The Convent of Pleasure at Ghostlight Ensemble
Dates: 4/4/2021 - 5/9/2021
📍 Theatre: Ghostlight Ensemble
4453 N. Albany Ave
Chicago, 60625
Phone: 773-377-5342
Tickets: $5 minimum
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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 pains or displeasures that exist in a male-dominated world and instead create their own community, or convent, of pleasure to create their own perfect, self-functioning society. "The Convent of Pleasure" is an example of how history has erased and suppressed LGBTQ+ identity for comfort and ease, making it seem like a revolutionary or rebel idea of the last century. This virtual reading is directed by Seattle-based Storytelling Interdisciplinary Artist Andrew Coopman and stars Ensemble Member Song Marshall with Lotus Lindez, Cynthia Becker, Sagen Berry, Sebastian Summers, Aria Caldwell, Ira McIntosh and KJ Snyder. "The Convent of Pleasure" is part of Ghostlight Ensemble's For Your (Re)Consideration, which explores the works of historically overlooked female playwrights.
News About The Convent of Pleasure at Ghostlight Ensemble
Ghostlight Closes Out For Your (Re)Consideration Series With THE ENCHANTMENT
April 26, 2021 Ghostlight Ensemble will present the final play in its series on historically overlooked female playwrights, The Enchantment. The play by the Swedish writer Victoria Benedictsson is a fascinating examination of a woman's capacity for love and yearning for a sense of her own self.
WARP AND WOOF to be Presented by Ghostlight Ensemble
April 20, 2021 Ghostlight Ensemble will present the penultimate play in its series on historically overlooked female playwrights, Warp and Woof. The play by the British novelist and playwright Edith Lyttelton scrutinizes the ethics of power, commerce and labor in a deeply unequal society.
MINE EYES HAVE SEEN and WAR BRIDES to be Presented by Ghostlight Ensemble
April 14, 2021 Ghostlight Ensemble will continue its series on historically overlooked female playwrights with two one act plays - Mine Eyes Have Seen by Alice Dunbar Nelson and War Brides by Marion Craig Wentworth - that deal with wars and the battles families are forced to fight amongst themselves when someone is called to 'serve.'
Ghostlight Ensemble Presents DISTINGUISHED VILLA
April 06, 2021 Ghostlight Ensemble continues its series on historically overlooked female playwrights with Distinguished Villa, a play by the Irish playwright Kate O'Brien dealing with the suffocating consequences that can come from the trappings of middle-class life.
Ghostlight Ensemble Launches 'For Your (Re)Consideration' Reading Series With THE CONVENT OF PLEASURE
March 23, 2021 Ghostlight Ensemble is launching its new reading series, For Your (Re)Consideration, which explores the works of historically overlooked female playwrights, with The Convent of Pleasure by Margaret Cavendish at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 4.About the Theatre
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