Gather by the Ghost Light is an award-winning podcast and nonprofit theatre organization that is part of the Broadway Podcast Network. We produce stand-alone audio dramas as well as series works. Most recent accolades include the "Outstanding Drama", "Best Environmental Sound Design", and "Best Supporting Performance (Khary Payton)" Awards at the 2025 New Jersey Web Fest. And "Best Premise" and "Best Showrunner (Jonathan Cook)" at the 2026 Colorado WebFest.
Play Latest EpisodeWinner of "Outstanding Drama", "Best Environmental Sound Design", "Best Supporting Performance-Khary Payton", "Best Premise", & "Best Showrunner"!
Nominated for "Best Director", "Best Leading Performance-Laura Bailey", "Best Chemistry", "Outstanding Thriller", "Best Script/Writing" and "Outstanding Stand Alone Podcast"!
This episode features the audio drama MY DAUGHTER'S A DEMON! by Marshall Logan Gibbs.
This episode features the audio drama SNACKS, DRUGS, AND THE SEXUAL APPETITES OF THE GAYS by Steve Martin. In this sexual comedy, two newlywed husbands finally get a moment alone on their wedding night - or so they thought. A...
Maria, a 17-year-old high school senior, is left waiting outside her school late at night after a performance when her father never arrives to pick her up. As her drama teacher, Mr. Harris, keeps her company as they wait, casual conversation about the play and acting slowly gives way to a devastati…
ROMEO & HER SISTER is an audio drama limited series produced by Gather by the Ghost Light. Available on all podcast platforms. Ep. 1 - CUSHMANIA In 1845, Charlotte Cushman is the most famous American actress in the world, wel...
Winner of the "Best Premise" award at the 2026 Colorado WebFest.
This episode features the audio drama NORTH POLE NOIR by Patrick Gabridge. A dark look at the underside of the North Pole, as detective Harvey the Elf tries to solve the murder of Frosty the Snowman.
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.
