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The Zip Code Plays

Celebrate the culture and history of the diverse neighborhoods of Los Angeles from the safety of your home. Antaeus Theatre Company presents The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles, a series of original audio plays, each set in a different L.A. zip code.

Season Three delivers six brand new episodes and will be available to podcast listeners beginning Thursday, December 2 at www.antaeus.org, or wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, visit zipcodeplays.info

Hosted by two-time Audiofile Award-winner
Ramón de Ocampo

Audio Producer, Sound Designer and Foley Artist
Jeff Gardner

Featuring original music by
Ellen Mandel

Copyright: © 2020

Latest Episodes:

Episode One 91201: Glendale - The Six Pianos of Miradero Dec 02, 2021

Show notes

It’s the spring of 1925. Glendale founding father Leslie C. Brand is dead and grieving widow Mary Louise is ready for the reading of the will. But who is the mysterious young woman also in attendance? Based on true events and historical figures; the play looks at the nature of philanthropy and the true inheritors of Mr. Brand’s largesse.

For episode notes and to learn more about Antaeus Theatre Company, please visit: https://antaeus.org/special_events/91201-glendale/

Support The Zip Code Plays! Make a gift to help Antaeus continue pursuing innovative new artistic projects in 2021 and beyond: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35088/store/donations/29230

Episode Six 91601: Monterey Park – Bingo Bitches May 20, 2021

Show notes

It’s Bingo day at the local senior center and Kwan Tai is introducing her old friend Wong Tai to the game and all of its rituals, including her lucky potato. But who will be the big winner when nemesis Mrs. Boodakian turns up? Daubers, cards, and insults fly in this raucous comedy about claiming one’s space.

For episode notes and to learn more about Antaeus Theatre Company, please visit: https://antaeus.org/special_events/91754-monterey-park-bingo-bitches/

Support The Zip Code Plays! Make a gift to help Antaeus continue pursuing innovative new artistic projects in 2021 and beyond: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35088/store/donations/29230

Episode Five 91601: North Hollywood – End of the Line May 20, 2021

Show notes

Watching the world go by from her NoHo balcony, self-appointed “detective” Aimee-Lynn is a curious observer of the goings-on in the neighborhood. But when a suspicious incident occurs on the street below, her worldview is changed forever in this dramedy about the duality that exists right before our eyes — if we can see it.

For episode notes and to learn more about Antaeus Theatre Company, please visit: https://antaeus.org/special_events/91601-north-hollywood-end-of-the-line/

Support The Zip Code Plays! Make a gift to help Antaeus continue pursuing innovative new artistic projects in 2021 and beyond: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35088/store/donations/29230

Episode Four 91331: Pacoima – Gold & Shine May 20, 2021

Show notes

Dr. LaShae Fair, a university professor stung by professional disappointment, has a chance encounter with an old man and his mule that pushes her into a thrilling storm of family revelations, haunting visions, and altered realities, where she discovers an answer to the question, “What do we owe to the past?”

For episode notes and to learn more about Antaeus Theatre Company, please visit: https://antaeus.org/special_events/91331-pacoima-gold-shine/

Support The Zip Code Plays! Make a gift to help Antaeus continue pursuing innovative new artistic projects in 2021 and beyond: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35088/store/donations/29230

Episode Three 90303: Inglewood – The Vig May 20, 2021

Show notes

Hollywood Park Racetrack is about to close its doors forever, but that doesn’t stop new-to-town Lina from searching for a long lost relative — with nothing but a yellowing polaroid and an old tip sheet. The odds for the future are long in this look at the dreams that drive people to reinvent themselves in the City of Angels.

For episode notes and to learn more about Antaeus Theatre Company, please visit: https://antaeus.org/special_events/90303-inglewood-the-vig/

Support The Zip Code Plays! Make a gift to help Antaeus continue pursuing innovative new artistic projects in 2021 and beyond: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35088/store/donations/29230

Episode Two 90026: Echo Park – $10 and a Tambourine May 20, 2021

Show notes

Broadcasting live on the radio from the Angelus Temple, famed 1920s evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson is forced to defend her past, her present and the future of Los Angeles itself when she entertains two visitors, one alive and one dead. Religion, power and celebrity are all up for grabs in this peek into the city’s early days.

For episode notes and to learn more about Antaeus Theatre Company, please visit: https://antaeus.org/special_events/90026-echo-park/

Support The Zip Code Plays! Make a gift to help Antaeus continue pursuing innovative new artistic projects in 2021 and beyond: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35088/store/donations/29230

Episode One 90069: West Hollywood – Brunch, Interrupted May 20, 2021

Show notes

When Joe and Moses, an interracial gay couple of a certain age, are confronted by a new, straight resident of WeHo outside their favorite queer bar, questions of privilege, code switching, and daytime drag burst like an overstuffed piñata in this hilarious and provocative look at who is really colonizing whom.

For episode notes and to learn more about Antaeus Theatre Company, please visit: https://antaeus.org/special_events/90069-west-hollywood/

Support The Zip Code Plays! Make a gift to help Antaeus continue pursuing innovative new artistic projects in 2021 and beyond: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35088/store/donations/29230

Coming May 20 - Season Two of The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles Apr 16, 2021

Show notes

Join Antaeus Theatre Company again as we celebrate the culture and history of LA with six new original audio plays. The second season will be available to podcast listeners beginning Thursday, May 20 at www.antaeus.org, or wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, visit zipcodeplays.info

Back at the helm for Season Two is audio producer, sound designer and Foley artist Jeff Gardner. Two-time Audiofile Award-winner Ramón de Ocampo returns as season host, and the series will once again feature original music composed by Ellen Mandel. Diego Tapia is the audio editor and Taylor Anne Cullen is the production stage manager.
The Los Angeles Times called Season One “a whistle-stop tour of the weirder corners of our diverse metropolis… quick and fun and surprising, and the production quality is exceptional.” The LA Weekly found it “enchanting and original… deliver[s] Los Angeles to your laptop.” And Splash Magazines wrote, “as informative as it is entertaining… tell[s] some little-known tales of Los Angeles’ different neighborhoods.”

Episode Six 90012: DTLA - Clara and Serra and The Talking Bear Nov 12, 2020

Show notes

A magical encounter with a celestial comet awakens a pair of downtown statues and a neighboring denizen of the La Brea Tar Pits. Historical accusations, social justice, and food truck cuisine lead to a fantasia of repentance, acceptance, and grace high above the City of Angels.

For episode notes and to learn more about Antaeus Theatre Company, please visit: https://antaeus.org/special_events/90012-dtla/

Support The Zip Code Plays! Make a gift to help Antaeus continue pursuing innovative new artistic projects in 2020 and beyond: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35088/store/donations/29230

Episode Five 91352: Sun Valley - Salvage Nov 12, 2020

Show notes

In an auto junkyard, former voice teacher Martha, now nearly blind with retinitis pigmentosa, awaits a volunteer to help her locate a part for her 1998 Subaru Impreza WRX so she can take one last drive. When Billy arrives, coincidence, empathy, and music make for a very special afternoon.

For episode notes and to learn more about Antaeus Theatre Company, please visit: https://antaeus.org/special_events/91352-sun-valley/

Support The Zip Code Plays! Make a gift to help Antaeus continue pursuing innovative new artistic projects in 2020 and beyond: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35088/store/donations/29230

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