THEATER 123: The Golden Fleece

Send us Fan MailHelios, the Greek Sun God torments his son-in-law, Jason, with blasts of sun rays into exposing the tragic events that led to his epic downfall as a legendary hero before an audience of ghosts from his past. Reluctantly, and with the aid of alcohol, he makes a promise to tell the whole truth of what happened to him, his wife Medea, and their children.Bernadette Armstrong directs Rosney Mauger as Jason. Issac Byrne is the writer. Isaac has been awarded the New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Direction twice. His productions have been nominated for a Drama Desk Award, an Off-Broadway Alliance award, 29 NYIT awards, and 6 Planet Connection Awards. NYC Credits: Other Mozart (NYIT Outstanding Solo Performance), In Vestments (NYIT Outstanding Premier of a New Play), To Nineveh (NYIT Outstanding Production), Tar Baby (DR2, PS122), 52 Man Pick Up (Ars Nova, Edinburgh Fringe), AMP  (NYIT Nominated for Outstanding Performance Art), I Used to Write on Walls, and Rusalka. He currently teaches acting at the University of the Arts. He is also a playwright whose work has been presented by MCS and the Chain Theater in NYC, Fusion Theater in NM, and the Weekend of New Work in Phoenix. www.isaacbyrne.com and www.theatre4thepeople.org LISTEN to The Golden Fleecehttps://www.opendoorplayhouse.org/opendoortheaterplays/thegoldenfleeceRuntime: 15:18Founded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door Playhouse is a Theater Podcast- like the radio dramas of the 1940s and 1950s. The Playhouse launched on September 15, 2020. At the time, Open-Door Playhouse provided Playwrights, Actors, and Directors a creative outlet during the shutdown. Since its inception, Open-Door Playhouse has presented Short and One-Act plays from Playwrights across the country and internationally. In 2021 Open-Door Playhouse received a Communicator Award for Content for the Play Custody. In 2023, the play What's Prison Like was nominated for a Webby Award in the Crime & Justice Category.SPECIAL announcement ...Open-Door Playhouse is partnering with the Geffen Playhouse along with Women’s Voices Now and the Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative.  POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive.Written by Selena Fillinger. Directed by Jennifer Chambers. January 19- February 18 in the Gil Cates Theater at Geffen Playhouse. A derogatory comment, a summit gone awry, an anal abscess—it’s a bad day at the White House. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, it inevitably falls on the seven women he relies on most to clean up the mess. Take a raucous romp through the halls of the West Wing in a riotous and irreverent farce about the men who hold the power vs. the women who get the job done. Visit geffenplayhouse.org for cast info, to purchase tickets, and more.SPECIAL DISCOUNT! Use code: WOMEN24 for $39.00 per ticket, fee included. Valid for performances 1/19 – 1/31/24. Excludes Premium seating. No ticket limit. Purchase online at geffenplayhouse.orgSocial Media HandlesGeffen Playhouse https://www.facebook.com/geffenplayhouse/ https://www.instagram.com/geffenplayhouse/Open-Door Playhouse https://www.facebook.com/opendoorplayhouse Support the showFounded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door Playhouse is a Theater Podcast- like the radio dramas of the 1940s and 1950s. The Playhouse launched on September 15, 2020. At the time, Open-Door Playhouse provided Playwrights, Actors and Directors a creative outlet during the shutdown. Since its inception. Open-Door Playhouse has presented Short and One-Act plays from Playwrights across the country and internationally. In 2021 Open-Door Playhouse received a Communicator Award for Content for the Play Custody and in 2023 the play What’s Prison Like was nominated for a Webby Award in the Crime & Justice Category.Plays are produced by Bernadette Armstrong, Sound Engineer is David Peters, sound effects are provided by Audio Jungle, and music from Karaoke Version. All plays are recorded at The Oak House Studio in Altadena, CA. There’s no paywall at the Open-Door Playhouse site, so you could listen to everything for free. Open-Door Playhouse is a 501c3 non-profit organization, and if you would like to support performances of works by new and emerging playwrights, your donation will be gratefully accepted. Your tax-deductible donations help keep our plays on the Podcast Stage. We strive to bring our listeners thoughtful and surprising one-act plays and ten-minute shorts that showcase insightful and new perspectives of the world we share with others. To listen or to donate (or both), go to  https://open...