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The Tarantula's Pet Frog

a comedy
Picture
To escape from a ravenous scorpion, a frog seeks refuge in a burrow belonging to a depressed tarantula.
  
Characters
ETHEL, a young female tarantula
IKE, a young male frog
BARB, a mature female scorpion
  
Setting
Outside and inside a tarantula’s burrow

Script published in Stage It! 7.


(audio recording)
Shouting in the Evening podcast
Shout International Theatre Company
UK
​January 8, 2025

Cast: Ali Gallo 
(Barb), Dan Smith (Ike), Lynsey Collis (Ethel)

(online reading)
Playwrights Circle
​Bread & Roses Theatre

London
​October 30, 2023


Cast: Dani Vilu (Ethel), Varshini Pichemuthu (Ike), Lorna (Barb)
Picture
Varshini Pichemuthu (Ike), Dani Vilu (Ethel) and Lorna (Barb)

(reading)
​Belonging

First Friday
The Barrow Group
New York, NY
​May 5, 2023


Cast: Brooke Benson (Ethel), David Odukoya (Ike), Rosy Charles (Barb)
Picture
Brooke Benson (Ethel), David Odukoya (Ike) and Rosy Charles (Barb)

(online reading)
​Playwrights Association of New Zealand
​April 24, 2023

Cast: Jamie Fenton (Ethel), Ngahaki Gardiner (Ike), 
Caryl Loria Illana (Barb)
Picture
Jamie Fenton (Ethel), Caryl Loria Illana (Barb) and Ngahaki Gardiner (Ike)

(online reading)
​
Zoom-In
WRiTEON
Cambridge, UK
​​January 29, 2023

Cast: Julia Bolden (Ethel), Keith Orton (Ike), Simone Chalkley (Barb)​​
Picture
Simone Chalkley (Barb)​, Keith Orton (Ike) and Julia Bolden (Ethel)

(online reading)
​
Make It Write
Liverpool, UK
January 5, 2023


Cast: Kirsten Hawkins (Ethel), Ted Grant (Ike), Elizabeth Hardy (Barb)​
Picture
Kirsten Hawkins (Ethel), Ted Grant (Ike) and Elizabeth Hardy (Barb)​

Short+Sweet South India
Edouard Michelin Auditorium
Chennai, India
November 3-9, 2022

Cast: 
Monisha Sundaresan (Ethel), Mohammed Jasir (Ike), Pragathi Shankar (Barb)

Directed by Sushant Alexander
Picture
Mohammed Jasir (Ike), Monisha Sundaresan (Ethel) and Pragathi Shankar (Barb)
Picture

(online reading)
​
Keakalehua Playreading Hui
Kumu Kahua Theatre
Honolulu, Hawaii
​
October 19, 2022

Cast: Karen Hackler (Ethel), Daniel Akiyama (Ike), Jeannie Barroga (Barb)​​
Picture
Karen Hackler (Ethel), Daniel Akiyama (Ike) and Jeannie Barroga (Barb)​​

(online reading)
​Autumn Read

Caravan Theatre
Bromsgrove, UK
​September 30, 2022


Cast: Anita Roy Dobbs (Ethel), Tricia Pisarra (Ike), Kathleen (Barb)​​
Picture
Kathleen (Barb)​​, Anita Roy Dobbs (Ethel) and Tricia Pisarra (Ike)

(online reading)
Literary and Discourse Society

Exeter, UK
​July 31, 2022​


Cast: Deb Cole (Ethel), Alice Josephs (Ike), Luna Bianca Del Rio (Barb)​​
Picture
Alice Josephs (Ike), Luna Bianca Del Rio (Barb)​​ and Deb Cole (Ethel)

(online reading)
Gulf Coast Playwrights Circle
Tallahassee, Florida
July 19, 2022

Cast: 
Haley Perez-Arche (Ethel), Bert Mitchell (Ike), Amy Reuben (Barb)​​
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Haley Perez-Arche (Ethel), Bert Mitchell (Ike) and Amy Reuben (Barb)​​

(online reading)
Moving Parts
Paris, France
May 22, 2022


Cast: Carey Downer (Ethel), Angela Krieger (Barb), Thomas Victorio (Ike)

​Directed by Stephanie Campion
Picture
Thomas Victorio (Ike), Carey Downer (Ethel) and Angela Krieger (Barb)

Pyro PlayFest: Raise Your Voice!
Paris Junior College
Paris, Texas
​April 28 - May 1, 2022


Cast: Lisa Martin (Ethel), Ella Doss (Ike), Annabel Doss (Barb)​

Directed by Frederic Doss
Picture
Annabel Doss (Barb)​, Ella Doss (Ike) and Lisa Martin (Ethel)

(online reading)
Night of Shorts, Luck vs Fools
Indie Film Theater Network
Los Angeles, California
​April 12, 2022


Cast: Nate Raven (Ethel), JJ Duffy (Ike), Liz Samuel (Barb)​
Picture
Nate Raven (Ethel), Liz Samuel (Barb)​ and JJ Duffy (Ike)

(online reading)
LAVA Playwrights Circle
​
Greenfield, Massachusetts
April 11, 2022

Cast: Jan Maher (Ethel), Nina Gross (Ike), Silvia Kaplan (Barb)​​
Picture
Silvia Kaplan (Barb)​​, Jan Maher (Ethel) and Nina Gross (Ike)

(online reading)
Off Page
Philadelphia Screenwriters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
​March 30, 2022

Cast: Elena Nahrmann (Ethel), Oliver Assiran (Ike), Brigette ReDavid (Barb)​​
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Elena Nahrmann (Ethel), Brigette ReDavid (Barb)​​ and Oliver Assiran (Ike)

(reading)
Tuesdays at 9 Chicago

Naked Angels
Annoyance Theatre
Chicago, Illinois
​March 29. 2022


Cast: Kat (Ethel), Lou (Ike), Suzy Brack (Barb)​
Picture
Lou (Ike), Suzy Brack (Barb)​ and Kat (Ethel)

(online reading)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
March 27, 2022

Cast: Sandy Lisiewsky (Ethel), Paul Uhler (Ike), Goreti da Silva (Barb)​
Picture
Video of Paul Uhler (Ike), Goreti da Silva (Barb)​ and Sandy Lisiewsky (Ethel)

(online reading)
Tiger's Heart Players
New York, NY
March 27, 2022

Cast: Lizette Cooper (Ethel), Joel Roman (Ike), Pilar Uribe (Barb)​
Picture
Lizette Cooper (Ethel), Pilar Uribe (Barb)​ and Joel Roman (Ike)

(online reading)
The Salon
Pipeline-Collective
Nashville, Tennessee
​March 21, 2022

Cast: Amanda Bell (Ethel), Tony Nappo (Ike), Taryn Pray (Barb)

Directed by Robert Chambers
Picture
Tony Nappo (Ike), Taryn Pray (Barb) and Amanda Bell (Ethel)

(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
​
March 2, 2022

Cast: Lin Snider (Ethel), James Lorenzo (Ike), Carmen Noemi Guzman (Barb)
Picture
Lin Snider (Ethel), James Lorenzo (Ike) and Carmen Noemi Guzman (Barb)

(online reading)
​
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
February 15, 2022

​Cast: Erika Crocco (Ethel), Jason Hunter (Ike), Diane Quinn (Barb)
Picture
Jason Hunter (Ike), Diane Quinn (Barb) and Erika Crocco (Ethel)

* Second place, Surfside Playhouse 10-Minute Play Contest, February, 2022