent Alles (https://newplayexchange.org/users/80606/brent-alles & https://justbcuzproductions.com/).
Based in Wyoming, MI, playwright Brent Alles is the author of numerous full-length and one-act plays. His work has been featured in festivals across the USA & his full-length comedy ACCIDENTAL ROOMMATES was named Runner-Up for the 2024 Robert J. Pickering/J.R. Colbeck Award for Playwriting Excellence and premiered with LowellArts in 2025.
Brent has directed 15 full-length productions in West Michigan community theater and is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild. He holds degrees from Syracuse University, Central Michigan University, Capella University, and the School of Hard Knocks. He thanks his wife, Camille, for her unwavering support and inspiration.
While this episode makes Brent’s debut as a featured playwright on Theatrical Shenanigans he did join us back in December 2024 for the very last episode of The Panel Presents (https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/the-panel-presents-episode-18-the-final-episode-david-brent-jamie/) before coming back in March 2025 as a guest to discuss FJ Hartland’s play “If you Say So” (https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/s04-e03-if-you-say-so-brent-alles/).
Brent’s thrilling play today is “The Reckoning Room” (https://newplayexchange.org/script/3222015/the-reckoning-room).
Synopsis:
Five strangers wake up in a strange room. Filled with regrets. There will be... A RECKONING.
Cast:
Nadine – Helen Cheng Mao (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOBWRX6h1_Qm8VQZqPWymVGFIkfruadkU)
Liam – Aaron LaPacz
Margo – Megan Bickel
Dante – Darrin Ingram (https://www.darrin-ingram.com/)
Jonas – Fred Tacon (https://www.kyplays.org/ & https://newplayexchange.org/users/28025/fred-tacon)
Technology/Intercom/Whisper – Zoe Cheswick
And joining me to discuss this thrilling play is UK based playwright, screenwriter, anthropologist, activist, author, and public speaker, Naomi Westerman (https://free-4760276.webadorsite.com/).
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