Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Ep 45: The Ticket
Gather by the Ghost Light
GATHER BY THE GHOST LIGHT is storytelling podcast in radio theater format. Think of the Ghost Light as your campfire. Gather around and listen to stories from a variety of genres. Playwright, Jonathan Cook, is the host of the series and most of the stories you hear were originally written as short stage plays that have been produced in theatres around the World. Short play festivals have become wildly popular in recent years and they have given emerging playwrights a platform for their work. The audio plays produced on this podcast are mostly selected from Festival Award Winners giving these talented playwrights an even wider audience for their stories. We welcome you to join us in this journey as we extend the voices of emerging playwrights!
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Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
THE SHELF ON THE ELF: A BRICK FISTULA MYSTERY - It's a murder at the North Pole. Did Santa slay? Brick Fistula, hard-drinking, fast-talking, private eye is gonna find out who’s naughty... and who’s guilty!
Written by John Busser
Directed by Jonathan Cook
Performed by:Devon McSherry as "Det. O'Flynnahan", Adam Cowart as "Det. O'Callapatrick", Robb Smith as "Santa Claus", Dixie Dawson as "Mrs. Claus", Brandon Dawson as "Chester", Beth Goolsby as "Harmony", and Jonathan Cook as "Brick Fistula".
Intro/Outro music: JK/47
Additional featured music by Rober Austin & Lynsay Ryan
Gather by the Ghost Light merch available at Online Shop!
If you would like to further support this podcast, please visit Buy Me a Coffee
If you are associated with a theatre and would like to perform this play, please send an email to gatherbytheghostlight@gmail.com to get connected with the playwright.
If you enjoy this podcast, please please please leave a rating on your preferred podcast player!
This program is supported in part by the Greater Augusta Arts Council through a grant from its partner agency - the National Endowment for the Arts.
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
HOMO FOR CHRISTMAS: Ashley has brought her new girlfriend, Skyler, home for Christmas to meet her family — who turn out to be exceptionally bad at adapting to change.
Written by John Bavoso
Directed by Jonathan Cook
Performed by:Paige Blackcloud as "Ashley", Devon McSherry as "Skyler", Adam Cowart as "Dad", Dixie Dawson as "Mom", & Beth Goolsby as "Grandma"
Intro/Outro music: JK/47
Year Two Book https://www.amazon.com/Gather-Ghost-Light-Year-Two/dp/1737521636
Gather by the Ghost Light merch available at Online Shop!
If you would like to further support this podcast, please visit Buy Me a Coffee
If you are associated with a theatre and would like to perform this play, please send an email to gatherbytheghostlight@gmail.com to get connected with the playwright.
If you enjoy this podcast, please please please leave a rating on your preferred podcast player!
This program is supported in part by the Greater Augusta Arts Council through a grant from its partner agency - the National Endowment for the Arts.
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS QUESTION: Maggie & Jeff are facing the volatile world of a bind date with the added perils of trying to choose a Christmas film for their date. What makes a movie a Christmas movie?
Written by Rachel Feeny-Williams
Directed by Jonathan Cook
Performed by:Marian Thibodeau as "Maggie" & Jonathan Cook as "Jeff"
Intro/Outro music: JK/47
Year Two Book https://www.amazon.com/Gather-Ghost-Light-Year-Two/dp/1737521636
Gather by the Ghost Light merch available at Online Shop!
If you would like to further support this podcast, please visit Buy Me a Coffee
If you are associated with a theatre and would like to perform this play, please send an email to gatherbytheghostlight@gmail.com to get connected with the playwright.
If you enjoy this podcast, please please please leave a rating on your preferred podcast player!
This program is supported in part by the Greater Augusta Arts Council through a grant from its partner agency - the National Endowment for the Arts.
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
THE SANTA THING: Taylor is excited to bring her girlfriend home to meet her folks for Christmas. There's just one thing that they need to talk about beforehand. The Santa thing.
