Half-Hour Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Chad Ryan as Clayton in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Gilbert "Lucky" Pearto.
       
     
Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Ellie Gossage (left) as Carol and Max Meyers as Jack in SPARKLER by Erik Champney.
       
     
Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): May Meyers (left) as Jack and Ellie Gossage as Carol in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
       
     
Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Max Meyers (left) as Jack and Ellie Gossage as Carol in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
       
     
Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Ellie Gossage as Carol in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
       
     
Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Max Meyers (seated) as Jack and Chad Ryan as Clayton in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
       
     
Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Chad Ryan (left) as Clayton and Ellie Gossage as Carol in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
       
     
Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Chad Ryan (left) as Clayton and Max Meyers as Jack in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
       
     
Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Chad Ryan (left) as Clayton and Max Meyers as Jack in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
       
     
Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Max Meyers as Jack in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
       
     
Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Chad Ryan (left) as Clayton and Max Meyers as Jack in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
       
     
Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Chad Ryan (left) as Clayton and Ellie Gossage as Carol in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
       
     
Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Chad Ryan (left) as Clayton and Ellie Gossage as Carol in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
       
     
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Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Chad Ryan (above) as Clayton and Ellie Gossage as Carol in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
       
     
Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Ellie Gossage as Carol in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
       
     
Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Chad Ryan (left) as Clayton and Max Meyers as Jack in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
       
     
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Half-Hour Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Chad Ryan as Clayton in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Gilbert "Lucky" Pearto.

The original half-hour one-act version of Sparkler was originally mounted at Paradise Factory, New York, NY; Directed by Janet Bentley; Featuring Chad Ryan, Ellie Gossage, Max Meyers; Stage Manager & Board Op: Adam Samtur; Sound & Video Design by Andy Evan Cohen; Lighting Design by Gilbert “Lucky” Pearto; Costume Design by Ramona Pula; Assistant Director: Liz Contessa; Fight Choreography by Randall Rodriguez; Music Adaptation by Tim Mulcahey; Press Agents: Bunch of People Press & Publicity; Publicity Photographer: Bryan Cash.

Sparkler was first workshopped as a half-hour one-act. It was showcased in Erik Champney’s anthology, Blankets and Bedtime: 3 Restless Plays.

  • “A high compliment to pay to a one-act play is that it is so good that one wishes it were a full-length one. Such is the case with Sparkler. The writing and performances are so exceptional that one wants to know what happens next.” THEATERSCENE

  • “A story of pointed manipulation with a backdrop of fame and stardom, Sparkler explores the ‘in the closet’ culture of Hollywood's Golden Age and the back door dealing that comes with it.” THEATER IN THE NOW

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Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): May Meyers (left) as Jack and Ellie Gossage as Carol in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
       
     
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Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): May Meyers (left) as Jack and Ellie Gossage as Carol in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
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Half-Hour One-Act Workshop/Paradise Factory (New York, NY): Chad Ryan (left) as Clayton and Ellie Gossage as Carol in SPARKLER by Erik Champney. Photo by Bryan Cash.
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