Playing on Air

Dramatized audio plays

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Show synopsis

Hear short, contemporary stage plays with first-rate casts. Playing on Air brings together award winners and emerging young talent, and each play is followed by a conversation with the playwrights and cast. Tune in for great American plays with great American actors, hosted and produced by Claudia Catania.

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Short plays with a multi-star cast of actors such as Timothée Chalamet, Carol Kane, Marisa Tormei, Olympia Dukakis, Chris Cooper, Michelle Williams, John Leguizamo, Jesse Eisenberg, Rosie Perez, Kathleen Turner, etc...

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Think magazines, other periodicals, or collections of short stories—but in audio.

Slice-of-life and other reality-based tales that explore the human condition.

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