Ghostlight Ensemble is seeking several production team roles for its fall production of Angry Fags by Topher Payne. Please review the following.
PLAY SUMMARY
An out lesbian state senator is up for re-election. Her female opponent is a moderate conservative who has aligned herself with right-wing extremists. They’re locked in a tight race in which each side caters to its base and any event can become instantaneously politicized.
When a gay man is bashed with a baseball bat and left to die, his ex-boyfriend, a campaign aide for the incumbent senator, is enraged. But his boss’s unwillingness to label it a hate crime tips him over the edge. Frustration and fear eventually turn to rage and he teams up with his best friend to embark on a vendetta of sabotage and more, reasoning that if gays aren’t respected enough to win justice, fear will achieve what good intentions and politics cannot.
KEY DATES
Production team members will be available for virtual production meetings, in-person designer run, tech week, strike, and wardrobe fittings in September-October. Dates confirmed according to cast and production team availability.
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Rehearsals in September and October 2025 on weeknights and/or weekend days
Tech week: Sunday, November 2 in the afternoon and Monday, November 3 through Thursday, November 6 in the evenings
Performances: Show will run Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoon matinees from Thursday, November 6 through Sunday, November 23, 2025
Strike: Sunday, November 23, 2025
POSITIONS
1. Costumer
Will dress 7 actors and 2 understudies in modern dress.
Pay Rate/Range: $300 stipend
2. Sound Designer
Pay Rate/Range: $300 stipend
3. Lighting Designer
Lighting Designer will have access to the rep lighting plot for Lifeline Theatre.
Pay Rate/Range: $300 stipend
4. Projection Designer
Pay Rate/Range: $300 stipend
5. Fight & Intimacy Choreographer
Will be responsible for choreographing a brief moment of intimacy and multiple scenes of stage violence including the use of a stage firearm.
Additional Key Dates: Fight & Intimacy Choreographer will be available for anticipated 3-4 rehearsals. Dates confirmed according to cast and production team availability.
Pay Rate/Range: $150 stipend
6. Scenic & Prop
Pay Rate/Range: $300 stipend
Instructions to Apply: To be considered, please send resume and portfolio/website link via Google Forms at this link. (Select the position you’d like to apply for on the form)