America, Drama, 20+ minutes, 2m2f, Eisa Davis, Jeremy Shamos, Media, Only on POA!, Mark Brokaw, Mystery, Vigilante Groups, Reality TV, 25 minutes, Rajiv Joseph, Eden Marryshow, Amy Ryan, FBI, Propaganda, Nut Allergies, Memory, Diet Sprite, Plato, Alternate Realities, Netflix, Streaming Services, JJ Abrams, Death, Education, High School Playing on Air America, Drama, 20+ minutes, 2m2f, Eisa Davis, Jeremy Shamos, Media, Only on POA!, Mark Brokaw, Mystery, Vigilante Groups, Reality TV, 25 minutes, Rajiv Joseph, Eden Marryshow, Amy Ryan, FBI, Propaganda, Nut Allergies, Memory, Diet Sprite, Plato, Alternate Realities, Netflix, Streaming Services, JJ Abrams, Death, Education, High School Playing on Air

CLEAN SLATE by Rajiv Joseph

 
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CLEAN SLATE by Rajiv Joseph (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Guards at the Taj) is Part Two of a thriller that begins with last week’s episode, Doug Wright’s FAKE NEWS. Listen to Part One here.

Special Agents Angie Mallinson and Vince Lazar just want to assure you that nothing horrible has happened at the KLWP News Hour. You may have heard rumors about a band of Kabuki-masked killers. You may have heard whispers about a mysterious vigilante group.  Ignore them — no matter what you think you saw. 

Oscar nominee Amy Ryan ("The Office," PoA’s Fifth Planet) and Eden Marryshow (Broadway's Ink, PoA’s Night Vision) join Jeremy Shamos, Eisa Davis, and director Mark Brokaw from last week’s FAKE NEWS. After the show, host Claudia Catania joins the artists to talk about what gives them hope and how they think this story really ends.

CLEAN SLATE by Pulitzer finalist and Obie winner Rajiv Joseph is a world premiere through Playing on Air and Axe-Houghton Foundation’s annual Wordsmith Duo Project, which invites two extraordinary playwrights to explore a shared theme or story through original, partnered plays. 

Download on iTunes, search ‘Playing on Air’ in your favorite podcasting app – or stream below! [24 Minutes 41 Seconds]

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America, Drama, 20+ minutes, 2m2f, Death, Eisa Davis, Jeremy Shamos, Katie Finneran, Media, Only on POA!, Politics, Violence, Doug Wright, Mark Brokaw, Radio, Mystery, Vigilante Groups, Reality TV, Steven Boyer, Education, High School Playing on Air America, Drama, 20+ minutes, 2m2f, Death, Eisa Davis, Jeremy Shamos, Katie Finneran, Media, Only on POA!, Politics, Violence, Doug Wright, Mark Brokaw, Radio, Mystery, Vigilante Groups, Reality TV, Steven Boyer, Education, High School Playing on Air

FAKE NEWS by Doug Wright

 
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Content Warning: Violence

Anchors Bob Tunley and Fran Mercer are the iconic voices behind radio’s KLWP News Hour — but today, they’ve become the story. As bizarre and menacing soundbites interrupt their live broadcast, the studio crew begins to fear that they’re under attack.

Mark Brokaw (Broadway’s How I Learned to Drive, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella) directs Obie winner Eisa Davis (Passing Strange, PoA’s Gun Show), Tony nominees Jeremy Shamos (Clybourne Park, PoA’s Hedgehog Years) and Steven Boyer (Hand to God, PoA’s Human Resources), and Tony winner Katie Finneran (Noises Off, PoA’s La Traviata) in FAKE NEWS by Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife, PoA’s Wildwood Park). After the episode, host Claudia Catania talks with the artists about writing plays specifically for audio and how these genius actors were able to play around with different accents and impressions on such short notice.

Doug Wright’s FAKE NEWS is Part One of a two-part thriller that continues next week with Rajiv Joseph’s CLEAN SLATE. Both pieces are world premieres through Playing on Air and Axe-Houghton Foundation’s annual Wordsmith Duo Project, which invites two extraordinary playwrights to explore a shared theme or story through original, partnered plays.

Download on iTunes, search ‘Playing on Air’ in your favorite podcasting app – or stream below! [23 Minutes 15 Seconds]

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