Open-Door Playhouse

THEATER 203: The Devil You Know

Send us Fan Mail Miriam anxiously waits to meet her new man; her dating app has confirmed he is a 99.9% match. Her heart jumps a beat as he enters the room and walks tow

THEATER 202: Insensitivity Training

Send us Fan Mail A Sensitivity instructor is forced to return to Basic Training after making a careless remark while teaching a class. Playwright Chriselle Almeida dire

THEATER 201: Buck a Poem

Send us Fan Mail Carol is a street poet, cranking out poems on her typewriter for a dollar per poem. She encounters several people who buy her wares, including one who o

THEATER 200 -Acceptance

Send us Fan Mail While lying in his hospital bed, David reaches out to his estranged daughter Julie and her husband Robert and requests a visit to clear the air and apol

THEATER 199: Charlotte

Send us Fan Mail Joseph is desperate to find help for his troubled trans daughter, Charlotte. He seeks the counsel of a renowned transgender activist, Jenna. But Jenna i

THEATER 198: That Kind of Future

Send us Fan Mail Julie loves Evan and wants to be his wife and have his children. Evan loves Jilie, but won’t give her that kind of future. There’s a reason for that. B

THEATER 197: Strange Bedfellows

Send us Fan Mail One night during the early years of the American Revolution, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin are compelled to share a room at a crowded inn. While the

THEATER 196: I Didn't Know

Send us Fan Mail Pat, an isolating, military veteran is asked to put his pain aside to be the father his adult son needs when the young man arrives unannounced… but will

THEATER 195: Ask. Tell.

Send us Fan Mail When an older woman comes to a hospital to collect her injured grandson, she meets a young man who turns out to be the grandson's boyfriend. As the

THEATER 194: The Mush

Send us Fan Mail Elena (she/her) meets up with her daughter Rox (they/them) a day late, to help Rox pack up their apartment after graduation from college with her Master

THEATER 193: Holy Hell

Send us Fan Mail A man and woman separately relate the story of the tragedy that brought them together and the love that redeemed them both. Gary B. Lamb directs a cast

THEATER 192: The Marshmallow Connection

Send us Fan Mail A yearslong battle that involved a notorious baseball manager, a marshmallow salesman and a few swinging punches comes to a resolution at a dive bar in

THEATER 191: Hey, Julia!

Send us Fan Mail Gifted and successful novelist, Archie Lovecraft, is overworked and over stressed. He drinks too much and feels enormous pressure to stay on top in the

THEATER 190: Two Shorts - The Fall & A Cup of Jo

Send us Fan Mail The Fall: High on the last branch of an oak tree, two aging leaves cling to one another on the last day of autumn. As others have already fallen, they r

THEATER 189: For the Record

Send us Fan Mail While leaving the theatre one night, an actor is confronted by someone from his past. Gary Lamb directs himself as Arlo, Larry Coleman as Spencer. F.J

THEATER 188: Take - Off

Send us Fan Mail Alycia and Tyler meet on a flight from Houston to Los Angeles. As they experience extensive turbulence along the way, they distract themselves by sharin

THEATER 187: Latin Composition

Send us Fan Mail In this moving Christmas drama, a man endeavoring to visit his aunt in a retirement home is mistaken for a priest. He finds himself providing soothing,

THEATER 186: The Cloud

Send us Fan Mail An elderly, grieving widower, with the help of a friend, searches for an image of his late wife in The Cloud so he can sing his beloved a Heavenly Merry

THEATER 184: The Wish

Send us Fan Mail Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it. After Jack rescues an Old Man in distress, Jack finds he now has the ability to instantly manifest

THEATER 183: Poetry On The Menu

Send us Fan Mail Theater #183: Poetry on the Menu Poetry on the Menu ​​​ In January 1967, writer/participatory journalist George Plimpton dreamed up a publicity stunt f