Wheel of Fortune Reversed

by Scott Sickles

[TEN-MINUTE FUN MEDITATION ON DEATH]
Death has come for Michael. Which is not necessarily a bad thing because Michael has a bucket list only the Grim Reaper can fulfill.

[TEN-MINUTE FUN MEDITATION ON DEATH]
Death has come for Michael. Which is not necessarily a bad thing because Michael has a bucket list only the Grim Reaper can fulfill.

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Wheel of Fortune Reversed

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  • Greg Mandryk: Wheel of Fortune Reversed

    While Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey will always hold a special place in my heart as far as Seventh Seal homages go, those looking for more cerebral fare that treats the subject of death with a touch of solemnity without drowning in its own gloom will be delighted by Scott Sickles' witty and comforting vision on what happens in the time between this world and whatever lies beyond.

    While Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey will always hold a special place in my heart as far as Seventh Seal homages go, those looking for more cerebral fare that treats the subject of death with a touch of solemnity without drowning in its own gloom will be delighted by Scott Sickles' witty and comforting vision on what happens in the time between this world and whatever lies beyond.

  • Stephen Kaplan: Wheel of Fortune Reversed

    A beautiful and haunting piece that addresses death in a human and accessible way. It was selected as part of our student-directed one-act play festival and was well received by the audience, and the cast and director had a blast working on it.

    A beautiful and haunting piece that addresses death in a human and accessible way. It was selected as part of our student-directed one-act play festival and was well received by the audience, and the cast and director had a blast working on it.

  • Emmet L.F. Cameron: Wheel of Fortune Reversed

    This play has an openness that allows the actors & production team to BYO specificity -- which seems about right for such a universal & yet unknowable experience. The audio version on the Gather by the Ghostlight podcast does it excellently, & really shows off how poignantly these words bring us through Michael's experience with death, even in the absence of the play's visual elements. & yet there's so much more to explore in different possible stagings or recordings.

    This play has an openness that allows the actors & production team to BYO specificity -- which seems about right for such a universal & yet unknowable experience. The audio version on the Gather by the Ghostlight podcast does it excellently, & really shows off how poignantly these words bring us through Michael's experience with death, even in the absence of the play's visual elements. & yet there's so much more to explore in different possible stagings or recordings.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Playwrights Thriving, Year 2022

Production History

  • Type Fringe, Organization Traffic Jam Theatre Co., Year 2023