The Ghostlight
Season
Sept-Dec 2020
Delight
Your
Spirit
HOLMES AND WATSON by Jeffrey Hatcher | SHE LOVES ME by J. Bock, S. Harnick & J. Masteroff | TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS by Vardalos & Strayed I INDECENT by Paula Vogel | ARCADIA by Tom Stoppard | ADA AND THE ENGINE by Lauren Gunderson
Nourish
Your
Mind
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Age of Arousal
By Linda Griffiths
September 27th at 7:00 pm (virtual)
The entire original Austin Playhouse cast from our 2009 production will reunite for a one-night-only live reading.
In Age of Arousal, Griffiths’ created a fantasy-filled re-working of George Gissing’s 19th-century novel, The Odd Women. In late 19th century England, a population imbalance had almost twice as many women as men running around London. This meant that many women would never find husbands, would never be paired; they would be odd.
Fusing the political battle of the 19th-century suffragists with more personal struggles of sexual and gender identity, Age of Arousal creates a wholly unique world to explore love, desire, and the cost and promise of equality.
*Age of Arousal contains mature themes and frank sexual discussions that would make Jane Austen blush.
A portion of ticket sales will benefit the League of Women Voters.
Photo by Christopher Loveless
Red Hot Patriot:
The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins
By Margaret Engel and Allison Engel
October 16-18, 2020
Starring Austin Playhouse Company Member, Cyndi Williams, this acclaimed production captures the red-headed reporter’s indomitable character by weaving personal anecdotes with her colorful take on national politics.
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
by Agatha Christie
December 2020
Inimitable detective Hercule Poirot makes his first appearance in this classic Agatha Christie mystery. The story begins when Hastings, an affable World War I vet, is recuperating at the beautiful Styles Court. A colorful cast of characters inhabit Styles and they welcome Hastings, but when the lady of the manor is found poisoned, suspicion falls on everyone. Luckily Hastings is also friends with Poirot and the Belgian detective sets out at once to find the murderer!
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Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
Adapted and performed by Bernadette Nason
December 2020
Celebrating the holiday season with award-winning actress, storyteller, and author Bernadette Nason, as she reprises her one-woman version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Using Dickens’ own abridged version, Nason vividly brings the holiday classic to life, portraying over thirty characters in one hour.
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