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HOMEFIRES 8 -- May 1st at 7p (Pacific)
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We hope you enjoyed tonight's original show. Be sure to visit our library to catch up on our first 3 seasons!
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We're Back!!
My mother's favorite Friday night show! - Jenn L.
Wonderful show, thanks everyone for some most welcomed laughter during this trying time! - Colin B.
Terrific play and wonderful acting. - Susan D. I’m sitting here bawling, wonderful work! - Constance
Huge applause! Beautiful!! - Mitch L. The writing was terrific! - Tom A.
Beautifully played and written. Thank you. - Mary A. That was superb—Bravo! - Phaedra B.
Thank you for the deeply moving work. Beautifully written, Gently directed and so relevant. - Herb M.
Creepy and wonderful! Well done, actors, writer and Herr Direktor! - Judy S.
Great performances! And amazing use of the smartphone! - Erica S.
Congratulations, all! What a gem of a play. XO - Sarah G.
Wonderful ... really so well done ... a hopeful ending! Such imagination and love put into this. - Lisa R.
In Tribute
Smartphone Theatre along with the rest of the world recently lost a wonderful icon and friend.
The below was recorded in July of 2021. We are enormously grateful for Alan Arkin's generosity and friendship.
Digital Program
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The SPT digital curtain was raised in March of 2020 and has since produced more than 50 original live plays, poetry readings and conversations introducing audiences to stellar casts and legends from screen to stage.
Founded by Todd Felderstein, today's global audience is in the thousands all made possible through ongoing generous donations. We ask for your continued support by donating per the below link. You can also find us on Venmo: @smartphonetheatre.
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Previously on Smartphone Theatre
SPT presents:
WHAT FRIENDS DO #Expendables (Originally broadcast May 3, 2021)
By Susan Sullivan
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Starring
Susan Sullivan
Mitch Ryan
David Selby
Kathryn Leigh Scott
Four old friends (the actors as well as the characters they play) reach out with a touch of humor, a modicum of reality and a smidgen of romance… to help each other get back into the game.
Eager to watch our previous productions? All shows are archived and can be found HERE.
Stay healthy, stay creative and as always, Keep it Entertaining!
Our Players
Since our launch on March 27th 2020, we have been fortunate to enjoy stellar talent with credits from Broadway to Hollywood:
Richarda Abrams
Gena Acosta
Raajeev Aggerwhil (100 Things to do Before High School)
Tom Alper (The Guest House)
Jonathan Arkin (Betrayed)
David Andrews (Queen of the South, WWZ, The Boys)
Jon Avner
Beege Barkette
Barika Phillips Bell
Curtis Belz
Stuart Berg
Kate T. Billingsley
Allison Blaize (Unicorn)
Christine Blackburn
Alan Blumenfeld (Heroes)
Lois Bostwick
Laurence Braude
Marie Broderick
Eugene Butler
Yaz Canli (Bridge of Spies)
Catherine Carlen (Sharp Objects)
Michael Cavanaugh (Monk)
Paul Coates
Brendan Patrick Connor (Dopesick)
Stan Davis (Ray Donovan)
Megan Dolan
Cindy Dolenc (La Femme Nikita)
Willem De Vries
Rob Elk
Richard Fancy (Seinfeld)
Annette Fox
David Franco (The Romeo Section)
Ellen Gerstein (Hotel Du Loone)
Kimberly Green (The Hot Chick)
Kelsey Griswold (American Crime Story)
Moreau Halliburton
Brenda Jean Hamilton
Cheryl Hawker
Robert Hays (Airplane!)
Marcia Haufrecht
Peter Herrick
Stephen Tyler Howell (Sometimes Our Friends Come Over)
Moe Irvin (Grey's Anatomy)
Jorie Janeway
Leslie A. Jones
Jack Kehler (The Man in the High Castle)
Blaine Kern III
Joe Keyes
Jennifer Lassalette
Andrea Leigh (House of Cards)
Hannah Logan
Joel Madison (Rosanne)
Elaine Madsen (Emmy winner)
Will Manus
Herb Mendelsohn (The Guardian)
Joanna Merlin (Law and Order)
Stephen Mendillo (Lone Star)
Don Norman
Devon O'Brien
Aly Pangaro
Poetri (Tony, Emmy award winner)
Lisa Richards (Dark Shadows)
Luivette Resto
Lisa Robins (Rum Diary)
Christian Rodrigo
Heather Rousseau
Pamela Roylance (Nancy Drew)
Marty Ryan (Young Sheldon)
Mitchell Ryan (Dharma & Greg)
Kathryn Leigh Scott (Dark Shadows)
David Selby (Dark Shadows; Falcon Crest)
Buffy Shutt
Shirley Sniderman
Howard Storm
Susan Sullivan (Dharma & Greg; Castle)
Devix Szell
Robert Towers
Emily Kay Townsend
Candy Trabuco (The Sopranos)
Sofia Vassilieva (Looking for Alaska)
Annie Vest
Dig Wayne
Jess Weaver
Shannon Wilcox
Dey Young (Pretty Woman)
Joseph Walsh
Spencer Weitzel
Stewart Zully (Sopranos, Vice)
About SPT
All the World is an Online Stage!
Smartphone Theatre ® is a live stream digital performance platform that features presentations, staged readings and more on Fridays at 5p (pst). The plays featured are new and somewhat new works of all lengths by actors, directors and playwrights from Broadway to Hollywood.
Launched on March 27th 2020 by Todd Felderstein, our mission is to provide a digital creative space for artists and audiences, wherever they may reside. These comedic and dramatic live staged productions are always available to the public via a smartphone, computer or tablet allowing everyone an intimate seat that is, without exception, the best in the house.
Please subscribe on this website to be notified in advance of our next Friday performance.
We look forward to seeing you at our next show!
**We hope you're enjoying Smartphone Theatre ®. To support the SPT platform click HERE.
SPT Looks back at our Year one
On March 27th 2020 Smartphone Theatre was launched on an aging laptop computer as a platform to bring the creative community together in a time a crisis. The result is a live digital stage that today reaches all corners of the world.
SPT's First Playwright
Gena Acosta shares her thoughts on a tumultuous yet surprisingly creative year of seclusion, creativity and answering the call.
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