NEWS AND REVIEWS
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Spring 2025
Our Off-Broadway run is complete! To see what's next for Mystic Conversations, follow our social media for updates and announcements. To contact the playwright, go to JuliaBarryBell.com.
Inspired by real-life events, a Midwestern mother faces a shocking revelation when her young child’s ability to see the spirit of their unborn brother is confirmed by a mystic who works in a salon. Caught between truth and illusion, the family must choose whether to embrace his secret identity as a psychic or deny it.
REVIEW: TikTok's THEATER IS LIFE
May 10, 2025
Kate Reinking, Theater Is Life (TikTok):“It kept me engaged the entire time… I was invested in it.”Just saw Mystic Conversations and I can’t stop thinking about it. The play opens “a fascinating conversation around mysticism and religion” while exploring “a really charming relationship between a mother and her son.” ...
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REVIEW: OFF-BROADWAY ELECTRONIC LINK JOURNEY
May 3, 2025
Based on a true story, Bell presents the dilemma with humor, trepidation, frustration, and tenderness. Surely everyone believes in something they cannot see, but how far are they willing to take that belief? MYSTIC CONVERSATONS encourages expansion, inclusion, and enhancement if we have the courage ...
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REVIEW: MYSTIC CONVERSATIONS – DO YOU BELIEVE?
May 2, 2025
What would you do if you discovered your 10 year-old son could see dead people? Playwright Julia Barry Bell had the experience about which she writes. A podcast, novel, and now the 90-minute one-act followed. Whatever you believe, Barry’s goal “to spark conversations about faith, family, and the phenomenon of psychic children” is successful ...
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REVIEW: THE SUBJECT MATTER IS UNDENIABLY CAPTIVATING
April 27, 2025
Part memoir, part The Sixth Sense, Julia Barry Bell’s new play, which opened tonight at Theatre Row, asks a haunting question: how do we respond to a child who seems to have extraordinary gifts? In the 1999 film, young Cole, who sees dead people, is sent to a psychiatrist. In Bell’s autobiographical version ...
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STAGE WHISPER PODCAST INTERVIEWS PLAYWRIGHT AND DIRECTOR
April 20, 2025
Playwright Julia Barry Bell and Director Joey Brenneman sit down with Andrew Cortes of the
Stage Whisper podcast to talk all things Mystic Conversations – from the true story behind the play to the creative journey that brought it to life on stage. ... LISTEN
MYSTIC CONVERSATIONS EXPLORES THE SIXTH SENSE
April 18, 2025
Julia Barry Bell explores the sixth sense (and, perhaps, The Sixth Sense) in a paranormal family drama about a mother who comes to believe that 10-year-old son can see dead people—inspired, the playwright says, by real events.. ... READ
NEW LIGHT THEATER PRESENTS MYSTIC CONVERSATIONS
March 24, 2025
What if your child saw what you couldn't? With "Mystic Conversations," a play based on real events, playwright Julia Barry Bell hopes to spark discussions on faith, family, and the need for understanding the phenomenon of psychic children. The play is a mystery exploring spirituality and family dynamics with humor and insight, promising a fresh perspective on life's deeper meanings while ... READ
CAST AUDITIONS
JANUARY 28, 2025
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in MYSTIC CONVERSATIONS (see breakdown).
All Stage Managerial positions are currently filled.
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