Episodes
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Thank you to Bailey Schlichtman, Javere Greene, and Adriana Ruiz Sorrentini for all your hard work making this episode come to life!
Check us out on Instagram:
@firstkisstheatre
@playmatespodcast
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The first ever Play-Mates LIVE!!! Thanks to the Maker's Ensemble for giving us the physical space in which to do this, as well as to our actors, Jake Regensburg and Regina Famatigan.
Let us know if you enjoyed this Live format! Follow us on Instagram @firstkisstheatre and @playmatespodcast.
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The first thirty or so minutes of Home's Kitchen by Maeve Chapman, premiering in New Orleans this June!
Thank you to:
Matthew Raetz
Sam Drust
Jason Grasl
Joseph Valdez
Follow First Kiss Theatre and Play-Mates Podcast on Instagram! @firstkisstheatre and @playmatespodcast!
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TW: discussions of sex, violence
The first 20-ish minutes of Jove Tripp Thompson's play, Dead Dog Disco!
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Thirty minutes of Marjorie Muller's newest, The Sporting Life! Interview with the playwright is up now on @firstkisstheatre on Instagram. TW: discussions of sex, violence, blood, menstruation.
If you enjoyed the episode, let us know by following us and rating five stars! Go the extra mile and follow @firstkisstheatre and @playmatespodcast on Instagram to keep up with the latest.
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A yearly tarot reading somehow ends in arson. How did we get here?? Guess you’ll have to listen to find out! 😉 The admin team gets deep, silly, weird, and thoughtful with this response to our Countdown prompt. After all, we wouldn’t ask you to do something we wouldn’t!
Follow FKT on Instagram, @firstkisstheatre!
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November's episode features a short play (in it's entirety) by playwright Alizae Ivette! Thanks to Alizae, Javere Green, and Nadel Henville for lending their voices to this episode.
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Follow our parent company, @firstkisstheatre!
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Please enjoy our Halloween special! Weird Girl Summer By Courtney Taylor :D
Thanks to our actors, Yeshi Berry and Claire Shiell as well as Courtney, for bringing this to life.
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Hello theatre lovers!! This month's episode is a 30 minute excerpt from the beginning of the play scars and stains (a frankenstein adaptation or dream) by Matilda Corley Schulmen. We hope you enjoy!
TW: abuse, violence, dark themes
Play-Mates Podcast can be found on Instagram, @playmatespodcast. Please follow our parent company, @firstkisstheatre on Instagram to see our partner show, Artist Crush Discush, where you can hear an interview with Matilda.
Play-Mates Podcast website: playmatespodcast.weebly.com
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Howdy folks, and welcome to the first episode of our rebrand as an audio theatre production space! Please enjoy this excerpt from Lily Welsh's play, Manic Pixie Dream Girl. For the interview and dramaturgy sections you may be missing, never fear! Go to First Kiss Theatre Company's Instagram, @firstkisstheatre, and watch our Artist Crush Discush with Lily. Happy listening!
For more information on our actors, please go to @firstkisstheatre on Instagram.
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Welcome to the chaos, theatre lovers!
In this special birthday episode, Lee interviews Brynn about their play, "Antidotal", going up at The Brick in April! If you like experimental plays, art about disability and chronic illness, and raw, emotional expression, this one's for you.
Listen to the end to hear our social media plugs!
Email: [email protected]
Website: playmatespodcast.weebly.com
Insta: @playmatespodcast
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Did you know Scott Rubin is making white dudes in a lab for Broadway? /j
In this episode Lee and Brynn get chatty as they discuss what this year looked like in American theatre. From statistics to fun facts to personal anecdotes, you'll hear all about the state of the industry from two theatre artists who may or may not know exactly what they're talking about.
Thank you all for listening this year, and we'll see you in 2023!!
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In this month's episode, Lee and Brynn are discussing A Middle School Play with playwright Alice Nora! Lee tells us all about the context of this piece, ie the year 2004, and talks to Alice about what inspired her to write this work. Let us know what you think!
