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The Tarantula's Pet Frog

a comedy
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

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

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

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


Cast: Kirsten Hawkins (Ethel), Ted Grant (Ike), Elizabeth Hardy (Barb)​
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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
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Mohammed Jasir (Ike), Monisha Sundaresan (Ethel) and Pragathi Shankar (Barb)
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(online reading)
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Keakalehua Playreading Hui
Kumu Kahua Theatre
Honolulu, Hawaii
​
October 19, 2022

Cast: Karen Hackler (Ethel), Daniel Akiyama (Ike), Jeannie Barroga (Barb)​​
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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)​​
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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)​​
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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
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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
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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)​
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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)​​
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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)​
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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)​
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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)​
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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
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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)
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Lin Snider (Ethel), James Lorenzo (Ike) and Carmen Noemi Guzman (Barb)

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

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

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