mind dream theater

SPECIAL BONUS Ep. 7: Nothing Simple by Jerrod Jordahl

Observations. Self-preservation. They are trying to stay good; to ward off the compulsion. They’re trying to stay good. ~~~~~~~~ written & directed by Jerrod Jordahl with Leah Plante-Wiener as God and Teri Madonna as the Agonies sound design by Alyse Lamb mastered & engineered by Kegan Zema recorded at Spaceman Sound ~~~~~~~~ Jerrod Jordahl is a Brooklyn-based playwright and co-artistic director of mind dream theater. Recent works include Examples of God Personally Killing People (Garret Theater, Enough with the Dog Days Festival), Monologues for Nobody (mind dream theater), Taking Care of Animals (21ten Theater), death as repetition (The Brick, ?!:New Works). MFA in Playwriting, The New School of Drama, 2020. jerrodjordahl.com [https://jerrodjordahl.com]

Ep. 6: 108 Notes by kanishk pandey

A recording from Ava and Eve's research into the 108 Notes. ~~~~~~~~~~ written & directed by kanishk pandey with Emma Callahan as Ava and Sophie Zmorrod as Eve sound design by Hannah Birch-Carl mastering by Kegan Zema recorded at Spaceman Sound ~~~~~~~~~~ kanishk pandey is a writer, director, and exile. He uses the label exile to describe a relationship with nationality that is forever nomadic and critical. His work is unified by the belief that consciousness can only exist through dialogue. His work has been recognized by institutions such as O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, Austin Film Festival, New York Stage and Film, The Jerome Foundation, New York City Trust, and Synecdoche Works. His playwriting has been supported by companies such as Ars Nova, Rattlestick Theater, Ma-Yi Theater Company, Clubbed Thumb, Fresh Ground Pepper, The Barn at Lee, Exponential Festival, Invulnerable Nothings, The Brick, SPACE on Ryder Farm, The Lark, Sanguine Theater, and Boomerang Theater. More at kanishkpandey.com [https://kanishkpandey.com]

Ep. 5: u ruined my life... again by Catherine Weingarten

Two sisters with opposite personalities clash hardcore. ~~~~~~~~~~~ written by Catherine Weingarten directed by Allyson Dwyer with Susan Myburgh as A and Isabel Ebeid as B sound design by Hannah Birch-Carl mastering by Kegan Zema recorded at Spaceman Sound ~~~~~~~~~~~ Catherine Weingarten is a friendly jewish chick from an obscure area of Pennsylvania! Honors Include: the Scott McPherson Award and the Tennessee Williams Scholarship through the Sewanee Writer’s Conference. She is a new georges affiliated artist and has previously developed her “girly, trashy” work with Dixon Place, The Tank, Less Than Rent, Sam French OOB Short Play Festival, Last Frontier Theater Conference and has been awarded residencies through Bethany Arts Community, The Studios of Key West, Fresh Ground Pepper’s BRB and Monson Arts. Catherine has participated in Art House Production’s INKubator Writer’s Group, New Perspective’s Women’s Work Short Play Lab and The Shelter’s Virtual King Lear project. BA: Bennington College MFA: Ohio University catherine-weingarten.squarespace.com/ [https://catherine-weingarten.squarespace.com/]

Ep. 4: Rough for Radio III (Annihilation) by Elijah Guo

A British couple, besieged by the Blitz, listens to the radio for guidance. They find themselves taking a trip through memory and human existence. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ written by Elijah Guo with Rivers Duggan as Toffee, Elijah Guo as Biscuit and Tara Louise Bruno as Radio directed by Elijah Guo & Allyson Dwyer sound design by Hannah Birch Carl mastered & engineered by Kegan Zema recorded at Spaceman Sound ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Elijah Guo (any pronouns) is a writer/actor whose plays include TOURIST TRAP (Ars Nova ANTFest, The Brick, Theatre 4 the People, Samuel French OOB Top 12 Finalist), BIRDIGO (The Brick’s ?!: New Works), BUTTON LAKE BAND CAMP (Clubbed Thumb Winterworks), sasha/SAPPHO (Clubbed Thumb reading) and BEATRICE (Crash Theater / Skeleton Rep). Elijah's original TV shows include MY FRIEND WILL (Tribeca, The Roku Channel), and STAND-INS (Emmys-partnered Catalyst TV Festival). They’re an alum of the Clubbed Thumb Early Career Writers’ Group and Harvardwood TV Writers Program. Winner: Sundance Collab Screenwriting Challenge, David Mamet Playwriting Contest at American Conservatory Theater. Finalist: Emmys Foundation Screenwriting Fellowship, David Nathan Meyerson Prize for Fiction. MFA: American Repertory Theater / Moscow Art Theater at Harvard. Instagram: @elijahguo | www.ElijahGuo.com [https://www.ElijahGuo.com]

Ep. 3: Springtime in the USA by Rawya El Chab

Mr. Jean lies in his bed on life support while events unfold around him. History repeats itself leading us to today. Who will dare to knock on their neighbors’ door and wake them from their sleep? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ written & directed by Rawya El Chab with Jeffrey Gardere as Mr. Jean, Aline Salloum as Nurse, and Teri Madonna, Rawya El Chab and Lianne El Souki as Neighbors sound design by Leonie Bell mastered & engineered by Kegan Zema recorded at Spaceman Sound ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rawya El Chab is a NYC-based theater maker whose work amplifies voices from the margins through a multidisciplinary practice rooted in archival research, poetry, and audiovisual experimentation. Her storytelling examines how personal and political narratives intersect to challenge dominant historical frameworks. Recent productions include Crossing the Water at The Brick Theater (2025), Lula 19/85 & the Pearl of Bekaa at La MaMa Theater (2024), The Gambler at The Loading Dock (2022), and The Meltdown at Rattlestick Theater (2021). In 2025, she also directed selections from Cameron Stewart’s Vivian Oblivion at The Brick and wrote her first audio play, Springtime in America, commissioned by Mind Dream Theater. She is currently developing Whispers Are the Shape of the Soul, a time-based performance exploring defiance and solidarity under authoritarian rule, and The Immortal and the Rise and Fall of the Jarmak Battalion, set to premiere at The Brick Theater in 2027.