STAGE FRIGHTS: The Sequel-ish (LIVE SHOW)

Ryan Kaminski is a playwright from New Jersey. His full-length thriller, Forgotten Falls, had its stage production debut at the Black Orchid Theatre Group in New York City in February 2020. His second full-length thriller play, The Patient, has had multiple staged readings and presentations at community theatres including opening the Cumberland Theatre’s New Play Reading Series 2019 in Maryland, being featured in the Villagers Theatre 2019 New Playwrights Series in New Jersey, and being read on the radio as part of the Sundog Theatre Fall 2018 Radio Play Series in Staten Island, New York.
In addition to thrillers, Kaminski has also written a full-length drama entitled, The Guilty, and a full-length historical drama entitled, To Stand Alone: The Untold Story of Antislavery Advocate Edward Coles. Both plays have had several staged readings online. His short plays, The Sentence, The Meadow, The Actress, and The Deal have been featured on multiple podcasts and have been presented at various festivals, high schools, and universities across the country.
Kaminski’s specialties are edge of your seat thrillers as well as thought-provoking character-driven dramas.

Devon McSherry 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 but only began writing plays and short films a few years ago. After directing a short play in a festival and helping friends involved in the film community, she decided to go outside her comfort zone and write some short plays.

Marian Thibodeau is an actor and singer currently residing in Augusta, GA. She is a mom of two young girls but enjoys pursuing her love of acting when she can. She was most recently seen on stage playing Cayly in Kingdumb, which was the first live-recorded episode for the podcast, Gather by the Ghost Light. She also had the privilege of playing Sandra/Florence in Le Chat Noir’s sold out run of The Play that Goes Wrong. Along with podcasts and live theater, Marian has been involved in a handful of short films that you find on YouTube, or, hear her in numerous episodes on the Gather by the Ghost Light podcast.

Kate Dailey grew up outside a small town in Minnesota on her family hobby farm, but now considers Georgia her home. She finished her undergraduate degree Magna Cum Laude with a double major in Theater and Russian Studies and has also studied performance at the Moscow Art Theater in Russia, as well as at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland. With her spare time she enjoys making elaborate Halloween displays with her husband, sewing historical costumes, and taking too many photos of their dog.

Karla is a South Carolina-based actress who caught the acting bug from her paternal grandmother who was a film actress in Austria before WWII. You can find Karla onstage performing in plays in the CSRA, doing murder mystery dinner theatre shows, showing up as an extra in box office movies, and lending her voice to GBTGL episodes.

I was born and raised in Augusta, GA. I started in radio by interning at a local rock station, WRXR, while I was still in high school. My first paying radio gig out of school was in Greenville, SC doing Saturday mornings. I barely made enough money to pay for the gas to get me back and forth on the 5 hour round trip to do my show but I had been bitten by not only the radio bug but the entertainment bug! I loved entertaining and getting to know people. I bounced around from station to station, as you do, for years. Picking up stories and perspectives along the way. I probably learned the most about how to treat people who are your listeners from the time I spent in Birmingham, AL producing the Patti & Dollar Bill morning show on WDXB. They were true radio legends and it was a privilege to learn from them and an honor to call them friends. From there I moved back to Augusta to be closer to family. You can often find me on stage with one of the great theatre groups here in town. I can also be seen and heard in several television commercials nationally and you might even catch a glimpse of me in some movies too. I love photography, cooking, and my pup, Magnolia the Malshi.

Eric Odom is a stage and voice actor from Augusta, GA. Eric can be heard in episodes of the Gather by the Ghost Light podcast. Notable stage roles include Charles Condomine in “The Blithe Spirit”, Albert Chang in “Rules of Seconds”, and Mr. Chu in “Akeelah and the Bee.”

Owner of Le Chat Noir Theatre in Augusta, GA.

Audrey is a 22 year old actress from Augusta, GA. She started her career in musical theatre and quickly branched out to commercial work, short film work and directing. Recently, she added “voice actress” to her resume with Gather by the Ghost Light’s “The Demon Lady” episode in late 2023. Audrey is THRILLED to be back for her second episode for “Slasher’s Delight”!

Chris Soucy is a theatre professional, filmmaker, puppeteer, and writer living in Savannah, GA. He is a combat veteran and co-host of The Most Haunted Ciry on Earth Podcast

Travis Williams is a writer based in Los Angeles.
He is a multi-finalist and 2016 winner of DEATHSCRIBE: The International Festival of Horror Radio Plays with Wildclaw Theatre in Chicago. His short comic Unraveled is published in the horror anthology Tales from the Akermansion with American Gothic Press and Famous Monsters Magazine. Travis’ writings specialize in character driven horror with a Midwestern Gothic twist.

Lillie DeLecuona is a writer, artist, and actor who is currently based in Augusta, Georgia. Gather By the Ghostlight is her voice acting debut. When Lillie isn't making art, she is usually reading comic books, hanging out with her cats, or collecting jewelry (since she believes you are never truly dressed without a pair of funky earrings!)

TJ is an actor, stage manager, director, playwright, etc., originally from New Jersey.

Jay Rehak is a writer, podcaster, publisher, and app developer. A teacher for 34 years, he was fortunate enough to work for 28 years at Whitney Young High School, where he taught English at every level, from freshman writing to Advanced Placement Literature. During his final 8 years at WY, he also produced DUBTV, a weekly news and comedy show.

Mr. Rehak is the author of 27 produced short plays, 3 novels, and has co-written 13 novels with his students and friends.

Jay has spoken at numerous educational conferences around the country; his TedX Northwestern talk, “How to Teach Empathy through Collaborative Writing” is available on YouTube. In 2013, Mr. Rehak created and co-authored the award winning 30 Days to Empathy, the world’s first high school class sourced novel.

Host of the podcast, “Tell Me What Happened,” Mr. Rehak interviews people from all walks of life to speak of early childhood experiences and the impact of such events on their respective lives.

Carlee McClary is a passionate actor/singer from Augusta, GA. Carlee graduated from the University of South Carolina Aiken in 2019 where they earned a BA in Theatre.

They appeared as an extra in the pilot episode of Dwight in Shining Armor which later ran for five seasons on BYUtv. They have also toured twice with Porkchop Productions, a professional children's theatre company serving the Southeastern United States. Carlee was most recently a part of Gather by the Ghost Light's live performance, Stage Frights!

Dorothy is an Orlando-born performer who has been working professionally in theatre since 2007. She has appeared in numerous productions across Florida and beyond, created original collaborative pieces for fringe festivals, and co-ran a theatre company with her twin sister for three years. Dorothy has also written and performed several original cabarets. She is passionate about collaboration and continually inspired by building meaningful creative relationships with artists of all backgrounds.

Camryn Thompson is a 19-year-old hairstylist who has loved performing since she was little. With over 15 years of theater experience, she’s grown up on stage and can’t imagine life without it. One of her favorite roles was Sandra Bloom in Big Fish: The Musical, a show that holds a special place in her heart. Most recently, she had a blast playing a Grisly Sister in Stagefrights with Gather by the Ghost Light. When she’s not acting, Camryn loves expressing her creativity through hairstyling and connecting with people through her work.