Join us for a talkback after Angry Fags on Sunday, Nov. 16

Sydney Genco (left) and Johnard Washington in Ghostlight Ensemble’s produciton of Angry Fags by Topher Payne. (Photo by Pete Guither/For Ghostlight Ensemble)

Learn more about the issues addressed by Angry Fags and the creative process that went into developing it for Ghostlight Ensemble’s production.

A talkback with members of the cast and the director is scheduled after the performance this Sunday, November 16. Come for the show and stay for the talkback (or just come for the talkback!)

Talkbacks are moderated and give audiences the opportunity to ask questions about the performances, staging, costumes, plot, etc. Talkbacks are meant to be a two-way dialogue in which the audience poses questions and offers opinions as they engage with the performers and creative team on issues in the play that warrant a deeper conversation, including race, religion, gender identification or the political landscape of our times. These conversations generally last 30 minutes and are an excellent opportunity to explore a play firsthand.

Tickets are now on sale for Angry Fags

Starting TODAY, tickets are on sale for our fall show, Angry Fags by Topher Payne. This all-too-relevant play about what happens when political rhetoric turns violent is a story of frustration and fear that eventually gives way to rage and revenge.

Angry Fags centers on LGBTQ+ issues and gives voice to the rage that people are feeling about what’s happening in the world around us, but it also prompts us to consider what we do with that rage besides letting it turn us into the very thing we are fighting against.

Tickets are available today via the show page. Click here to access it.

Saturday’s ticket release also coincides with National Coming Out Day, which was first observed in 1988 to commemorate the anniversary of the historic National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. The day encourages individuals to come out and share their stories, helping raise awareness and shift societal attitudes toward the LGBTQIA+ community. With nearly half of Americans knowing someone who is gay or lesbian, and one in 10 knowing someone who is transgender, coming out continues to be a crucial step toward social progress.

Learn more about National Coming Out Day and find resources here.

Cast announced for 'An Ideal Husband'

Ghostlight Ensemble announces casting for its spring show, Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband.

The cast is: Alex Ireys as Lord Goring, Aaron Wertheim as Robert Chiltern, Maddie Pell as Lady Chiltern, Sam Bianchini as Mrs. Cheveley, Halie Merrill as Mabel Chiltern, Richard Engling as Lord Caversham, Michael Wagman as Phipps/Mason, Song Marshall as Lady Basildon, Allison McCorkle as Mrs. Marchmont, Stephanie Monday as Lady Markby and Sebastian Summers as Nanjac.

The show is directed by Ghostlight Co-Artistic Director Holly Robison. Janette Bauer is the production manager.

An Ideal Husband is Oscar Wilde's comedic masterpiece of blackmail and political corruption. Sir Robert Chiltern, a government minister who built his fortune on a single dishonest act, is blackmailed by Mrs. Cheveley, who wants his assistance in another dishonest scheme. Chiltern asks Lord Goring, the ne'er-do-well son of the Earl of Caversham, for advice, and Lord Goring, familiar (in several ways) with Mrs. Cheveley, ultimately saves Chiltern's marriage and social position. By doing so, he ironically ends up married.

The show takes place Fridays and Saturdays, April 7-28, 2018, at The North Mansion in Berger Park/ Gunder House (6205 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, 60660).