THE DIARY OF MARIA

About this episode

The season six finale features an audio drama about a high school senior waiting for her father after a performance, leading to a devastating revelation.

Season Six Finale! This episode features the audio drama THE DIARY OF MARIA by Dave Huber. Maria, a 17-year-old high school senior, is left waiting outside her school late at night after a performance when her father never arrives to pick her up. As her drama teacher, Mr. Harris, keeps her company as they wait, casual conversation about the play and acting slowly gives way to a devastating truth. Written by Dave HuberDirected by Arelis RiveraPerformed by Ava Robinson (Maria); and Blake McGee (Mr. Harris).Cover art by A.C. DanielTitle music by ⁠JK/47⁠Additional featured music by Adam Dib. Gather by the Ghost Light merchandise is available at www.ghostlightpubs.com If you would like to further support this podcast, please visit https://buymeacoffee.com/ghostlight If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a rating on your preferred podcast app! For more info or if you wish to contact us, please visit www.gatherbytheghostlight.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Gather by the Ghost Light

Guests: Ava Robinson, Blake McGee

Topics covered

• audio drama
• high school
• waiting
• truth
• performance
• relationships

Keywords

• Maria
• high school
• drama
• waiting
• performance
• truth
• audio drama

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JK/47, Adam Dib, ghostlightpubs.com, buymeacoffee.com, gatherbytheghostlight.com, megaphone.fm

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