Stories Found

Stories Found

Stories Found is an Austin-based comedy podcast and production company creating original, high-quality comedy for audio drama and live performance. Our show features scripted comedy shorts, hilarious audio plays, and behind-the-scenes looks at the writing and production process. Every episode showcases the work of an emerging comedy writer, brought to life by professional actors and sound designers. About the Hosts Ava Love Hanna is a playwright, author, and award-winning storyteller obsessed with comedy and character-driven scripts. She is continually amazed by how often she is mistaken for a real grown-up. Paul Hanna is an audio engineer, musician, and performer who brings the laughs to life with expert sound design. 🎧 Subscribe for: Micro audio comedies Original short plays and audio dramas Scripted fiction for audio Indie comedy podcast episodes Interviews with playwrights and comedy writers 📍 Based in Austin, TX New episodes every other week.

  1. History in the Making - Clinton Festa

    JUL 7

    History in the Making - Clinton Festa

    About This Episode It's Micro Monday, and we're bringing you a fast, funny audio comedy: History in the Making by Clinton Festa! History in the Making was the 2023 Cary Playwrights' Forum Playslam winner. About the Playwright Clinton Festa started his career as a cartoonist and writer for his campus humor magazine.  His plays have been produced nationally, in Canada, and in the UK, and are published in several anthologies.  His scripts for seniors are published with ArtAge Senior Theatre Resource Center.  He wrote and directed a seven-episode podcast series called The Malone Family in the Enchanted Forest.  He runs an online book drive for inmates at prisons and juvenile detention centers called Sentences Book Donations.  Clinton lives in Greensboro, NC with his wife and children. 👉 Check out Clinton's other plays on Stories Found: The Experience: https://storiesfound.com/episode-21-the-experience-clinton-festa/ Picky Zombies: https://storiesfound.com/episode-10-picky-zombies-clinton-festa/ Follow Clinton: Facebook Goodreads NPX Credits: Written by Clinton Festa MAX: Joe Llorens DAVE: Paul Hanna 🎧 Audio Engineer & Sound Designer: Paul Hanna  🎙️ Host & Producer: Ava Love Hanna 🎨 Episode Art: Ava Love Hanna Support + Connect 👉 Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share the show—it helps new listeners find our indie audio dramas! 💛 Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesfound 💛 Want to be a guest? Visit us at https://storiesfound.com 💛 Find us on: Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube!  📍 Stories Found is an independent podcast recorded at ELA Studios in Austin, Texas.

    5 min
  2. The Experience - Clinton Festa

    11/29/2023

    The Experience - Clinton Festa

    About This Episode ​This ​week on Stories Found, ​we're ​talking ​to ​one ​of ​our ​favorite ​playwrights, ​Clinton ​Festa, ​and ​then ​hearing ​his ​surreal ​comedy, ​The ​Experience. The play follows a couple dining at a restaurant with a twist - instead of food, they serve emotions. Frustration, rejection, nostalgia - it's all on the menu. With snappy dialogue and excellent pacing, Clinton creates a surreal world where feelings truly become tangible menu items. It's a thoughtful and hilarious look at the experience of human emotion. About the Playwright  Clinton Festa began his career as a writer and cartoonist for his campus humor magazine. Since then he's had short plays produced around the U.S. and Canada, comedy sketches that have placed in national competitions, and a novel recently published with CamCat Books. During the pandemic, he wrote and directed a seven-episode action-comedy podcast called The Malone Family in the Enchanted Forest (produced by the Cary Playwrights' Forum). Clinton runs an online book drive for inmates in prisons and juvenile detention centers called Sentences Book Donations. He lives in Greensboro, NC with his wife and children. Listen to Clinton's hilarious zombie play in Episode 10: PICKY ZOMBIES. Order Clinton's book, Ancient Canada: a Mythological Tale at CamCat Find Clinton on NPX, The New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/74998/clinton-festa About the Cast The Experience was performed for us by: Gabriella Headley as Wife Joe Llorens as Husband Tonie Knight as Waitress Manuel Solis-Bauza as Take Out Customer   About the Crew Audio Engineer: Paul Hanna and ELA Studios Featured Organization Our featured organization this week is Sentences: Book Donations. Their goal is to network readers with prison librarians and juvenile detention centers to determine their needs and donate books for use in their facilities. Let's be BFFs! Leave us a 5 Star Review on Apple Pocdasts or Spotify! Find out how to Support the Show! Subscribe to our newsletter! storiesfound.substack.com Thanks for listening to Stories Found! We heart you. Find us on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube! Want to be a featured guest in a future episode? Let's do it. Email: submissions@storiesfound.com Stories Found was recorded at ELA Studios, deep in the heart of Austin, Texas.

