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Premiere the Play
- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Janine Sobeck Knighton
Join us as we talk with Janine Sobeck Knighton, the playwright of Sing in Me, Muse.
2025-10-09
17 min
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Sing in Me, Muse by Janine Sobeck Knighton
Calliope has quit her job as the head Greek Muse – or so she thought. When she is sent on another assignment against her will, she must figure out if helping her new artist, a young Florentine by the name of Leonardo da Vinci, will also help her find her own artistic voice.Meet the Artists
2025-10-07
40 min
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Marj O'Neill-Butler
Join us as we talk with Marj O'Neill-Butler, the playwright of Uneven Sides of a Triangle.
2025-10-02
15 min
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Uneven Sides of a Triangle by Marj O'Neill-Butler
Teenaged brothers, Temin and Miah, have been on the street for almost two years, having run away from their last (of six) foster families. They duck into an abandoned building where they meet old Millie in her squat. With their quarrels, disagreements, and different lifestyles, can the three of them form an unlikely family in the months that follow?Meet the Artists
2025-09-30
1h 18
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Dermot Davis
Join us as we talk with Dermot Davis, the playwright of We Are Not Sheep.
2025-09-25
24 min
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We Are Not Sheep by Dermot Davis
After a mysterious accident on the school playground, the doctors put Emma into an induced coma. Her parents, Brent and Amy, are desperately trying to make sense of the situation, as the red flags point more and more towards a conspiracy. Now they are being asked to sign legal papers agreeing to a hugely invasive brain operation on their nine year-old girl. It's a huge decision to make, especially when they think they are being lied to.Meet the Artists
2025-09-23
40 min
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Welcome to Season FIVE!
Premiere the Play is back with 10 new audio performances of stage plays from contemporary playwrights!Check out what's coming in Season Five:https://deanproductionstheatre.com/ptp-season-5/
2025-07-22
03 min
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Season 5 - Official Trailer
Listen to Season 5 of Premiere the Play starting August 5th, 2025: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/ptp-season-5
2025-07-15
00 min
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Tom Lavagnino
Join us as we talk with Tom Lavagnino, the playwright of Winter Rules All Summer.
2024-10-10
19 min
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Winter Rules All Summer by Tom Lavagnino
Four friends habitually play golf every Sunday morning, with a set-in- stone tee time of 9:36 AM. But when one of their number doesn't show up (and they can't track him down), and a random golfer from the "wait list" gets assigned to their foursome (and inveigles his way into the group), the three are forced to deal with some very real truths and ultimately confront a complete and total re-definition of the term “friendship.” Meet the Artists
2024-10-08
1h 33
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Marc Aronoff
Join us as we talk with Marc Aronoff, the playwright of A Night in Jerusalem.
2024-10-03
36 min
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A Night in Jerusalem by Marc Aronoff
A modern-day Sabbath dinner is unfolding in Jerusalem, but this is no ordinary gathering. When Salah, a Harvard educated Palestinian who seeks peace with Israel, unexpectedly arrives at the invitation of his girlfriend, the evening turns into a web of political intrigue rooted in idealism and radical differences. Meet the Artists
2024-10-01
1h 32
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Chris Hencke
Join us as we talk with Chris Hencke, the playwright of The Emperor's New Clothes: The Rest of the Story.
2024-09-26
20 min
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The Emperor's New Clothes: The Rest of the Story by Chris Hencke
After the Emperor has exposed himself as a fool (by walking naked through the town square), he seeks to blame his Minister for the resulting riot. While the Emperor and the Minister debate the issue, the riot spreads and the kingdom crumbles. Meet the Artists
2024-09-24
40 min
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Mike Ackerman
Join us as we talk with Mike Ackerman, the playwright of After.
2024-09-19
20 min
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After by Mike Ackerman
Hank and Daisy have just made it to the afterlife and meet the administrator tasked with orienting them to their new existence. When Daisy is rejected from entry, the three work to determine what she must accomplish on Earth in order to join Hank. Meet the Artists
2024-09-17
1h 33
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Germaine Shames
Join us as we talk with Germaine Shames, the playwright of Beautiful Findings.
2024-09-12
11 min
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Beautiful Findings by Germaine Shames
Lise Meitner, often called “The Mother of the Atomic Bomb,” worked in Germany for over 30 years. When she arrived in Berlin from her native Vienna in 1907, she was among the first women to seek a place in science; when she fled for her life in 1938, she was one of the last (converted) Jewish academics not yet expelled by the Nazis. Meet the Artists
2024-09-10
1h 07
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Vicki Riba Koestler
Join us as we talk with Vicki Riba Koestler, the playwright of I'm Here.
