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Play to ZSeason 3 Hiatus!Hey guys! Some sad news, Erika and Justin are taking a short hiatus from the show. Projects are catching up with them, living in New York is ALOT, and they both need to get their bearings before hoping back into their research and work they put into each episode. Thank you SO much for listening through all these epsidoes and hopefully we won't be gone too long! In the meantime, give us a follow at our insatgrams below and we will keep you updated on the status of the show!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights...2025-02-1403 minPlay to ZIdaho - Seven Devils, Samuel D. Hunter, and the University of IdahoIn this week's episode, Erika looks into the theatre scene in Idaho! Some great colleges, awesome oppurtunities for new playwrights, and a playwright who has become the voice of the state. Get ready to learn all about the potato state!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, Community Garden and Cabin Chronicles, through his publisher, Playscripts. Finally, you can check ou...2025-02-071h 06Play to ZHawaii - Edward Sakamoto, Lee Catalunha, and Manoa Valley TheatreWhat's up everyone! This week, Justin and Erika look into Hawaii's theatre scene! Awesome regional theatre, University of Hawaii research and a deep dive on the man who has been the voice of Hawaii playwriting for years and the woman who is taking the baton.SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, Community Garden and Cabin Chronicles, through his publisher, P...2025-01-311h 11Play to ZGeorgia - Alliance Theatre, Emory University, and SO many opportunities!Let's head to Georgia for this week's epsiode! Erika tells us about the state with maybe the most oppurtunity for playwrights we have come across. Erika tells us about all of the playwrights from Georgia, the upcoming season at Emory featuring one of our favorite people, and the millions of broadway shows that have come out of the Alliance Theatre. If you're a theatre person in GA, congrats... you win.SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The B...2025-01-241h 11Play to ZFlordia - The Sunshine State, A State Play, and Terrance McNallyHappy New Year, let's talk about theatre in Flordia! This week, Justin and Erika are welcomed back to NYC by a recording session about al;l of the different theatres, colleges, and playwriting oppurtunities in Flordia! They chat about Terrance McNally's Legacy, the wonderful MFA programs in the state, and the fact that Flordia has a STATE PLAY?! Crazy! Also, they chat about their favorite shows of 2024! Enjoy the show!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The B...2025-01-171h 18Play to ZPLAYdough - Salem in Seattle!Happy New Year! Here is a playdough not at all because we are out of town or anything so RELAX! Basically, what if there was a classic 90s romcom movie but like a witch was in it...PRETTY CRAZY! Also, we start back out on normal episodes next week (with Flordia)!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, Community Garden a...2025-01-1029 minPlay to ZHoli(play)DOUGH - Dashing!Happy holidays! Here is a holiday playdough that we hope you enjoy! Also, Justin added jingle bells to the edit so YOU ARE WELCOME.SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, Community Garden and Cabin Chronicles, through his publisher, Playscripts. Finally, you can check out Justin's YouTube channel for more longform theatre content! For any more information, check out Justin's web...2024-12-2752 minPlay to ZDelaware - Punkin Chunkin, Delaware Theatre Centre and the Wilmington Drama LeagueLet's stay on the east coast becuase this week Erika is talking about Delaware! Besides giving us a history lesson on Punkin Chunkin and getting a quick appearance from the Korak Interns, we get to talk about some wonderful niche theatre programs. Delaware Theatre Center's Young Playwrights Festival, Wilmington Drama Leauge and Aubrey Plaza's start, and some wonderufl dinner theatres! Join us this week to chat about a wonderful and tightknit theatre scene!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's...2024-12-201h 10Play to ZConnecticut - The Yale Drama Prize, The Eugene O'Neil Theatre Center and Goodspeed!Welcome to Connecticut! This week Justin gets to focus on some of the greatest theatre places for new work in the country, who knew Connecticut went so hard on new work?! The Eugene O'Neil Theatre Center, Yale Rep, and Goodspeed are brought up and discussed and Erika spends most of the peiosde plotting her evil Two Truths and a Lie streak! Enjoy the episode!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her N...2024-12-131h 09Play to ZColorado - Hiking the Mountains, Steven Dietz, and DCPA's New Play Summit!Let's hike in the mountains and smoke a bunch cause we are going to COLORADO! That's right, Erika breaks down all of the coolest playwrights and theatres based, from, or working in Colorado and there are some shocking names! Learn about one of the coolest New Play festivals in the country and find out what playwright is refered to as "A Denver Boy at Heart". Enjoy the epsiode!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can b...2024-12-061h 16Play to Z100TH EPISODE!WEE-WOO! WEE-WOO! IT'S THE 100TH EPISODE! JUSTIN ACCEPTS A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, ERIKA WALKS ON THE MOON, AND THEY BOTH MAKE THEIR BROADWAY DEBUTS AS TIMONE AND PUMBAA IN THE LION KING (to which critics responded with, "why"). But really, thank you for all of the support over the years and in return, we made an episode where we did 100 play doughs. HAVE A FUN TWO HOURS!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be f...2024-11-291h 53Play to ZPLAYdough - Lochs!Guess what, it's our first PLAYdough of the season! What happens when scene kids try to save a local Lochness monster? We don't know BUT we try to figure it out on today's episode! Listen in as we make up a play about alt kids in high school, cryptids hiding in the local lake, and moshing!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and p...2024-11-2241 minPlay to ZCalifornia - Broadway Shows, Immersive FREE Theatre and Chloe Xtina!We are heading to the west coast to talk about sunny California! Justin takes us on a journey through the famous theatres that reside there, the wonderful plays that are set there and the playwrights that have been from there! We talk about oppurtunities, free theatre, and Justin and Erika argue a bit more about the CRITICAL RULES of Two truths and a Lie!