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Cast Set for Topher Payne's ANGRY FAGS at Ghostlight Ensemble
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 9, 2025

Ghostlight Ensemble has revealed the cast and production team of our fall production Angry Fags by Topher Payne. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Ghostlight Ensemble Unveils Season 9 Lineup Featuring ANGRY FAGS by Topher Payne and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 16, 2025

Ghostlight Ensemble has revealed its Season 9 lineup, which includes the fall production of Angry Fags by Topher Payne. See the full season and learn how to purchase tickets.

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; RENT at Elgin Community College Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; Elgin Community College Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; RENT at Elgin Community College Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Chicago Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 9, 2024

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

First Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Chicago Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 2, 2024

Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Timely Show About Censorship In The Deep South Premiers During Banned Books Week
by Stephi Wild - Sep 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 - Aug 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 - Jul 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.

Suffrage Takes Center Stage In PLAYS FOR WOMEN From Ghostlight Ensemble
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 5, 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 - Mar 4, 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.

Race, Gender And Class Take Center Stage In THE WOMAN OF COLOUR: A TALE From Ghostlight Ensemble
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 2, 2022

Ghostlight Ensemble will present its original adaptation of The Woman of Colour: A Tale - the story of a biracial heiress on her travels from Jamaica to England to marry as a condition of her father's will - at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 11 at the Berger Park Cultural Center.

Culturally Rich, Diverse Stories Spotlighted In Ghostlight Ensemble's 2nd Annual Festival For Young Audiences
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2021

A child with no memory lost at sea, a balloon afraid of soaring through the clouds, a splash of Black Girl Magic. Welcome to year two of Make/Believe, a theatre festival that challenges its young (and young-at-heart) audiences to indulge their imagination and open their minds to all the beautiful, complicated ways life presents itself.

Ghostlight Closes Out For Your (Re)Consideration Series With THE ENCHANTMENT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 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
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 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
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 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
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 6, 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
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 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.

Ghostlight Ensemble Puts Women Front And Center In Its Third Season
by Julie Musbach - Aug 26, 2019

Ghostlight Ensemble announced its Season 3 lineup, including a staged reading of a little-produced World War I-era play, a play festival with new works for young audiences and a Shakespearean comedy that takes place in a living room - quite literally.