Theatrical Shenanigans

Hello there and welcome to our special celebrating International Women's Day. For this special I have got together with three amazing female playwrights to hear four plays celebrating women and having a chat about them.The four plays are:"Best Friends Forever" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2020732/best-friends-forever) by Samantha Oty (https://newplayexchange.org/users/31320/samantha-oty & https://samanthaoty.wixsite.com/mysite)   Jamie - Jacquie Floyd (https://www.jacquiefloyd.com/writing & https://newplayexchange.org/users/37764/jacquelyn-floyd-priskorn) Lana - Hannah Lee DeFrates (https://newplayexchange.org/users/58102/hannah-lee-defrates)   "Just Say it Three Times" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2010299/just-say-it-three-times) by Erin Moughon (https://newplayexchange.org/users/16951/erin-moughon)   Emilia - Tanya Rich (www.tanyarich.co.uk) Joanna - Sarah Edwards (https://www.sarahedwardsvoice.co.uk/) Aphra Behn - Perdita Lawton (www.perditalawton.com)   "Lizzie Borden Gets Engaged" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2018101/lizzie-borden-gets-engaged) by Ellen Abrams (https://newplayexchange.org/users/13566/ellen-abrams)   Lizzie - Dana Hall (https://www.danahallcreates.com/)  Solomon - Jeff Priskorn (www.jeffpriskorn.com) Zeke - Kenny Hertling Lester - Fred Tacon (https://www.kyplays.org/ & https://newplayexchange.org/users/28025/fred-tacon)   "The Legend of the Harper Valley PTA" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2729893/the-legend-of-the-harper-valley-pta) by Rachel Feeny-Williams (https://newplayexchange.org/users/60206/rachel-feeny-williams & https://www.rfwscripts.co.uk/)   Cast: Darlene Johnson - Angela Sarabia (https://newplayexchange.org/users/83860/angela-sarabia) Connie Johnson - Jacquie Floyd (https://www.jacquiefloyd.com/writing & https://newplayexchange.org/users/37764/jacquelyn-floyd-priskorn) Mr Bobby Taylor - Darrin Ingram (https://newplayexchange.org/users/59169/darrin-ingram & https://www.darrin-ingram.com/) Mr Austin Baker - Brian Cern (https://newplayexchange.org/users/34692/brian-cern) Widow Adelaide Jones - Hellen Fullerton (www.HelenFullerton.com) Mrs Shirley Thompson - Megan Bickel Abigail Johnson - Rachel Feeny-Williams   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Hello there and welcome to this episode of Theatrical Shenanigans, marking the half way point for our 6th Season. Today we are bringing you the play “Irreparable Damage” (https://newplayexchange.org/script/3243756/irreparable-damage) by playwright, author, musician, educator, and podcaster Izolda Trakhtenberg (https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg & https://izoldat.com/) Izolda first joined us as a Panellist back in August 2024 (https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/the-panel-presents-episode-13-robert-izolda-dan-kitty/) before appearing as a guest in September 2025 (https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/s05-e02-natural-izolda-trakhtenberg/) Izolda was born in the former Soviet Union but her list of achievements is as long as my arm! She’s worked in the Educational Media division at the National Geographic Society, then as an environmental educator for NASA! She also has a love of the mysterious having read tarot for more than 16,000 people and has released The Functional Tarot Deck and Book (https://readingsbyizolda.wordpress.com/). As a writer she has released nine books and is the host, producer, and director of the hit show, The Creative Solutions Podcast (https://izoldat.com/ycm/). Synopsis: Watch as we join Caroline and Jillian as they navigate the messy remnants of heartbreak, humour, and unfinished love, using the Mem-o-matic.  Cast: Caroline – Dana Hall (https://www.danahallcreates.com/)  Mark – Fred Tacon (https://newplayexchange.org/users/28025/fred-tacon) David – Brian Cern (https://newplayexchange.org/users/34692/brian-cern)  Jillian – Angela Sarabia (https://newplayexchange.org/users/83860/angela-sarabia) Technical Voice – Rachel Feeny-Williams (https://www.rfwscripts.co.uk/) And joining me to discuss this thrilling play is playwright and fiction writer Claudette Jones (https://sites.google.com/view/claudettejones/home?authuser=0, https://www.youtube.com/@cloude_days & https://www.instagram.com/cloude._.days?igsh=bWtiZjhnOWkwdHcy) If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Hello there and welcome to our 4th instalment of this 6th season of Theatrical Shenanigans. Today we are bringing you the play “Dances with Wives” by Guy Newsham (https://newplayexchange.org/users/55711/guy-newsham & https://guynewsham.com/) Guy was first featured on Theatrical back in October 2024 when his play “Photo Finish” featured as part of Mini Shenanigans (https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/mini-shenanignas-episode-8-photo-finish/) Guy spent a career working on making buildings more energy efficient and sustainable.  He has acted on community theatre stages for many years, and started writing for the stage in earnest eight years ago.  