SIMON SAYS by Erin Moughon
SIMON SAYS written by Erin Moughon A two-person film crew is creating a documentary about the origins of children's games. However, when they arrive at an eccentric young woman's apartment for an interview, things are not all fun and games as they discover Simon Says isn't all that it seems.
SIMON SAYS written by Erin Moughon
A two-person film crew is creating a documentary about the origins of children's games. However, when they arrive at an eccentric young woman's apartment for an interview, things are not all fun and games as they discover Simon Says isn't all that it seems.
Produced by Jonathan Cook & Devon McSherry.
Directed by Jonathan Cook.
Performed by Korilyn Hendricks (Jo); Kayla Gardner (Alice); and Arelis Rivera (Michelle).
Original audio production, sound design, and editing by Jonathan Cook.
Title music by JK/47.
Additional featured music in this episode by DaniHaDani, Maya Belsitzman, and Josh Tarp.
(00:00) Intro
(01:35) SIMON SAYS audio play by Erin Moughon
(18:25) Interview with Erin Moughon
(22:26) Erin on the idea behind SIMON SAYS
(30:07) Erin on ESCAPE THE PINA COLODA SONG
(33:10) Erin's upcoming productions
(35:15) The New Play Exchange recommendations
(36:54) Where can people find Erin?
(37:30) Outro
(38:00) Credits Dice Roll!
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Arelis Rivera
Voice Actor
Arelis Rivera is a Puerto Rican actress and singer, currently based in Augusta, GA. Her voiceover work is featured in the podcast Gather by the Ghost Light, where she has played the role of Michelle in "Simon Says", Estelle in "Kingdumb", Lane Hernandez in "Ain’t the Biggest City", among others. Arelis has also participated in several stage shows. One of her most recent and favorite roles is Chiffon in The Augusta Players production of "Little Shop of Horrors". She has also portrayed Deloris VanCartier in Aiken Community Theatre’s production of "Sister Act". Other recent show credits include "Something Rotten", "Young Frankenstein", "Ragtime". She has previously trained and performed with local improv comedy troupe Schrodinger's Cat.
Kayla Gardner
Voice Actor
Kayla Gardner is a Theatre professional based in South Carolina. You might find her acting, stage managing, producing, or house managing a show within the CSRA. She loves getting the chance to join Gather by the Ghostlight to create these fun audio plays!
Korilyn Hendricks
Voice Actor
Korilyn (she/her) is a graduate of the B.F.A. Physical Theatre program at Coastal Carolina University. She has enjoyed digging into a wide range of roles over the past few decades, from silent devised movement pieces to text-heavy Shakespeare and everything in between. (Just don't ask her to sing!) She is very grateful to GBTGL for taking a chance on her and letting her chomp her teeth into the wonderful world of voice acting over the past year as well!
Favorite past roles: Brutus (Julius Caesar), Phillip (Orphans), Sylvia (Sylvia)
Favorite playwrights: Sarah Ruhl, Theresa Rebeck, William Shakespeare
Erin Moughon
Simon Says
Erin Moughon is an award-winning playwright and teacher based in New York City. Her plays have been produced across the U.S. and in England, Canada, Australia, and France. Selected short plays can be found in editions of The Best Ten Minute Plays edited by Lawrence Harbison and Debbie Lamedman and her monologues can be found in Voices of America Vol 1, 3, & 4 edited by Mike Lesser of the Playground Experiment. Her play Prewritten won the 2024 best play award from the Loved Ones series by Broken Arts Entertainment. She was commissioned by the Educational Theatre Association to write short adaptations for their design lesson plans. She is a proud member of the Dramatist Guild and an Arthur Miller Fellow.
