Open-Door Playhouse presents the audio play of The Calling, a short comedy play starring Anne Cooper as CSR Rep, Rosemary Thomas as Lee; Noelle Evangelisti as First Voice, written by Greg Jones Ellis, and directed by Bernadette Armstrong.

Synopsis for The Calling: Lee tries to “opt-out” of Catholicism but is trapped inside the ultimate phone hell.

Greg Jones Ellis (Playwright) graduated with a BA in Drama (Catholic University) and MA in English Literature (Salisbury University). He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights. Some accomplishments include the World War II-era comedy (Divinity Place); All Save One (Julie Harris Playwriting Award); Dead Air (Dominion Stage Playwriting Award); Baltimore Playwrights Festival Finalist; Todd McEnerney Award; and Culver City Fever: Scenes from a Show Business Friendship, which centers on the decades-long rivalry between two female actors. Contact Greg: website or email.

The Calling’s Director, Bernadette Armstrong fell in love with small theater and since 2008, she has had several successful theater projects produced in North Hollywood. Her play, The Reading Group was Pick of the Week by LA Weekly Magazine and in 2017 her play, Simple Lives was nominated for Outstanding Writing of an Original Play or Musical by the Valley Theater Awards. (She was the only woman nominated.)

Open-Door Playhouse is a podcast that supports new and emerging writers by producing plays in the style of living Radio Plays popular in the 1940s & 1950s. Open-Door Playhouse is a 501c3 non-profit organization that is supported by listeners like you through tax-deductible donations.

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This Week in NY – THE CANTERVILLE GHOST: https://bit.ly/3HwB1NR
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