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Complicity Island

By: Nick Jones
Narrated by: Mandi Masden, Richard Kind, Chris Myers, Marc Kudisch, Ato Blankson-Wood, Jeremy Shamos, Alan Ruck
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Publisher's summary

It’s the artist’s age-old dilemma: follow your conscience or follow the cash. So when a canceled movie star reaches out to up-and-coming writer Ivey Viola to discuss a mysterious project, she uses the opportunity to escape mid-pandemic New York for his private island with her roommate in tow. However, once on the island, she realizes that the cost of working with the toxic, closeted actor might be more than she’s willing to accept...or can refuse.

In this satirical new play from Nick Jones, Complicity Island explores the business of “show business”, offering a radical, irreverent look at cancel culture, the Hollywood elite, and the real price of selling out.

©2022 Nick Jones (P)2022 AO Media LLC
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About the Creator

Nick is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His play Trevor received multiple Ovation and Critics Circle awards in Los Angeles, and has received over 40 productions internationally. Other plays include The Coward and VÉRITÉ both produced by Lincoln Center/LTC3, important hats of the twentieth century (mtc), Jollyship the Whiz-Bang (Ars Nova) and Straight Up Vampire: The History of Vampires in Colonial Philadelphia as performed to the music of Paula Abdul. In television, Nick served as writer and Co-EP on the Netflix original series Glow and Orange is the New Black, for which he has garnered 7 WGA and 2 Emmy nominations, as well as RAMY, for which he served as Co-EP. He was born and raised in Alaska, before attending Bard and Juilliard. Upcoming projects include the films The Apologist and The Face of the King.

About the Director

Moritz von Stuelpnagel is a New York based director whose work has been featured internationally. Previously with Audible: Mike Lew's Tiny Father, David Rossmer's Alexa Why Can't You Love Me and Leah Nanako Winkler's Nevada-Tan. His Broadway credits include: Theresa Rebeck’s Bernhardt/Hamlet starring Janet McTeer (two Tony nominations), Noël Coward’s Present Laughter starring Kevin Kline (three Tony nominations including Best Revival of a Play), Robert Askins’ Hand to God (five Tony nominations including Best New Play and Best Director). WEST END: Theresa Rebeck's Mad House starring David Harbour and Bill Pullman, and Hand To God (Olivier nomination). Off-Broadway credits include: Theresa Rebeck’s Seared starring Raul Esparza (MCC), Larissa Fasthorse’s The Thanksgiving Play (Playwrights Horizons), Mike Lew’s Teenage Dick (Ma-Yi/Public Theater), Nick Jones’ Important Hats of the Twentieth Century (Manhattan Theatre Club), Nick Jones’ VERITÉ (Lincoln Center Theatre/LCT3), Mike Lew’s Bike America (Ma-Yi), Nick Jones’ Trevor(Lesser America), Robert Askins’ Love Song of the Albainian Sous Chef (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Mel & El (Ars Nova), Michael Mitnick’s Spacebar (Studio 42), and Adam Szymkowicz’s My Base and Scurvy Heart (Studio 42). Regionally, he has directed productions at Alliance, Williamstown, Huntington, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Woolly Mammoth, Pasadena Playhouse and more. Moritz is the former artistic director of Studio 42, NYC’s producer of "unproducible" plays. Moritzvs.com

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Hilarious Satire

"Complicity Island" is a terrific satire of both the self-absorbed insularity of people in the entertainment industry and but also the way various people react when a powerful person is accused of doing bad things.

The story works on numerous levels and builds to a deliciously historical climax.

I highly recommend this one too anyone who comprehends irony and smart writing.

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Great quick listen

I really enjoyed this. I need a part 2 though, the ending is a cliffhanger.

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Reading was great, concept was great

In a time where a certain virus scared people and then was run with lies and hate … I feel this story would have been awesome without putting that fear in there

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Very disappointed

Glad this recording is short so
I wasted a small amount of time. First and last time to listen to this author.

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Fun easy listen

I liked it. I don't know if it was supposed to be but early on in the listening, I decided that it was a black comedy. or maybe a satire. That helps me to enjoy it more. otherwise it was a little overdramatic.... But I honestly think it was supposed to have a satirical tone.

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OH Come On!!!

I was really into this book.
Then, it was over.
It just ended. Abruptly.
No warning. Oh my goodness.
The writer could have eased into the ending, but no such luck here 😒.

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Hilarious Romp thru Craggy 'Wilderness'

Ripped from the headlines!
Amazing Cast shines in funny take on modern celebrity culture. Drama, Comedy, and a fast moving story.

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Deep and dark

It certainly held my attention but I felt the ending was overly dramatic and totally unrealistic. I was left with mixed feelings. I didn’t love it but I didn’t hate it either.since it’s a quick read, I suggest you check it out yourself.

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Has canceled culture gone to far?

I went ahead and wrote much too much about this topic, but I can’t submit until I rework it. So after I wrote it, I cut it and just wanted to submit my basic superior review. Was not allowed had a 15 word minimum. What I have to say could be perceived negatively and/or as some say might even trigger somebody, I decided to not post my comments at this point, but I will potentially review what I have written and post later once I’ve really had time to think, i’ve been burnt as many, probably have regarding saying something on Facebook or social media or in an email or text message to somebody and it gets interpreted in a way you did not intend. Maybe this diatribe here is another feather in Nick’s hat because somebody is thinking about the topic at hand. Good job, Nick, successfully doing a project so far away from your normal type of work, which I love. This book was awesome.

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Interesting story but…

Unique story, which was well plotted out. My only complaint is that the narrators volume was not consistent. I usually listen at night when I cannot sleep, and I could not hear part of the story well at all.

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