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Ghostlight Ensemble
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Ghostlight Ensemble is a nonprofit Chicago storefront theatre that asks questions that challenge the status quo through timeless stories, immersive environments and unconventional staging.
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Here's a little teaser of how our set is shaping up. Look at Sen. Haines. Isn't she intrigued? Aren't you? G.E.T. your tickets now for #AngryFags opening this Satuday!

Tickets are pay-what-you-will: www.eventbrite.com/e/angry-fags...

#GETAngry
#GhostlightETC #Chicago #theatre #darkcomedy #lgbtqia
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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You have just 12 hours to get your Best of Chicago nominations in! We can’t make the ballot for our biggest issue of the year without your help. Make your voice heard by visiting chicagoreader.com/best before it’s too late!
October 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Thanks to everyone who came out & packed the house last night for #HappyHour 2! We loved sharing these short plays set in bars w/you ❤️ Hope to see you next week for #HamBingo at #HamburgerMary's! It should be an equally fun night. Plus, prizes! And next month: #AngryFags at #LifelineTheatre
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October 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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#AngryFags. by Topher Payne opens in a little over 2 weeks! Do you have your tickets?

Join us for a preview on 11/7 and/or the full run 11/8-23 at Lifeline Theatre. To keep #theatre accessible to all income levels, the show is pay-what-you-will. #GETAngry
#Chicago #lgbtqia #thingstodoinnovember
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Tickets are now on dale for our fall show, Angry Fags by Topher Payne — an all-too-relevant play about what happens when political rhetoric turns violent. Advance tickets for #AngryFags are available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/angry-fags...

#theatre #theater #chicago #lgbtq🌈 #pride🌈 #GETangry
October 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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If you missed it last year — or loved it so much you can’t wait to see it again — tickets are now on sale for #HolidaySpirits: A collection of #Victorian #Yuletide #GhostStories" at The Driehaus Museum!
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#theatre #theater #Ghostlight2025 #holidays #Christmas
Holiday Spirits 2025 — Ghostlight Ensemble
During the long nights of midwinter, Ghostlight Ensemble and the Driehaus Museum by the fireplace(s) revive the Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories at Yuletide. Holiday Spirits returns in 202...
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October 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Tonight is the night too fall in Love! #3StagesofLove: Part 1 Origins of Love starts at 8 p.m. But get there early and grab dinner Mrs Murphy & Sons. You'll fall in love twice! First with the food, then with these fantastic actors.
#GhostlightETC #cabaret #Chicago #theatre #thingstodo ##NorthCenter
September 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Introducing the INCREDIBLE group of artists for our #Season 9 fall production: #AngryFags! Head over to our website for more information on the full cast & production team & don't forget to check out our Love As A Verb #fundraiser: www.ghostlightensemble.com/news/2025/9/...
#theatre #chicago
Ghostlight Ensemble Announces Cast for 'Angry Fags' — Ghostlight Ensemble
Ghostlight Ensemble is pleased to announce the cast and production team of our fall production Angry Fags by Topher Payne. The play, a not-easy-to-define gay crime/political thriller/drama/dark c...
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September 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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What's that? You haven't heard?! #3StagesofLove is back THIS Friday! If you want to see some serious #Broadway level talent but at middle school drama club level prices, get yourself to Mrs Murphy & Sons at 8 pm on 9/12 & check out 3 Stages of Love. These folks are going to blow you away. #theatre
September 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Thanks to everyone who came out to 3 Stages of Love: Part 1 last night. What phenomenal talent! If you missed it, don't worry you have 2 more chances! The next 2 Fridays we'll be back at Mrs. Murphy & Sons falling in #love and having our heart broken again and again. Join us. It's fun. Trust us.😀
September 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Get ready to love! 3 Stages of Love: Part 1 begins this Friday. Read all about it here and get your tickets today!

