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BOXING DAY: The Deluxe Christmas Extravaganza Edition, featuring added Yuletide footage!!Presented

Presented December 25, 2020

By Gena Acosta

Pamela Roylance as ..........FOXIE
Gregory Mortensen as......BASIL
Gary Armagnac as ..............SIR NIGEL ONIONS

If you thought you knew Basil and Foxie before, THIS Boxing Day truly reveals what they will do to achieve the magic of Christmas.

EPICENTER BY TOM BAUM

Presented December 18, 2020

Directed by Mitch Levine

Kelsey Griswold as ............ JERI
Lisa Robins as .........................SARA
Jess Weaver as ......................WENDELL

Where Wendell goes, disaster seems to follow. Can his therapist stop this time bomb from ticking?

HENRY by Christina Hart

Presented December 11, 2020

Directed by Todd Felderstein

Richarda Abrams .................. RACHEL
Kate T. Billingsley ..................PAISLEY
Heather Rousseau ................LAURA

Paisley has a choice to make. Whatever her choice, Paisley, Henry, Rachel and Laura will be affected by this decision for the rest of their lives. All she has to do is choose between the hard one and the hard one.

A night of holiday storytelling

as told by Smartphone Theatre Storytellers

Christine Blackburn
Eugene Butler
Paul Coates
Will Manus
Lisa Robins
Stewart Zully

Presented December 4, 2020

T'was the night after Thanksgiving and all through the house... everyone was hungry for more Smartphone Theatre! On this Friday eve we reached out to our community of actors, directors and playwrights to share one of their favorite stories and personal holiday experiences with our global audience. Think of this night as a fireside chat with your extended Smartphone Theatre family.

MOTHER by Joel Madison

Directed by Todd Felderstein

Ellen Gerstein ................LORAINE
Brenda Hamilton ........GAIL
Jon Arkin ......................... BARRY
Aly Pangaro ....................HANNA
Raajeev Aggerwhil .....MR. SANJEEV
Marie Broderick ............MARGERY
Jennifer Lassalette......MARY-LOU
Jorie Janeway.................MS. THORP

After crunching the numbers, a working couple with young kids decide it makes financial sense to have grandma move in and help with childcare no matter how difficult she may be.

FAUX VAN GOGH by David Field

Directed by Stu Berg

Joyce Lee as LIBBY TOUGHY
Kevin Kelly as FRANK AMOS
Michael Cavanaugh as ARTHUR BRONSKI
Rick Sandack as RHYS CROWN

If you believe the world of fine arts is rife with
fakery and massive egos, this tale will strengthen your faith.

HOLY WATER BY EUGENE H BUTLER

Directed by eugene h butler

Robert Hays as JOHNATHAN "JOHNNY" COOPER
Michael Cavanaugh as ROGER SACHS

When Johnny confines himself to his bathtub for seven days in order to wash away his past Roger, his brother-in-law and genius baker, pays him a visit. This conversation not only brings his own personal failures and victories to light but also fuels his determination to get Johnny out of the bubbles and back into life.

HOMEFIRES by Joe Keyes

Directed by Peter Flood

Lily Knight as RENA
Steve Hofvendahl as BOB

A husband and wife find themselves alone, after their last child leaves home, and risk telling the truth to save their marriage.

... SO THAT HAPPENED, a new comedy by Paul coates

Directed by Keith Bulla

Paul Coates as DANIEL
Peter Herrick as JOHN
Kimberly Green as KENDRA

John and Daniel have a pretty fabulous life with a happy marriage, loads of friends, family, show dogs… all wrapped into a gorgeous home in the Hollywood Hills. When they are paid a shocking visit from a stranger their lives are changed forever.

COOL HAND LOU, a conversation with... actor/director lou antonio

Lou Antonio, with an acting and directing career that spans more than 50 years and 150 credits in theatre, TV and film, shares timeless stories from his autobiography, "Cool Hand Lou." A member of the famed Actors Studio since the 1960's, in this hour he is joined by Mitch Levine, the legendary Barbara Bain, his daughter Elkin Antoniou and Jennifer Lassalette who read passages from his book as Lou details his journey from Oklahoma to New York City before settling in Los Angeles as one of Hollywood's most sought after actors and directors of that era.

