"The Fall" and "A Cup of Jo" at Open-Door Playhouse

Open-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form. The Playhouse is

presenting two short plays, The Fall and A Cup of Jo, starting March 18, 2026 online at

http://opendoorplayhouse.org

The Fall: High on the last branch of an oak tree, two aging leaves cling to one another on the last day of autumn. As others have already fallen, they reflect on warmth, beauty, and the terrifying mystery of what comes next. Their quiet conversation becomes a meditation on life, love, and loss.

Bernadette Armstrong directs Camille Ameen as Leaf #1 and Gloria Tsai as Leaf #2.

Bart Lovins is the playwright. His other plays include Keep the Faith and Pass the Fettuccini, and four Sherlock Holmes plays, The Sign of Four, A Study in Scarlet, The Valley of Fear, and The Hound of the Baskervilles. He is also an actor and director.

A Cup of Jo: A waitress at a diner is fascinated by a handsome and alluring nightly customer named Vlad.

Bernadette Armstrong directs Leona Lovemoor as Jo and Peter Bonoff as Vlad.

Leona Lovemoor is the playwright. She is also an artist and actor.