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Welcome to your digital stage, where bold theatre meets cutting-edge audio drama. Each episode draws you into captivating stories brought to life by top actors, acclaimed writers, and cinematic sound design that places you at the center of the action. Winner of the 2020 New York Festival...
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PlayME Presents: The Tom Hendry Awards Shortlist Special
Hosts Laura Mullin and Chris Tolley transform PlayME into an audio gala celebrating the Playwrights Guild of Canada’s Tom Hendry Awards, honouring the...
The Green Line (Interview with Makram Ayache)
Playwright Makram Ayache joins Chris Tolley to talk about growing up queer in rural Alberta. Hear about how the loss of Ayache's father influenced his...
The Green Line (Part One)
A poetic and heartbreaking story of intergenerational queer history in Lebanon begins. In present-day Beirut, Rami, a twentysomething queer Lebanese C...
The Green Line (Part Two)
As Beirut descends into chaos in 1978, Naseeb is swept up in the war’s political tides, fracturing his bond with Mona. In the present, Rami follows a...
The Bidding War (Interview with Michael Ross Albert)
Playwright Michael Ross Albert joins Chris Tolley to discuss his acclaimed play The Bidding War and the personal experience that helped inspire it. Mi...
The Bidding War (Part Two)
The open house descends into chaos as tensions erupt between buyers, agents, and unexpected guests. Secrets are revealed, alliances shift, and a medic...
The Bidding War (Part One)
Welcome to Toronto’s hot real estate market, where even an open house can become a pressure cooker. It’s Sam’s first day as a real estate agent, and h...
The Wrong Bashir (Interview with Zahida Rahemtulla)
Playwright Zahida Rahemtulla joins Laura Mullin to talk about her hit debut play, The Wrong Bashir, a sharp and funny intergenerational comedy about i...
The Wrong Bashir (Part Two)
The mistaken identity spirals as Bashir’s family attempts to correct the mix-up, but not everyone agrees on whether it should be corrected. As the pre...
The Wrong Bashir (Part One)
When philosophy student Bashir Ladha is accidentally nominated to a prestigious religious position, his family is ecstatic until they realize he’s mor...
In Seven Days (Interview with Jordi Mand)
Chris talks with Jordi Mand about writing with vulnerability, mining family stories for inspiration, and confronting personal fears through her plays....
In Seven Days (Part Two)
As Sam’s time grows shorter, tensions and emotions run high. Rachel’s estranged boyfriend unexpectedly shows up to support her, leading to a heated co...
In Seven Days (Part One)
When thirty-year-old Rachel returns home for Shabbat dinner with her ailing father and his girlfriend, she’s met with a life-altering announcement: he...
Hypothetical Baby (Interview with Rachel Cairns)
Playwright and performer Rachel Cairns joins Laura Mullin to discuss her acclaimed play Hypothetical Baby and the deeply personal experience that insp...
Hypothetical Baby (Part Two)
After navigating the barriers to abortion access, Rachel now faces the emotional weight of the experience—her body, her relationships, and the choices...
Hypothetical Baby (Part One)
What happens when the "what if" becomes reality? In Hypothetical Baby, award-winning playwright and performer Rachel Cairns pulls back the curtain on...
Audio dramas are back! Introducing the latest season of PlayME
PlayME is back! Your free ticket to bold, binge-worthy theatre. In this season’s trailer, hosts Laura Mullin and Chris Tolley present five powerful ne...
Bonus Episode: The Making of Tunnel Runners
Go behind the scenes with Laura Mullin and Chris Tolley as they discuss the creation of TUNNEL RUNNERS, their original seven-part scripted audio thril...
Tunnel Runners, Part 7: Son of A Bitch
Just take it. Why fight it? Give in to what you really are.
Tunnel Runners is a new seven-episode original series from the creato...
Tunnel Runners, Part 6: Spa Day
Under the mist. Just me and her. Nothing else matters. -But I can’t shake the feeling we’re not alone.
Tunnel Runners is a new se...
Tunnel Runners, Part 5: Ghosting
We pull him out. Covered in dirt and blood. He’s not moving.
Tunnel Runners is a new seven-episode original series from the creato...
Tunnel Runners, Part 4: Massacre of the Innocents
Don’t freak out. Don’t draw attention to yourself. Or her. Runners can’t have a witness. They’ll blame you. And Brooklyn.
Tunnel R...
Tunnel Runners, Part 3: Blood Oath
We need more people. If we don’t let them in, we disappear! We can’t keep losing to the Shadows-
Tunnel Runners is a new seven-epi...
Tunnel Runners, Part 2: Subterranean Glow-Up
You’re 100 feet underground. In an enclosed hole in the wall. In the dark. With a stranger. -Anything could happen.
Tunnel Runners...
Tunnel Runners, Part 1: The Red Door
I’ve been in abandoned buildings, on rooftops, through construction sites. But nothing beats the underground. Rules don’t exist down here. But I’m alw...
Introducing: Tunnel Runners
When Cam, a gifted teen from Toronto, finds himself drowning in anxiety and depression, he turns to prescription meds and endless urban exploration vi...
Tribute to Gregory J Sinclair
Last month, we lost our mentor, colleague, and friend, Gregory J. Sinclair, whose contributions to the world of audio drama and this podcast were inva...
Guilt (A Love Story) Interview with Diane Flacks
Laura talks with writer and performer Diane Flacks about her latest solo show, Guilt (A Love Story). Diane opens up about turning her sometimes painfu...
Guilt (A Love Story) Part Two
Diane has a monster of guilt growing inside her. She feels it as she and her ex decide to separate after 20 years. It’s there when they tell their two...
Guilt (A Love Story) Part One
Diane Flacks has been drinking alot lately. It helps numb her guilt. As she approached mid-life, she threw a bomb into her domestic life. Married for...
Prodigal (Interview with Paolo Santalucia)
Chris talks to Paolo Santalucia about his hit show "Prodigal" and how his experience as an actor and the collaborative nature of theatre helped him fi...
Prodigal (Part Two)
Edmund, the estranged gay alcoholic son of Rowan and Marilyn, returns to his family after a five-year absence. But he’s not seeking reconciliation. He...
Prodigal (Part One)
An explosive family drama about power and privilege
Rowan Clark is a rich man about to have his dreams come true - he’s about to...
First Metis Man of Odesa (Interview with Matthew MacKenzie and Mariya Khomutova)
Laura talks with writers and performers Matthew Mackenzie, a Canadian playwright and Mariya Khomutova, a Ukrainian artist who met in Kiyv during Matth...
First Metis Man of Odesa (Part Two)
Amid a whirlwind long-distance romance, Mariya from Ukraine and Matt from Canada learn they will soon become parents. They plan to marry but find them...
First Métis Man of Odesa (Part 1)
A real-life love story that spans continents, a pandemic and an invasion
Matt, a Canadian Metis playwright, falls for Mariya, a Uk...
PlayME Introduces: Othello from Play On Podcasts
The Play On Podcasts are audio adventures reimagining timeless tales featuring original music compositions and the voices of extraordinarily gifted ar...
Da Kink In My Hair (Interview with Trey Anthony)
Chris talks with writer Trey Anthony about the evolution of her revolutionary show, Da Kink In Hair, from a Fringe sensation to a highly-regarded TV s...
Da Kink In My Hair (Part Two)
Much-in-demand hairdresser Novellette sees into the souls of several of her clients. She knows from her profession that If you want to know about a wo...
Da Kink In My Hair (Part One)
Novellette is a busy hairdresser at her West Indian hair salon. And while she’s a much sought-after stylist, she possesses gifts beyond her ability to...