FRACTALS by Carolyn Boriss-Krimsky

Directed by Todd Felderstein

Annette Fox as EMILY
Jon Avner as FRANK

When Emily runs into her estranged husband Frank, a day before their divorce, it also raises the question she thought she already answered: is there anything left to save?

HEAR ME OUT by Bruce Goldsmith

Directed by Asaad Kelada

Lisa Richards as RACHEL
Ellen Gerstein as JANICE

Even though New York City is hunkered down during a freezing winter blizzard, Rachel insists her best friend of 40 years, Janice, meet her immediately at an isolated Central Park bench to hear her out. Rachel is desperate; why?

ADAM & EVE by eugene h. butler

Directed by gena l. acosta

Devix Szell as ADAM FOSTER
Cindy Dolenc as EVE FOSTER

It's Sunday morning. Springtime. Birds chirping. This backyard is graced with a beautiful set of old-fashioned wicker lawn furniture. This is the backyard of the Foster family, one of the more prominent families in the small town of Founders Square, GA.

the imperfect storm: a conversation with... director howard storm

From New York's Lower East Side to Laverne & Shirley and Mork & Mindy, Howard Storm continues to enjoy a life and career that spans from stage to screen. In this conversation, Howard shares stories from his book and his relationship with "funny."

RARE INDULGENCE (Act I) by Bruce J. Robinson

Directed by Todd Felderstein

Richard Fancy as MARCUS CARNOFF
Devon O'Brien as JENNY CARNOFF
Emily Townsend as SHANNON TODD
Aly Pangaro as RANDY STEINBERG

Foodies extraordinaire Marcus and Jenny Carnoff plan to eat the ultimate meal - endangered French songbirds. When animal activist and vegan Shannon Todd discovers the bill o' fare, the menu changes more dramatically than you can imagine.

RARE INDULGENCE (Act II) by Bruce J. Robinson

Directed by Todd Felderstein

Richard Fancy as MARCUS CARNOFF
Devon O'Brien as JENNY CARNOFF
Emily Townsend as SHANNON TODD
Aly Pangaro as RANDY STEINBERG

TABULA RASA by David Field

Directed by Stuart Berg

Stewart Zully as HARRY PIERCE
Beege Barkette as LADY

An insider comes out.

KIKI by Kieran Angelini

Directed by Jonathan Levit

Jack Kehler as MANNY
Marcia Haufrecht as WINKY
Andrea Leigh as EMMY

A wife, furious at her unfaithful husband, must also deal with her recently widowed mother, who has a secret.

STADIUM STORIES as read by Stewart J. Zully and Brad Schreiber

MY LIFE IN YANKEE STADIUM read by Stewart J. Zully

MUSIC IS POWER read by Brad Schreiber

HOLLYWOOD DUBBING SESSION By Jim Geoghan

Directed by Jack Kehler

Lisa Richards as MARGARET
Stan Davis as EDDIE

21st CENTURY SECURITY by Bruce J. Robinson

Directed by Mitch Levine

Allison Blaize as JASMIN DEEVER
Alan Blumenfeld as CLIFFORD OSCAR
Stephen Tyler Howell as GREG DEEVER

"A quandary that straddles the fine line which separates where safety begins and freedom ends."

JUICY FRUIT by Gena Acosta

Directed by Greg Mortensen

Megan Dolan as WANDA WILLIE RUTH
Tom Alper as ANTHONY ALLESSANDRO BONAVICCI

"Nap time was never like this!"

A GUEST OF HONOR (Act I) by David Field

Directed by Todd Felderstein

Dey Young as ARLIS/ELIZABETH/LOTTIE
Jon Arkin as TOM BADER/JOHN STARK
Moe Irvin as SCOTT JOPLIN/DEZ BATES

A GUEST OF HONOR is titled after Scott Joplin’s first opera that only had one performance in 1903. The opera score then disappeared and has never been heard from again. Until now.