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her N...2024-11-151h 18Play to ZArkansas - TheatreSquared, Approprite, and Candrice JonesIt's the end of A's and Erika is taking on ARKANSAS! Fun fact: Arkansas has an AWESOME theatre scene! Hear Erika chat about one of the hottest playwrights in the world and how his most recent Broadway show took place in Arkansas, one of the best up-n-coming playwrights is FROM Arkansas and one of the best regional theatres in the country is IN Arkansas! All around, one of the coolest states we have researched so far!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the...2024-11-081h 13Play to ZArizona - Arizona Theatre Company, Southwest Shakes, and Arizonian Writers!Take a drive in the desert becuase we are spening this week with Justin in Arizona! Join us as we talk about site-specific Shakespeare, the playwrights that run the Univeristy of Arizona, and very cool contemporary theatre at Arizona Theatre Company and The Phoenix Theatre Company. Put on your sunglasses cause it's about to get HOT!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and p...2024-11-011h 09Play to ZAlaska - Theatre Alaska, Jessica Golden, and Brilliant Indigenous Stories!Take a drive through Canada or make a really long jump from Washington State, cause we are heading to Alaska! Listen in as Erika takes on a history-filled and theatre-flowing journey through the industry in Alaska. Learn about the awesome theatres here in Alaska and the wild playwright mentors they have, and get excited to hear Justin absolutey SLAM EK in two truths and a lie!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found o...2024-10-251h 01Play to ZAlabama - Alabama Shakes, Auburn University, and Storie for All!Allright, it's the first episode of Season 3! Alabama! Join us as Justin deep dives into the history of Alabama theatre. Learn about one of the oldest collegiate theatre troupes, one of the best shakespeare festivals in the country, and some wonderful new Alabamian playwrights with STACKED new play exchanges!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, Community Garden and Cabin C...2024-10-1857 minPlay to ZPlay to Z - SEASON 3: 50 Nifty United Plays!IT'S THE FIFTY NIFTY UNITED PLAYS! Welcome to Season 3! This time around, we are going state-by-state and looking into each one theatrically! Playwrights from the state, different theatres of all kinds, looking into college programs, and egven deep-diving into plays set in the state of the week! It's gonna be a long season (50 states with a PLAYdough every 5 episodes) so get ready some amazing episodes and content coming your way on a weekly basis starting on 10/18! See you guys in a couple weeks and let's get excited for SEASON 3!SOME BUSINESS: If you want us to shout out...2024-09-2715 minPlay to ZPLAYdough - Time Dump!It's the end of the summer season of 2024 and we have a very fun (and very sentimental) playdough for you! Hear the story of two raccoons in a dump in New York City. When one of them discovers the concept of time, they try to find the makers of the watch he found to ask him to stop time so they could just play in the trash forever. It's really sweet. We hope you enjoy this episode and we will see you in SEASON 3!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You...2024-09-1321 minPlay to ZSSS #4 - Slaps!The final episode of our Summer Season Selection Series Spectacular is here! Erika got the word SLAP and goes all in on slapstick comedy. We get appearances from silent movie stars, famous farces that you'll lose your mind at, and a new origial Borak/Kuhn co-written play about Slap Fighting Championships. It's a great one.*No iterns were hurt in the making of this episode*SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be f...2024-08-3035 minPlay to ZSSS #3 - Television!This episode of the Summer Season Selection Series we get to see see Justin nerd out about TV! Hear him find paralells in different plays, bring back an famous and beautiful production of his favorite Shakespeare play, and we even creat an adaptation of a very cool recent horror film! Enjoy!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, Community Garden a...2024-08-1634 minPlay to ZPLAYdough - Outer Banks Story: Gators Go To CollegeWhat up! It's a PLAYdough day! This week, Justin and Erika create one of their silliest plays yet! Think Cocaine Bear meets Outer Banks meets National Treasure meets West Side Story. It's a wild one and we really hope you laugh, we sure did! Enjoy!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays, Community Garden and Cabin Chronicles, through his publisher, P...2024-08-0227 minPlay to ZSSS #2 - Constraint!Happy summer! Here is our second episode of the Summer Season Selection Series, Constraint, choosen by Erika! Playing with the phrase "Breaking Free" Erika finds a bunch of shows that all deal with breaking the constraints the world has put on them. We get plays in rep, cool contemporary titles, and even a MUSICAL?! Enjoy the episode!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase a...2024-07-1945 minPlay to ZSSS #1 - Restraint!Welcome to the first episode of the Summer Season Selection! This week, Justin took the lead and had the word "RESTRAINT" to build a season around. Playing with the concepts of "Loving, Longing, and Losing your People", Justin put together a season featuring classics, contemporary plays and one of his favorite musicals ever written. Enjoy!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce J...2024-07-0531 minPlay to ZSummer Play to Z Announcement!Oooooooh it's Summer! This week, Justin and Erika unveil what the summer at Play to Z will look like! Other than a few playdoughs, Justin and Erika will be doing something we like to call the Summer Season Selection (or the SSS)! We take a word off a random word generator and use that word to insoiure a theatre season that we will chat about this summer! We are going to talk about plays, musicals, and what we think goes into making a great theatre season! We can not wait for this awesome summer!