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.
We're extending our Love as a Verb #fundraiser through #GivingTuesday. Mark your calendars for Giving Tuesday on Dec 2! Whether it is $500 or $5, your gift makes a huge impact for a small, #nonprofit storefront #theatre like ours!
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
We're extending our Love as a Verb #fundraiser through #GivingTuesday. Mark your calendars for Giving Tuesday on Dec 2! Whether it is $500 or $5, your gift makes a huge impact for a small, #nonprofit storefront #theatre like ours!
Final 2 performances of #AngryFags begins tonight. Tix are going fast. Don't wait till the last minute to catch this thrill ride of a dark comedy/political thriller!
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/angry-fags...
(Photo by Pete Guither)
#GETAngry #GhostlightETC #chicago #theater #theatre #thingstodo
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/angry-fags...
(Photo by Pete Guither)
#GETAngry #GhostlightETC #chicago #theater #theatre #thingstodo
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Final 2 performances of #AngryFags begins tonight. Tix are going fast. Don't wait till the last minute to catch this thrill ride of a dark comedy/political thriller!
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/angry-fags...
(Photo by Pete Guither)
#GETAngry #GhostlightETC #chicago #theater #theatre #thingstodo
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/angry-fags...
(Photo by Pete Guither)
#GETAngry #GhostlightETC #chicago #theater #theatre #thingstodo
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
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
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
Tickets are pay-what-you-will: www.eventbrite.com/e/angry-fags...
#GETAngry
#GhostlightETC #Chicago #theatre #darkcomedy #lgbtqia
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
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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#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
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
#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
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
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
#theatre #theater #chicago #lgbtq🌈 #pride🌈 #GETangry
October 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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
#theatre #theater #chicago #lgbtq🌈 #pride🌈 #GETangry
Tickets for #HolidaySpirits at the #Driehaus Museum can be found now at 46316.blackbaudhosting.com/46316/Holida...
Get your tix now because this show WILL sell out fast.
#theatre #chicago #holidays #Christmas #Yuletide #thingstodo #ghosts #Victorian
Get your tix now because this show WILL sell out fast.
#theatre #chicago #holidays #Christmas #Yuletide #thingstodo #ghosts #Victorian
October 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Tickets for #HolidaySpirits at the #Driehaus Museum can be found now at 46316.blackbaudhosting.com/46316/Holida...
Get your tix now because this show WILL sell out fast.
#theatre #chicago #holidays #Christmas #Yuletide #thingstodo #ghosts #Victorian
Get your tix now because this show WILL sell out fast.
#theatre #chicago #holidays #Christmas #Yuletide #thingstodo #ghosts #Victorian
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
#GhostlightETC #cabaret #Chicago #theatre #thingstodo ##NorthCenter
September 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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
#GhostlightETC #cabaret #Chicago #theatre #thingstodo ##NorthCenter
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
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
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
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.😀
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
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-...
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 $$$ for us!
www.ghostlightensemble.com/news/2025/8/...
#theatre #Chicago #yumraiser
www.ghostlightensemble.com/news/2025/8/...
#theatre #Chicago #yumraiser
August 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Today is the day! Meet us at Jeni's #Andersonville b/w 3&6pm for our #IceCream Social #fundraiser. Get the scoop about our upcoming season & our fall show Angry F*gs, plus any ice cream you buy during that time means $$$ for us!
www.ghostlightensemble.com/news/2025/8/...
#theatre #Chicago #yumraiser
www.ghostlightensemble.com/news/2025/8/...
#theatre #Chicago #yumraiser
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.
#GhostlightETC
#GhostlightETC
August 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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.
#GhostlightETC
#GhostlightETC
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
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
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
#Ghostlight2025 #yumraiser
August 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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
#Ghostlight2025 #yumraiser
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
#Ghostlight2025 #cabaret #Chicago
August 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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
#Ghostlight2025 #cabaret #Chicago
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
#theatre
Deadline: Monday, September 1
#theatre
August 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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
#theatre
Deadline: Monday, September 1
#theatre
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
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
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...
You can learn more or make a donation here: www.paypal.com/donate?campa...
June 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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...
You can learn more or make a donation here: www.paypal.com/donate?campa...
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!
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
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!
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!
Season 9 coming to you soon.
With LOVE, Ghostlight 💖
With LOVE, Ghostlight 💖
June 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Season 9 coming to you soon.
With LOVE, Ghostlight 💖
With LOVE, Ghostlight 💖
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
#Ghostlight2025 #theatre
June 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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
#Ghostlight2025 #theatre
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
#theatre
May 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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
#theatre
Have you heard? It's a 3 show weekend for #DrinkthePastDry The 2nd of only 2 Saturday shows in is this weekend + our regular Friday night & Sunday afternoon performances. What better way to prepare for #MemorialDay than a little trip down memory lane. Tix here: www.eventbrite.com/e/drink-the-...
May 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Have you heard? It's a 3 show weekend for #DrinkthePastDry The 2nd of only 2 Saturday shows in is this weekend + our regular Friday night & Sunday afternoon performances. What better way to prepare for #MemorialDay than a little trip down memory lane. Tix here: www.eventbrite.com/e/drink-the-...
You don't have your tickets to #DrinkthePastDry yet? Mica is so disappointed in you. Well, no worries. There are still 3 weekends worth of shows left. Get your tickets in advance via our website!
#Ghostlight2025 #theatre #theater #irishpub #thingstodoinchicago #paywhatyouwill #timetravel
#Ghostlight2025 #theatre #theater #irishpub #thingstodoinchicago #paywhatyouwill #timetravel
May 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
You don't have your tickets to #DrinkthePastDry yet? Mica is so disappointed in you. Well, no worries. There are still 3 weekends worth of shows left. Get your tickets in advance via our website!
#Ghostlight2025 #theatre #theater #irishpub #thingstodoinchicago #paywhatyouwill #timetravel
#Ghostlight2025 #theatre #theater #irishpub #thingstodoinchicago #paywhatyouwill #timetravel