2024-09-05
15 min
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I'm Here by Vicki Riba Koestler
When one woman appears to be at a low point in her life and needs a helping hand, three others, all virtual strangers to each other, combine forces to support her. It’s a difficult task, being that they’re all stuck in a hospital. Meet the Artists
2024-09-03
37 min
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Barbara Blatner
Join us as we talk with Barbara Blatner, the playwright of Marilyn Monroe in the Desert.
2024-08-29
28 min
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Marilyn Monroe in the Desert by Barbara Blatner
When Marilyn Monroe finds herself lost in the desert, can she overcome death with the help of two blind wanderers? Marilyn Monroe in the Desert is a Magical, Comical Dream Quest. Meet the Artists
2024-08-27
1h 18
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Dan Borengasser
Join us as we talk with Dan Borengasser, the playwright of The Puck Project.
2024-08-22
10 min
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The Puck Project by Dan Borengasser
For her master’s thesis, Nora wants to write about Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but she struggles to come up with an original take on it. She finally decides to compare the traditional love in the play with a love that can be artificially induced like with Puck’s magic potion—or possibly through the techniques of modern neurobiology. As it turns out, her approach may be a little too original. Meet the Artists
2024-08-20
1h 11
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Julie Pearson Little Thunder
Join us as we talk with Julie Pearson Little Thunder, the playwright of A Southern Fantasia.
2024-08-15
15 min
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A Southern Fantasia by Julie Pearson Little Thunder
In 1897 Alabama, two Slave spirits—one African-American, one Indigenous—watch over a rural community that includes Okcate, a half black/half Muscogee Creek woman. When she and a white man fall in love, the Spirits' desire to fend off threats from a caste-based society upsets the precarious balance of their own limbic status. Meet the Artists
2024-08-13
1h 07
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: John Minigan
Join us as we talk with John Minigan, the playwright of Covenant.
2024-08-08
16 min
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Covenant by John Minigan
How do we become entrenched in the beliefs we hold and what, if anything, can get us to walk away when those beliefs lead to chaos and destruction? Jordan’s mission to infiltrate and report on an apocalyptic religious community has ended in disaster. Questions from an unseen interrogator trigger and inform Jordan’s memories of her time undercover, force her to confront the series of choices she made, and decide whether the beliefs that guided her mission are any less dangerous than the beliefs of those in the group. Meet the Artists
2024-08-06
1h 41
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Welcome to Season FOUR!
Premiere the Play is back with 10 new audio performances of stage plays from contemporary playwrights! Check out what's coming in Season Four: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/ptp-season-4/
2024-07-23
03 min
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Season Four Trailer!
Check out what's on its way in season four! https://deanproductionstheatre.com/ptp-season-4/
2024-07-16
00 min
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Call for Submissions for Season 5!
Calling all Playwrights! Submissions are now open for our 2025 Season... Find out more at https://deanproductionstheatre.com/get-involved/
2024-01-08
02 min
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Andrew Biss
Join us as we talk with Andrew Biss, the playwright of The Treachery of Images.
2023-10-05
27 min
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The Treachery of Images by Andrew Biss
A young student is brutally raped and murdered. Her parents, Tom and Christine, are now confronted with the daunting task of processing their grief and attempting to come to terms with the horror that befell their child. The paths they take in doing so, however, couldn't be starker in contrast. Christine has withdrawn into a deadened world of suppressed rage and bitterness that has left her incapable of seeing beyond the terrible tragedy that has visited her. Her husband, Tom, on the other hand, has taken the unusual step of publicly announcing his forgiveness of their daughter's killer. At t...
2023-10-03
1h 18
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Dan Borengasser
Join us as we talk with Dan Borengasser, the playwright of The L-Word.
2023-09-28
07 min
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The L-Word by Dan Borengasser
Rebecca Bishop is frustrated. After seven years, her boyfriend, Scott Billings, still avoids making any long-term commitment about their future. As a result, she decides, with the reluctant help of her best friend/employee, Michael Allen, to look into online dating, not necessarily to find someone else, but rather, as she puts it, “to understand my options.” Nevertheless, she does discover a guy who looks promising, and she arranges a meeting. It goes well, and the two decide on a second date. Meanwhile, Michael, convinced that Scott is the one for her, schemes and conspires to try and get Rebe...