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you...2024-06-2118 minPlay to ZZ - Zoe, Ziegler, and ZA LAZT EPIZODE OF ZEAZON 2!ZEEKS! It's the "Z" episode! This week, Erika and Justin chat about some of their fvorite playwrights and what it felt like to walk across the stage as they graduated with their MFA in Acting from West Virginia University! Erika talks about an actor who is a secret playwright, Justin preps you for an upcoming interview he is recording, and the two of them get nostaligic as they end season 2! Enjoy the show!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's...2024-06-141h 06Play to ZY - Yuko, Yee, and YES new plays!Yes! whY You ask? It's the "Y" episode! This week, Justin and Erika break down two very different but absolutley wonderful playwrights. Erika looks at one of the biggest names in the industry right now, Justin finds an underground treasure trove of femal comedic monolouges, and the two of them chat about oats. FINALLY.SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's p...2024-06-0759 minPlay to ZX - Xtina, Xavier, and XTRA PLAYS!Xtra Xtra! It's the "X" episode! This week, Justin and Erika talk about two very cool and very new playwrights that are killing it. Erika talks about one of the coolest "hot girl" playwrights that was shown to us by Liz, Justin finds a brilliant playwright on NPX, and the two of them finally figure out what plays need to be made into movies. Enjoy the episode!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be f...2024-05-311h 03Play to ZW - Washburn, Winkler, and Well done Work!Well, Wash up! It's time for "W"! This week, Justin and Erika chat about some of their favorite playwrights around! Erika talks about a living legend of research-based theatre, Justin goes in on one of his favorite young playwrights and reveals a VERY exciting project she has upcoming, and the two of them decide what to call someomne who fixes the water in a hot tub. We settled on "Hot Tub Doctor". Enjoy the show!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links...2024-05-241h 13Play to ZPLAYdough - The Kendrick Chronicles: A Twilight MocumentaryGet excited! It's a PLAYdough day! This week, Justin and Erika make up a play on the spot set at the time of the biggest YA movie, Twilight! A five-act play that follows the PAs of the five-film saga as they figure out their love triangle, how to get through the day while being tortured by a certain actor on set, and discover if the guy at the editing bay is a werewolf. Very goofy, very funny, please enjoy!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their p...2024-05-1724 minPlay to ZV - Viner, V, Very Vibey Theatre!Very Valid and Vulumptious Vocals! It's "V" today! This week, Justin and Erika chat about two very different but very cool playwrights! Erika discovers a beautiful story co-edited by her playwright and ALAN RICKMAN, Justin finds a new up-and-coming playwright you need to read, and the two of them begin the "Let's Record in an Ohio Living Room" Chronicles! Enjoy!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and y...2024-05-101h 05Play to ZU - Uma, Udofia, and an Unbelievable Episode!U! Yeah, I'm talking to U! It's the "U" episode! This week, Justin and Erika record literally moments after they finsihed their last reguirment of grad school and they're beat but have an amazing time! Erika fins you an amazing ten-minute play treasure trove, Justin deep dives on an epic and intense playwright with a huge interwoven canon of plays, and the two of them come up with musicals that start with "U" because there is basically only Urinetown. Enjoy!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of...2024-05-0356 minPlay to ZT - Tori, Toossi, and TOO MANY PLAYS!TUNE IN! It's "T"! This week, Justin and Erika chat about two wonderful contemporary playwrights that are blowing up in the theatre industry! Justin talks about a recent pulitizer winner, Erika breaks down a wonderful playwright who just had some work go up at Playwrights Horizons, and the two of them give you guys some closure on their thesis journey! Enjoy!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange a...2024-04-261h 05Play to ZPlay to Z Graduates (kinda)!This week is a big one folks. Justin and Erika met in grad school, this podcast came from grad school, and we are officially getting to the end of grad school, so let's talk about what started it all! Our hosts dive into what acting grad school is like, how it chnaged them as theatre-makers and people, and what the heck a thesis is! Don't worry, this isn't a goodbye to the show in anyway, but we orally defend our papers tomoorow and we are emotional so get ready for a sweet one!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you...2024-04-191h 02Play to ZPLAYdough - The Marching Fleshman!Get your goofy hats on, it's time for a PLAYdough! Welcome to the world of The Marching Fleshman, the story of recently dumped Joey who takes on the task of building a marching band in his home town out of nothing! It's a silly one, oh, and Justin and Erika get beat up and robbed by Broadway. Enjoy!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can...2024-04-1220 minPlay to ZS - Simon, Skillman, and SUPERB SHOWS!Seriously, Shoot that Sound Sky high! It's "S"! Justin and Erika spend this week talking about two very different but very funny and wonderful writers. Erika dives deep into one of the most interesting and unique playwrights, Justin tells the history of one of the best joke writers in theatre history, and the two vent about their thesis... sorry, it's like all we think about. So enjoy!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be...2024-04-051h 12Play to ZR - Ruhl, R. Jackson, and Really Radical Recs!Really radical reccomendations right here! It's "R"! Justin and Erika get into it this week talking about some of their favorites. Erika goes into research mode on Sarah Ruhl's career, Justin talks about one of the king's of satire and experimental musical theatre, and the two of them discover the hottest musical in history...Radio Gals.SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and...2024-03-291h 06Play to ZQ - Qui, Quinn, and Quite a Quality Episode!Quick! Quiet down and Q (cue) up this episode! It's Q! This week Justin and Erika bring full opposite playwrights to the table. Justin talks about a playwright everyone knows and dives deeper then anyone before, Erika finds a new playwright with AMAZING plays, and the two of them dig into every musical you can imagine with the word "Quilt" in it. It's very exciting.SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on...2024-03-221h 01Play to ZThe "haters gonna hate" Episode!It's Justin and Erika's spring break so we decided to do something different! Today Justin and Erika talk about Justin's new adaptation of The Misanthrope by Molière, haters gonna hate. They also talk about Justin's recent workshop with James Ijames, what to do when you have burn out in the industry, and how to take on a theatre project when it scares you... a lot. It's honestly a great episode and we really hope you enjoy!