Spooky Magic in Storytelling w/ Tim Cummings

About The Lightning People Play:

Fourteen-year-old Kirby Renton is a gifted theatre kid who wants to fix things: his dads' marriage, his younger brother's epilepsy. When ten-year-old Baxter's seizures start involving visits from "the lightning people," who descend from the sky and show him strange symbols, Kirby knows he needs to protect his brother, but how? He thinks he's found the answer when the neurologist advises his family to consider a seizure-alert dog, but the cost is too much for his family to afford.
Determined to raise the money himself, Kirby enlists his best friends and a crew of brilliant teens from his theatre troupe to put on a play in his epic forest of a backyard. At first, the play brings its own pressures as the drama between Kirby's dads worsens and his fears for his brother intensify. But little does Kirby know of the magic that awaits him and his friends-and the portals that will open-from his daring to make a difference.

About the participants:

Tim Cummings is the author of the award-winning coming-of-age novel Alice the Cat. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University Los Angeles and a BFA from NYU. He has appeared in more than 200 projects across theatre, dance, film, television, voice-over, and new media. Tim teaches writing for UCLA’s Writers’ Program, runs private workshops, and coaches authors. In addition to his passion for storytelling, Tim is an octopus and spider enthusiast. He goes wild for anything with eight legs. Learn more at www.timcummings.ink.
Having just completed a two-season arc on Criminal Minds: Evolution for Paramount+, Silas Weir Mitchell is probably best known for his six seasons starring as fan-favorite Monroe, the horologist Blutbad (aka BigBadWolf), on NBC’s hit series Grimm. Silas garnered much attention for his recurring role of Haywire in the critically-acclaimed FOX series Pr*son Break as well as for his wacky turn as Donny Jones in the NBC comedy My Name Is Earl.
Bree Turner is best known for her six-season run as Rosalee Calvert, the Fuchsbau apothecary on NBC's acclaimed series Grimm. She has appeared in many feature films over her career including James Ponsoldt’s Smashed, The Ugly Truth alongside Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. She also co-starred in the box office hits Just My Luck, Deuce Bigalow, and Sorority Boys. Born and raised in Northern California, Turner came south to attend UCLA, where she actively pursued her passion for dance and theater. Bree is currently the co-host of The Grimmcast, a Grimm rewatch podcast produced by Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner for Apple.

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