Youngblood Monday Lunch
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Creator: EST Youngblood
Multigenre Anthology Audio Drama
Synopsis:
Need a little breather in your day? Join us for Youngblood Monday Lunch, a short play podcast from the writers of Youngblood, where you’re always on your lunch break! Every episode features a brand new, never-before-seen-or-heard play by a member of Youngblood, Ensemble Studio Theatre’s OBIE Award-winning emerging playwrights collective. Tune in on Mondays to join us for a fresh dose of theatre with your lunch - you bring the provisions and we’ll bring the plays!
Format: Audio Drama
Continuity: Anthology
Genres: Multigenre
Completion status: NA
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Episodes:
Oak Tree: an audio play by Julia Specht
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000
In a fit of climate anxiety, a 16 year-old aspiring performance artist chains herself to a tree with a plan to film herself for 24 hours. But as time wears on and her body wears out, she's forced to confront the reasons she's really in the forest.
A full-length audio play written and narrated by Youngblood's Julia Specht, featuring Lindsley Howard, Nadja Leonhard-Hooper, & Rachel Sachnoff, original music by Coleman Zurkowski, with sound design and producing support by Jack Mullin.
Help chip in some extra lunch money to Youngblood at ESTnyc.org
Ebony & Nakeshia...a Comedy by Nia Akilah Robinson
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000
Two very dedicated pie eating competition contestants. An inimitable pie recipe. One dead chef. How do we continue eating?
Written by Youngblood’s Nia Akilah Robinson, directed by Colette Robert, featuring Erin Cherry, Sharina Martin, Lizan Mitchell & Portia, with sound designer AJ Surasky-Ysasi, & sound engineer Caroline Eng.
Help us bring more plays to the table at ESTnyc.org/lunchmoney.
for the (im)possibility of california by Sam Mueller
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:00:40 +0000
Inside The Cook County Court System, someone is searching inside the maze of the justice system. Weaving between the past and the present, for the (im)possibility of california is a look at how love and danger often mix in chaotic, explosive ways.
Written by Youngblood’s Sam Mueller, directed by Michael Herwitz, featuring AJ Clauss, Lynnette R. Freeman, & Zeke St. John, original music composed by Julia Baelin, with sound designer Alex Knezevic, & sound engineer Caroline Eng.
Help us bring more plays to the table at ESTnyc.org/lunchmoney.
Love and Grief, or the Mary Christmas Play by Phanésia Pharel
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000
Mary and Avi had a pact. Now Mary is waiting for it to be delivered. A box will try to answer the question: Are we ever alone?
Written by Youngblood’s Phanésia Pharel, directed by Mikhaela Mahony, featuring Erin Cherry, Samraat Ghosh, Starr Kirkland, Drew Lewis, & Rachel Sachnoff, with sound designer Allison Kelly, & sound engineer Caroline Eng.
Help us bring more plays to the table at ESTnyc.org/lunchmoney.
Elena Frank's Winter ASMR Tape by Miz Hashimoto
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:00:14 +0000
Join Elena Frank on a brand new ASMR journey to keep you warm through the winter. Brought to you by the Smile-A-Sun Light Therapy Lamp Company.
Written by Youngblood’s Miz Hashimoto, directed by John Giampietro, featuring Brad Bellamy, Sasha Diamond, & Emma Kikue, with sound designer Allison Kelly, & sound engineer Caroline Eng. Special thanks to Eirin Rognerud.
Help us bring more plays to the table at ESTnyc.org/lunchmoney.
Who Killed Laura Gilbert?: Episode 853 by Mara Nelson-Greenberg
Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000
Continuing her search for Laura’s killer, Annie stumbles upon a promising lead: is it possible that Laura was killed by Jonny, her mom’s best friend’s daughter’s best friend’s brother’s friend?
Written by Youngblood’s Mara Nelson-Greenberg, directed by RJ Tolan, featuring Sasha Diamond, Yonatan Gebeyehu, Carolyn Mignini, & Chet Siegel, sound designer & engineer Caroline Eng, with special thanks to Jack Mullin.
Help us bring more plays to the table at ESTnyc.org/lunchmoney.
ALL THE HELIUM HEARTS OVER BELT PARKWAY by Karina Billini
Mon, 08 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000
Sammy and Amena can't leave each other the hell alone. They've tried. Are they destiny or bad habit? Brighton Beach and their unborn baby want to know. Sammy drives a runaway Uber, but today, Amena refuses to leave his car. A Brooklyn love story about joy rides and a boundless loneliness only the end of the world can bring.
Written by Youngblood’s Karina Billini, directed by Peter J. Kuo, featuring Jimmy Cintron, Rishi Mukherjee, Camila Moreno, & Lipica Shah, with sound designer Lawrence Schober & James Kogan, & sound engineer Caroline Eng.
Help us bring more plays to the table at ESTnyc.org/lunchmoney.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:00:00 +0000
Sungho flunks out of college and his business-savvy mother is worried. But his business-savvier father turns up out of nowhere with the greatest idea he's ever had. This could be the answer to all of their prayers.
Written by Youngblood’s Jeesun Choi, directed by Sarah Shin, featuring Mahira Kakkar, Jinn S. Kim, Jiehae Park, & Eugene Young with sound designer Erica Huang, & sound engineer Caroline Eng.
Help us bring more plays to the table at ESTnyc.org/lunchmoney.