    20 min
  3. The Brink Of Chaos - Mark Gifford

    11/08/2023

    The Brink Of Chaos - Mark Gifford

    About This Episode This week we're talking to Mark Gifford and hearing his hilarious story, The Brink of Chaos. About the Storyteller Mark has been a full-time professor of composition and rhetoric at The University of Texas at San Antonio for 18 years and counting. He is also a producer for Testify, a monthly storytelling show in Austin, Texas. Mark is also the co-creator and co-producer for Like Minded Lunatics, where he helps create a weekly television show for Austin Music T.V., as well as short-form video content for the Like Minded Lunatics YouTube channel. When Mark finds himself with free time, he enjoys trying to remember his own name. About the Cast Storyteller: Mark Gifford About the Crew This version of Mark's story was recorded at the live storytelling show, Testify, in Austin, Texas Featured Organization Our featured organization this week, is one of our very favorite shows, TESTIFY - a live storytelling show in Austin, Texas.   The amazing crew at Testify love stories -- hearing them, crafting them, and sharing them. Each month, Testify offers a live show featuring true stories told by the people that lived them.   If you're in the Austin area and have a story to tell, they'd love to hear it. You can submit your own story to one of their themed opportunities on their website, TestifyATX.com Let's be BFFs! Subscribe to our newsletter! storiesfound.substack.com Thanks for listening to Stories Found! We heart you. Want to chat about this episode? We're here for it! Email: hello@storiesfound.com Find us on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube! Want to be a featured guest in a future episode? Let's do it. Email: submissions@storiesfound.com Stories Found was recorded at ELA Studios, deep in the heart of Austin, Texas.

    28 min
  4. The Palatka Museum of Natural History - Kimberly Murray-Patel

    10/30/2023

    The Palatka Museum of Natural History - Kimberly Murray-Patel

    About This Episode Welcome to Stories Found Micro Monday -- Halloween Eve edition. This week we've got a special treat, the one minute dark comedy, The Palatka Museum of Natural History by Kimberly Murray-Patel. The Palatka Museum of Natural History recently won the coveted top honor at the Whiskey Theater Factory's annual one minute play competition. That means that this play was written in only ten minutes in front of a live audience. It's a phenomenal feat to write anything that quickly, but this play is truly spectacular.   About the Playwright: Kimberly Murray-Patel Kimberly Murray Patel considers herself a Renaissance woman in regard to the world of theater, and not just because she is thick and prefers clothing that is lacking in structure. The majority of her time is spent as a freelance costumer for companies in the Central Florida area. When she needs a break from the sewing machine she loves to perform and write short plays. "The Palatka Museum of Natural History" recently won the coveted top honor at the Whiskey Theater Factory's annual one minute play competition. We'll be featuring Kimberly' ten-minute play, Upgrade, in a future episode, so make sure to subscribe on your favorite app so you don't miss it! About the Cast Joe Llorens as Joe Joe Llorens has been a performer for over twenty years. In that time, he's done things. Some of those things he's liked, even. Joe will keep trying to do things he likes and not be as judgy about the things he doesn't like because he really should cut himself a bit of a break. He loves his wife, children, and pets, though. A lot. Manuel Solis-Bauza as Brandon A born and raised Puerto Rican native, Manuel Solis-Bauza is a graduate of the Rollins College class of 2020, having acquired a BA in Theatre Studies and Communication Theory. Seen on the Rollins stage as Shu Fu in Good Person of Setzuan and Solomon in Speech and Debate, Manuel has recently performed in a variety of acclaimed Central Florida shows such as Nick in The Wingman, produced by New Generation Theatrical, Nelson in Our Lady of the Tortilla, produced by Descolonizarte Teatro, and most recently as Kennedy in The Vast of Darkness, produced by Whiskey Theatre Factory and voted as Critics' Choice for Best Drama at Orlando Fringe 2023. About the Crew Audio Engineer: Paul Hanna and ELA Studios Fun Stuff We've added this play to our Spooky Stories Found playlist on Spotify. It's the perfect playlist for a dark comedy filled Halloween night! If you enjoyed this episode, it'd be the perfect Halloween treat if you left us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! For more exciting ways to show your support, visit our Support the Show page. Happy Monday and Happy Halloween from all of us at Stories Found! Let's be BFFs! Subscribe to our newsletter! storiesfound.substack.com Thanks for listening to Stories Found! We heart you. Want to chat about this episode? We're here for it! Email: hello@storiesfound.com Find us on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube! Want to be a featured guest in a future episode? Let's do it. Email: submissions@storiesfound.com Stories Found was recorded at ELA Studios, deep in the heart of Austin, Texas.

    4 min

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Stories Found is an Austin-based comedy podcast and production company creating original, high-quality comedy for audio drama and live performance. Our show features scripted comedy shorts, hilarious audio plays, and behind-the-scenes looks at the writing and production process. Every episode showcases the work of an emerging comedy writer, brought to life by professional actors and sound designers. About the Hosts Ava Love Hanna is a playwright, author, and award-winning storyteller obsessed with comedy and character-driven scripts. She is continually amazed by how often she is mistaken for a real grown-up. Paul Hanna is an audio engineer, musician, and performer who brings the laughs to life with expert sound design. 🎧 Subscribe for: Micro audio comedies Original short plays and audio dramas Scripted fiction for audio Indie comedy podcast episodes Interviews with playwrights and comedy writers 📍 Based in Austin, TX New episodes every other week.