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the...2024-03-1558 minPlay to ZPLAYdough - The Undercover Band!It's that time again! Time for as PlayDough! This week, Justin and Erika tell the story of a cover cover cover band set ina. garage! Follow along as they tell a very funny story of a cover band and their internal struggles. Think if Fleetwood Mac wrote a very goofy play. It's a freaking blast! Enjoy!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and...2024-03-0820 minPlay to ZP - Padilla, Pipes and PLAYS PLAYS PLAYS!Pardon me, it's "P"! This week, Justin and Erika chat about two brilliant young playwrights! Erika finds a new playwright who wrote an amazing satire of HGTV shows, Justin chats about a Yale Drama Prize winner, and the two of them try to figure out if Pal Joey matters! We hope you enjoy!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's plays...2024-03-011h 20Play to ZO - Oyen, O. Harris, OH BOY COOL THEATRE!Oh boy! OutrageOus episOde fOr yOu! It's "O"! This week, Justin and Erika hop into some of their favorite contemporary theatre makers to chat about. Erika talks about the amazing arc of Jeremy O. Harris, Justin gets nostaligic (and historical?!) while chatting about Alexander Sage Oyen, and the two break down Justin's recent reading of hjis new play, haters gonna hate. Oh, what a fun time!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found...2024-02-231h 03Play to ZN - Noone, Ngozi and NEW PLAYS!NEW NEW NEW EPISODE! It's "N"! Justin and Erika both talk about playwrights very new to them! Justin finds a great Irish-American playwright who does something new with updating a script, Erika looks into one of her favoirte plays as of recent, and the two of them talk about the greatest musical in history... No, No, Nanette!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase...2024-02-161h 07Play to ZPLAYdough - A Girl & Her CloudYou know it's gonna be a good Friday when it's a PLAYdough day! This week Justin and Erika get whimsical with their concept and create a fun adventure story about a young girl who who finds a rain cloud over her head according to her emotions. It's cute, fun, and all about a young Drew Barrymore! Also, Justin cries in the end so... enjoy!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her...2024-02-0932 minPlay to ZM - Michael, Molière, and MORE!Merry Morning to Many! It's "M"! Justin and Erika have the longest eisode in Play to Z history while they gush about some of their favorite art. Erika blows up her spot and jumps into a classic EK deep dive, Justin gives a peak into his tea-filled thesis, and the two nerd out about the release of a very exciting new play!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play...2024-02-021h 22Play to ZL - Levine, Letts, and Loving NPX!Love listing lovely theatre! It's "L"! Justin and Erika would by LYING if they said they weren't excited for 2024 of Play to Z, and this episode is no different! Justin talks about one of the most important realism playwirghts in the last twenty years (Tracy Letts), Erika finds one of the coolest underground playwrights you might have never heard of (M Sloth Levine), and the two of them talk about the dangers of axe throwing. It's a lavicious time with your favorite theatre libraians! SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You...2024-01-261h 09Play to ZK - Kotis, Karam, and a New Year!WE'RE BACK! After a holiday break full of interviews and grab-bags, Justin and Erika return to their roots with the letter, "K"! And it Kicks butt! Justin tells a heart-warming story, Erika tells a college story about her relationship with a certain tony award-winning play, and the two of them talk about how important the art is and the difficulty with sticking with it sometimes! It's KILLER to be back!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The...2024-01-191h 04Play to ZThe "Cabin Chronicles" Episode!Hello friends! This week, Erika and Justin chat about Justin's upcoming new play through his publisher Playscripts, Cabin Chronicles! Erika talks about the different styles of writing for a TYA audience, Justin talks about his horror inspirations, and both are super excited to see the play come out on shelves in the next few weeks!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce...2024-01-1232 minPlay to ZPlay to Z Mailbag!Happy new year! This week, Erika and Justin do their first mailbag epsiode! They curated a bunch of questions from fans and friends on Instagram and answer them on the show! They talk abou their dream roles, their hopes for the future of theatre and their lives, and they, of course, make freaking goofs. Enjoy and we will see you next week for a fun episode before hopping back to the alphabet! SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play...2024-01-0538 minPlay to ZPLAYdough - The Blitzen Party Winter Reunion of 1848Happy Holiday's from Play to Z! We talk about cannibalism! Today, Justin and Erika wanted to give you a festive holiday playdough, but...you know...Justin and Erika can get distracted sometimes and yeah, they talked about a hyper-realstic family reunion the year after a canniballstic journey out west. A weird one but... HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Have a great 2023 and we will see you when we are back on January 5th! SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The...2023-12-2227 minPlay to ZJ - Jen, Julia, and Paula Vogel Ties!Just Justin here with Jumpin' Joints! It's "J"! And, also, Erika is here too but her name doesn't start with a "J" like Justin's so she didn't make it in the opening line of the description. Erika talks