March 25, 2020

”SETTLE AND REACH” by Jonathan Cook

”SETTLE AND REACH” by Jonathan Cook

SETTLE AND REACH: A colonization mission to a new planet conducts a mate-matching assessment for it's passengers. One passenger finds that the secrets his matched companion carries rather unsettling.

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Gather by the Ghost Light

SETTLE AND REACH: Botanist Adam Wilson has been chosen for a colonization mission to a new planet. The program administrators conducted a mate matching assessment for this one-way trip and paired him with a lovely fellow scientist. She has a secret, however, that is rather unsettling to Adam. Science Fiction. 

Written and directed by Jonathan Cook

Performed by Jaye Starkes, Elizabeth Canas, and Jessica Yu. 

If you are associated with a theatre and would like to perform the stage version of this play, please contact gatherbytheghostlight@gmail.com and we'll put you in touch with the playwright.

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Jonathan Cook

Playwright / Voice Actor / Host

Jonathan Cook is heavily involved in the fine arts as 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 six-time recipient of the Porter Fleming Literary Award in the playwriting category. Aside from playwriting, he has also written and directed several short films that have been presented in regional film festivals as well as distributed internationally on ShortsTV. He is also the host and producer of the radio theater podcast GATHER BY THE GHOST LIGHT. Launched in 2020, GATHER BY THE GHOST LIGHT is a collection of stage plays adapted to an audio only format performed by voice actors and edited with appropriate sound effects and music.

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Elizabeth Canas

Voice Actor

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Jaye Starkes

Voice Actor

Jaye Starkes (Pronounced, Jay Sta-rks) spent his early and adolescent years growing up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother then relocated, along with his two siblings, to the state of Georgia where she would raise them as a single mother. Although Jaye did not start pursuing his acting ambitions until college, he jumped in with enthusiasm to make up for "lost time".

Jaye initially started his acting training taking university courses before taking the stage in numerous stage plays. After honing his skill on a lit stage, he set his eyes on conquering Film & TV. Jaye has starred in numerous short films and web serials; in addition to acting he occasionally writes, directs and produces his own short films, under his production company JADE Phenix Entertainment.

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Jessica Yu

Voice Actor