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Launched in 2020, Gather by the Ghost Light is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network and has produced over 90 audio play productions written by playwrights from around the world and has had over 50 writers and voice actors as guests on the show. Hosts Jonathan Cook and Devon McSherry speak with writers and actors to learn more about their process for crafting scripts and performance for the stage, screen, and the audio fiction world.
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RHAPTONSTALL LIVES! an audio drama by David Golden. Jimmy Bannion is a cosplayer and a super fan of the Feldstar movie series, but when the director kills off his favorite character, Rhaptonstall Oakshield, he threatens to ju...
FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY (or THE BREAD PLAY) - An audio drama by Daniel Prillaman. The bread is unlimited. And there is no escape. A romantic horror comedy about the hard truth that nothing lasts forever, except maybe bread.
SHE LIKES TO LOOK AT THE STARS by Scott Mullen. In this crime audio drama, a medium enters the dream of a kidnapper to discover the whereabouts of his latest victim.
It is Rome in 120 A.D. Festus is quite excited when he learns that he has been cast in the role of Icarus in a performance at the Colosseum. However, his enthusiasm quickly wanes when stage workers Sabina and Brutus gradually fill him in as to what exactly the role requires.
DOCTORS & LAWYERS: 1st Edition Rules (A Dungeons & Dragons parody) - In this D&D parody, imagine an alternate reality where ruthless Barbarians, powerful Wizards, and cunning Thieves dive into the Fantasy Corporate World with the hit roleplaying game DOCTORS & LAWYERS.
THE OTHER ME starring Laura Bailey & Khary Payton. Created by Jonathan Cook. A therapist uncovers crucial evidence in a bizarre missing person case and soon finds that knowing the truth puts her life in danger.
Creator and Host
Jonathan Cook (creator of Gather by the Ghost Light) is heavily involved in the fine arts as an actor, writer, and filmmaker. He is a seven-time recipient of the Porter Fleming Literary Award in the playwriting category and his works have been produced worldwide and published by Smith & Kraus, Black Bed Sheet Books, and Ghost Light Publications. He is also the creator of the Gather by the Ghost Light podcast.
Co-host
Devon McSherry (co-host of Gather by the Ghost Light) has been involved in the arts for as long as she can remember. Music and theater was what brought her parents together and shaped her love of the arts. So much so that she went to college for musical theater and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA from Metropolitan State University of Denver. Wherever she went, Devon continued to perform and began writing plays and short films along the way. She currently teaches Musical Theatre at the Musical Theatre Workshop in Augusta, GA.