about one of her favorite playwrights of all time, Justin finds maybe the most Erika-coded playwright in exsistence, and Jen SIlverman fixes Erika's migraine. It's magical.SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her...2023-12-151h 03Play to ZPLAYdough - Incel Heros.Time. To. Goof. SUPE STYLE. This week, Justin and Erika do a playdough in the world of THE BOYS! Justin creates some of the sillest heros, Erika brings some political satire to it, and both of them are two tired goofy little playwrights! Enjoy! Also, Justin is sick so... sorry if he sounds broken this week. SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and...2023-12-0817 minPlay to ZI - Ijames, Isaiah, A REAL LONG ONE!Incoming information! It's "I"! This week, Justin and Erika have their longest episode ever full of theatre, art, and emotional chats! Justin chats about a playwright we have heard so very much about, Erika does the oppoisute and finds a brilliant new gem, and the two of them have a long banter session about Jonathan Larson and how they would measure their year. Enjoy the extra long episode!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can...2023-12-011h 24Play to ZThe Scene: Podcast!BOOM! SURPRISE EPISODE! This week, Justin and Erika talk about Justin's new project, The Scene: Podcast! Erika is a guest on it sometimes, Justin talks about it's shorter length and it's quippy segments and two give you a taste for the upcoming segment on the new show, Playdate with Play to Z! Make sure you listen to the show anywhere you listen to podcasts! All the links are below! Also, HUGE SHOUTOUT to the team at The Scene and KJ! Can't wait to build this showSOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we...2023-11-2417 minPlay to ZH - Heidi, Harmon, and a HECK of a lot of news!Hey! Holy heck! It's "H"! This week, Justin and Erika dive face first into theatre nerdom (what's new)! Justin talks about one his favorite and one of the greatest contemporary jewish playwrights right now, Erika digs deep into one of the most important season two figures yet, and Erika and Justin pitch each other one-person show ideas! A helluva episode! HEAR it is (get it? "HEAR" instead of "HERE"? Cause its like a podcast- nevermind).SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links...2023-11-171h 06Play to ZG - Gardner, Gionfriddo, and so much G!Get a Grip, Goobers! It's G! This week, Justin and Erika chat about some of their favorite playwrights that both happen to have a DOUBLE G name! Erika raves about the brilliant writer behind Becky Shaw, Justin chats about his favorite playwright he has found this year, and the two tired friends come up with the GREATEST ADAPTATION IDEA EVER. Seriously, someone tell us if you have seen Goblin Market. WE NEED TO KNOW.SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below...2023-11-101h 03Play to ZPLAYdough - nite nite potion coffinIt's time for a PLAYdough! Justin and Erika put their brains together for a spooky play idea on this week of halloween! Both of our co-host have adaptations on the brain, and end up getting PERFECT suggestions for a HIT of an adaptation. Enjoy our new play, nite nite potion coffin. SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's play, Community Garden...2023-11-0320 minPlay to ZF - Feiffer, FastHorse, and Full of Freaking Faves!FRICK YOUR FREAKIN' FACES, FRIENDS! It's F! This week, Justin and Erika chat about some of their favorite playwrights of the contemporary time. Justin nerds out about one of the greatest playwrights for monolouge pulls (if your female presenting and within the ages of 20-40), Erika gives us a bio on a record-breaking playwright, and the two of them nerd out ofver a DANCE STYLE?! The EKR is really goofy this week. Freaking have fun! SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links...2023-10-271h 08Play to ZE - Eno, Eugene, and LOOPHOLES!Explode your ears on this epsiode! It's E! Justin and Erika have a wonderful time talking about their favorite playwrights and theatre festivals! Justin gushes about one of his favorite weirdo playwrights, Erika finds a massive loophole in our structure, and the two talk about an infamous playwrights sad boy times (in seriousness, Eugene O'Neill's life was tragic but he is an absolutley brillant writer - read his stuff). Enjoy the episode!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play...2023-10-2059 minPlay to ZD - Danai, Dietz, and the DEEPEST Dive!Dear, dear dawgos! It's D! Today, Justin and Erika read some of their favorite "D" playwrights! Justin cross-referncing Marvel, The Walking Dead, and a brilliant playwright, Erika makes the deepest of dives on Mr. Dietz, and the two of them goof hard for upwards of an hour! CLASSIC PLAY TO Z. Enjoy, our Darlings!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's...2023-10-131h 12Play to ZPLAYdough - The Science of Building BuildingsWelcome to the first PLAYdough of the season! This week, Justin and Erika come up with a play that involves corporate america, building buildingd, and large scissors. Justin makes the monolouge of his life, Erika takes a turn for horror, and the two have a blast making, The Science of Building Buildings.SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's play, Community...2023-10-0623 minPlay to ZC - Cho, Chekhov, and CATS!Cheers, chums! It's C! This week, Erika and Justin talk about some of their favorite playwrights and have a BLAST doing it! Erika finally reads a reccomendation that mad eher heart sore, Justin nerds out about Chekhov like always, and Erika makes some insane musical theatre claims in the EKR! It's a great one!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her New Play Exchange and you can purchase and produce Justin's...2023-09-291h 17Play to ZB - Barron, Bess, and Bangin' Plays!BOY OH BOY, WE BACK WITH A BANGER! It's B! This week Justin and Erika talk about some of their faovrite plays on a rare morning recoridng! Justin goes into one of his favorites, Erika reads a ton of Clare Barron writing and realizes they're kinda twins, and the two of them get excited for their upcoming trip to see Dobama Theatre's production of Bess Wohl's Make Believe! SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can...2023-09-221h 02Play to ZA - Annie, Alice, and ALL THE AB!ALL Y'ALL, WE BACK! That's right, season two has begun and we're so happy you're here! And it's the letter - A! Justin gets to talk about Annie Baker, Erika dives into her thesis role with Alice Birch, and the two recount a recent wonderful trip to NYC to see Annie Baker's Infinite Life at Atlantic Theatre Company! Get ready, get set, SEASON TWO!