A GUEST OF HONOR (ACT II) by David Field

Directed by Todd Felderstein

Dey Young as ARLIS/ELIZABETH/LOTTIE
Jon Arkin as TOM BADER/JOHN STARK
Moe Irvin as SCOTT JOPLIN/DEZ BATES

A GUEST OF HONOR is titled after Scott Joplin’s first opera that only had one performance in 1903. The opera score then disappeared and has never been heard from again. Until now.

FINDING THE WAY by Natalie Bates

Directed by Jonathan Levit

Marty Ryan as DAN GREER
Lisa Robins as DORRIE GREER
Yaz Canli as ZOE GREER
Kimberly Green as LAUREN BREWER

It's the day before Thanksgiving in the Greer home as their daughter returns with a special friend to a surprising life of peace, tranquility and Tofurky.

boxing day by gena acosta

Gregory Mortensen as BASIL
Pamela Roylance as FOXIE

On an English holiday, Basil and Foxelia Shropshire Blue discover what lengths they will go to keep their martial tranquility.

ANNA by Savannah (Act I) by Devon O'Brien

Directed by Martha Gehman

Joanna Merlin as ANNA
Kelsey Griswold as SAVANNAH

Set in a penthouse on Park Avenue in the 1980's, Anna, a 90-year old woman with no wish to die, makes a deal with Savannah, an artistic and confused twenty-something who has little will to live.

ANNA by Savannah (Act II) by Devon O'Brien

Directed by Martha Gehman

Joanna Merlin as ANNA
Kelsey Griswold as SAVANNAH

Set in a penthouse on Park Avenue in the 1980's, Anna, a 90-year old woman with no wish to die, makes a deal with Savannah, an artistic and confused twenty-something who has little will to live.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION (Act I) by Peter Onorati

Directed by Todd Felderstein

Gena Acosta as ANTOINETTE
Tom Alper as ANTHONY
Candy Trabucco as AUNT MILLIE
Jack Kehler as UNCLE PHILLIE
Herb Mendelsohn as JOE MCGLONE

It's New Jersey, 1984. Tradition, habit or necessity; why is it that we do some of the things that we do?

UNDER CONSTRUCTION (Act II) by Peter Onorati

Directed by Todd Felderstein

Gena Acosta as ANTOINETTE
Tom Alper as ANTHONY
Candy Trabucco as AUNT MILLIE
Jack Kehler as UNCLE PHILLIE
Herb Mendelsohn as JOE MCGLONE

It's New Jersey, 1984. Tradition, habit or necessity; why is it that we do some of the things that we do?

checkmate and a couple of horses' asses

Directed by Stu Berg

CHECKMATE by Willard Manus

Kimberly Green as "Ming"
Stewart J. Zully as "Clark"

Cold War turns hot over a game of chess."

(Begins at 00:57)

A COUPLE OF HORSES' ASSES by David Field

Lisa Richards as "Anne"
Stephen Mendillo as "Michael"

A long-time reunion, a little too late.

(Begins at 18:30)

WRITTEN IN INK by Jim Geoghan

Co-Directed by Peter Flood & Jonathan Levit

Sofia Vassilieva as "Maria"
Curtis Belz as "Steve"

The day a tattoo changes your life.

Pinkie and pearl by gena acosta

Directed by Sarah Gurfield

David Franco as Pinkie Greengrass
Jennifer Lassalette as Pearl Tompkins

A scheme once thought in the bag ignites a fandom and two lonely hearts with an uncertain destiny.

CONFESSIONS AT A WAKE by eugene h butler

Directed by Todd Felderstein

Cindy Dolenc (Frannie)
Jennifer Lassalette (Ellie)

Rivaling sisters, a small town in Georgia, a dead Mayor and an act of betrayal converge in the waiting room of Goodies Funeral Parlor…and all hell breaks loose.