Written by Greg Lam
Directed by Jonathan Cook
Performed by:Chelsea Mahoney as "Taylor" and Marian Thibodeau as "Alyssa"
Intro/Outro music: JK/47
Year Two Book https://www.amazon.com/Gather-Ghost-Light-Year-Two/dp/1737521636
Gather by the Ghost Light merch available at Online Shop!
If you would like to further support this podcast, please visit Buy Me a Coffee
If you are associated with a theatre and would like to perform this play, please sent an email to gatherbytheghostlight@gmail.com to get connected with the playwright.
If you have any comments or feedback, please send an email to gatherbytheghostlight@gmail.com
This program is supported in part by the Greater Augusta Arts Council through a grant from its partner agency - the National Endowment for the Arts.
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
THE BEAR (Part 1: BEGINNINGS) - Part one of The Bear series of monologues. Bear begins life in a little town house in Frankfurt, 1941, but all is not well with the world......
Written by Christopher Plumridge
Directed by Jonathan Cook
Performed by:Dale Wylde as "The Bear"
Cover art by Martha Lysa (https://www.fiverr.com/japka_a)
Watch "The Bear" Short animated film here - https://youtu.be/4_FvKCdw2XY
Intro/Outro music: JK/47
Original score by CymphoniK. https://cymphonikmusic.com/
Year Two Book https://www.amazon.com/Gather-Ghost-Light-Year-Two/dp/1737521636
Gather by the Ghost Light merch available at Online Shop!
If you would like to further support this podcast, please visit Buy Me a Coffee
If you are associated with a theatre and would like to perform this play, please sent an email to gatherbytheghostlight@gmail.com to get connected with the playwright.
If you have any comments or feedback, please send an email to gatherbytheghostlight@gmail.com
This program is supported in part by the Greater Augusta Arts Council through a grant from its partner agency - the National Endowment for the Arts.
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
THE BOARD: When a new West Point graduate visiting NYC wanders into a conversation between two veterans playing chess in the park, he gets a life lesson he wasn't expecting and that might just keep him -- and his fellow soldiers -- alive.
Written by Eric Mansfield
Directed by Jonathan Cook
Performed by:Rick Davis as "Clarence", Ted Newton as "Todd", and Mickey Lay as "Lance"
Intro/Outro music: JK/47
Year Two Book https://www.amazon.com/Gather-Ghost-Light-Year-Two/dp/1737521636
Gather by the Ghost Light merch available at Online Shop!
If you would like to further support this podcast, please visit Buy Me a Coffee
If you are associated with a theatre and would like to perform this play, please sent an email to gatherbytheghostlight@gmail.com to get connected with the playwright.
If you have any comments or feedback, please send an email to gatherbytheghostlight@gmail.com
This program is supported in part by the Greater Augusta Arts Council through a grant from its partner agency - the National Endowment for the Arts.
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
PETE AND PETRIA'S PETRIFYING PODCAST: Two thrill seeking podcast hosts take on a little too much when they decide to do a live stream investigation at a notorious haunted house.
Written by Dana Hall and David Lipschutz
Directed by Jonathan Cook
Performed by:Robb Smith as "Pete", Dana Hall as "Petria", Arelis Rivera as "Michelle", Jacquelyn Floyd as "Anna", Adam Cowart as "Bennie", Rick Davis as "Herbert", and introducing Felicity Thibodeau as "Magdalena"
Intro/Outro music: JK/47
Additional featured music: A Time of Shadows
Cover art photo by TJ McSherry
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Year Two Book (still pending review but will be online within the next 24 hours!)
Gather by the Ghost Light merch available at Online Shop!
If you would like to further support this podcast, please visit Buy Me a Coffee
If you are associated with a theatre and would like to perform this play, please sent an email to gatherbytheghostlight@gmail.com to get connected with the playwright.
If you have any comments or feedback, please send an email to gatherbytheghostlight@gmail.com
This program is supported in part by the Greater Augusta Arts Council through a grant from its partner agency - the National Endowment for the Arts.
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
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Other Gather by the Ghost Light merch available at Online Shop!
If you would like to further support this podcast, please visit Buy Me a Coffee
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