His plays have been successful in multiple competitions and festivals, leading to more than 130 prizes and productions in six countries. His relationship with Theatrical Shenanigans spans back to October 2024 when his play “Photo Finish” made up part of our 3rd Mini Shenanigans Series and this play today is his first as a featured playwright.   Synopsis: Claire and Jordie are divorced, and watch on as their newly-married daughter takes her first dance with her husband. Claire and Jordie seem prickly at first, and take shots at each other's new partners. But as they recall their prior courtship, and the DJ plays "their song", perhaps there's reconciliation. Cast: Jordie – George Sapio (https://newplayexchange.org/users/785/george-sapio & https://gsapio.wixsite.com/gsapio) Claire – Maura Stephens And joining me to discuss this thrilling play is the fabulous Atlanta based playwright, John David Brown (https://newplayexchange.org/users/74716/john-david-brown) who has been produced three times previously on Theatrical Shenanigans: “Fun” –  https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/episode-6-fun-melissa-schmitz/ “Rest Ye Merry” –  https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/one-year-anniversary-special/ “Survivors” - https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/theatrical-shenanigans-play-a-day-special-day-11-survivors-by-john-david-brown/ If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Hello there and welcome to another episode in this sixth season of Theatrical Shenanigans. Today we are bringing you a play by Brent Alles (https://newplayexchange.org/users/80606/brent-alles & https://justbcuzproductions.com/). Based in Wyoming, MI, playwright Brent Alles is the author of numerous full-length and one-act plays.  His work has been featured in festivals across the USA & his full-length comedy ACCIDENTAL ROOMMATES was named Runner-Up for the 2024 Robert J. Pickering/J.R. Colbeck Award for Playwriting Excellence and premiered with LowellArts in 2025. Brent has directed 15 full-length productions in West Michigan community theater and is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild. He holds degrees from Syracuse University, Central Michigan University, Capella University, and the School of Hard Knocks. He thanks his wife, Camille, for her unwavering support and inspiration. While this episode makes Brent’s debut as a featured playwright on Theatrical Shenanigans he did join us back in December 2024 for the very last episode of The Panel Presents (https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/the-panel-presents-episode-18-the-final-episode-david-brent-jamie/) before coming back in March 2025 as a guest to discuss FJ Hartland’s play “If you Say So” (https://theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com/e/s04-e03-if-you-say-so-brent-alles/). Brent’s  thrilling play today is “The Reckoning Room” (https://newplayexchange.org/script/3222015/the-reckoning-room). Synopsis: Five strangers wake up in a strange room. Filled with regrets. There will be... A RECKONING. Cast: Nadine – Helen Cheng Mao (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOBWRX6h1_Qm8VQZqPWymVGFIkfruadkU) Liam – Aaron LaPacz Margo – Megan Bickel Dante – Darrin Ingram (https://www.darrin-ingram.com/) Jonas – Fred Tacon (https://www.kyplays.org/ & https://newplayexchange.org/users/28025/fred-tacon) Technology/Intercom/Whisper – Zoe Cheswick And joining me to discuss this thrilling play is UK based playwright, screenwriter, anthropologist, activist, author, and public speaker, Naomi Westerman (https://free-4760276.webadorsite.com/). If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts

Hello there and welcome to our 2nd episode of the sixth season of Theatrical Shenanigans!   Our play for this episode is "The Appointment" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2045332/the-appointment) and is written by Darrin Ingram (https://newplayexchange.org/users/59169/darrin-ingram & https://www.darrin-ingram.com/) a familiar name on Theatrical Shenanigans due to his many voice acting performances.   Synopsis: A troubled teen and their state-mandated therapist meet for their daily session to discuss school, parents, running away, drug use, and growing independence.   Cast: Dr Simon - Izolda Trakhtenberg (https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg & https://izoldat.com/)Skyler - Hannah Lee DeFrates (https://newplayexchange.org/users/58102/hannah-lee-defrates & https://www.hannahleedefrates.net/)And, along with this fabulous play, I get to chat to award winning playwright, theatrical educator and fellow podcast host, Matthew Garlin (https://newplayexchange.org/users/70558/matthew-garlin).   If you can, please Like/Follow/Support us! :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheatricalShenanigans https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087550385392 https://www.instagram.com/theatricalshenanigans/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RFWScripts