2023-09-26
1h 02
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Xavier George
Join us as we talk with Xavier George, the playwright of Mommy-Person.
2023-09-21
16 min
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Mommy-Person by Xavier George
Anke and Mel, professional, heterosexual women in their late-30s, both want to find love and have children. When the usual approach doesn’t pan out, Anke convinces Mel that they should make a family together—a choice that requires both women to stand up to societal norms and conquer their own fears. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/mommy-person-episode/
2023-09-19
1h 18
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Stephen Jared
Join us as we talk with Stephen Jared, the playwright of The Apartment on Yucca.
2023-09-14
24 min
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The Apartment on Yucca by Stephen Jared
Dale Odegard makes money running ‘You Too Can Break Into Show Business’ workshops. Dale’s son, Brian, is a Saturday Morning TV star. What most people don’t realize is that Dale had nothing to do with his son’s success. He walked out of Brian’s life long ago. After not seeing each other for ten years, Brian appears. He gets upset after finding out that his name is being used in the workshops, but he also has a proposition... Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/apartment-on-yucca-episode/
2023-09-12
1h 08
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Bridget Grace Sheaff
Join us as we talk with Bridget Grace Sheaff, the playwright of Halfway to the Middle.
2023-09-07
24 min
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Halfway to the Middle by Bridget Grace Sheaff
Jessie and Logan are in a long distance relationship. Over the first year of their relationship, we see them struggle with the distance, their insecurities, and the outside world from inside a little motel room halfway between their two cities. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/halfway-to-the-middle-episode/
2023-09-05
1h 05
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Ellen Abrams
Join us as we talk with Ellen Abrams, the playwright of On the Greene at Runnymede.
2023-08-31
11 min
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On the Greene at Runnymede by Ellen Abrams
In 1215, the wealthy and powerful barons of Great Britain rebelled against grumpy, intransigent King John, who had earned their ill will through incessant wars, attempted conquests, increased taxation, and abuses of power. This verse play revisits that insurrection and the disputes behind the creation and signing of the Magna Carta, the document considered by many to be the precursor of the U.S. Constitution. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/on-the-greene-episode/
2023-08-29
24 min
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Martha Barnett
Join us as we talk with Martha Barnett, the playwright of At a Stop.
2023-08-24
18 min
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At a Stop by Martha Barnett
Davey, a kindly, under-confident fella, stumbles across 72-year-old May waiting at a bus stop outside of her nursing home. Suffering from Alzheimer's, May believes she is her 24-year-old self needing to get to Belfast to redress a past mistake involving her sister. When Brian, a healthcare assistant at the nursing home, informs Davey that the bus stop is fake, set up to catch escapee residents, they band together to try to get May back inside without causing too much damage to her... or themselves. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/at-a-stop-episode/
2023-08-22
52 min
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Donald Loftus
Join us as we talk with Donald Loftus, the playwright of The Archway.
2023-08-17
16 min
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The Archway by Donald Loftus
Jeffrey Morrison is a highly successful senior partner at a prominent and extremely conservative Boston law firm. He is very close to achieving his life-long dream; being elected the firm’s Chairman of the Board. Suddenly, this dream is threatened when in the middle of the night, Jeffrey’s degenerate brother, Phillip, breaks into his Beacon Hill townhouse covered in blood. After Phillip confesses to murdering a man, Jeffrey has to decide whether to help his brother or protect his career. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/the-archway-episode/
2023-08-15
1h 20
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
Join us as we talk with Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend, the playwright of Come Again.
2023-08-10
11 min
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Come Again by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
Marina Johnson, a Miami hospice nurse, is tapped by Jesus to be God’s climate change prophet, but when Father Carlos, a priest in her neighborhood, arranges a meeting with Florida's Governor Todd Anderson it doesn’t go as planned. Can she help save the world before it is too late? Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/come-again/
2023-08-08
1h 11
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: John Minigan
Join us as we talk with John Minigan, the playwright of Queen of Sad Mischance.
2023-08-03
15 min
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Queen of Sad Mischance by John Minigan
Kym thinks she’s lucked into the perfect resume-builder for a biracial college senior determined to find a career in academia: helping renowned feminist scholar Beverly Norden finish her ground-breaking book on Shakespeare’s Queen Margaret before Alzheimer’s makes the task impossible. As the passing months make clear that Beverly’s failing memory is not the greatest obstacle to their work, Kym reassesses her connection with Beverly, Beverly’s son, and academia itself. What can the Margaret story tell her about her own path forward? Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/queen-of-sad-mischance-episode/
2023-08-01
1h 27
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Welcome to Season THREE!
