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Open-Door Playhouse presents the audio play of VOICES starring Bill Mendieta as Esteem, Saige Spinney as Anger, Heather Taylor as Love; and written by Jonathan Tschudy, and directed by Gary Lamb. 

Synopsis for VOICE: A shy, small for his age, young boy struggles to fit into his first year of high school, leaving heavily on his inner voices of Love, Anger and Esteem.

Jonathan Tschudy (Playwright), currently, resides at the Ohio State Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. His writing came to the attention of Bernadette Armstrong through her association with the PEN America Prison Writing Program.

Gary B. Lamb (Director) has appeared as a stage actor in more than 50 plays and musicals. He recently completed a national tour of Evita as Juan Peron and the title role in Macbeth for Shakespeare at The Castle in Ohio. He has been behind the camera directing several films (including The Box; The Bug A Creepy Comedy; Roommate Rules; and most recently, Fitzwater & Mutton, A Buddy Film). He recently can be heard on a newly released podcast, Dreamland as Bruce; and various voiceovers that include animated series and dubbing on several Columbian Novellas. He also has acted, directed, and produced television and film.

Open-Door Playhouse is a podcast that supports new and emerging writers by producing plays in the style of living Radio Plays popular in the 1940s & 1950s. Open-Door Playhouse is a 501c3 non-profit organization that is supported by listeners like you through tax-deductible donations.

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Founded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door Playhouse is a Theater Podcast- like the radio dramas of the 1940s and 1950s. The Playhouse launched on September 15, 2020. At the time, Open-Door Playhouse provided Playwrights, Actors and Directors a creative outlet during the shutdown. Since its inception. Open-Door Playhouse has presented Short and One-Act plays from Playwrights across the country and internationally. In 2021 Open-Door Playhouse received a Communicator Award for Content for the Play Custody and in 2023 the play What’s Prison Like was nominated for a Webby Award in the Crime & Justice Category.

Plays are produced by Bernadette Armstrong, Sound Engineer is David Peters, sound effects are provided by Audio Jungle, and music from Karaoke Version. All plays are recorded at The Oak House Studio in Altadena, CA.

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