Instagram: @playmatespodcast
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.playmatespodcast.weebly.com
Brynn: @librarians_daughter on Insta, @librariansdaughter on TikTok
Lee: @leeisthatyoulee on Insta
Alice Nora: @alice.nora on Instagram, Alice Nora on New Play Exchange
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In this episode, Brynn is missing her cohost Lee-- but never fear, they'll return next month!
Brynn talks to Lily Welsh about her play, Cope In Wonder! They discuss memes, queer identity, and how her Jewish heritage influenced this play. Erin Proctor reads a monologue as Hildy. Go support Lily Welsh by seeing the in person show for Cope In Wonder on October 30, 2022 at 6:30pm at the New York City Center, studio 5!
Lily Welsh: @lily_welsh2 on Instagram
Erin Proctor: www.erincproctor.com
Follow the podcast on Instagram, @playmatespodcast! The podcast website is www.playmatespodcast.weebly.com, where you can find a form to submit your guest and/or play suggestions.
Thank you theatre lovers <3
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We're back from a LONG hiatus, and we're ready to PARTY!
New co-host, Lee Harrison Daniel, is introduced via their play "Betta Oh: A Play About Dead Things". Brynn and Lee talk about betta fish, quarter life crises, and mental illness, and how there is always a light at the end of the tunnel (which may or may not be the pipe that leads to the ocean). Liza Bretsher and Jarrett Cordeiro lend their beautiful voices and amazing skills to the reading portion. Thank you so much theatre lovers!!
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @playmatespodcast
Brynn's Instagram: @librarians_daughter
Brynn's TikTok: @librariansdaughter
Lee's Instagram: @leeisthatyoulee
Check out both Brynn and Lee on New Play Exchange! Just search for "Brynn Hambley" and "Lee Harrison Daniel"!
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In this episode, Brynn talks about Dear Galileo by Claire Willett. We learn about Galileo, the Vatican's involvement in astrophysics, and the main points of both creationism and evolution. We hear a lovely performance from Lily Welsh as Haley, and discuss why a play that values the interconnectedness of all beings is so needed right now.
Lily Welsh: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @playmatespodcast
Website: www.playmatespodcast.weebly.com
Tiktok: @librariansdaughter
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In this episode, Brynn discusses the Pulitzer Nominated play, The Wolves by Sarah Delappe, with dramaturg and actor Grace Walker. We learn about the history of women's soccer in America, sexism within the sport, and more! Lily Welsh gives a rousing performance as #25, and Grace tells us all about the many layers that make this play so amazing that it became a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. If you like slice of life dramas, soccer, and extremely truthful depictions of womanhood under patriarchy, this one's for you!
Lily Welsh: [email protected]
Grace Walker: gracewalkerswebsite.com
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.playmatespodcast.weebly.com
Instagram: @playmatespodcast
Tiktok: @librariansdaughter
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In this Spooky Season episode, Brynn talks about a play full of terrifying ghosts and ghouls-- Scary Mary and the Nightmares Nine by Amy Escobar. We learn about the intricacies of depression and the difficulties of starting a journey towards healing; Heather McConnell gives a rousing performance as the Librarian; and we discuss the power and resiliency exhibited every day by ordinary people suffering with depression. If you like spooky things, sarcastic main characters, and stories promoting hope through the darkness, this one's for you!
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES:
- SAMHSA's National Helpline: 1-800-622-4357
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255
- National Suicide Prevention Chatline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/
- Online counseling services: TalkSpace (recommended by Brynn), BetterHelp, Online-Therapy.com, Calmerry
Heather McConnell: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @playmatespodcast
Tiktok: @librariansdaughter
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In this episode, Brynn talks to playwright Erin Proctor about her play, "Alternative Canon", a matriarchal retelling of the Sarah and Abraham story. Brynn tells us all about Jewish Apocalyptic Scripture and the quote unquote "real" story of Sarah and Abraham; Lily Welsh gives a stunning performance as maidservant Hagar; and Brynn and Erin discuss spirituality, humor, and what it means to be a queer woman in an Abrahamic religion. If you like comedies with dramatic hearts, Biblical retellings, and queer feminists kicking ass, this one's for you!
Erin: www.erincproctor.com
Lily: [email protected]
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Website: www.playmatespodcast.weebly.com
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