Smartphone Theatre Livestream
The world recently lost Mark Rydell, a highly accomplished artist, friend, and inspiration.
Mark and I sat down in late 2021 when he revealed a host of tales and first-time Hollywood insights from his career on stage and screen.
Enjoy the conversation below.
Podcast: What Friends Do
What Friends Do: The Old & The Restless
After a lifetime on and off the stage, four friends navigate their twilight years in an upscale independent living community where the cameras have stopped rolling, yet the drama continues.
Starring
Susan Sullivan ............. BEVY
David Selby ................... MAX
Kathryn Leigh Scott ..... RUTH
Granville Van Dusen .... AL
Written by
Connell Cowan & Susan Sullivan
Directed by
Asaad Kelada
Produced by
Todd Felderstein
After sharing a lifetime on and off the stage, four old friends and actors enjoy their last chapter as neighbors in an upscale independent living community where the cameras have stopped rolling, yet the drama continues.
*Podcast Playlist featured on YouTube: LINK
Eps. 2 - The Play's the thing
That Bevy.
Eps. 3 - politically incorrect
Max gets miffed.
Discover the Smartphone Theatre Experience
Our Philosophy
At Smartphone Theatre, we believe that the performing arts have the power to transform lives and enrich communities regardless of zip code.
Our Approach
Created by Hollywood and Broadway professionals, SPT shares original storytelling with our global audience through this unique digital platform. Born out of urgency, today, Smartphone Theatre is enjoyed all over the world.
Our Performances
Our original programming will soon include the option to enjoy as a podcast!
In Tribute
Smartphone Theatre, along with the rest of the world, has hosted conversations with amazing icons through the years.
Below is our conversation with Academy Award Winner Alan Arkin.
Digital Program
SUPPORT Smartphone Theatre® Today!
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.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at our next production!
Join Us
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Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and fund our programming.
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)
Alan Arkin (Oscar Winner)
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
Granville Van Dusen
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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Smartphone Theatre ®
313 Grand Blvd., #652 - Venice, CA - 90291
Venmo: @smartphonetheatre
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