Photo Flash: First Look at Black Button Eyes Productions' GHOST QUARTET

Black Button Eyes Productions launches its 2019-20 season with the Chicago premiere ofGHOST QUARTET, an intriguing and entertaining song cycle by Dave Malloy, directed by Artistic Director Ed Rutherford, with music direction by Nick Sula and choreography by Derek Van Barham. GHOST QUARTET will play July 12 - August 17, 2019 at Stage 773 (The Box), 1225 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are currently available at www.stage773.com, in person at the Stage 773 box office or by calling (773) 327-5252. The press opening is Friday, July 19, 2019 at 7:30 pm.

GHOST QUARTET features TJ Anderson, Alex Ellsworth, Rachel Guth and Amanda Raquel Martinez.

From the mind of Broadway composer Dave Malloy (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812) comes a musical ghost story of four friends who love each other, kill each other, and drink whiskey across centuries and lifetimes. GHOST QUARTET delightfully mashes up Grimms' fairy tales, Edgar Allan Poe, Arabian Nights, Sondheim, Thelonious Monk and more.

The production team for GHOST QUARTET includes Jeremy Hollis (scenic design), Rachel Sypniewski (costume design), Liz Cooper (lighting design), Robert Hornbostel (sound design), G. Max Maxin IV (projections design), Adrian Hadlock (props design),William Kerpan (assistant sound designer), Anthony Pacheco (assistant projections designer) and Alexa Berkowitz (stage manager).

Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow

Rachel Guth and Amanda Raquel Martinez
Amanda Raquel Martinez, Rachel Guth and Alex Ellsworth
Rachel Guth and TJ Anderson
Alex Ellsworth, Amanda Raquel Martinez, Rachel Guth and TJ Anderson
Rachel Guth, Amanda Raquel Martinez and Alex Ellsworth
Amanda Raquel Martinez and Alex Ellsworth
Amanda Raquel Martinez, TJ Anderson and Rachel Guth
Amanda Raquel Martinez
Amanda Raquel Martinez
TJ Anderson, Amanda Raquel Martinez and Rachel Guth
Rachel Guth