| The
Ghostlight Theatre Company was founded in 1972 by Father Louis Dolinic as the
NT Summer Theatre Workshop. The name was changed to NT Theatre Workshop in 1983
and to the Ghostlight in 1988. The
GTC has produced over 100 mainstage productions including musicals, classics,
dramas, comedies, children's theatre and world premieres. The GTC has launched
18 new plays that have been published and produced in 42 states, Guam and the
British Columbia. The GTC, a ten time winner of arts & humanities awards on the
local, regional and national level is currently under the management of the Starry
Night Theatre, Inc. Starry
Night is a non-profit, tax exempt 501 (c) (3) Arts and Education organization.
The mission of Starry Night is to protect and preserve the Ghostlight Theatre
Company and the Ghostlight Theatre. The
name Starry Night comes from the Vincent Van Gogh painting of the same title.
You can see the extraordinary painting displayed on the wall under the balcony
of the Ghostlight Theatre. 2006
-2007 Season: Ten
Little Indians an Agatha Christie murder-mystery October 5, 6, 7, 13,
14, 20, 21 at 8:00PM Sunday, October 22 at 2:00PM.
Agatha
Christie's classic murder-mystery finds ten people stranded on an island, one
of them a serial killer! As the body count rises the remaining characters must
discover the identity of the killer if they are to survive. All
Through The Night by L. Don Swartz November 30 at 8:00PM December
1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16 at 8:00PM Sunday the 17th at 2:00PM. A
group of weary travelers are trapped in a rural train station by a blizzard on
Christmas Eve. At the stroke of Midnight strange visitors enter the train station
and change the lives of the travelers forever. First presented on our stage 18
years ago, this homegrown favorite comes home for the holidays. Marvin's
Room by Scott McPherson February 15, 16, 17, 23, 24 March 2, 3
at 8:00PM Sunday, March at 2:00PM Winner
of every major drama award in 1992 this comic-drama concerns a dysfunctional family
in crises as each member is forced to confront the spectre of death. When Bessie,
the rock of the family, is struck with a potentially fatal disease, she is determined
to pull the fragmented family together with what time she has left. Never before
has there been a play that makes an audience laugh and cry at the same moment,
while leaving the patrons feeling uplifted and extremely happy to be alive. This
powerful and funny celebration of life comes just in time to chase our Winter
blues away: Noodles
by L. Don Swartz May 10, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 at 8:00PM Sunday
May 27at 2:00PM.
World-premiere
comedy by the award-winning creator of "Here We Sit" and "Final Notice". Ned Boodles
wants desperately to fall in love and get married, but his crazy family scares
away all his dates. Faced with the dilema of staying close to the family he loves
(despite their insanity) and moving across country and changing his name, Ned
comes up with an elaborate scheme that naturally blows-up in his face. You think
your family is nuts? Wait till you meet the Boodles. Oliver musical
adapted by Lionel Bart from the Charles Dickens' masterpiece August 2, 3, 4,
10, 11, 17, 18 at 8:00PM Sunday August 19 at 2:00PM. Musicals
just don't get any better than this. Based on the best of literature with an amazing
score and unforgettable songs and characters. Orphan Oliver Twist goes on a grueling
adventure searching for not only a home but for someone to love him. Musical highlights
include: "Where Is Love?", "As Long As He Needs Me", "Who Will Buy?", "I'd Do
Anything", "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two", "Consider Yourself" and many
more. |