15+ minutes, 1m1f, 20+ minutes, Amanda Quaid, Tony Shalhoub, Comedy, Live show, Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Stevenson Prize, Animals, Therapy, Mental health, Mollusk Health, Loneliness, Happiness, Pearls before swine Playing on Air 15+ minutes, 1m1f, 20+ minutes, Amanda Quaid, Tony Shalhoub, Comedy, Live show, Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Stevenson Prize, Animals, Therapy, Mental health, Mollusk Health, Loneliness, Happiness, Pearls before swine Playing on Air

THE CLAM by Amanda Quaid

 
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Tony Shalhoub and Kristine Nielsen star in Amanda Quaid’s THE CLAM, the Second Place winner of Playing on Air’s 2019 James Stevenson Prize competition. 

After a lifetime of playing it safe, a wistful clam (Shalhoub) decides to come out of his shell with  help from a therapist (Nielsen). His friends are disappearing without a trace, he’s lost touch with thousands of his children, and he’s desperate for a pearl to call his own. Alternately tongue-in-cheek and deeply identifiable, THE CLAM is a comedy for anyone who’s ever felt adrift in their search for happiness. 

Tony nominee Moritz von Stuelpnagel (Broadway’s Bernhardt/Hamlet, Hand to God) directs Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner Shalhoub (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” The Band’s Visit, “Monk”) and Tony nominee Nielsen (Gary: A Sequel to Titus Androninus, PoA’s Wildwood Park). The opening episode of PoA’s 2020 Spring Season, THE CLAM was recorded live at New York’s Pershing Square Signature Center.

Download on iTunes, search ‘Playing on Air’ in your favorite podcasting app – or stream below! [24 Minutes 49 Seconds]

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Drama, Jesse Eisenberg, 15 minutes, 2m, NYC, Mental health, 9/11, Friendship, Death, Violence, America, Breakups, Justin Bartha, Therapy, Classic episode Playing on Air Drama, Jesse Eisenberg, 15 minutes, 2m, NYC, Mental health, 9/11, Friendship, Death, Violence, America, Breakups, Justin Bartha, Therapy, Classic episode Playing on Air

A LITTLE PART OF ALL OF US by Jesse Eisenberg

 
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Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, PoA's The Blizzard) is both playwright and actor in the satirical short A LITTLE PART OF ALL OF US. Since 9/11, anxious hipster Joey (Eisenberg) has been haunted by survivor's guilt. Or -- maybe he's just co-opting a national tragedy to justify a decade of depression? A LITTLE PART OF ALL OF US also stars Justin Bartha (The Hangover trilogy, “The Good Fight”) as Joey's deadpan friend, who is definitely, totally listening to Joey. Really. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation between host Claudia Catania and the cast.

Download on iTunes, search ‘Playing on Air’ in your favorite podcasting app – or stream below! [16 Minutes 48 Seconds]

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