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Ghostlight Ensemble is a nonprofit Chicago storefront theatre that asks questions that challenge the status quo through timeless stories, immersive environments and unconventional staging.
A big part of what we did in 2025 started in the hands of Ensemble Member & Best Chicago Playwright Winner Maria Burnham, who wrote our mainstage production Drink the Past Dry, as well as #HolidaySpirits. Congrats to Maria & all our fellow winners & nominees. You are what makes #Chicago great
We made some truly great theatre in 2025 and are working to top it in 2026. You can see us at work next month in The Dover Road and we are excited about our plans for our 10th Season starting this fall.
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Nearly 40,000 folks voted in The Chicago Reader’s Best of 2025 and we are so honored that you chose us. Ghostlight has been named the Best Storefront Theatre Company!
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The cast is: Ensemble Members Maria Burnham as Latimer & Jean E. Mueller-Burr as Eustasia with Marcela Adeze Okeke as Anne, Lukas Felix Schooler as Leonard, Nick Furlong as Nicholas & James Sparling as Dominic. Understudies are Hannah Perez, Faris El-Kildani & Hannah Rhode.
Spring is in the air & for us that means it's almost time for our second mainstage show of the season. Coming in April, #TheDoverRoad by #AAMilne (yes, the Winnie-the-Pooh guy).
Learn more here: www.ghostlightensemble.com/news/2026/3/...
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Tonight our actors take their final bow for #3StagesofLove: Simple Love/Unperfect Actor. But before they do, join us for 60minutes of song & verse that weave together a coming-of-age story of young dreamers in a city filled with magic & loss & love #cabaret
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This week we embrace all that #love has to offer, not just with #Valentine’s Day, but w/the 2nd installment of #3StagesofLove: Simple Love/Unperfect Actor. This semi-autobiographical work features a blend of #Shakespeare, song & original pieces all focused on love
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Thanks to everyone who attended today's performance of The 8th Dwarf. We had a wonderful opening with all our little #SnowWhites & dwarves & their parents. We hope to see you at tomorrow performance!
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Tech is underway for our #youngaudiences show The 8th Dwarf — a story of kindness and courage. G.E.T. out of the cold with the family & into the world of #SnowWhite and her 8th #dwarf, Binkley! Only 4 shows, starting next weekend. More info on our website, GhostlightEnsemble.com #theatre #Chicago
We're putting the finishing touches on #3StagesofLove: Simple Love/Unperfect Actor. If you like seeing Broadway-level talent on a budget of your choosing, do not miss this show! Only 3 chances to see this show: FridayS in February www.ghostlightensemble.com/3-stages-of-...
#cabaret #Chicago #theatre
It might be cold outside but things are heating up in rehearsals for The 8th Dwarf because this cast is on fire! Check put this cute family-friendly show about a shy outsider #dwarf who dreams of joining the mythical seven of #SnowWhite fame. www.ghostlightensemble.com/the-8th-dwarf
#family #theatre
Chicago Theatre Week, the annual promotion of area theater presented by the nonprofit League of Chicago Theatres, is coming Feb. 5-15 this year, with discounted theater tickets on sale Tuesday.
A portion of the funds will go to support @bravespacealliance & @gerberhart. Www.ghostlightensemble.com/love-as-a-verb-fundraiser
We're extending our Love as a Verb #fundraiser through #GivingTuesday. Mark your calendars for Giving Tuesday on Dec 2! Whether it is $500 or $5, your gift makes a huge impact for a small, #nonprofit storefront #theatre like ours!
Final 2 performances of #AngryFags begins tonight. Tix are going fast. Don't wait till the last minute to catch this thrill ride of a dark comedy/political thriller!
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/angry-fags...
(Photo by Pete Guither)
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Here's a little teaser of how our set is shaping up. Look at Sen. Haines. Isn't she intrigued? Aren't you? G.E.T. your tickets now for #AngryFags opening this Satuday!
Tickets are pay-what-you-will: www.eventbrite.com/e/angry-fags...
#GETAngry
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You have just 12 hours to get your Best of Chicago nominations in! We can’t make the ballot for our biggest issue of the year without your help. Make your voice heard by visiting chicagoreader.com/best before it’s too late!
Thanks to everyone who came out & packed the house last night for #HappyHour 2! We loved sharing these short plays set in bars w/you ❤️ Hope to see you next week for #HamBingo at #HamburgerMary's! It should be an equally fun night. Plus, prizes! And next month: #AngryFags at #LifelineTheatre
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The 2025 #AngeyFags is decidedly darker than its predecessor, still hilariously funny & 30 minutes trimmer. You need no knowledge of the first to appreciate the second, but if you saw this first, this is a different show.
Reserve your place and learn more here: www.ghostlightensemble.com/angry-fags
When #AngryFags debuted in #Chicago in 2015, Barack Obama was in his second term as president & the more moderate & liberal among us felt a certain optimism. “After Trump” is the setting for the revised version of this play that Ghostlight is taking up.
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#AngryFags. by Topher Payne opens in a little over 2 weeks! Do you have your tickets?
Join us for a preview on 11/7 and/or the full run 11/8-23 at Lifeline Theatre. To keep #theatre accessible to all income levels, the show is pay-what-you-will. #GETAngry
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Tickets are now on dale for our fall show, Angry Fags by Topher Payne — an all-too-relevant play about what happens when political rhetoric turns violent. Advance tickets for #AngryFags are available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/angry-fags...
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Tickets for #HolidaySpirits at the #Driehaus Museum can be found now at 46316.blackbaudhosting.com/46316/Holida...
Get your tix now because this show WILL sell out fast.
#theatre #chicago #holidays #Christmas #Yuletide #thingstodo #ghosts #Victorian
This year you have 2 chances to catch this multi-story & multi-storied #immersive, site-specific adaptation of classic #Victorian #ghoststories. #HolidaySpirits will take place on 10/11 & 10/12 at 6 pm. Last year the tix sold out in a matter of days, so get yours now before they're all gone!
If you missed it last year — or loved it so much you can’t wait to see it again — tickets are now on sale for #HolidaySpirits: A collection of #Victorian #Yuletide #GhostStories" at The Driehaus Museum!
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Tonight is the night too fall in Love! #3StagesofLove: Part 1 Origins of Love starts at 8 p.m. But get there early and grab dinner Mrs Murphy & Sons. You'll fall in love twice! First with the food, then with these fantastic actors.
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Introducing the INCREDIBLE group of artists for our #Season 9 fall production: #AngryFags! Head over to our website for more information on the full cast & production team & don't forget to check out our Love As A Verb #fundraiser: www.ghostlightensemble.com/news/2025/9/...
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Get all the details here!
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What's that? You haven't heard?! #3StagesofLove is back THIS Friday! If you want to see some serious #Broadway level talent but at middle school drama club level prices, get yourself to Mrs Murphy & Sons at 8 pm on 9/12 & check out 3 Stages of Love. These folks are going to blow you away. #theatre
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