mind dream theater

About mind dream theater

mind dream theater is a brand-new DIY “property-less” audio theater that intends to produce brand new experimental audio plays for the most accessible of venues: our mind. We are always on our phones and always in our minds. What is to say either can’t be a venue? mind dream theater intends to be an accessible and affordable path for early-career playwrights to write low-stakes work that is high-imagination.

Publisher

mind dream theater

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

2 Feb 2026

Latest episode

18 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

14 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Aug 2026

   S2 Ep. 7: There Is Only My Voice by Ben Holbrook

   "There is Only My Voice," a continuation of the Theatre Immaterial collection of theatrical guided meditations, attempts to soothe all your anxieties about the future by helping you to focus on one singular point in your mental space, totally free from any interference. A literal meditation on whose voices we allow to shape our realities. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Credits written & directed by Ben Holbrook with Ben Holbrook as Voice One, Thea Brooks as Voice Two, Cristina Pitter as Voice Three, Andrew R. Butler as Voice Four and Nate Weida as Voice Five sound design by Jonah Kue engineered + mastered by Kegan Zema recorded at Spaceman Sound ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the artist Ben Holbrook is a Brooklyn-based (originally from NC) playwright and filmmaker whose works have been produced, developed, or commissioned by: The High Line, The Exponential Festival, The Brick, Theatre Untitled, Maker’s Ensemble, Fundamental Theater Project, Ruddy Productions, The New York International Fringe Festival, The Memphis Fringe Festival, The Motor Company, Voices of the South (TN), Ugly Rhino(LA), Seoul Players (SK), Holiday House, Find the Light (LA), The Irish Arts Council, 45th Street Block Association, and Paper Lantern Theatre Company (NC). His films have been seen at the Big Apple Film Festival, The Imaginarium Convention, The Comedy of Horrors Festival, The Sickest Short Films Festival, and The Films Open Mic Festival. He's been awarded the Williamstown Theatre Festival Artist Residency, the Edward Albee Foundation fellowship, the Drama League Rough Draft Residency (partnering with Sam Underwood), Fresh Ground Pepper’s Playground Playgroup Residency,  The WildWind Performance Lab Residency at Texas Tech, The New Concepts Theatre Lab at UNC-Greensboro, Magic Time at Judson Church, has been a finalist for Juilliard’s playwriting fellowship and the O’Neill’s National Playwright’s Conference, and is the inaugural recipient of the Peter Shaffer Award for Excellence in Playwriting and a winner of the 47th Samuel French OOB Festival. More info at https://baholbrook.com (https://baholbrook.com)

2. 

   11 Aug 2026

   S2 Ep. 6: A Short Series of Tiny Horror Stories by Leonie Bell

   In this pungent breath of not-so-fresh air, a bunch of bad attitudes in toupées converge for a short amount of time to yell incoherent stuff at you and shove their fingers in your face! They hope you enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Credits written & directed by Leonie Bell with Nic Adams as Frank Bass, Ben Holbrook as Brad, Allyson Dwyer as Georgie, Alyssa Haddad-Chin as Radio Girl, Kenneth Keng as Bridget, and Leonie Bell as Sheila sound design by Leonie Bell engineered + mastered by Kegan Zema recorded at Spaceman Sound ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the artist Leonie Bell is a German-American theater artist + sound designer from Berlin, based in New York. In NYC, she has presented work at Target Margin Theater, BAM, Performance Space NY, BAM, The Brick, and other venues. Leonie makes dark humor landscapes in the form of theater performances + short films, which are frequently populated by pseudo-historical narratives, center matriarchal lineages, and imagine nature as a main character. Leonie’s pieces often feature a mix of genre-fluid song and movement, lo-fi tech, bilingual text, snacks, voluntary audience participation, and a big mess. Sound design awards: 2023 “Mix it Up” Sound Designer of the Year (Young Howze Theatre Awards), 2021 Indie Shorts Awards Cannes (Phosphor), 2020 La Mama DesignFest. Leonie produces much of her work through her free-form theater company LOCAL GRANDMA. Fall 2026: Im Dunkeln sieht man besser (transl. I’ll be back tomorrow). (http://leoniebell.org/)leoniebell.org (https://leoniebell.org)

3. 

