October 23, 2020
Six Words. Pandemic Life. You. Me.
Afar
Stick and Move
Talk! Talk! Talk!
Six Words. Pandemic Life. You. Me.
Adapted and Directed by Jan Carpman
Crowd-sourced by the PlayZoomers community
With Nessa Amherst, Anne Bauman, George Dougherty, William Goldman, Tony Hernandez, April Linscott, Shawn Perry, Veronika Pomyateeva, Vincent Saia
Emotional reactions to the ups and downs, ins and outs, of life during the 2020 pandemic.
““Six Words. Pandemic Life. You. Me.” was thought-provoking, emotional, and an amazing use of the new technologies to bring the work into our homes. It deserves a broader audience. ”
Afar
Written by Matthew Weaver
Directed by Cianne Anthony
With Alexandra Floras-Matic and Dane Gbrayes
Valentina and X share their first kiss as a couple over Zoom or a Zoomish-type program, during quarantine.
“Outstanding theater last night with PlayZoomers. Wow, just wow!”
Stick and Move
Written by Greg Lam
Directed by Vanessa Sawson
With Bill Bodie, Christopher DeSantis, Katy Feldhahn, Johanna Wald
If you’re on a first date, it’s always good to have someone in your corner.
Talk! Talk! Talk!
Written by Martin Murphy
Directed by Morry Schorr
With Catherine Cavender, Amy D’Aulerio, Carlo Fiorletta, Maddison Gilcrease, Doug MacDougall, Howard Raik, Meredith Sullivan, Pete Trabucco
Three talk show episodes bring together an assortment of unlikely participants -- historical, fictional, and contemporary -- who then reconvene in a Zoom roundtable.
“I loved Talk! Talk! Talk! and the cute scene between Pollyanna and Kierkegaard regarding the Glad Game and the book, “Fear and Trembling”! The existential despair at the round table and singing Kumbaya just topped it!”
