A one-of-a-kind podcast experience that brings the excitement of a live theater, and real behind-the-scenes HOLLYWOOD, all finished with Music and Sound Effects like a feature film for your ears. Each episode features a selection of exceptional, award-winning scripts performed live by a talented cast of up to 20 working actors in a world-class studio. Featuring some of the most respected writers in the industry. Each episode is finished with a full music score and surround sound mix, giving you the full cinematic experience from the comfort of your own ears. Join us for the debut season of TABLE READ, and be a part of the best elements of theater, film, and audio. This is a podcast like no other - don't miss it! Executive produced by Jack Levy, Shaan Sharma, and Mark Knell, TABLE READ is a must-listen for fans of high-quality entertainment. Tune in today and be transported to the world of award-winning storytelling. Visit us online to download scripts, read cast info, get updates, and enjoy a peek behind the scenes: https://www.tablereadpodcast.com/ Visit Manifest Media for all productions: https://www.manifestmediaproductions.com/ contact: manifestmediaproductions@gmail.com
ACT 3: They do! Doug finds out Ethan and his girlfriend, Priya, are engaged and expecting a baby. Devastated Doug undoes all the good he's done by acting out at school and runs away. Doug begs Carl for help. Carl finds an underground ice cream man who can fix Doug's mess. At the meeting point, Doug saves a toddler from getting hit by a train, but misses the rendezvous and his last hope. Ethan and Francine find Doug. He'll always be family; families stick together. The next day at the school play...
Apr 25, 2023•39 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast
ACT 2 / PART 2: Doug confides in Carl that he's cool with being a kid again. It's his second chance to finally get his life on track. Ethan has become like the father Doug never had. Now Carl has to break the bad news to Doug: that's not how the do-over works. When Carl told him he'd stay a child if he didn't change his bad ways, he meant 8 years old FOREVER. No growing up all over again. Doug freaks out. This sucks! This isn't fair! Could things get any worse? ____ LITTLE MAN : A hysterical irr...
Apr 18, 2023•25 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast
ACT 2 / PART 1: Despite a rough first few days, Doug's life as an 8 year-old is going better for him than his life as an unemployed loser at 30. He's actually making friends, standing up to bullies, has a part in the class play, and is kicking ass in school. Julia, Doug's teacher, thinks he's gifted! Carl has good news: one more day and the do-over is officially over. Doug has proven himself a good person and will change back into a grown up. Doug confides in Carl that he's cool with being a kid...
Apr 11, 2023•26 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast
ACT 1 / PART 2: Doug's life is a mess until a popsicle from a strange ice cream man turns him into an eight-year-old. To reverse the curse, he has to become a decent human being in just 10 days. But with time running out, can he save himself and become an adult again? The clock is ticking and the stakes are high! ____ LITTLE MAN : A hysterical irreverent comedy! " SHALLOW HAL " meets " 13 GOING ON 30 "...with a generous, dusting of " SUPERBAD ." Our all-star cast absolutely destroys this script....
Apr 04, 2023•30 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast
ACT 1 / PART 1: Doug's life is a mess until a popsicle from a strange ice cream man turns him into an eight-year-old. To reverse the curse, he has to become a decent human being in just 10 days. But with time running out, can he save himself and become an adult again? The clock is ticking and the stakes are high! ____ LITTLE MAN : A hysterical irreverent comedy! " SHALLOW HAL " meets " 13 GOING ON 30 "...with a generous, dusting of " SUPERBAD ." Our all-star cast absolutely destroys this script....
Mar 28, 2023•34 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast
ACT 3: After an alien ship lands on earth and erects a gigantic forcefield, trapping a local renaissance faire inside, high school senior Zoe must face her fear of responsibility and save the world, armed only with medieval weaponry. ____ REN FAIRE VS. ALIENS: When high school slacker Zoe Winter signs up to play the princess in her local Renaissance Faire, the last thing she expects is an alien invasion. Soon, however, Zoe finds herself and the Faire trapped inside a massive forcefield, along wi...
Mar 21, 2023•43 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast
ACT 2: After an alien ship lands on earth and erects a gigantic forcefield, trapping a local renaissance faire inside, high school senior Zoe must face her fear of responsibility and save the world, armed only with medieval weaponry. ____ REN FAIRE VS. ALIENS: When high school slacker Zoe Winter signs up to play the princess in her local Renaissance Faire, the last thing she expects is an alien invasion. Soon, however, Zoe finds herself and the Faire trapped inside a massive forcefield, along wi...
Mar 14, 2023•38 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast
ACT 1: After an alien ship lands on earth and erects a gigantic forcefield, trapping a local renaissance faire inside, high school senior Zoe must face her fear of responsibility and save the world, armed only with medieval weaponry. ____ REN FAIRE VS. ALIENS: When high school slacker Zoe Winter signs up to play the princess in her local Renaissance Faire, the last thing she expects is an alien invasion. Soon, however, Zoe finds herself and the Faire trapped inside a massive forcefield, along wi...
Mar 07, 2023•46 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast
When high school slacker Zoe Winter signs up to play the princess in her local Renaissance Faire, the last thing she expects is an alien invasion. Soon, however, Zoe finds herself and the Faire trapped inside a massive forcefield, along with her best friend, her crush, a jester who can't break character, and an endless supply of rancid turkey legs. And after the Faire's king is vaporized by an alien laser beam, Zoe is crowned queen. Can she conquer her fear of responsibility and lead a gang of R...
Feb 27, 2023•1 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Imagine a world where karma is a magic blue popsicle. LITTLE MAN is a comedy about a foul-mouthed loser who gets an unwanted "do-over" as an 8-year-old. But to turn back into a grown-up, this little d-bag has 10 days to become a decent human being or he'll stay a kid forever. It's hard to be good when you've been bad for so long. Time's running out. Tick tock! Absolutely hysterical, "Shallow Hal" meets "BIG" (in reverse). ____ CAST & CREW: Narrator: Tim Friedlander - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm...
Feb 27, 2023•1 min•Transcript available on Metacast
When an industrialist is murdered in an impoverished Michigan backwater, a misfit veteran must choose between saving her three idiot brothers from life in jail or escaping her toxic family forever. Written by: Pearse Lehane ____ Visit: https://www.tablereadpodcast.com/ Contact: manifestmediaproductions@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 27, 2023•30 sec•Transcript available on Metacast