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to the two playwrights we featured in this episode! You can find some of their plays in the links below. Erika's play, Kill The Bird, can be found on her...2023-09-151h 10Play to ZSummer Stock(Pile) - The Brits!Methuen, NHB, Oberon, OH MY! It's the final Summer Stock(pile) of the summer and we are heading over the pond because Justin and Erika are talking about The Brits! Erika reads one of the best author note's in theatre history, Justin finds his new theatre obsession, and both of them conceptualize... what if a squirrel was an antiqueer? Put some sunscreen on and we close out this summer with a bang!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to our friends at Publishing Companies that we spoke about today! If you wanna check some of them out, some will be...2023-09-011h 06Play to ZThe "Kill The Bird" Episode!This week, Justin and Erika chat about Erika's new play, Kill The Bird. Erika goes into her process, where the play came from, the work that went into this production and the decision to direct the play and overall, how KTB came to be. And Justin... well, he just asks her questions and is absolutley estatic to be there. Truly, from the whole Play to Z family, congratulations to Erika and the team behind Kill The Bird. If you would like to read the play, check out Erika's New Play Exchange link in her Instagram bio (details below) and make...2023-08-1845 minPlay to ZSummer Stock(pile) - Indie Publishers!Don't look right into the sun y'all, cause it's the summer stockpile! This week, Justin and Erika scower the internet for some of the indie publishers in (and out) of the theatre spaces! Erika talks some poetry-inspired theatre, Justin blows up his spot on one of his favorite monologue-filled play, and the two of them play some minigame sin this week's EKR! Make sure you get that sunblock on, cause this one's hot!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to our friends at Publishing Companies that we spoke about today! If you wanna check some of them out, some will...2023-08-041h 13Play to ZSummer Stock(pile) - Concord Theatricals!Put on your swim shorts and snorkels! It's the Summer Stock(pile) and today we are talking Concord Theatricals! Justin and Erika breakdown their favorite plays and msuicals from their many catalogs including Concord, Samuel French, The ALW Collection, The Rogers and Hammerstein Collection, and the Tams-Witmark Collection! Justin does his classic 4-piece breakdown, Erika is giving you some great monolouge content (blowing up her own spot) and we dive into the BIGGEST EKR(V) that we ever have! Enjoy this and don't forget to apply sunscreen!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to our friends at Concord Theatricals for...2023-07-211h 01Play to ZSummer Stock(pile) - Broadway Licensing!WELCOME BACK! Today, Justin and Erika begin their bi-monthly summer seires, the Summer Stock(pile)! In this 4-episode event, the pair will be breaking down plays by the companies that liscense/publish them and today we have a organization that has worked with us since the beginning, Broadway Licensing! Justin gets all catagorical, Erika gives you the greats and the gatekept, and the EKR gets a huge twist! Put your swimsuits on and grab a pinacolada, cause Play to Z is back and it's offically the summer!SOME BUSINESS: Thank you to our friends at Broadway Licensing for...2023-07-081h 08Play to ZZ - Zero Positive, Zoo Story, and THE END.ZOOM ON OVER! It's Z... and the final episode of season 1! Justin get's a great read from our friends at Broadway Licensing, Erika goes back in time to one of the oldest plays this season, and...the unthinkable happens, Erika talks about a musical. UNPROMPTED. What a way to end our first season!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram @justinborak and...2023-06-2351 minPlay to ZW - White, Wild PR Stories, and MORE Alesha Harris!Why won't you wallow with us? It's the "W" episode and you probably won't wallow BUT it started with "W" so shut up. Justin gets to nerd out about James Ijames again, Erika has a killer New Play Exchange find, and Justin has another BRILLIANT cold start on Erika. BOOM.Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram @justinborak and @actualerikakuhn for any...2023-05-261h 14Play to ZT - Thom Pain, Tigers Be Still, and Trying to Find Chinatown!Totally tubular and turnt t'choices today! It's the "T" episode and Justin and Erika are talking theatre! Justin talks about one of his favorite one-handers, Erika brings up a play about a tiger but like... not about a tiger, and they both have some banger honorable mentions with some great monolouges and scenes! T'was a fun one!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us...2023-04-281h 12Play to ZS - The Sound Inside, The Seagull, and SO MANY MORE!So so SO MANY PLAYS! It's the "S" episode and Justin and Erika are overwhelmed with plays to talk about! Justin nerds out about Aaron Posner's best, Erika talks about a messed up video game play, and they both chat about the time they saw one the best shows... EVER. And literally so many more plays, you won't wanna miss this one!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five...2023-04-211h 19Play to ZR - Really Really, The Roommate, and RoeIt's really really relelvant repitorie right now in the epsiode! It's "R"! Justin and Erika have a very versatile episode today! Justin talks about one of the hottest shows for colleges right now, Erika talks about one of her favorite Jen Silverman pieces, and Justin and Erika have a wonderful conversation about Lisa Loomer's Roe and how important it is.Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review...2023-04-071h 07Play to ZQ - QED, The Quiet House, and Queer Theatre!A quite quintessential episode! It's Q! Justin and Erika don't get Quiet this week but get nerdy about theatre with us! Justin talks about a dope new contemporary he found, Erika finds a GOLD MINE for auditions, and the two explore a very specific but very cool letter! Enjoy!