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The Helpers by Cusi Cram
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Jane Alexander
Staring Jane Alexander and Peter Jacobson. In THE HELPERS by Cusi Cram, a former client steps up to help his therapist after seeing her talking to...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 29:23
Rendezvous with John Patrick Shanley: Two short plays​
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Michelle Williams
Starring Michelle Williams, Rupert Friend, Caitlin FitzGerald, Timothee Chalamet; RENDEZ-VOUS WITH JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY delivers two thought provok...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUNM, and WHRV


  • Added: Aug 28, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
We'll Be Fine: Three Short Plays by Donald Margulies, Julia Cho, and Max Baker
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Timothee Chalamet
Timothee Chalamet, Zoe Kazan, Ciaran Hinds, Geraldine Hughes star in three humorous shorts in which love trumps panic, insecurity and anxiety! In ...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), Georgia Public Broadcasting, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and KUNM


  • Added: Jun 01, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
Enjoy
From: La Cosa Preziosa
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Short form audio fiction. In the tranquil environment of a luxury SPA, the inner thoughts of a woman trying very, VERY hard to relax.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2017
  • Length: 03:31
The End of Travel by David Ives
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Liv Rooth
In David Ives’ fantastical The End of Travel, a young woman seeks a travel agent and journeys to the end of the line. The play features Liv Rooth a...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 12:48
Fifth Planet by David Auburn
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Amy Ryan
Amy Ryan stars in Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn’s Fifth Planet. A professional astronomer played by Amy Ryan (Birdman; Gone, Baby, Gone; “The ...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 39:50
Napoleon in Exile by Daniel Reitz
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Jane Kaczmarek
Napoleon in Exile by Daniel Reitz, is a humorous and touching piece about a single mother and her young adult son who has ASD (Autistic Spectrum Di...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 38:26
  • Purchases: 1
Something I'll Tell You Tuesday by John Guare
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Lois Smith
Starring Carol Kane, Julie White, Lois Smith; written by Tony winner John Guare; directed by Tony winner Doug Hughes is Something I’ll Tell You Tue...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 34:03
Waking Up: A short play by Cori Thomas
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Lynette Freeman
A perfect choice for Breast Cancer Awareness month is Waking Up by Cori Thomas. It juxtaposes the experiences of an American urbanite's and an Afri...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2015
  • Length: 18:02
I Do's
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Michael Urie
Michael Urie, Harriet Harris and a great ensemble of actors star in three short plays about love and marriage. A couple celebrates their 24th anniv...

Bought by KUNM, Connecticut Public (WNPR), Oregon Public Broadcasting, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and KUNM


  • Added: Feb 11, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Real Me
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Bobby Cannavale
In the comic classic, MERE MORTALS by David Ives, a construction worker reveals he is secretly, actually the Lindbergh baby. Turns out his pals hav...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUNM, KZYX, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 9
Getting To Know You
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Jane Krakowski
Jane Krakowski and Lois Smith star in short plays by Christopher Durang (Tony winner) and Beth Henley (Pulitzer Prize winner). In Henley's REPORT O...

Bought by KUNM, Connecticut Public (WNPR), Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
A Dog and a Cat
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Jesse Eisenberg
Two plays starring Jesse Eisenberg, Ed Asner, Adam Driver and Kathleen Turner - one about a dog, and one about a cat. A deposed dictator's beloved ...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUNM, WMPG, KUT and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 6
Raimi Gbadamosi (excerpt)
From: Erin Bosenberg
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Project Anywhere - art and research http://www.projectanywhere.net/erin-bosenberg-listening-for-narrative-bringing-intimacies-into-the-public-pres...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2014
  • Length: 05:37
Interview with Mark Strand. November 11, 2012.
From: Words On A Wire
Series: Words On A Wire (Best Of)
Caption: Mark Strand
Mark Strand encourages a return to writing long-hand; he unveils his writing and revision processes. He reads "The Poems of the Spanish Poet" from ...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 14:30
Like No Business I Know
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Jerry Stiller
There's no business like show business.... In TONY winner Christopher Durang's witty MRS. SORKEN, a wacky theater devotee gets her chance in the s...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 10, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
Beating The Odds
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Lynnette Freeman
Three short plays. In TWO JEWISH MEN IN THEIR SEVENTIES, comedians Jerry Stiller and Bob Dishy carry on as they play two old friends visiting a new...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 10, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
Ligature
From: Joan Schuman
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A conversation loosely based on the lives of Daisy and Violet Hilton whispers in the warmth of bedding that two bodies inhabit. The twins' literal ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 08, 2008
  • Length: 18:50
  • Purchases: 1
Natural Fluidity
From: Susan Johnston
Series: Spoken Word: The Capital Poetry Collective Series
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Ritallin performs live: A passionate and erotic piece from one of Canada's best spoken word artists

  • Added: Feb 19, 2006
  • Length: :53
LIVE at the Writers House: Writers who work at Penn
From: WXPN
Series: LIVE at the Writers House
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This edition of LIVE at the Writers House features poets and writers from the University of Pennsylvania community.

  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 59:01
A Cook's Notebook: Pears
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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An artist paints pears.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Jul 14, 2004
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 3