Meet the cast of the Lady Lazarus staged reading

Ghostlight is also excited to announce the cast of our staged reading of a new play by Haley Basil, Lady Lazarus.

The cast is: Alice Wu (Callie), Hannah Rhode (Gia), Ebby Offord (Alexandria), Wisterman (Leita/Josh) and Jason Pavlovich (Zach) with Isabella La Bove reading stage directions. Learn more everyone involved here. 

Callie is stuck. She can’t finish her book, can’t pay rent and can’t seem to get over her ex. And oops! She may have just killed him. So, Callie and her best friend Gia (who maybe is in love with her) go on the run with Callie’s literary agent and a lady cop chasing behind. Can Callie outrun them and her past?

Ghostlight will present a staged reading directed by Jessica Love of this new work that is in development at 7 p.m. on Sunday March 22, at Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro (3905 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60613).

Up Next: Join us for a fall Happy Hour on Oct. 21

We had such a great time with our spring Happy Hour, that we’re doing another round and we’ll hope you’ll join us!

Ghostlight Ensemble presents the second installment of Happy Hour — a staged reading series made up of short plays with one thing in common, they’re all set in bars. The readings will take place, where else but, IN a bar, so join us on Tuesday, October 21, at My Buddy’s to start the Halloween season off fright. 

Happy Hour features a mix of writers from the greater Chicago area, but also submissions from across the Midwest as well as the coasts. 

The seven stories that make up the show include tales of new loves, old loves, grief, joy and Bigfoot. 

See the entire lineup here!

Cast announced for The Thirteenth Chair

Ghostlight Ensemble announced the cast of its first endeavor of the 2019-2020 Season, a staged reading of The Thirteenth Chair, by Bayard Veiller.

The play, which is directed by Ensemble Member Chad Wise, stars: Emma Baker (Miss Eastwood), Noah Berman (Wales/Dunn), Justin Broom (Trent), Jean E. Burr (Miss Erskine), Norman J. Burt (Mr. Crosby), Elijah Cox (Will Crosby), Sean Harklerode (Tim Donohue), Casey Kramer (Rosalie), Miona Lee (Miss Standish), Allison McCorkle (Mrs. Crosby), Sean Peck-Collier (Mason), Jonathan Saucedo (Standish), Alina Taber (Helen O'Neill) and Michelle Ziccarelli (Mrs. Trent).

During a séance at the home of the wealthy Crosby family, a man is is murdered. All the doors and windows are locked and the murder weapon can’t be found. How will the real murderer be uncovered?

The Thirteenth Chair, which is presented as a whodunit, has strains of deeper social issues that still resonate today. By setting up Rosalie, the Irish immigrant medium, as a foil to the police Inspector Donohue, Veiller touches on issues of sexism, classism, prejudices and the way police dismiss immigrant populations - even ones they may be part of.

Ghostlight presents a staged reading of the original 1916 play over three nights.

Actors needed for a musical staged reading

Do you love Hamilton? Like LOVE it?

Do you know the songs by heart?

Are you a passable singer/ rapper?

Ghostlight needs you for a staged reading/ singing of a new project!

Please email your interest to casting@ghostlightensemble.com