Sleeping in a Moving Car by Andrew Massey
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000
Ella takes her father, Paul, to his appointments all over town. They'll probably be late. He's quiet. They're late. For a moment he seems like his old self. They're late. And getting later.
Written by Youngblood’s Andrew Massey, directed by Colette Robert, featuring Michael Cullen & Sasha Diamond, with sound designer Allison Kelly, & sound engineer Caroline Eng.
Help us bring more plays to the table at ESTnyc.org/lunchmoney.
Landing by Dylan Guerra & Julia Specht
Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000
DISPATCH: Crash landed. Learning new language. Discovering body, getting used to being meat. Making friends, but miss you. Come find me please? Are you even looking?
Co-written by Youngblood’s Dylan Guerra and Julia Specht, directed by Dylan Guerra, featuring AJ Clauss, Yaron Lotan, & Julia Specht, with sound designer and engineer Caroline Eng.
Help us bring more plays to the table at ESTnyc.org/lunchmoney.
How Will We Know When the Play Starts? by Lily Houghton & Sofya Levitsky-Weitz
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000
Lily and Sofya go to EST for the first time in a long time. But is anyone checking on the lights? The water filter? What happened to the shelves? And what was the play, the play they were here to see?
Co-written by Youngblood’s Lily Houghton and Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, directed by Jake Beckhard, featuring Jacob Brandt, Lily Houghton, & Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, with sound designer Jack Mullin & sound engineer Caroline Eng.
Help us bring more plays to the table at ESTnyc.org/lunchmoney.
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:30:00 +0000
We’re taking a very special lunch break with a Q&A, instead of a play! Join the playwrights of episodes 1-6 as we talk about the shift from the stage to the soundwaves, the inspiration behind each episode, and their takeaways on artistic life in a quarantine world.
Our Q&A panel includes Karina Billini, Jake Brasch, AJ Clauss, Michael Feldman, Dylan Guerra, & Mona Pirnot, and is moderated by Youngblood’s co-artistic directors Graeme Gillis & Rj Tolan.
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:30:00 +0000
the arecibo telescope sends signals out all day. sometimes, they also receive them. :)
Written by Youngblood’s Dylan Guerra, directed by Laura Dupper, featuring David Shih, with sound designer & engineer Caroline Eng. This episode is part of the EST/Sloan Project for Science & Technology.
OTTER DELIGHT (WORKING TITLE) by Michael Feldman
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 15:30:00 +0000
Doris and Dave, the duo behind one hit children's TV series, are seeking a comeback with a show about the ADORABLE sea otter. The first step in their process is a conference call set up by the network with an otter expert.
Written by Youngblood’s Michael Feldman, directed by Colette Robert, featuring Catherine Curtin, Cleo Gray, Daniel K. Isaac, Jonathan Randell Silver & Akyiaa Wilson, with sound designer Jack Mullin, and sound engineer Caroline Eng. This episode is part of the EST/Sloan Project for Science & Technology.
To experience this episode through a transcript, please visit ESTnyc.org/mondaylunch.
Mon, 05 Apr 2021 15:30:00 +0000
Ezzie and Sarah, a newly married Jewish couple, discover they're carriers of a rare genetic disease. Years later, their son Mordechai and his goyishe boyfriend Dustin wrestle with faith, responsibility, and ancestral baggage.
This episode contains some sexual content.
Written by Youngblood’s Jake Brasch, directed by Dara Malina, featuring Alton Alburo, Jason Liebman, Yaron Lotan & Gabra Zackman, with sound designer & engineer Caroline Eng & original music by Tyler Brasch. This episode is part of the EST/Sloan Project for Science & Technology.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000
For eight generations the Eden women have been making whiskey here in Kentucky. Come join us for a quick tour on what it takes to make a strong Eden woman. Whiskey, we meant whiskey.
Written by Youngblood’s AJ Clauss, directed by Lilli Hokama, featuring Helen Coxe, Carolyn Mignini & Lilli Stein, with sound design & original music by Allison Kelly, and sound engineer Caroline Eng. This episode is part of the EST/Sloan Project for Science & Technology.
SHE COMES FROM THE DIRT by Karina Billini
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:30:00 +0000
Hay plantas que curan y hay plantas que matan. There are plants that cure you and then there are plants that kill you. And lucky for the ailing Dominicans who frequent her botanica, Trinidad knows the difference. She hasn't had a single complaint about her herbal remedies and Papa Jesus-verified consultations. Until Paola and Mount Sinai come knocking at her door.
Written by Youngblood’s Karina Billini, directed by Andrés López-Alicea, featuring Susanna Guzman, & Luz Ozuna, with sound designer Jack Mullin, and sound engineer Caroline Eng. This episode is part of the EST/Sloan Project for Science & Technology.
THE WORLD IS FULL OF by Mona Pirnot
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0000
Do you still love the world?
Written and directed by Youngblood’s Mona Pirnot, featuring music by Peter Mark Kendall, with sound designer & engineer Caroline Eng. This episode is part of the EST/Sloan Project for Science & Technology.
Youngblood Monday Lunch - Trailer
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:27:52 +0000
Need a little breather in your day? Join us for Youngblood Monday Lunch, a short play podcast from the writers of Youngblood, where you’re always on your lunch break!
Every episode features a brand new, never-before-seen-or-heard play by a member of Youngblood, Ensemble Studio Theatre’s OBIE Award-winning emerging playwrights collective. Tune in on Mondays to join us for a fresh dose of theatre with your lunch - you bring the provisions and we’ll bring the plays!