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A Very Special Hanukkah Special - Mark Harvey Levine
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About This Episode
In this special holiday episode of\\xa0Stories Found, we hear the hilarious ten-minute play,\\xa0A Very Special Hanukkah Special\\xa0by\\xa0Mark Harvey Levine.
About the Playwright
Mark Harvey Levine\\xa0has had over 1900 productions of his short plays everywhere from Bangalore to Bucharest and from Lima to London. His plays have won over 45 awards and been produced in more than ten languages. His work has been published in over two dozen anthologies by Applause, Smith & Kraus, Routledge and Vintage. Full evenings of his ten-minute plays, such as \\u201cCabfare For The Common Man\\u201d, \\u201cDidn\\u2019t See That Coming\\u201d and \\u201cA Very Special Holiday Special\\u201d have been shown around the world, including at the Edinburgh Fringe and in a multi-year tour of Brazil. A Spanish-language film of \\u201cThe Kiss\\u201d (\\u201cEl Beso\\u201d) premiered at Cannes and aired on HBO and DTV (Japan). Two of his plays were adapted for Brazilian television.
Read more of Mark\\u2019s work on\\xa0NPX, The New Play Exchange.
About the Cast
A Very Special Hanukkah Special\\xa0was performed by:
Paul Hanna as The Narrator, Max, Caroler
Paul Hanna is an audio engineer, musician, and performer. When he\\u2019s not playing guitar, showing up in one of Ava\\u2019s\\xa0plays, editing this\\xa0podcast, or hanging out with his super cool teenager, he can be found hitting the ice at his favorite hockey rink or working as lead engineer at ELA Studios.
Joe Llorens as Murray
Joe Llorens has been a performer for over twenty years. In that time, he\\u2019s done things. Some of those things he\\u2019s liked, even. Joe will keep trying to do things he likes and not be as judgy about the things he doesn\\u2019t like because he really should cut himself a bit of a break. He loves his wife, children, and pets, though. A lot.
Liz Bernstein as Kim
Liz Bernstein (she/her/hers) is a training facilitator and career coach in Central Florida. Her first loves, however, are acting, singing, performing, and creative writing. In the Central Florida area, she has performed with the Gemini Blvd collegiate a cappella group, Orlando Cringe, Phoenix Tears Productions, Central Florida Community Arts, and Playwrights Roundtable. She has also worked virtually with the Fragmented Festival and is excited to continue working virtually with Stories Found. Liz is a core collective member of Whiskey Theatre Factory, a group dedicated to producing \\xa0meaningful theatrical productions that uplift, develop, and celebrate emerging and untapped voices. With\\xa0Whiskey Theatre Factory, she has helped with new play development and production, including new works in the Orlando Fringe Festival. Most recently, Liz was honored to perform the role of \\u201cAmy\\u201d in Ava Love Hanna\\u2019s piece,\\xa0There Will Be Bears\\xa0for PRT\\u2019s production of Launch.
Kate O\\u2019Claire as Boy and Judy Maccabee
Kate O\\u2019Claire (she/her/hers) is a performer, producer, public speaker, and social justice mage who has been seen on stages throughout Central Florida, Paris, and her home state of Wisconsin. She is passionate about telling unique stories, amplifying historically excluded voices, fighting the patriarchy, riding Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Studios, eating Taco Bell, and reducing shame around difficult topics.
Ava Love Hanna as Caroler
Ava Love Hanna\\xa0is a professional writer, published playwright, and award-winning speaker and storyteller. She is continually amazed by how often she is mistaken for a real grown-up.
Kai Hanna as Caroler
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