Comedy, Patricia Cotter, Michele O'Brien, Scott Adsit, Jeff Biehl, Lucy DeVito, Lisa Emery, Denise Manning, Debra Monk, 20+ minutes, 2m4f, funerals, Funerals, Death, Eulogies, Money, Poetry, Friendship, Mary Oliver, Pure Luck, Real Estate, Winners, Music, Losers Playing on Air Comedy, Patricia Cotter, Michele O'Brien, Scott Adsit, Jeff Biehl, Lucy DeVito, Lisa Emery, Denise Manning, Debra Monk, 20+ minutes, 2m4f, funerals, Funerals, Death, Eulogies, Money, Poetry, Friendship, Mary Oliver, Pure Luck, Real Estate, Winners, Music, Losers Playing on Air

WILD AND PRECIOUS LIFE by Patricia Cotter

 
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There's a lot of money to be made at this funeral. 

Friends and flames have gathered to celebrate and remember the WILD AND PRECIOUS LIFE of the charismatic, outrageous Sheila (Tony & Emmy winner Debra Monk)  — but the dearly departed still has one more trick up her sleeve. 

WILD AND PRECIOUS LIFE by Emmy winner Patricia Cotter (PoA's Rules of Comedy, The Daughters) features an ensemble cast of Playing on Air favorites — Monk, Scott Adsit, Lucy DeVito, Denise Manning, Lisa Emery, and Jeff Biehl — original music by folk-rock duo Misner & Smith, produced and recorded by John Kilgore, arranged and performed by Charlie Rosen. Associate Producer Michele O’Brien directs. Stay tuned after the episode, as host Claudia Catania chats with the artists about celebrating life and how they’d like to be remembered.

Download on iTunes, search ‘Playing on Air’ in your favorite podcasting app – or stream below! [23 Minutes 36 Seconds]

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RULES OF COMEDY by Patricia Cotter (Re-Release)

 
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We're re-releasing 5 of our most popular episodes for a 2020 fresh start! 
(Psst: keep your eyes open for an exciting announcement, coming soon...)

Caroline can't find anything funny -- not her awkward love life, not her jaded standup coach Guy, and definitely not the punchlines she's been reading in 101 Dirty Jokes. 

Originally produced at the Humana Festival at the Actors Theater of Louisville, Patricia Cotter's RULES OF COMEDY is a playful, wry look at the lives of comedians when they dare to go offstage and off script. Directed by Jonathan Bernstein, Cotter's short comedy stars Louisa Krause (The Flick, Billions, PoA's Winter Games) and Michael Esper (Trust, The Last Ship, PoA's Anniversary). After the play, stay tuned for an artist interview about the playwright's background in comedy, avoiding the pull towards bitterness, and toeing the line with your material. 

"Cotter's script is lush with the knowledge of standup comedy... this play is a scream" - Todd Zeigler, Broadway World Reviews

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

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