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A monthly anthology of 10-30 minute audio drama scripts from a different playwright each month. Each episode will include an introduction of, and Q&A with, the playwright. The Half-Hour Audio Hour focuses on the work of women, BIPOC, and/or LGBTQ+ playwrights.

Half Hour Audio Hour Eclectic Full Contact Theatre

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A monthly anthology of 10-30 minute audio drama scripts from a different playwright each month. Each episode will include an introduction of, and Q&A with, the playwright. The Half-Hour Audio Hour focuses on the work of women, BIPOC, and/or LGBTQ+ playwrights.

    FELICITY

    FELICITY

    Coming of age is hard enough, but it's especially difficult when the air is barely breathable, water is scarce, and the people with the money to fix things are heading off to live in luxury on Mars. Will and June deal with the collision of innocence and despair as they wait to watch the Felicity Rocket launch billionaires into space, and try to figure out how to find something worth caring about...even if it's just each other.
    Written By: Dylan Malloy
    Directed By: Christopher Sylvie
    Starring: Rashun Carter and Lydia Moss
    Sound By: Andrew Pond*
    *Denotes EFCT Company Member
    Click HERE for transcript


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    • 36 min
    That Time of Night

    That Time of Night

    CW: Gunshots, mention of murder, abuse
    Rita needs somebody to dispose of a car with some sketchy cargo. Nora needs money. Janey needs to find her husband. And Tessy needs a ride. Everybody's desperate and nothing's what it seems in this noir drama of hope, second chances, and justice...for those who are willing to take it.
    Written by: Luke Brett
    Directed by: Amanda Grissom
    Starring: Laura Coleman, Lizzy Mosher, Elyssa Trevino, and Alexis Vaselopulos*
    Sound by Andrew Pond*
    *denotes EFCT Company Member
    Click HERE for transcript


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    • 1 hr 12 min
    Alive With Pleasure

    Alive With Pleasure

    CW: This play contains mention of murder, Rape, and suicide
    Lydia, an older black woman, and Sam, a younger white man, talk while sharing their company's smoking area. Small talk turns to discussions about life, loss, politics, and finding some way to keep going.
    Written by: John Dayton Cerna
    Directed by: Claire Johnson
    Starring: Jacquelyn Haas and Jacob Glass
    Aound Design: Andrew Pond*
    *Designates EFCT Company Member
    Click HERE for transcript


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    • 58 min
    HOT MIC

    HOT MIC

    As the cast of a radio show go through the frustrations of rehearsing and recording, a murder is discovered in the studio. Now it's up to the sound engineer to solve the crime, catch the killer, and keep the project from going into overtime...
    Written By: Dana Schwartz
    Directed by: Andrew Pond*
    Starring: Jessica Lauren Fisher*, Daniel Houle*, Zach Osterman^, Andrew Pond*, and Maiko Terazawa*
    Sound by: Andrew Pond*
    ^Denotes EFCT Artistic Associate
    *Denotes EFCT Company Member
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    • 34 min
    The Meeting

    The Meeting

    A local playwright has a meeting with a big-time producer who wants to produce one of her plays. But will the producer's past and her own nervousness ruin the meeting before it even begins? A hilarious look at the struggle to control your creations and letting your imagination run away with you.
    Written By: Rachel Feeny-Williams
    Directed by: Gayle Starr
    Starring: Robin Fodor and Kelsey Moher
    Sound Design: Andrew Pond*
    *Denotes EFCT Company Member
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    • 34 min
    THINGS NEEDING EXPLANATION

    THINGS NEEDING EXPLANATION

    CONTENT WARNING 
    If you are listening to this production in a car, please note that our story also takes place in a car, and includes sounds of honking, traffic, and tires screeching. 
    Our story also includes some language and themes that may not be appropriate for children.
    A simple whodunit game between a woman and her granddaughter takes on unexpected and overtones that will change everyone's lives in this amazing mystery
    Written by: Julia Fisher
    Directed By: Holly Lynn
    Starring: Leslie Jones,. Evelyn Smith,. Josalyn Lynn, Lydia Lewis, and Christopher Morgan
    Sound: Andrew Pond*
    *Denotes EFCT Company Member
    Click HERE for transcript


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    • 54 min

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