If you woke up and wondered why this snow wasn’t around for Santa and the reindeers, you’re not alone. Whether you’re facing another school closure, on a delayed bus, train, plane or defrosting the windshield after digging out your car, I’ve got a couple Snow-related audio plays from Playing on Air to keep you company and alleviate a little frustration.
I’m the Associate Artistic Director & Creative Producer of Playing on Air, and we’re just about to conclude our ’25-’26 Season. Founded in 2012 by Claudia Catania, Playing on Air produces short-form audio plays with pretty incredible actors.
Here’s 4 plays for you to listen to today from our extensive archives!
Links and descriptions below the video!
With a storm raging outside, a horror screenwriter (Jesse Eisenberg) and his wife (Heidi Schreck) are cozying up for a romantic weekend in the middle of nowhere. The weather outside is frightful — and so is the mysterious couple that just arrived on their doorstep.
Directed by John Rando and starring Eisenberg (The Social Network, Playing on Air’s A Little Part of All of Us), Schreck (What the Constitution Means to Me), Alfredo Narciso (Time and the Conways, PoA’s West of Stupid and Mere Mortals), and Sarah Sokolovic (“Homeland,” PoA’s Anniversary), David Ives‘s THE BLIZZARD will send a shiver down your spine.
When runaway snow tubes send a dad and his grown daughter flying off a cliff, they’re left hanging on for dear life — and testing the limits of a punchline. This winning comedy, recipient of the 2020 James Stevenson Prize for Short Comedic Plays, cheerfully prods family bonds between parents and their grown children.
Written by Mallory Jane Weiss and directed by Tony nominee Moritz von Stuelpnagel (Hand to God), I THINK IT’S WORTH POINTING OUT… is a world premiere starring real-life father and daughter Danny DeVito (“It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia”) and Lucy DeVito (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” ). It was first performed live at Playing on Air’s 2020 Digital Holiday Benefit.
3. HOW MY GRANDPARENTS FELL IN LOVE by Cary Gitter
It’s 1933, and a young Jewish immigrant has returned to his Polish hometown in search of a wife. On a snowy afternoon, he sets his sights on Chava, a savvy, sarcastic shopgirl in a local hat store.
Directed by Colette Robert (STEW, Behind the Sheet), HOW MY GRANDPARENTS FELL IN LOVE by Cary Gitter (EST’s Youngblood, The Sabbath Girl) features a sparkling cast: Eli Gelb (Skintight, Indignation) and Lucy DeVito (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” PoA’s Gun Show). After the play, host Claudia Catania moderates a conversation with the artists.
The year is 2030. On the snowy outskirts of DC, an underground musician (Tony winner Julie White) and her pragmatic teenage daughter (Erin Wilhelmi) battle the forces, seen and unseen, that threaten their survival.
Directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt (Colt Coeur, PoA’s 52nd to Bowery…), Bird is a world-premiere recording and, in partnership with the Axe-Houghton Foundation, a Wordsmith Duo commission.
After their previous run as mother and daughter in Broadway’s A Doll’s House, Part 2, White (Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, “Alpha House”) and Wilhelmi (To Kill A Mockingbird, The Crucible) reunite in this final episode of the 2020 Fall Season. After the play, they join Rachel Bonds, Campbell-Holt, and host Claudia Catania for a behind-the-mic interview.
Happy Listening and stay safe out there!