Review Fix Exclusive: Playwright J.B. Heaps Talks ‘Private Disclosures’

Review Fix chats with playwright J.B. Heaps who discusses his new one-act comedy, “Private Disclosures,” which is set for a run at The Bridge Theatre, January 23rd – February 2nd.

Part thriller, another part comedy, Heaps breaks down the witty production in terms of its cast and goals and explains why a foul-mouthed parrot is the reason why it will appeal to all ages.

Review Fix: What do you think makes this production special?

J.B. Heaps: Three talented actors playing 10 different characters in a comedy thriller about what could be a literary hoax. Set in the 60s, gossip columnist Preston Sherwood, claims he’s written a book exposing the scandals of high society. Has he or hasn’t he and will there be violent repercussions?

Review Fix: Who do you think would enjoy this production the most? Why?

Heaps: It’s not a musical. It’s not for children. There’s no slapstick, no nudity and no esoteric dream sequences. But there is a foul-mouthed parrot.

And that makes it for everybody.

Review Fix: What was the casting process like?

Heaps: Often actors come to an audition from a place of fear. But Robert Benson, Einar Gunn and Jamie Heinlein came to us from a place of confidence and transformed previously imagined characters into living entities.

Review Fix: What do you think is the most endearing quality of this production? Why?

Heaps: I’d like to think it’s the language, the humor and the plot. But then again, as the writer, I would.

Review Fix: What are your goals for the production?

Heaps: To mount the best production we can; one that will keep the audience entertained and emotionally engrossed, one where no one steals glances at his or her watch or is distracted by the semiotics of acting.

Review Fix: How do you want it to be remembered?

Heaps: Fondly.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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