THEATER 24: A Wake

Send us Fan MailWriter: Brian C. PettiBrian is a Hudson-Valley, NY-based playwright who has been published and produced in NYC, LA, and Ireland.Cast:Anne Cooper as Woman #1 Anne Cooper, a member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA for over thirty years, has acted under the direction of many talented Film and TV directors. She is in the upcoming movie MARRY ME with Jennifer Lopez. She is a theatre consultant to LA GOAL, which provides services for adults with developmental disabilities. She is a big fan of Bernadette Armstrong as a writer and director, and was in her production of SIMPLE LIVES and feels lucky to again be working with Bernadette.Sonja Alarr as Woman #2Sonja Alarr is a mom, writer, and erstwhile actor/singer. She used to do a ton of regional theatre, working at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, PCPA, La Jolla Playhouse, Crown City Theatre,  Ensemble Theater, and the Kirk Douglas Theatre among others. But she really freaked out about auditioning, and the truth is, she wasn’t very good at it. So she and her husband, Albert, started a theatre company back in the day but stopped that to raise Anton and Zosia, two truly amazing kids. Now Sonja writes and does her own cabaret shows when she feels the itch to perform. If you need more: She has a BFA in theatre from CalArts and graduated summa cum laude with a master’s degree in feminist theory and English literature from Cal State Long Beach. She had her kids at home with no drugs. She’s a certified life coach. She’s currently writing her second novel. And she’s on the cusp of Gemini and Cancer, which explains a lot.Director: Joanne McGeeJoanne McGee has been a professional actor since 1977 and has work in Union and Non-Union theaters around the country includingThe Florida Rep., Utah Shakespeare Festival, Nevada Shakespeare in the Park, Detroit Rep., and Sonora Rep. To name a few.   She’s been seen in Jag, General Hospital, America’s Most Wanted, West Wing, and others. She finally had a dream come true and performed at the Mark Taper Forum as, Sladjana,  in the world premiere of, Archduke, with Center Theater Group. She has done voice-over and commercials but this is her very first PodCast.Sound Production: RecorSupport 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...