Simon Says

by Erin Moughon

A director and a cameraperson are creating a documentary about the origins of children's games. However, when they arrive at an eccentric young woman's apartment for an interview, things are not all fun and games as they discover Simon Says isn't all that it seems.

A director and a cameraperson are creating a documentary about the origins of children's games. However, when they arrive at an eccentric young woman's apartment for an interview, things are not all fun and games as they discover Simon Says isn't all that it seems.

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  • Shelby Vicino Mariotti: Simon Says by Erin Moughon
    “

    SO GOOD. I listened to the reading they did on Gather by The Ghost Light. I love horror so much.

    SO GOOD. I listened to the reading they did on Gather by The Ghost Light. I love horror so much.

    ”
  • Christopher Plumridge: Simon Says by Erin Moughon
    “

    Treat yourselves and listen to this wonderfully creepy play on Gather by the Ghost Light podcast!
    To take an innocent kids game and turn it on its head in quite a horrific way is inspired!
    Now I will always do as Simon says, or maybe I have no choice anyway....
    Brilliant!

    Treat yourselves and listen to this wonderfully creepy play on Gather by the Ghost Light podcast!
    To take an innocent kids game and turn it on its head in quite a horrific way is inspired!
    Now I will always do as Simon says, or maybe I have no choice anyway....
    Brilliant!

    ”
  • Paul Donnelly: Simon Says by Erin Moughon
    “

    Eerie and compelling, this play builds subtly and wittily to its horrific climax. The hubris of the cynical camera operator earns her a terrible comeuppance. A seemingly benign children's game is revealed to have a dark history. Indeed, a dark present. Play with Michelle at your own risk.

    Eerie and compelling, this play builds subtly and wittily to its horrific climax. The hubris of the cynical camera operator earns her a terrible comeuppance. A seemingly benign children's game is revealed to have a dark history. Indeed, a dark present. Play with Michelle at your own risk.

    ”
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Michelle: late 20s-early 30s, female, any ethnicity, paranoid, smart, determined, semi-shut in
Jo: 30s, female, any ethnicity, documentary filmmaker, driven
Alice: 30s, female, any ethnicity, cameraperson, follower growing a spine

Development History

  • Reading, New Ambassadors Theatre Company, 2023
  • Reading, Valdez Theatre Conference, 2023