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram @justinborak and @actualerikakuhn for any news...2023-03-311h 06Play to ZP - Peerless, Photograph 51, and More Lucas Hnath LOVE!Please present publicly this podcast! It's the "P" episode! Justin and Erika have a wonderful, goofy time together again! Justin talks about his love of Lucas Hnath and A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney, Erika recounts one of her faovrite thearical experiences with Peerless, and the two of them maybe spoils a random theatre's season (TOTALLY ON ACCIDENT WE ARE SORRY WE LIKE TO RESEARCH).Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the...2023-03-241h 12Play to ZPLAYdough - She Kills Saw!Welcome back to another PLAYdough with your friendly goofball podcast hosts, Justin and Erika. They create a play that best resembles if Dungeons and Dragons emobided an early Saw movie. Justin takes the reigns as an intense Dungeon Master brings a group of aspiring adventurers into a game that starts to bleed into the real world. It's fun and Justin now desperatley wants to write it. Enjoy!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe...2023-03-1727 minPlay to ZO - Ohio State Murders, Overpass, and O'S FOR THE LADIES!Oh Oh Oh, O'S! This week, Justin and Erika read a bunch of "O" plays! Justin and Erika rehash their first Broadway memory together, another classic EKR (WITH A THEME SONG?), and Erika deem's the "O" episode...FOR THE LADIES!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram @justinborak and @actualerikakuhn for any news and notes on upcoming episodes!2023-03-101h 13Play to ZN - Nice Fish, Next to Normal, and Sneaky Annie Baker!NEVER goNNa stop NEW, NICE, NONSENSE! It's "N"! Justin talks about the best musical in the world, Next to Normal, Erika spirals into some poetry, and Justin and Erika play, Who is More Likely to be from Wisconsin than Mark Rylance?! NOW, please eNjoy! Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram @justinborak and @actualerikakuhn for any news and notes on upcoming episodes!2023-03-0356 minPlay to ZM - Mr. Burns, Maple & Vine, and MANY MORE!More, more, more musicals and (m)plays! It's the "M" episode! Justin and Erika explore some of their "M" favoirtes! Justin talks about Anne Washburn's The Simpsons-inspired masterpiece, Erika deep-dives into Jordan Harrison's better Don't Worry Darling, and Justin brings a new game to the show, THE EKR. We hope this episode leaves you wanting MORE!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on...2023-02-241h 02Play to ZL - Lemons, Lynn Nottage, and LIFE doesn't SUCK in the NEW STUDIO!Love is lingering latley, just listen! It's "L"! This week, Justin and Erika look into the letter "L"! Justin has feeling about a new Aaron Posner play, Erika nerds out about history plays, and they talk about the weight of words (steming from Sam Steiner's Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons)! Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram @justinborak and @actualerikakuhn for any...2023-02-101h 08Play to ZK - Killer Joe, Kimberly Akimbo and JAMES IJAMES IS BRILLIANTKick off the weekend with this killer episode! This week, Justin and Erika breakdown the letter... "K"! Erika scares Justin with some Killer Joe, Justin talks about one of the best plays he has seen in the last two years, and our two favorite theatre nerds get deep for an episode. Don't worry, goofs galore next week. Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us...2023-02-0350 minPlay to ZPLAYdough - Jedidiah the ShadowOur last PLAYdough is the three-week epic! This week, Justin and Erika create a western play full of cowboys, betrayal, and heart break. Also, they spend the first 6 minutes arguing about what kind of half-crab, half-person would be easier to take down in a fight. A very dumb episode that you will probably get a good laugh at. We will see you next week for a very exciting return to letters...jump for joy, it's "J"! See ya then! Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording...2023-01-2019 minPlay to ZPLAYdough - The Mist WithinAnother week, another PLAYdough! This week, Justin and Erika create a cool creepy play set in an asylum called, The Mist Within. It has everything from elements of ghost hunting TV shows to audience wide illusions. This one is creepy and we had way too much fun. See you next week for our last PLAYdough before we hop back into full episodes (starting back with the letter "J"). Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to...2023-01-1318 minPlay to ZPLAYdough - On Thin Ice!Justin and Erika are back with their first of three PLAYdoughs to start the year! In their first attempt of 2023, J&E create the play, On Thin Ice, following an elderly woman desperate to get a gold medal in figure skating. It has ICE, it has LOVE, and it has everything nice...this one was FUN! See ya next week for another, and happy new year!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and...2023-01-0619 minPlay to ZHoliday Episode!Happy Holidays! This week, Justin and Erika celebrate the holidays by festivaly goofing for 40 minutes for your entertainment. Justin talks about the first show he ever did, Erika tells some wonderful St. Paul stories, and they both come up with the next best Holiday Adaptation to grace the stage! Also, their next joint project is revealed. Exciting stuff all around and we hope you enjoy.Stay warm and thanks for listening to Play to Z this year. We are so lucky to have all the support our listeners have shown us. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe...2022-12-2339 minPlay to ZHoliday Schedule + PlayDate!Hello friends! This week Justin and Erika go over what their Holiday Schedule for the show will look like, but of course they can't go an episode without talking about theatre! So, they try out a new idea called...PLAYDATE! Enjoy and see you next week for a HOLIDAY EPISODE! Woohoo!HOLIDAY SCHEDULE:12/23 - Holiday Episode12/30 - OFF1/6 - PlayDough1/13 - PlayDough1/20 - PlayDough1/27 - WE BACK WITH LETTER "J"Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!2022-12-1624 minPlay to ZI - Islander, Is God Is, and A Bug's Life: LIVE!Imagine incredible imagineers! It's "I"! Justin and Erika talk all about some of their favorites like Is God Is, Insect Play, and even more. Erika tells a heartwarming story about her first time seeing Is God Is, Justin chats about adaptations, and the musical corner makes a RETURN.Our small theatre shout out is Mixed Blood Theatre based out of Minneapolis, MN.Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us...2022-12-0952 minPlay to ZH - Hygiene, Heaven & Hell, and HINTS!Hear ye, Hear ye! Hope ya hear this episode heavenly! It's "H"! This week, Justin talks about some of his favorite collections, Erika finds a book of what be GOLD audition material, and they both talk about one of the most important establishments in theatre for contemporary new work. A VERY FUN TIME.Our small theatre shout out is the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY and the Actor's Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, KY.Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!...2022-12-0249 minPlay to ZG - Game of Tiaras, The Glory of Living, and Gruesome...GRUESOME plays.Get going on gaining the grasp of today's episode! We are doing "G"! Justin talks all about Playscripts and theatre for high schoolers, the two chat about one of their current favorite musicals, and then Erika decides to destroy Justin's brain. Oh gosh, this one is gory. Our small theatre shout out is Geva Theatre in Rochester, NY and the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, MN! Follow them on instagram @gevatheatre and @guthrietheatre!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you...2022-11-2554 minPlay to ZPLAYdough - The Poser SlasherAfter popular demand, Justin and Erika come back with another PLAYdough! What do you get when a lowly employee at a record shop goes on a murder-spree with all of his poser bosses? We have no idea! But on today's short episode we figure it out and make it a play! See you next week for another letter!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow...2022-11-1818 minPlay to ZF - Fairview, Far Away, and More Danai Gurira!Freaking friends! Follow along this Friday! We are doing the letter, "F" and we are freaking out! Justin talks about the brilliance of Fairview, Erika gushes over Caryl Churchill, and they decide on who is the true "Half-Priced Books Champion" (it's Justin, he writes the episode descriptions). Freaking fasten your seatbelts!Our small theatre shout out is Flowertown Players in Charleston, SC! Give them a follow on Instagram @flowertownplayers.Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show...2022-11-1151 minPlay to ZE - Equivocation, Danai Gurira, and Theatrical/Romantic Drug Trials!Everyone! Evade everyday errands with enjoyment in the ears! It's "E"! Justin talks about one of his favorite playwrights, Erika shows us a play about a drug trial gone romantic, and they both say Erika's name 20 times because...IT STARTS WITH "E". An exciting episode for everyone!Our small theatre shout out is Everyman Theatre in Baltimore, MD! Follow them on instagram @everymantheatre!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give...2022-11-0451 minPlay to ZD - Dogfight, Downbad Office Culture, Dungeons and Dragons!Don't dip out on us dis' day! It's the letter "D"! Justin takes about modern musicals, Erika gives some love to one of her favorite playwrights, and they both, again, talk about the structure of the episode WITHIN the episode but they're cool and meta and stuff. It's a DANK episode!Our small theatre shout out is Dobama (AGAIN)! Follow them on instagram @dobamatheatre!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and...2022-10-2852 minPlay to ZPLAYdough - Mall Cop and JulietWelcome to the first PLAYdough! Justin and Erika take a break from talking about plays that make them happy and make their own. They get a few words and have a wonderful time creating a weird goofy idea, enjoy it. Thanks for listening and back to letters next week!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram @justinborak and @actualerikakuhn for any news...2022-10-2119 minPlay to ZC - Clean House, Sandwich Time, and Musicals!Come Cobbling back! It's the letter "C"! Justin finally gets to rave about musicals, Erika get poetic on us, and the two of them make your mouth's water over Lynn Nottage and some sandwich-core conversation. It's a Cool episode!Our small theatre shout out is JCC Centerstage! Follow them on instagram @jcccenterstage!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram...2022-10-1454 minPlay to ZB - Birds, Bad Jews, and NYC Pigeon Streetfights!Welcome Back! It's letter "B"! Justin reminisces about Bad Jews, Erika talks about a guy with a bucket on his head holding a shotgun (among other things), and we argue about how many birds we could take on in a fight. Our small theatre shout out is BARd Shakes in Minneapolis, MN! Follow them on instagram @bardshakesmpls!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review...2022-10-0742 minPlay to ZA - Annie Baker, Origami, and The Bang Gang!WELCOME TO THE SHOW! Justin and Erika talk about the letter "A"! Annie Baker joins a gang, we have a riveting debate about stage direction (Justin wins - and is writing this), and the two best friends stumble upon some great audition content!Our small theatre shout out is Dobama Theatre in Cleveland Heights, Ohio! Check them out at dobama.org or follow them on instagram @dobamatheatre!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free...2022-09-3057 minPlay to ZPlay to Z - Update!Justin is here with an update on the show! After starting up the semester and unfortunately coming down with Covid, Justin and Erika were on the bench for a little bit. But they are better than ever and recording as you read this! They will be back by the end of september with official episodes but enjoy this little bit of Justin goofing until that comes! We hope you enjoy and will see y'all soon! Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If...2022-09-0511 minPlay to ZPlay to Z - Trailer!Justin Borak and Erika Kuhn realize the world is missing one thing... a podcast about good plays. That's where Play to Z comes in! Follow along as Justin and Erika look into plays they love in alphabetical order. Get your next great read or find the perfect monologue you need for an audition right here, on Play to Z!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram @justinborak and @actualerikakuhn for any news and notes on upcoming episodes!2022-08-1002 min