PlayMe
{{Infobox Podcast
| title =PlayMe
| image = Playme logo.png
| hosting = Chris Tolley
Laura Mullin
| language = English
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| audio format = MP3
| began = 2016
| genre = Audio drama
| provider = CBC Podcasts
| url = {{URL|https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/211-playme}}
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PlayMe is a Canadian original audio drama program and theatre podcast produced by the digital division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/the-quarantine-chronicles-are-like-bedtime-stories-for-bizarre-times-1.5657537| title = The Quarantine Chronicles are like bedtime stories for bizarre times {{!}} CBC Radio}} It is hosted and produced by Chris Tolley and Laura Mullin, who are artistic directors of Expect Theatre.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2018/04/03/the-plays-the-thing-you-listen-to-on-a-podcast.html|title=The play's the thing … you listen to on a podcast|first=Karen|last=Fricker|date=April 3, 2018|website=Toronto Star}}
The program produces audio adaptations of recent Canadian stage dramas.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/playme-podcast-brings-canadian-theatre-to-your-earbuds/article37432892/|title=PlayMe podcast brings Canadian theatre to your earbuds|first=Kate|last=Taylor|date=December 27, 2017|website=The Globe and Mail}} It is broadcast as a podcast on CBC Radio 1 and SiriusXM Satellite.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/article-canadian-plays-and-productions-you-can-watch-or-listen-to-while/|title=Canadian plays and productions you can watch or listen to while housebound this week|first=J. Kelly|last=Nestruck|date=March 17, 2020|website=The Globe and Mail}} The podcast has been downloaded in more than ninety countries.
History
It was started as an independent program in 2016 by Chris Tolley and Laura Mullin to extend theatre's reach.
In late 2018, it was licensed with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and later it has been distributed as a CBC Podcast, increasing its reach.{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/fictional-podcasts-reviving-radio-drama-1.4951615| title = Fiction podcasts are giving new form to the old art of the radio drama {{!}} CBC News}}
During the COVID-19 pandemic, when all the theaters were closed down, the popularity of the program increased.
The series was first broadcast in as a regular program in the fall of 2021 on CBC Radio 1 as part of its Sunday night lineup of narrative radio programs.{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/bio/laura-mullin-chris-tolley| title = Laura Mullin & Chris Tolley - CBC Media Centre}}
Awards
- Webby Honoree by the International Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Gold Medal for Audio Drama at the 2020 New York Festival's Radio Award{{Cite web|url=https://radio.newyorkfestivals.com/Winners/WinnerDetailsNew/76817a60-2e98-4d67-b4cd-362cae0e5912|title=New York Festivals}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/211-playme Official website]
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Category:Canadian radio dramas
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