• The Panel Presents - Episode 12 - Anniversary Special! - George, Dana, Bob and Deb
    Jun 1 2024

    Greetings and welcome to a special episode of 'The Panel Presents' because it is our 12th episode! We've had a years worth of panellists come and chat about all things theatrical so for this show I thought I'd bring back the original four who started it all.

    My four panellists this week are:

    Dana Hall (https://www.danahallcreates.com/ & https://newplayexchange.org/users/58758/dana-hall)

    George Sapio (https://newplayexchange.org/users/785/george-sapio, https://onstageoffstage.podbean.com/ & https://gsapio.wixsite.com/gsapio)

    Debra A. Cole (https://debraacolescripts.com/ & https://newplayexchange.org/users/30609/debra-cole)

    Robert J. LeBlanc (https://newplayexchange.org/users/37762/robert-j-leblanc, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14614648/, https://www.balderdashacademy.com/)

    For anyone interested in the plays discussed in this episode:

    "Believe Me" - https://newplayexchange.org/plays/1663782/believe-me-v3

    "Affairs" - https://newplayexchange.org/plays/1680351/affairs

    "Follow your Art" - https://newplayexchange.org/plays/1804302/follow-your-art-stepping-through-frame

    "Stork Patrol" - https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2033718/stork-patrol

    "The Naughty List" - https://newplayexchange.org/plays/805546/naughty-list

    "The Amethyst Ghost" - https://newplayexchange.org/plays/3380068/amethyst-ghost-episode-one-eye-bastet

    "Ghosts" - https://newplayexchange.org/plays/5972/ghosts

    "Quack" - https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2047231/quack

    "Maria and Little Joey Have a Baby" - https://newplayexchange.org/plays/357076/maria-and-little-joey-have-baby

    "One Night in September" - https://newplayexchange.org/plays/3041624/one-night-september

    "My Vagina Has a First Name" - https://newplayexchange.org/plays/1506566/my-vagina-has-first-name

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • S03 E04 - Episode 4 - ”Conflict/Resolution” & Joe Swenson
    May 19 2024

    Welcome to another episode of Theatrical Shenanigans as we are almost at the half way point of this Season. For this episode, we will be listening to an intrieguind play entitled "Conflict/Resolution" (https://newplayexchange.org/plays/14666/conflictresolution) by Evan Baughfman (https://newplayexchange.org/users/1708/evan-baughfman & https://www.amazon.com/stores/Evan-Baughfman/author/B08BSQZ2X6?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true) who is a middle school teacher as well as a playwright who has had various written works published and/or performed. He also write horror fiction and has had several of those works published.

    I also get to have a chat about the play with the founder of Broken Arts Entertainment and fabulous playwright, Joe Swenson (https://newplayexchange.org/users/67940/joe-swenson & https://brokenartsentertainment.com/)

    Synopsis:

    The setting is a cabin in the woods on a rainy night. Resolution had gotten away from Conflict for a time, but now Conflict is back, and Resolution’s old foe is ready to wreak havoc on the world once again.

    Cast:

    Conflict - George Sapio (https://newplayexchange.org/users/785/george-sapio & https://gsapio.wixsite.com/gsapio)

    Resolution - Fiona Leishmann

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    31 mins
  • S03 E03 - Episode 3 - "In Fact, It's a Gas" & Rebecca Frew
    May 5 2024

    Welcome to our third episode in this third season of Theatrical Shenanigans. This week we are featuring a playwright from my side of the pond in the UK. Judy Upton is an award winning playwright and novelist with her latest mystery novel “Brownlow Checks In: it takes a dog to catch a cat burglar” recently been published by Hobart Books and is available on amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brownlow-Checks-takes-burglar-Mystery/dp/1914322185/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xjxZKRs-2aDIAL6T0qHK_PZe2jj66CGzTO4V-fKRjqMJI6BWXaJiio-gcmb3yE9u_qVt8AXSKqTlmODHdJC_NuRD9_RLKkVnbqTQLIvNu9PtWJ_gI-EoNjU-EQghKoRpXbCmZoPCDrkHdv-WQ6QMtSzAz0ir2acC003XZbdyatre0Ff4TCidvvNQFGrFh77UIrU8iNFV_pXMCZ9j_EsfspWRnxx7CTL78TLb7jYEkEM.EHLSs4kzZRfFLpRoIyFW2rqBs2ECd5TPBF5NmJotGqI&dib_tag=se&qid=1705515863&refinements=p_27%3AJudy+Upton&s=books&sr=1-1).

    Back to her play though, the piece is entitled “In Fact its a Gas”.

