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Holiday Spirits: A collection of Victorian Yuletide Ghost Stories


During the long nights of midwinter, join Ghostlight Ensemble and the Driehaus Museum by the fireplace(s) as we revive the Victorian tradition of telling ghost ...


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Timely Show About Censorship In The Deep South Premiers During Banned Books Week


by Stephi Wild - September 17, 2024

Ghostlight Ensemble will premiere Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones - a drama about censorship, book banning and Civil Rights - during Banned Books Week in September. ...

Cast Announced For ALABAMA STORY Timely Show About Books And Censorship Premiers During Banned Books Week


by A.A. Cristi - August 12, 2024

Ghostlight Ensemble has announced the cast of Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones- the company's first mainstage show since the global COVID-19 Pandemic brought arts organizations and productions around the world to a halt in 2020....

Ghostlight Ensemble To Return to Full Productions Post-Pandemic With Its 8th Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 10, 2024

Ghostlight Ensemble will present its return to a full production season with two mainstage shows, a Nightlight play for young audiences, staged readings, and collaborations with Chicago area museums. Learn more about the lineup and see how to purchase tickets. ...

Tickets Now On Sale For Babes With Blades' THE S PARADOX


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 07, 2024

Tickets are now on sale for Babes With Blades Theatre Company's 2024 season opener The S paradox. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets!...

Suffrage Takes Center Stage In PLAYS FOR WOMEN From Ghostlight Ensemble


by A.A. Cristi - March 04, 2024

Experience the power of suffrage theatre with Ghostlight Ensemble's presentation of Plays for Women!, a collection of overlooked suffrage plays at the Richard H. Driehaus Museum....

Ghostlight Ensemble to Present PLAYS FOR WOMEN! A Collection of Overlooked Suffrage Plays


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 04, 2024

Ghostlight Ensemble will return to the Richard H. Driehaus Museum this week with Plays for Women!: A collection of overlooked suffrage plays. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets. ...

Chicago Theatres Celebrate Women's History Month In March With A Wide Selection Of Productions


by A.A. Cristi - February 29, 2024

Celebrate Women's History Month with Chicago Theatres featuring a variety of productions honoring the vital role of women in American history....

Ghostlight Ensemble to Present Theatre Festival For Young Audiences This Summer


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 16, 2023

An ant who wishes to explore the world beyond her family's territory, a grandmother and granddaughter superhero duo and a helpful house spirit are among the cast of characters found in the fourth installment of Ghostlight Ensemble's Make/Believe short play festival for young audiences this year....

Babes With Blades Theater Company Announces An Extended FIGHTING WORDS FESTIVAL In 2023, June 17 - 25


by A.A. Cristi - May 09, 2023

Babes With Blades Theatre Company's (BWBTC) 2023 season opens with an extended run of its new works festival, collectively called Fighting Words, June 17– 25 at The Edge Off Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa.  All performances are free to the public and audiences can provide feedback on the scripts followin...

For Your (Re)Consideration Series To Present THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT By Edith Wharton


by A.A. Cristi - February 17, 2023

As part of its ongoing For Your (Re)Consideration series, Ghostlight Ensemble will present the recently rediscovered play, The Shadow of A Doubt, by novelist Edith Wharton. This is a co-production with the Richard H. Driehaus Museum....

Past Shows

Alabama Story
Alabama Story
9/27 - 10/20/2024


As the Civil Rights movement is brewing in Montgomery, Alabama, a segregationist senator and the state librarian clash over the content of a children’s book ...

Such a Lot of Guns and So Few Brains: A Live Reading of The Big Sleep


Ghostlight Ensemble presents the next installment of its live movie readings with Such a Lot of Guns and So Few Brains: A Live Reading of ...

Holiday Cabernet 2023


The Holiday Cabernet is back for a fifth year! Enjoy an evening of holiday classics (or not-so-classics) by favorite G.E.T. performers and emerging artists in ...

The Shadow of A Doubt


Set at the turn of the twentieth century, The Shadow of a Doubt , explores the issues surrounding social position, remarriage, the roles of women ...

The Shadow of A Doubt
The Shadow of A Doubt
3/8 - 2/8/2023


Set at the turn of the twentieth century, The Shadow of a Doubt , explores the issues surrounding social position, remarriage, the roles of women ...

Holiday Cabernet


The Holiday Cabernet is back for a fourth year! Enjoy an evening of holiday classics (or not-so-classics) by favorite G.E.T. performers, emerging artists and surprise ...

Make/Believe 2022: A Festival for Young Audiences


Ghostlight Ensemble brings its popular Make/Believe festival back to the stage in 2022 with seven short plays by playwrights from around the country to be ...

The Woman of Colour: A Tale


Ghostlight Ensemble presents an original adaptation of the novel "The Woman of Colour: A Tale" for the stage, as part of its For Your (Re)Consideration ...

Make/Believe: A Short Play Festival for Young Audiences


Ghostlight Ensemble brings back its popular Make/Believe festival in 2021 with six short plays by playwrights from around the country to be presented virtually in ...

Distinguished Villa
Distinguished Villa
4/11 - 5/9/2021


Ghostlight Ensemble continues its new reading series, For Your (Re)Consideration, which explores the works of historically overlooked female playwrights, with "Distinguished Villa" by Kate O'Brien ...

Distinguished Villa
Distinguished Villa
4/11 - 5/9/2021


Ghostlight Ensemble continues its new reading series, For Your (Re)Consideration, which explores the works of historically overlooked female playwrights, with Distinguished Villa by Kate O'Brien ...

Mine Eyes Have Seen & War Brides


Ghostlight Ensemble continues its series on historically overlooked female playwrights with two one act plays "Mine Eyes Have Seen" by Alice Dunbar Nelson and "War ...

The Convent of Pleasure
The Convent of Pleasure
4/4 - 5/9/2021


Written in 1688, "The Convent of Pleasure" tells the story of a group of unmarried women, initiated by Lady Happy, who choose to avoid the ...

The Enchantment
The Enchantment
5/2 - 5/9/2021


Closing out Ghostlight's For Your (Re)Consideration series, which explores the works of historically overlooked female playwrights, is "The Enchantment" by Victoria Benedictsson, adapted by Clare ...

Warp and Woof
Warp and Woof
4/25 - 5/9/2021


Written in 1904, "Warp and Woof" contrasts the lives of upper crust London society with the lives of the poor dressmakers who work long hours ...

Holiday Cabernet 3


Ghostlight Ensemble's Holiday Cabernet is back for a third year in a slightly altered format. Thanks to the Year(s) of COVID, well be presenting a ...

Make/Believe: A Festival for Young Audiences


Cereal royalty, a monster that eats words, the source of all black girl magic, a unique bird that tastes bad. Welcome to Make/Believe, a theatre ...

The Thirteenth Chair
The Thirteenth Chair
10/18 - 10/20/2019


"The Thirteenth Chair," written by Bayard Veiller in 1916, takes place during a party at the home of the wealthy Crosby family. The entertainment for ...

The Selfish Giant
The Selfish Giant
6/8 - 6/30/2019


Told through an ensemble of physical storytellers and geared toward an audience of all ages, "The Selfish Giant" tells the story of a large lovely ...

Holiday Cabernet


Enjoy an evening of holiday classics (or not-so-classics) by favorite G.E.T. (that's Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre) performers, emerging artists and surprise guests in a cabaret-style setting ...

Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
10/19 - 11/4/2018


A Parisian cafe in 1904. Two men on the brink of greatness meet and argue over the topic that has obsessed philosophers for generations: which ...

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