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#3stagesoflove #ghostlight2025 #cabaret #OriginsOfLove #theatre
Love Takes Place on Stage in 3 Stages, Starting this Friday
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September 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Look at this lovely group of people who are ready to break your hearts before teaching you to #love again. THIS Friday at Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro, your 1st of 3 chances to see #3StagesofLove: Part 1 begins. Tix are pay-what-you-will & available now: www.ghostlightensemble.com/3-stages-of-...
September 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Today is the day! Meet us at Jeni's #Andersonville b/w 3&6pm for our #IceCream Social #fundraiser. Get the scoop about our upcoming season & our fall show Angry F*gs, plus any ice cream you buy during that time means $$$ for us!
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#theatre #Chicago #yumraiser
August 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Join us this Wednesday 3-6 pm at Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams in Andersonville for our #IceCream #fundraiser. You get fantastic ice cream (dairy free available) and we get 25% of sales to go toward our 9th Season of #theatre.

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August 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Can’t make it to our Jeni’s #icecream #fundraiser but still want to donate to #GhostlightETC? Check out the Love As A Verb page here: www.ghostlightensemble.com/love-as-a-ve... where you can learn more about our upcoming season and how your donations can donation helps — no matter how small #theatre
August 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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In ONE week join us @ Jeni's in #Andersonville for an #IceCream Social. #Jeni's will be donating 25% of sales during the event to #GhostlightETC. Stop in on 8/27 between 3-6 p.m. to learn more about our upcoming season, grab a scoop & help support #Chicago #theater!
#Ghostlight2025 #yumraiser
August 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Rehearsals are underway for #3StagesofLove: Part 1: ORIGINS OF LOVE: The Miseducation of Dr. K, which takes place over 3 Fridays in September at Mrs Murphy&Sons. Join us for a night of song, acting, laughter & tears. More: www.ghostlightensemble.com/3-stages-of-...
#Ghostlight2025 #cabaret #Chicago
August 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Attn: Local #Playwrights! Due to the overwhelming success of #HappyHour we've lined up a 2nd installment for October. We still have a folder full of scripts to choose from but want to give locals a 2nd shot to submit. www.ghostlightensemble.com/news/2025/8/...

Deadline: Monday, September 1
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August 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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As part of our #LoveAsAVerb #fundraiser, we're excited to partner w/Jeni's for an Ice Cream Social! Jeni's will be donating 25% of sales during the event toward our efforts for Season9. Come in on 8/27 from 3-6pm to learn more about our upcoming season, grab a scoop & help support #Chicago #theater
August 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Announcing #auditions for #AngryFags by Topher Payne. General Auditions will be held on 7/27 & 7/28 7-10 p.m. at City Lit Theatre with callbacks on 8/4. For additional details, including pay and how to apply, visit our website at www.ghostlightensemble.com/news/2025/6/...

#theatre #GhostlightETC
Auditions announced for Angry Fags — Ghostlight Ensemble
Ghostlight Ensemble is casting for its fall production of Angry Fags by Topher Payne. Summary: An out lesbian state senator is up for re-election. Her female opponent is a moderate conserva...
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June 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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As we gear up for our biggest and most ambitious season yet, we are raising money not just for ourselves, but for two amazing LGBTQ+ organizations in Chicago as well: Brave Space Alliance and Gerber Hart Library & Archives!

You can learn more or make a donation here: www.paypal.com/donate?campa...
June 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Ghostlight Ensemble lovingly invites you to our 9th season - Love As A Verb.

Bigger and prouder than ever before. 💖

Head to www.ghostlightensemble.com for more info and how you can support this incredible line-up of work coming soon!
June 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Season 9 coming to you soon.
With LOVE, Ghostlight 💖
June 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Thanks to everyone (& there so many of you!) who made it out for #DrinkthePastDry & all of the shows of Season 8: It's About Time. We so loved sharing this story with you & we can't wait to tell you what we have planned next. Announcement #comingsoon for our 2025-2026 Season
#Ghostlight2025 #theatre
June 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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We had our understudy put-in rehearsal tonight for #DrinkthePastDry & they killed it. Join us at Mrs Murphy & Sons as Shantelle Rose Robbel & Dani Brady take on the Regular & Mica (respectively). Show starts at 7:30 pm. Come early to get food and drink downstairs and a good seat upstairs.

#theatre
May 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM