A HEADSPACE MEDITATION by Mara Nelson-Greenberg

A HEADSPACE MEDITATION by Mara Nelson-Greenberg

From Playing On Air: Short Audio Plays by Playing on Air

February 20, 2026 · 11 min · Episode 5

About this episode

The episode features a guided meditation play titled 'A Headspace Meditation' by Mara Nelson-Greenberg, closing the '25 - '26 Season of Playing on Air.

Today we share the final audio play in our '25 - '26 Season, "A Headspace Meditation" by Mara Nelson-Greenberg, directed by Sarah Lunnie. Thank you for joining us as we explored a new format. We're excited to begin sharing conversations with our artists in the coming weeks, so if you missed those - have no fear, as you'll soon be able to deep dive with the artists from this season's plays. "A Headspace Meditation" by Mara Nelson-Greenberg, directed by Sarah Lunnie, continues the tradition of the James Stevenson Commission for Short Comedic Plays. The cast features Zoë Chao and Polly Lee. It closes our '25-'26 Season. This season, 4 of our plays were commissions. In December, we premiered "73, SK." by Else Went , directed by Emma Rosa Went , and "The Corner Cafe" by Charles Mee , directed by Tom Dugdale . In January, we premiered the inaugural MC Libby Commission, "Father's Sin" by Maleek Rae with music by Xander Browne . Directed by POA Alum, Goldie E. Patrick . February connected us to a little love with POA regular, John Patrick Shanley' s "The Red Coat". Playing on Air is hosted by Artistic Director, Joshua Kahan Brody and Associate Artistic Director & Creative Producer…

People in this episode

Hosts: Joshua Kahan Brody, Garlia Cornelia Jones

Guests: Zoë Chao, Polly Lee

Topics covered

  • meditation
  • comedic plays
  • artistic exploration
  • season finale
  • guided meditation

Keywords

  • meditation
  • audio play
  • comedy
  • season finale
  • artistic exploration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Playing on Air

Books & works: A Headspace Meditation, 73, SK., The Corner Cafe, Father's Sin, The Red Coat

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