Review Fix Exclusive: Joe Thristino Talks Bringer of Doom

By Patrick Hickey Jr.

Review Fix chats with author Joe Thristino who discusses the production and more.

About Bringer of Doom:

Bringer of Doom was a 2022 Finalist 

for the Ambassador Theatre Group’s Playwright’s Prize. 

JULY 25 — AUGUST 25

PREVIEWS

Thursday. July 25 @ 7:00 p.m.; 

Friday. July 26 @ 7:00 p.m.; 

Saturday, July 27 @ 3:00 pm. 

OPENING

Saturday, July 27 @ 7:00 pm   

Review Fix: What was your inspiration behind this project?

Joe Thristino: Technically? Caffeine. Philosophically? No idea.  

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Thristino: Did I mention caffeine? The compulsion to create something that connects with others in a substantial way is the genesis of every day for me. Throw in having the time and the space to figure that out, you pretty much have my process. Oh, also, I constantly make copies of my working scripts, which leaves me free to change whatever I want without losing the ability to revert back. You need the safety net that allows you to privately screw up. Which you will.

Review Fix: What did you learn/are learning about yourself through this process/production?

Thristino: A thousand things. And nothing at all. The journey is so all-encompassing I can’t even discern any new wisdom entering me. I’m leaving it up to my subconscious to sort it all out.   

Review Fix: What are your ultimate goals for this for the future?

Thristino: For as many people to see it as possible. 

Review Fix: What’s next?

Thristino: The dreaded question for any artist. Next comes to you, you don’t go to it.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
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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