   4 Aug 2026

   S2 Ep. 5: In This World by Caridad Svich

   No judgment when you are waiting, only the stark reminder that you are alive. A darkly comic portrait of a person witnessing the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Credits written by Caridad Svich directed by Allyson Dwyer Performed by Lianne El Souki and Harold Lehmann sound design by Robin Margolis engineered + mastered by Kegan Zema recorded at Spaceman Sound ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the artist Caridad Svich (playwright) has received a Guggenheim Fellowship in Drama, an Obie for Lifetime Achievement and the ATCA Primus Prize, among other honors. Key works include 12 OPHELIAS, RED BIKE, IPHIGENIA CRASH LAND FALLS... , THE WAY OF WATER and IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES (based on Julia Alvarez' novel). They have edited several books on performance, among them TRANSMEDIA THEATRE PLAYS and TOWARD A FUTURE THEATRE (Methuen Drama). Feature Film: FUGITIVE DREAMS on Apple TV. She is published by TRW Plays, TCG, Intellect and more. She is founder of NoPassport theatre alliance and press. website: https://caridadsvich.com (https://caridadsvich.com)

4. 

   28 Jul 2026

   S2 Ep. 4: Thinking Backwards by Nic Adams

   In an abandoned restaurant at the outset of the end times, poetry legend Hosanna sits for a puff piece on her life and legacy. But when the interviewer, Aesop, reveals himself to be a devotee of her work, Hosanna throws down the gauntlet, challenging him to enter the world of the word and embrace his true calling. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Credits written by Nic Adams directed by Angel Desai with Becca Blackwell as Aesop and Rebecca Robertson as Hosanna sound design by Nic Adams music by The Brothers Adams recorded by the company engineered + mastered by Kegan Zema recorded at Spaceman Sound ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the artist Nic Adams is an NYC-based educator, cultural organizer, and writer. His work has been presented at We Are Here, Judson Memorial Church, Joe's Pub, The Bushwick Starr (with Target Margin), JACK, and The Brick, among other venues, and by The BEAT Festival, The Performing Garage Presents (with Oye Group), and The Exponential Festival, for which he’s served as the Producing Director since 2017. Adams’ poetry has been published online at B O D Y Literature, and his short play, Grief Leash, is represented by Tiny Scripted. MFA in playwriting, Brooklyn College ('23). nicadams.com (https://nicadams.com) IG: @nniiccoollaass

5. 

   21 Jul 2026

   S2 Ep. 3: All Rise For The Birthday Bitch by Alyssa Haddad-Chin

   It's A's 250th birthday and her best friends I, E, and F are throwing her a surprise party to celebrate. Or are they? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Credits written by Alyssa Haddad-Chin directed by Adam Kassim with Emma Callahan as E, Sophie Zmorrod as I, and Paula Ali as F sound design by Hannah Birch-Carl engineered + mastered by Kegan Zema recorded at Spaceman Sound ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the artist Alyssa Haddad-Chin (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based, Lebanese American, playwright and arts facilitator from Upstate, NY. She is the recipient of the 2025 American Blues Theater Blue Ink Award for Playwriting, an official selection for the 2026 Colorado New Play Summit at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, a 2025/26 member of Clubbed Thumb’s Early Career Writers’ Group, and under commission at Noor Theatre and the Alcove at Lucille Lortel Theatre. Her work has been developed with NYTW, The Playwrights Realm, Mercury Store, Keen Company, Premiere Stages at Kean, The People’s Theatre, B Street Theatre, and others. She is the Company and Community Manager at Target Margin Theater, a Resident Artist at Breaking & Entering Theater Collective, a New Georges Affiliated Artist, and a member of the Dramatists Guild. A collection of her short plays is published with 1319 Press. MFA: NYU Tisch School of the Arts. alyssahaddad.com (https://alyssahaddad.com)

6. 

   14 Jul 2026

   S2 Ep. 2: Look Up, My Love by Kenneth Keng

   Two of Nueva Manila's greatest military leaders must choose between love of country and loving each other. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Credits written by Kenneth Keng directed by Molly Shayna Cohen with Sergio Moritz Ang as Fleet Admiral Maurice Gaerlan, Carlos Enrique as General/Emperor Edmund Figuracion, Petrina Ampeire as Lord Archivist, Sam Schotland as Provisional Councilman Go, and Kenneth Keng as Assistant Archivist, Sergeant Cordero, and Skywatch Officer Cruz sound design by Hannah Birch-Carl engineered + mastered by Kegan Zema recorded at Spaceman Sound Sound content warning: use of gunshots ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the artist Kenneth Keng is a New York-based Filipino-Chinese playwright and performer who makes work about falling in love with a culture devouring his own. Selected honors include: 2026 Artist-in-Residence at the North American Cultural Laboratory, 2026 New York State Council on the Arts/NYSCA Grantee, 2025/26 Artist-in-Residence at the cell theatre, 2025 Princess Grace Fellowship (Semifinalist), 2024 Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature, 2024 The Civilians/Princeton Next Forever Initiative (Finalist), 2023/24 Artist-in-Residence at the University Settlement/Performance Project. In NYC, Kenneth’s plays have been selected for staging at  the Target Margin, A.R.T., Brick, JACK, Life World, Chain, Tank, Maker’s Space and Speyer Hall theatres.

