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Listen in as Hellish Delights playwright Scott C. Sickles, director Jesse Edward Rosbrow, and performers Amanda LaPergola, Brian Silliman, Alyssa Simon, discuss finding delight in characterizations, humor traps, storytelling, second chances and the effects of time on the work, finding … Continue reading →
Gene speaks with New York playwright Scott C. Sickles on all things General Hospital, consent, and sci-fi on the stage.
WHEEL OF FORTUNE REVERSED: Death has come for Michael but Michael has a bucket list that only the Grim Reaper can fulfill. Written by Scott C. Sickles Directed by Jonathan Cook Performed by: Robert J. Leblanc as "Michael" & Dana Hall as "Death" Intro/Outro music: JK/47 Gather by the Ghost Light merch available ONLINE HERE! 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 app!
SCOTT C. SICKLES is an LGBTQ/biracial Korean American writer whose plays have been performed in New York City, across the U.S., and internationally in Canada, Australia, the UK, Hungary, Singapore, Indonesia, and Lebanon. Recently, he published Playing on the Periphery: Monologues and Scenes for Queer Kids (Amazon). Full-lengths include: Nonsense and Beauty (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis: Edgerton New Play Award; Outstanding New Play, St. Louis Theater Circle; ATCA Steinberg Finalist); Marianas Trench (O’Neill Finalist); Pangea (O’Neill Semifinalist), and Composure (NY Innovative Theatre Award; Lambda Literary Finalist), among others. Five consecutive Writers Guild of America Awards for “General Hospital” and eight Emmy nominations.
In the latest Talking It Out virtual festival performance, the five participating playwrights - Marcus Gorman, Scott C. Sickles, Steven Hayet, Molly Peterson & Russell Nichols - all have unique and thought-provoking stories to tell. What unites them is their shared belief in the importance of self-care & caring for others who are struggling with mental illness. For this week's episode, Anthony spoke with them about the creative process of writing their plays, how your own life experiences informed them, the importance of mental health awareness, and more! Listen to the full conversation now! Purchase tickets to the Talking It Out virtual play festival at www.eventbrite.com/e/talking-it-out-a-virtual-short-play-festival-tickets-111853867930. Follow us on social media for updates on future episodes Facebook – www.facebook.com/indiearttoday Twitter - @indiearttoday Instagram - @indiearttoday Learn more about purchasing advertising space on our podcast by visiting www.fiverr.com/ajpiccione/promote-your-business-or-non-profit-on-my-podcast Music: “Ethereal Dream” by Dox --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/indie-art-today/support
This month I speak with New York playwright Scott C. Sickles about his piece Marianas Trench. We touch on writing about LGBT issues from an LGBT perspective, the challenges of writing a trilogy play, and I try unsuccessfully to pull some spoilers out of Scott about his day job, writing for General Hospital. The scene […]