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- Beth and Samantha
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- Emon Hassan
Produced for The Big Apple Short Radio Drama Festival on WNYE FM 91.5
Jocelyn Meinhardt's Beth and Samantha was produced in New York City by the HB Playwrights Foundation in 2002, was a finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville's 2003 Heideman Award, and is published by Smith and Kraus in The Beach Plays.
Broadcast history:
WMNF 88.5 FM - 07/04/05 - 9:00 pm
WNYE 91.5 FM - 05/09/05 - 6:30 pm
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Piece Description
Produced for The Big Apple Short Radio Drama Festival on WNYE FM 91.5 Jocelyn Meinhardt's Beth and Samantha was produced in New York City by the HB Playwrights Foundation in 2002, was a finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville's 2003 Heideman Award, and is published by Smith and Kraus in The Beach Plays. Broadcast history: WMNF 88.5 FM - 07/04/05 - 9:00 pm WNYE 91.5 FM - 05/09/05 - 6:30 pm





Bill Palladino
Posted on June 18, 2005 at 09:09 PM | Permalink
Review of Beth and Samantha
Beth and Samantha are sisters... and friends. The kind of friends that share deep secrets, support one another through thick and thin, and do those things that only true friends will tolerate. They're at a precipice in their relationship; one pregnant and happily married, the other recently "dumped" and angry at the world.
As radio plays go... it's unusual in its brevity. It's also unusual in its deep content. Two sisters deal with their differences and thier obvious familial bond. There is no attempt at cheap humor. Too many radio plays seem to go that route, looking for the quick and often irksome laugh. Crying abounds as does sniffling and a constant coming-and-going roar of the surf.
The two actresses do a presentable job. One could actually believe they are sisters. We've all had these conversations before, whether with sisters or brothers or friends. Ones where every word creates the opportunity for potential ignition. There are turns, and pauses, and button-hooks of emotion here.
I love radio drama; was born and raised on it. This reminds me of old time radio without the melodramatic affectation. It's duration presents both opportunities and challenges for the program director. While at eleven and some minutes it might be squeezed in somewhere, the content begs for more like-programming to wrap it in.