Premiere the Play is back with 10 new audio performances of stage plays from contemporary playwrights! Check out what's coming in Season Three: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/ptp-season-3/
2023-07-18
02 min
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Call for Submissions for Season 4!
Calling all Playwrights! Submissions are now open for our 2024 Season... Find out more at https://deanproductionstheatre.com/get-involved/
2023-01-06
02 min
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich
Join us as we talk with Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich, the playwright of The Captives.
2022-10-06
15 min
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The Captives by Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich
Painting death-row meals on china plates may seem like a quirky artistic endeavor. But Professor’s made quite a name for herself doing just that from the safety of her conservative Midwestern college. As someone who struggles with gender identity, she’s fascinated by this final decision in a life otherwise devoid of options. But now, pressured by her tenure committee, she has her first face-to-face with the next inmate to die — Texas prisoner Trevor Monroe. But Trevor wants a stay of execution — not a final meal — putting Professor uncomfortably front and center in a very public social media frenzy and setti...
2022-10-04
1h 45
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Scott Carter Cooper
Join us as we talk with Scott Carter Cooper, the playwright of And Then Galatea Laughed.
2022-09-29
27 min
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And Then Galatea Laughed: A Very Modern Romance by Scott Carter Cooper
George Bernard Shaw is struggling to produce his new play, Pygmalion. With only one day before the first performance, Mrs. Patrick Campbell has just returned from an unannounced three-day holiday and Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is struggling with the production. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/galatea-episode/
2022-09-27
1h 32
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Steve Gold
Join us as we talk with Steve Gold, the playwright of Women and Guns.
2022-09-22
11 min
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Women and Guns by Steve Gold
Female Marine MP, Tiffany Hansen, is sent to Baghdad during the Iraq war, leaving behind her civilian boyfriend in southern California. How will the psychological effect of her deployment and her subsequent accidental killing of an Iraqi girl affect her and her relationship? Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/women-and-guns-episode/
2022-09-20
1h 14
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Philip Hall
Join us as we talk with Philip Hall, the playwright of These Arms of Mine.
2022-09-15
10 min
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These Arms of Mine by Philip Hall
Marshall Evans is finally back in his Florida home after the police are done with the investigation. There, two days ago, his partner Judge William Kane was found shot to death. Today in the Great Room of the same house, Marsh is being questioned by a young female African-American detective who goes by the name of Charley. It seems that there are doubts about the Judge’s death. The wealthy Mr. Evans finds the interview insulting, but he plays along. Besides, his bar is well-stocked. Throughout the evening, Marshall shines - expounding hilariously on such topics as He...
2022-09-13
1h 27
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Donna Latham
Join us as we talk with Donna Latham, the playwright of Best Beware My Sting.
2022-09-08
15 min
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Best Beware My Sting by Donna Latham
Laughter ensues when taming shrews! But what of the troublesome tropes Shakespeare mansplained? Alpha Petruchio is determined to keep his good lady wife Kate dicknotized and submissive. His servant Grumio, who moonlights as a sales rep for Fantasia Tickle Toys, cheers him on. Kate is a former ferocious shrew who caught feelings for Petruchio. She’s very nearly tamed, well on her way to a new identity as a sweet and docile housewife. It’s time to renounce shrewish ways—until O’Felia from the block seizes the moment. Who the hell wants to be tamed? What’s up with this...
2022-09-06
41 min
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Maggie Lou Rader
Join us as we talk with Maggie Lou Rader, the playwright of The Wonder.
2022-09-01
25 min
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The Wonder by Maggie Lou Rader
The Wonder is inspired by the first documented case of spiritual possession in America. Mary Roff's unearthly illness turns her family and the town of Watseka, Illinois, upside down, that is, until Lurancy Vennum follows in her footsteps. The Wonder is a journey of hope, loss, undying familial love, and healing beyond the bounds of this world. Also, it's a ghost story. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/wonder-episode/
2022-08-30
1h 06
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Melville Lovatt
Join us as we talk with Melville Lovatt, the playwright of The Powers That Be.
2022-08-25
11 min
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The Powers That Be by Melville Lovatt
Matt and Gary are ‘minding a man’ and awaiting instructions from The Powers That Be. Instructions which will decide the man’s fate, but also, unbeknown to Gary, his own. For Gary, the time has finally come to prove himself to The Powers That Be. ‘It’s an aptitude test of some kind, that’s all.’ Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/powers-that-be-episode/
2022-08-23
1h 05
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Thomas J. Misuraca
Join us as we talk with Thomas J. Misuraca, the playwright of Cyber-O.
