PRX - Pieces for Tagging: theatre

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search
View by:

21 results


Side Man
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
Piece image
Life in the trenches of the jazz world.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KCHW, KFCF FM, KWMR, KUOW and more


  • Added: Aug 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 32
WITNESS IN THE DARK: Two Short Plays by Dominique Morisseau
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Dominique Morisseau
WITNESS IN THE DARK, features two plays by Dominique Morisseau, a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and Tony Award nominee for Ain't Too Proud: The ...

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


  • Added: Dec 24, 2020
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
Going to St. Ives
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
Piece image
A doctor-patient relationship with harrowing repercussions.

Bought by KKRN, KCHW, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, KUOW and more


  • Added: Jan 14, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 23
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
New York Story by Mike Reiss
From: Playing on Air
Caption: Mike Reiss
In NEW YORK STORY by Mike Reiss (“The Simpsons”), Ed Asner is a master of the one-liner to his public, a pain-in-the-neck to his son (Peter Jacobso...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2018
  • Length: 31:31
2 Dads by David Auburn
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Peter Gallagher
Bobby Cannavale and Peter Gallagher star in this short about fatherhood. In the comic and heartbreaking 2 Dads by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award win...

Bought by KUNM and KUER


  • Added: Feb 26, 2018
  • Length: 21:39
  • Purchases: 2
The Wonderful Thanksgiving Violet by Max Baker
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Brandon Dirden
In The Wonderful Thanksgiving Violet by Max Baker, two brothers struggle with life’s great fears: death, guilt, and spouses. With Brandon Dirden (A...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Feb 23, 2018
  • Length: 24:18
  • Purchases: 1
I Love You by Lynn Rosen
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Steven Boyer
Starring comic legend Bill Irwin, Tony Nominee Steven Boyer, Broadway stars Len Cariou and Michael Urie. In I LOVE YOU by Lynn Rosen, a struggling ...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2018
  • Length: 24:14
Inside Voice by Kate Robin
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Kate Robin
In Kate Robin's Inside Voice, two parents watching their toddlers having fun in an indoor playground take on the big wide world beyond. Hear an exc...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2018
  • Length: 33:45
Misadventure by Donald Margulies
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Timothée Chalamet
Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) and Zoe Kazan (The Big Sick) star in Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Donald Margulies' Misadventure. In ...

Bought by KZYX and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 30, 2018
  • Length: 12:12
  • Purchases: 2
Wanting North by Tanya Barfield
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: April Matthis
The 1840s South. In the thick plantation air, two enslaved sisters spin a poetry of escape. Today’s the day: Field Girl is making her run for freed...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 20:56
Happy by Alan Zweibel
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Scott Adsit
In Alan Zweibel’s short play Happy, a baseball fan (Scott Adsit of “30 Rock” and “Veep”) makes a pilgrimage to the home of a former baseball star w...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 34:01
  • Purchases: 1
A Man of His Time by Kate T. Billingsley
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: John Douglas Thompson
Sam Waterston and John Douglas Thompson star in this offering from Playing on Air. In the short play, A Man of His Time, a descendant of Supreme Co...

Bought by KZYX and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 32:06
  • Purchases: 2
A Departure by Andy Reynolds
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Len Cariou
In Andy Reynolds' A Departure, a father and son (stage legend Len Cariou and ”Ugly Betty’s” Michael Urie) bond in the most unlikely of places - an ...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 28:15
Cell by Cassandra Medley
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Condola Rashad
Starring Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins and Condola Rashad (“Billions”), CELL tells the riveting story of three African-American women working at ...

Bought by WCPN, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUNM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WHRV


  • Added: Jan 18, 2018
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
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
Freedom in the Wings: Two short plays by Tanya Barfield and Kate T. Billingsley
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: John Douglas Thompson
Sam Waterston and John Douglas Thompson star in this offering from Playing on Air. It features two short plays about American Black History. In th...

Bought by KSKQ, KUNM, Connecticut Public (WNPR), New Hampshire Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 7
Lending A Hand: Two Short Plays by Cusi Cram and Arlene Hutton
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Jane Alexander
Jane Alexander, Peter Jacobson, Amy Ryan and Michael Stuhlbarg star in two short, touching and humorous plays about stepping up when you are neede...

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


  • Added: Nov 02, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
Beyond Your Control: Two short plays by David Auburn and Mike Reiss
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Peter Gallagher
Ed Asner, Bobby Cannavale, Peter Gallagher, Elizabeth Ashley and others star in two shorts about fatherhood, and fathers who don’t always enjoy a s...

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


  • Added: Aug 03, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 6
Forward Observer: A short play by Willy Holtzman
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Tonya Pinkins
In Forward Observer, Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins plays a harried VA hospital clerk. An elderly World War II veteran is giving her a hard time a...

  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 22:29
It's Not Funny Anymore: Comedy in the Recession
From: Maria Bartholdi
Piece image
They say comedy is serious business. But in this economy, it can be downright depressing.

Bought by EconomyBeat Podcast, Remix Radio, and WILL


  • Added: Mar 14, 2010
  • Length: 18:10
  • Purchases: 3