ASK. TELL. To Debut With Open-Door Playhouse
Playwright Barbara Lindsay and director Bernadette Armstrong bring Anne Cooper and Larry Coleman to ASK. TELL.
Open-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form. The Playhouse is presenting a new play, Ask. Tell. starting June 3.
When an older woman comes to a hospital to collect her injured grandson, she meets a young man who turns out to be the grandson's boyfriend. As they wait for news, the two of them grapple with the generational differences between them.
Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Anne Cooper as Debra and Larry Coleman as Jace.
Barbara Lindsay is the playwrightand her plays and monologues have received over 400 national and international productions. Among her previous plays are Holy Hell, FREE, Snow White Who?, Sex in the Middle Ages, Creamy Dreamy Boyfriend, Want, The Walkers, and more. She is currently based in Seattle.
Founded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door Playhouse is a Theater Podcast- like the radio dramas of the 1940s and 1950s. The Playhouse launched on September 15, 2020. At the time, Open-Door Playhouse provided Playwrights, Actors and Directors a creative outlet during the shutdown. Since its inception. Open-Door Playhouse has presented Short and One-Act plays from Playwrights across the country and internationally. In 2021 Open-Door Playhouse received a Communicator Award for Content for the Play Custody and in 2023 the play What's Prison Like was nominated for a Webby Award in the Crime & Justice Category. Bernadette Armstrong won the Best Director Award for (Un)Drinkable at the 2026 30 Minutes or Less Festival.
Plays are produced by Bernadette Armstrong, Sound Engineer is David Peters, sound effects are provided by Audio Jungle, and music from Karaoke Version. All plays are recorded at The Oak House Studio in Altadena, CA.
There's no paywall at the Open-Door Playhouse site, so you could listen to everything for free. Open-Door Playhouse is a 501c3 non-profit organization, and if you would like to support performances of works by new and emerging playwrights, your donation will be gratefully accepted. Your tax-deductible donations help keep our plays on the Podcast Stage. To listen and donate, patrons can visit Open-Door Playhouse's website.
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