    Cast:

    James - Chris Plumridge (https://newplayexchange.org/users/64773/christopher-plumridge)

    Mia - Sarah Wyatt

    Laura - Zoe Barke

    Accompanying the brilliant performance of this piece I also get to have a chat with Rebecca Frew who has only been a playwright for a year but has already had self-produced productions (https://www.frewproductions.co.uk/).

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    28 mins
  • The Panel Presents - Episode 11 - AJ, Perdita, Daniel & Vivika
    May 4 2024

    Hello there and welcome to our May installment of "The Panel Presents", where I, as your host am joined by four fabulous panelists to discuss all things theatrical on this Star Wars Day!

    Our panelists for this episode are:

    AJ Deane - https://www.andrewjamesdeane.co.uk/

    Perdita Lawton - https://perditalawton.com/

    Daniel Prillaman - https://www.danielprillaman.com/?fbclid=IwAR0G4OTl8RCod5MEr2F_uqQohqE65iuWIneBGiEb085u9e42I11iKO89IpU_aem_AZs_JKogR_lC1KniLFSQw8GAqr-REFTykoBk_gMCVGtvJLf3t-RdEFIRVdqGGlTOS7WLjwPhy9RmofQuzdiCXaYc

    Vivika Widow - https://www.instagram.com/vivika_widow/

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • S03 E02 - Episode 2 - ”The Wait” & Tony Targan
    Apr 21 2024

    Welcome to our second episode of this third Season of Theatrical Shenanigans. For this episode we have a wonderfully funny play entitled "The Wait" by Stuart Brown (https://newplayexchange.org/users/19321/stuart-brown & https://twitter.com/stuonbroadway) and I have a chat with the Tony Targan, who has been a voice actor and panellist for Theatrical Shenanigans many times before (www.tonytargan.com)

    Synopsis:

    Spencer is a theatre critic who, with his friend Julie, have just enjoyed a show but now must face the daunting task of trying to get out!

    Cast:

    Spencer - Patrick Hibbin (http://www.spotlight.com/profile/3414-5612-5037)

    Julie - Gilly Fick

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    32 mins
  • S03 E01 - Episode 1 - "Treatable" & Lora Hogan
    Apr 7 2024

    Hello there and welcome to the first episode of our third brand new season. I am utterly thrilled you could join us. For this first episode we have a piece by Scottish Actor and Playwright Marnie Thomson, who had her first brush with Theatrical Shenanigans when she played the ghost of Christmas past in our 2023 Christmas Special (https://marniethomson.co.uk & https://www.spotlight.com/9094-6752-4968).

    The play is entitled "Treatable" and depicts a mother and daughter sharing troubling times, all against the mother's background Cancer treatment. Accompanying this touching play I get to have a chat with Georgia based actor and playwright, Lora Hogan (https://newplayexchange.org/users/64052/lora-hogan)

    Cast:

    Julie - Perdita Lawton (www.perditalawton.com)

    Carys - Amy Wilson

    Nurse - Heather Dalton (https://www.mandy.com/uk/a/heather-dalton)

    Old Woman - Monika Brodowska (https://app.spotlight.com/4291-9089-1454)

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    30 mins
  • The Panel Presents - Episode 10 - Evan, Alli, Chris & Vidalia
    Apr 6 2024

    Hello there and welcome to our April installment of "The Panel Presents", where I, as your host am joined by four fabulous panelists to discuss all things theatrical.

    Our panelists for this episode are:

    Evan Baughfman - (https://newplayexchange.org/users/1708/evan-baughfman & https://www.amazon.com/stores/Evan-Baughfman/author/B08BSQZ2X6?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true)

    Alli Hartley-Kong - (https://newplayexchange.org/users/47640/alli-hartley-kong)

    Chris Soucy - (https://newplayexchange.org/users/26789/christopher-soucy)

    Vidalia Unwin - (https://newplayexchange.org/users/36629/vidalia-unwin)

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    1 hr
  • Mini Shenanigans - Episode 14 - ”But Why” by Rachel Feeny-Williams
    Mar 31 2024

    Welcome once again to our second season of Mini Shenanigans. Between now and the start of Season 3 in April 2024 we will be running one of our mini series where we produce short plays but with no guest interview. We are the last episode, which is another piece written by me entitled "But Why" (https://newplayexchange.org/plays/2195242/why)

    Synopsis:

    Sarah has spent most of her life being deceived by friends and having suspicions about her husband but this time, will she be able to see the snake for the grass?

    Cast:

    Jane - Nicky Whichelow (www.nickywvoices.com)

    Helen - Helen Fullterton (www.HelenFullerton.com)

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    14 mins