2022-08-18
17 min
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Cyber-O by Thomas J. Misuraca
Richard is having difficulty finding the perfect woman because he is unable to speak to them. Much to his surprise, is autistic co-worker, Elmer, has a knack for the romantic. Posing as Richard, Elmer woos the lovely Liz. But they will soon find that keeping up this charade, while being scrutinized by co-worker, Bonnie, will become too much to handle. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/cyber-o-episode/
2022-08-16
1h 37
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Richard Bonte
Join us as we talk with Richard Bonte, the playwright of Venom.
2022-08-11
14 min
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Venom by Richard Bonte
A manipulative psychotherapist, an ambitious patient, and a controlling secretary come together in an explosive cocktail that gets two innocent patients caught up in a dangerous coup. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/venom-episode/
2022-08-09
1h 23
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Dan Borengasser
Join us as we talk with Dan Borengasser, the playwright of There's a New God in Town.
2022-08-04
09 min
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There's a New God in Town by Dan Borengasser
When God discovers that someone or something besides Him has been answering the prayers of mortals, He sends Archangel Michael and Satan down to Earth to investigate. Between the two of them, they should be able to determine whether the source is good or evil. Neither one of them particularly likes being associated with the other, but God insists they cooperate to solve the mystery. It turns out there’s another deity at work, which threatens a potential instability in the universe, unless it’s resolved. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/new-god-in-town-episode/
2022-08-02
1h 00
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Welcome to Season TWO!
Premiere the Play is back with 10 new audio performances of stage plays from contemporary playwrights! Check out what's coming in Season Two: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/ptp-season-2/
2022-07-19
02 min
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Call for Submissions for 2023!
Calling all Playwrights! Submissions are now open for our 2023 Season... Find out more at https://deanproductionstheatre.com/get-involved/
2022-01-07
01 min
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Thomas L. Durkin
Join us as we talk with Thomas L. Durkin, the playwright of In Lieu.
2021-10-14
18 min
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In Lieu by Thomas L. Durkin
The Old Man is dead. He knows it. Endlessly stuck in a bathroom, the Old Man is doomed repeatedly to recall his life through faces he sees in a deck of playing cards while continuously consuming cheap wine. When Al Adams arrives, the Old Man assumes an alcohol-induced hallucination. But Adams is real and has his own past to relive and recall. Now Adams and the Old Man, by chance or fate, are trapped in a place from which both are seeking escape. Through memories, they face the worst of their pasts and attain an understanding of t...
2021-10-12
1h 31
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Arianna Rose
Join us as we talk with Arianna Rose, the playwright of Touch the Moon.
2021-10-07
11 min
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Touch the Moon by Arianna Rose
Becca never sees her high school daughter, Miranda, alive again after Miranda leaves for Spring Break to a tropical island. Will Becca ever learn the truth of what happened to her daughter? A play about how humans need to know, and sometimes need to tell, Touch the Moon draws a line between truth and lies and how they intersect. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/touch-the-moon-episode-2/
2021-10-05
1h 06
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Jane M. Lee
Join us as we talk with Jane M. Lee, the playwright of Open House.
2021-09-30
15 min
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Open House by Jane M. Lee
Larry is in a committed relationship with Keith, who has recently won a battle with cancer, but when Larry inexplicably answers an ad for a studio apartment, he finds himself irresistibly drawn to another man, Jason. Torn between Keith and Jason, Larry must come to terms with what he truly wants from life. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/open-house-episode/
2021-09-28
49 min
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Donald Loftus
Join us as we talk with Donald Loftus, the playwright of Per.
2021-09-23
15 min
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Per by Donald Loftus
Sweden, 1889. Per Nilsson was declared insane and institutionalized at The Konradsberg Lunatic Asylum in Stockholm, Sweden, after the gruesome murder of his young wife. Now he must fight the ghosts who torment him each night in his asylum cell, as he attempts by day to convince his captors, the psychiatrist and his staff, that he is sane and should be released. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/per-episode/
2021-09-21
1h 21
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Lavinia Roberts
Join us as we talk with Lavinia Roberts, the playwright of The Consumer Report Consultant.
