Photo Flash: Mary-Arrchie's IBSEN'S GHOST

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. is pleased to continue its 30th and final season with the world premiere adaptation of "IBSEN'S GHOSTS," adapted and directed by Neo-Futurist Founding Director Greg Allen. Check out photos of the show below!

Wrestling with the themes of identity, truth, fate and freedom, Allen puts his trademark meta-theatricality on Henrik Ibsen's scandalous 1882 play, Ghosts. Allen's unique spin on Mrs. Alving's classic battle with Pastor Manders includes humor, self-referentiality and a bit of irreverence in this, his first, and apparently last, show with Mary-Arrchie.

"IBSEN'S GHOSTS" plays November 8 - December 20, 2015 at Angel Island, 735 W. Sheridan Rd. in Chicago. Tickets are currently available at www.maryarrchie.com, by calling (773) 871-0442 or in person at the box office. T

"IBSEN'S GHOSTS" features Kirk Anderson, Carolyn Hoerdemann, Catherine Lavoie, Gage Wallace and Stephen Walker.

Despite the traditional teachings of the Bible and her Pastor, Mrs. Alving has discovered new enlightenment through literature, including the works of Henrik Ibsen. Armed with "the truth" and the knowledge that she might be trapped as a character in an Ibsen play, she attempts to subvert the traditional narrative and find an alternative to the gloomy doomed destiny of her son Oswald and his lover/sister Regina.

"Ever since staging The Last Two Minutes of the Complete Works of Henrik Ibsen, I've always wanted to return to a full-length production of an Ibsen play," comments Allen. "With its themes of incest, blasphemy, class revolt and sexually transmitted disease, Ghosts is certainly one of his most outrageous plays, but once I really dove into the adaptation I discovered a meta-theatrical answer to make some of the play's issues have a more contemporary immediacy. What would you do if you suddenly discovered you were trapped in a plot written by Henrik Ibsen? With this incredible Chicago cast and the addition of one of my Montreal Neo-Futurists, I think this will be an extremely exciting production that will put Ghosts back on the map of the contemporary theatrical landscape," adds Allen.

The production team for "IBSEN'S GHOSTS" includes: John Holt (scenic design), Sarah Jo White (costume design), Scott Todhunter (lighting design), Chas Vrba (sound design), Mike Sanow (technical director), Brent Eickhoff (assistant director) and Ellen Osborne (stage manager).

Tickets: Previews: $10. Regular run: $30. $20 student/senior discount. Tickets are available at www.maryarrchie.com, by calling (773) 871-0442 or in person at the box office.

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