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July 2, 2020

”MEMENTO MORI” by Jonathan Cook

”MEMENTO MORI” by Jonathan Cook

MEMENTO MORI: It’s the mid 1800’s and a post mortem photographer who has a mystical ability to reanimate the recently deceased is conflicted with a dark secret revealed to him by the corpse of a teenage girl. Drama.
Written and directed by Jonathan C...

MEMENTO MORI: It’s the mid 1800’s and a post mortem photographer who has a mystical ability to reanimate the recently deceased is conflicted with a dark secret revealed to him by the corpse of a teenage girl. Drama.

Written and directed by Jonathan Cook

Performed by Ben Evans, Amelia Oswald, and Amy Patton.

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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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Amelia Oswald

Voice Actor

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Ben Evans

Voice Actor

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Amy Patton

Voice Actor

Actor and member of the improv troupe Schrodinger's Cat.