2021-09-16
08 min
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The Consumer Report Consultant by Lavinia Roberts
In this short dystopian comedy, David must improve his Consumer Report score in order to land a job. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/consumer-report-consultant-episode/
2021-09-14
17 min
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Rob Dames
Join us as we talk with Rob Dames, the playwright of Hauntings.
2021-09-09
10 min
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Hauntings by Rob Dames
Alfred and Maude have chosen today to die. Maude is fatigued by grief, and Alfred holds a secret that has isolated him from human connection. They summon their family to be with them for this momentous occasion, but before they can share the news of their impending suicides, an armed man covered in tattoos bursts into their home and takes them all hostage. As their appointment with Death looms, Alfred is forced to reveal his secret. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/hauntings-episode/
2021-09-07
52 min
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Philip Catherwood
Join us as we talk with Philip Catherwood, the playwright of Zig-Zag.
2021-09-02
15 min
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Zig-Zag by Philip Catherwood
In the near future, the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland has been completely closed, guarded by sensors and military drones. It is illegal for anyone to cross over. Two people from either side of the technological border meet by chance and discover what life is like on the other side, whilst also coming to realize how divided their two countries have truly become. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/zig-zag-episode/
2021-08-31
1h 21
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Max King Cap
Join us as we talk with Max King Cap, the playwright of The Drop.
2021-08-26
12 min
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The Drop by Max King Cap
A Black soldier in the American army has been required to perform several distressing tasks: forcing Native Americans out of the Western United States and into Canada, policing rowdy Gold Rushers at the Canadian-American Border, and finally to sail to the Philippines to repress nationalist aspirations of the people newly freed from the Spanish colonial yoke. He balks at this last order and deserts the Army when he discovers and stealthily pursues his true enemy, the scion of a Southern family that once owned his. This play is an expansion of a fictional character in a well-known poem; Captain, f...
2021-08-25
1h 19
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: E. Elia
Join us as we talk with E. Elia, the playwright of Body(s).
2021-08-19
14 min
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Body(s) by E. Elia
Six symbiotic, vaguely human entities lament the loss of key parts of their bodies, which they exchanged for large quantities of worthless junk, bunk, or gunk. They reminisce on the excellence of these lost body parts, their past triumphs and failures, and soon plot a desperate solution, which likely ends in further, tragic defeat. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/bodys-episode/
2021-08-17
1h 06
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: Rich Rubin
Join us as we talk with Rich Rubin, the playwright of Shakespeare's Skull.
2021-08-12
18 min
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Shakespeare's Skull by Rich Rubin
The year, 1794. The place, London. Frank Chambers is a young physician with a dwindling income and a penchant for gambling. Horace Walpole is a celebrated British aristocrat who believes genius is reflected by the shape of our skulls. Fate brings Frank and Horace together for a singular purpose: to steal the skull of the greatest literary genius of all time. Horace is hoping to prove his theory, while Frank is hoping for a few extra coins in his pocket. Will their hopes be realized or will unforeseen events flip them upside down? Meet the Artists: https...
2021-08-10
1h 21
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- BONUS - Playwright Conversations: J.R. Spaulding Jr
Join us as we talk with J.R. Spaulding Jr, the playwright of Bare Cabin.
2021-08-05
18 min
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Bare Cabin by J.R. Spaulding Jr
Jigger and Topsy have chosen an austere life of isolation deep in the forest, far from the human settlements where they were raised. Though dedicated to sheltering their son, Junior, from the destructive nature of humanity, the forest around them has been slowly dying off, and food has recently become scarce. Now, as the people from the settlements begin encroaching upon their cabin, the family must decide if their struggle to live apart from society is worth fighting for after all. Meet the Artists: https://deanproductionstheatre.com/bare-cabin-episode/
2021-08-03
1h 58
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Premiere the Play presents beautiful readings of exciting new stage plays from contemporary playwrights. https://deanproductionstheatre.com/premiere-the-play/
2021-07-20
01 min
Days Past Tooncast
DPTC Classic | THUNDERCATS vs. Mumm-Ra - “Beefy Beyond Belief (B.B.B.)”
A loud, proud, and well-endowed remaster of Will and Travis’ coverage of the second THUNDERCATS episode, featuring the debut of DPTC’s Evilest Villain Ever: Mumm-Ra!
2018-12-18
1h 15
Days Past Tooncast
DPTC Classic | THUNDERCATS - “Interspecies Crush”
Take a trip down Memory Parkway with this remastered version of DPTC’s very first episode in which Will and Travis discuss the debut of the cartoon that inspired the ToonCast: THUNDERCATS!
2018-12-11
1h 06