One Act Cold Readings: Recent Episodes
Lise Creed
Actors cold read one act plays they haven't seen before. All plays are in the public domain. Oneactcoldreadings.com Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/one-act-cold-readings/support
Enigma, a play in one-act
by Floyd Dell
OUR PERFORMERS
Jim Banta - PAUL (HE)
Allison Epperson - HELEN (SHE)
Music: Nina by Hans Kronold
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The Game, a morality play in one act
by Louise Bryant
OUR PERFORMERS
CeCe Russo - LIFE
Edwin Wise - DEATH
Jordan Brinkman - THE YOUTH
Shifra Lipson - THE GIRL
Music: Chopin's Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23. by Alfred Cortot
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode has a theme of suicide.
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A Matter of Husbands, a play in one-act
by: Ferenc Mohlnar
OUR PERFORMERS
Allison Epperson - A FAMOUS ACTRESS
Chantal Hayes Randall - AN EARNEST YOUNG WOMAN
Music: Marionette by Felix Arndt
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The Boor
by: Anton Chekhov
OUR PERFORMERS
Mindy Rast-Keenan - HELENA IVANOVNA POPOV, a young widow, mistress of a country estate
Shannon McCormick - GRIGORI STEPANOVITCH SMIRNOV, proprietor of a country estate
Jeff Britt - LUKA, servant of MRS. POPOV
Music: Russian Dance by Yair Yona
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Cocaine, a play in one-act
by Pendleton King
The following one-act play is reprinted from The Provincetown Plays. Ed. George Cram Cook & Frank Shay. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1921. It is believed to be in the public domain and may therefore be performed without royalties.
OUR PERFORMERS
Dylan Brody - JOE
Amy Braceros - NORA
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussion of drug use and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.
SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357), (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service) or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations.
We can all help prevent suicide. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. 1-800-273-TALK (8255) https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org
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Two Slatterns and a King, A moral interlude
by Edna St Vincent Millay
The following one-act play is reprinted from Contemporary One-act Plays of 1921. Ed. Frank Shay. Cincinnati: Stewart Kidd Co., 1922. It is now in the public domain and may be performed without royalties.
OUR PERFORMERS
David Razowsky - THE KING
Edwin Wise - CHANCE, The Vice
Judy Blackshear - TIDY, The False Slattern
Mindy Rast-Keenan - SLUT, The True Slattern
Music: Out of the East by Joe Rosey
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NOT SMART, a farce in one-act
by Wilbur Daniel Steele
The following one-act play is reprinted from The Provincetown Plays. Ed. George Cram Cook & Frank Shay. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1921. It is now in the public domain and may therefore be performed without royalties.
OUR PERFORMERS
Daniel Vaughn Manasia - MILO TATE
Mary Wood - FANNIE TATE, his Wife
Infini Jamison-Ewing - MRS. PAINTER, a Neighbour
Rose Buckner - MATTIE, the Maid
Jim Banta - MR. SNOW, Fisherman
Music: Frog Legs Rag by James Scott
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A QUESTION OF SEX, a farce in one-act
by Arnold Bennett
The following one-act play is reprinted from Polite Farces for the Drawing-Room. Arnold Bennett. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1900. It is now in the public domain and may therefore be performed without royalties.
OUR PERFORMERS
Jerry Gonzalez - GEORGE GOWER, 27
Melbin Borrero - FRANCIS GOWER, his Well-preserved Bachelor Uncle
Lexi LaFaver - MAY FOSTER, his Married Sister, 25
Folake Kehinde - HELEN STANTON, his Wife's Married Sister, 28
Music: Ragtime Dance by Scott Joplin
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