David J. Loehr

David J. Loehr

Writer, podcaster, husband, father, catbed.

David is the editor of 2amt.com. He is also part of the Incomparable Radio Network, appearing as a regular panelist on their flagship podcast & several other series. He is the writer & a producer of the Incomparable Radio Theater series. And he is the artist-in-residence & co-founder of the Riverrun Theatre Co. in Indiana.

Plays

  • Seeing Red by David J. Loehr
    Cast: 
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    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 2 more
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    Keyword: art, artist + 4 more
    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic, drama, period
    Keyword: art, artist, Van Gogh, Painting, Gauguin, creativity
    On the eve of World War II, artist and critic Emile Bernard remembers his friend, Vincent van Gogh, through their actual correspondence and Bernard's memories. He also recalls his conflict with Paul Gauguin, and how relations between the three of them disintegrated. We also learn more of van Gogh's life outside of art, and how his brief time as a minister informed his art and vice-versa.
  • The Rough Guide to the Underworld by David J. Loehr
    Cast: 
    5–18
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    Genre: comedy, commedia dell'arte + 5 more
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    Keyword: life, death + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, commedia dell'arte, dark comedy, drama, fantasy, musical, parody/spoof
    Keyword: life, death, humor, loss, redemption
    What to do when you're going to hell...

    What do Mark Twain, Medea, Ken Burns, Guy Fieri, and Dante Aligheri–no relation–have to do with one another? They’re just some of the characters showing us around the classical Underworld. Life and death, love and loss, union and reunion, anything can happen in this divine comedy.

    THE ROUGH GUIDE TO THE UNDERWORLD is a tour guide around...
    What to do when you're going to hell...

    What do Mark Twain, Medea, Ken Burns, Guy Fieri, and Dante Aligheri–no relation–have to do with one another? They’re just some of the characters showing us around the classical Underworld. Life and death, love and loss, union and reunion, anything can happen in this divine comedy.

    THE ROUGH GUIDE TO THE UNDERWORLD is a tour guide around the rivers of the classical underworld, following several different stories of people trying to connect with one another, whether as lovers, as family or even as professionals. Some of the stories include:

    — Clara Clemens searching for her father, Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain
    — portions of a Ken Burns documentary following a historic expedition to explore the Underworld
    — a writer named Dante pitching a movie producer on a film about a poet in Hell…
    — a troubadour with memory problems, and the woman who loves him…who’s always loved him…
    — a father and son team of explorers plumbing the depths of woe in the waters of the Underworld

    In the midst of all this, the play also features movie trailers, vacation advertisements, tour guides, mythology, music, a little commedia dell'arte, and more.

    There are two samples of the original song at the end of the play, one a demo and one from the first production of the show.

Recommended by David J. Loehr

  • SISTERS OF ELLERY HOLLOW by Stephen Spotswood
    31 Jul. 2017
    “ Utterly enchanting, and enthralling when produced simply. Two women, a nearly empty stage, yet magical. ”
  • SISTERS OF ELLERY HOLLOW by Stephen Spotswood
    20 Jan. 2015
    “ One of my favorite nights of theatre in the last few years. ”