7. 

   4 Jul 2026

   SPECIAL Early S2 Ep. 1: Wazzup by Allyson Dwyer

   Oh wow gee whiz, Mr. Ollie, you’re MK ULTRA stinky. CONTRAry to how I look, I’m super GLADio I’m here to clean your bedpan. What’s that about Operation Cyclone? You need a Paperclip for what? A Condor? That’s very funny, Mr. Ollie! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Credits written & directed by Allyson Dwyer with Peter Mills Weiss as Ollie and Catrin Lloyd-Bollard as Book sound design by Hannah Birch-Carl engineered + mastered by Kegan Zema recorded at Spaceman Sound ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the artist Allyson is a theater artist from New Jersey who creates work about the Internet, communication, alienation, systems and time. Recent plays include u are the dream (Exponential Festival, The Brick, Most Unwanted & mind dream theater), Arrow of Time (1319 Press, Exponential Festival, mind dream theater, NYC Indie Theater Film Festival, Young-Howze Theatre Journal Awards Best Audio Production), Extraordinary Machine (EST/Sloan), Gumshoe (Arthouse), Plato’s Gooncave (?! New Works at The Brick). She is an alum of Clubbed Thumb ECWG, Soundlab at The Brick, The Road’s UC4, The Alcove at The Lucille Lortel and Arthouse Inkubator. She’s also the founder and artistic director of mind dream theater. Say hello: allysondwyer.com (https://allysondwyer.com)

8. 

   16 Mar 2026

   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)

9. 

   9 Mar 2026

   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)

10. 

    2 Mar 2026

    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/)

11. 

    23 Feb 2026

    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)

12. 

    16 Feb 2026

    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.

13. 

    9 Feb 2026

    Ep. 2: Der Tag Der Kinder or Hamelin Revisited by Devon Wade Granmo

    It's a regular day at the office. Until it is not. The Children will rise. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ written & directed by Devon Wade Granmo with Aaron LaRoche as Narrator, Marvin Just as Youth, Rawya El Chab as Stranger and Teri Madonna as Coworkers sound design by Hannah Birch-Carl mastered & engineered by Kegan Zema recorded at Spaceman Sound ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Devon Wade Granmo is a writer and performer who hails from the mossy forests of the Pacific Northwest and now lives and works in Brooklyn. In 2006 he co-founded Action/Adventure Theatre in Portland, Oregon and was Co-Artistic Producing Director until 2015. He has performed and collaborated with Action/Adventure Theatre, The Working Theatre Collective, defunkt theatre, Post5 Theater, Title:Point and Object Collection. He also regularly makes performances with the artist Stephen Bron, including: (untitled human composting play) (Exponential Festival 2023), Cave Play (?!:New Works 2024) and 9-5: an anti-work song and dance (Object Collection’s Mutual Obliteration 3). BA: Reed College.

14. 

    2 Feb 2026

    Ep. 1: Knock Knock Knock by Theresa Buchheister

    Knock Knock Knock is a stupid existential mystery. It is what is on either side of the door. It is all scary. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ written by Theresa Buchheister & Ryan William Downey directed by Theresa Buchheister performed by Theresa Buchheister & Ryan William Downey sound design by Chai Aquino mastered by Kegan Zema ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Theresa Buchheister (they/them) is an artistic director, curator, venue operator, theater maker and voiceover artist. Theresa was in NY from 2004-2024 and founded a few projects: Title:Point (experimental theater company), The Exponential Festival (Brooklyn-based January experimental art festival), Vital Joint (weird basement venue), ?!:New Works (short form festival with different split bills every night) and SalOn! (gathering of a variety of people). They received an OBIE for their time as artistic director of The Brick Theater and Brick Aux, was a member of Silent Barn, performed in Richard Foreman's The Gods are Pounding My Head aka Lumberjack Messiah, was a manager at several bookstores and has directed lots of audiobooks, cartoons and podcasts. Currently, they are living in Lawrence, KS, exploring new kinds of collaboration. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-dream-theater/id1874696645 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-dream-theater/id1874696645) Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3eVho7ERqwxNU33GzDdVhm?si=1d0b9cff58c642a1 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3eVho7ERqwxNU33GzDdVhm?si=1d0b9cff58c642a1) Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/P553OZKt6CQ?si=jD30DZc_bd7FdV3- (https://youtu.be/P553OZKt6CQ?si=jD30DZc_bd7FdV3-)

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