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Open-Door Playhouse presents the audio play of Penny Slots. It is written and directed by Kim Hlavac.

Listen to Penny Slots Part One
Listen to Penny Slots Part Three

The leading cast features Marla Cotovsky as Marie, Carole Goldman as Kay, and Goreti da Silva as Helen.  André Sogliuzzo in Act Two, Scene One as Harold the Homeless Man, in Act Two, Scene Two as The GMA Production Assistant, and in Act Two, Scene Three as Alessandro the Head Waiter. Gareth Williams stars in Act Two Scene One as the Token Booth & Train Conductor, and also in Act Two Scene Three, where he plays himself, Gareth Williams.

Synopsis for Penny Slots: We continue the journey with the three lifetimes of retired NYC seniors, now Floridians, a.k.a. The Penny Slots Ladies. Their previous two infamously newsworthy heroic deeds from Act One land them a full expense paid trip to be guests on Good Morning America to their old stomping grounds in New York City. As they await their highlighted interview on national television, NYC has a different agenda. The next destination is the Italian Riviera, but why? Continue to follow their hilarious journey and banter, and watch more calamities unfold. Go to Open-Door Playhouse Theater 30, to watch the first escapades with Penny Slots Ladies and see why they received their infamous title.

Kim Hlavac (Playwright/Director/Actor) from New York graduated from the infamous High School of Performing Arts, where the movie and television series, FAME, was created. Kim received her BFA in theatre arts and film from SUNY/Purchase under the tutelage of George Morrison and continued with acting mentors including Uta Hagen and Wynn Handman. Kim has performed in various plays in New York, TV & commercials. She has performed in various plays in New York, on television, and in commercials. She is a proud member of the Actors Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA since 1982. This is her third time directing an Open-Door Playhouse Podcast, and her second time

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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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