”THE SHELF ON THE ELF: A BRICK FISTULA MYSTERY” by John Busser
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 ...
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
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Jonathan Cook
Playwright / Actor / Host
Jonathan Cook is an actor, writer, and filmmaker based in South Carolina. Many of his short plays have been produced in theatres around the World and and he is a seven-time recipient of the Porter Fleming Literary Award in the playwriting category. He is the founder and creator of Gather by the Ghost Light.
John Busser
Playwright
John Busser is an actor/writer/graphic artist from the Cleveland area. He is the co-runner of Cleveland Public Theatre’s writer's workshop, The Dark Room which helps new and seasoned playwrights test drive new work. He is the author of over 95 short plays that have been produced throughout the US, Canada, the UK and most recently, Australia.
He is also living proof that 100 monkeys with 100 typewriters still can't write anything as stupid as his usual fare. He accepts this, and so should you.
Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn
Playwright / Voice Actor
Jacquelyn Priskorn has been writing plays since she took her first class with playwright Kitty Dubin in 1997. She has had several plays and screenplays produced since that first class, including the award winning short film "The Guest Room" (shown at the Strasbourg Film Festival in France) as well as a screenplay, "Love & Plutonium", which is currently available on Amazon. "Glass Slipper, Size 8 ½", "The Rot", "The Reckless Romantic" and "Off Center" are currently available through Brooklyn Publishing. "Ida Invisible" and "Andela" are available through Next Stage Press. The one act version of "Barn Wood and Blue Roses" is available through Stage Partners.
Her short play "Off Center" won Best Play at the Oakland University Actor Showcase. And "Good Morning, Miriam" has received the Jury's Choice Award at the Detroit Fringe Forward Festival, Best New Play from New Plays From the Heartland, Audience Favorite at Big Idea Theatre, and The Chameleon Theatre Circle's 17th annual one act play contest.
As an actress, Ms. Priskorn began writing to create roles for anybody and everybody.
Devon McSherry
Playwright / Actor / Co-host
Devon McSherry his co-host and producer of Gather by the Ghost Light. She went to college for musical theater and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA from Metropolitan State University of Denver and currently teaches at Musical Theatre Workshop in Augusta, GA. She is also an active actress and playwright.
Adam Cowart
Voice Actor
Highschool Spanish teacher and creator of the Itty Bitty Bob YouTube series.
Robb Smith
Voice Actor / Friend of Santa / Fierce Encourager
Hi! I’m Robb Smith, a voice actor in North Augusta, South Carolina.
I really believe in the power of storytelling and that the stories that connect the most are the ones that feel like they’re being told just to you.
My background winds through radio, TV, stage performance, audio engineering, and corporate creative work, all of which taught me the same truth: a good story needs a good heart behind it. It’s what I bring to every project, whether it’s a commercial, an audio drama, a video game character, or a moment of quiet narration that helps someone breathe a little easier.
I love giving scripts life, humor, and humanity. And I’m always grateful for the chance to help a story land in a way that feels true.
Dixie Dawson
Voice Actor
Brandon Dawson
Voice Actor
Beth Goolsby
Voice Actor
Lynsay Ryan
Musician / Singer
Lynsay Ryan is a Canadian singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. A graduate of McMaster University and University of Toronto.