Ghost Light Theatricals, who moved into the Ballard Underground (2220 NW Market St) earlier this year, has announced its 2010-2011 lineup. This is the eighth season for the group, but their first full season in Ballard. The theme for this year is “Ch-Ch-Changes” as the company undergoes changes of its own. “This is going to be a groundbreaking year for the Ghost Light family as they put up a few new adaptations and two classic scripts by two of theater’s master scribes are produced,” the press release states.
Here is the lineup for the new season:
The 8th season begins with William Shakespeare’s classic tale of confusion, love, fantasy and transformation, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM. Directed by R.A. Bergquist, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM runs from November 5, 2010 through November 21, 2010.
January starts with a bang as Wilder Nutting-Heath directs METAMORPHOSIS. A co-winner of 2010’s BATTLE OF THE BARDS IV, this new adaptation of Franz Kafka’s seminal work features humans and shadow puppets in this iconic story about a man who turns into a bug and the changes that it brings with it. METAMORPHOSIS runs January 14, 2011 through January 30, 2011.
February 11, 2011 and February 12, 2011 will be a weekend to remember as BATTLE OF THE BARDS V hits the stage. Ghost Light’s annual “fun-draiser” pits three ensembles against each other, performing pieces from as many plays, with the winner getting a full production next season!
Beth Raas directs Caryl Churchill’s THE SKRIKER March 11, 2011 through March 27, 2011. The story of a fairy that befriends, manipulates, seduces and entraps two teenage mothers, THE SKRIKER is a tale of love and revenge, told through a world of horror and magical realism.
The 2010-2011 season draws to a close with the second co-winner of 2010’s BATTLE OF THE BARDS IV! April 15, 2011 through May 1, 2011, Alexis Holzer shines a humorous light on society, as she directs her own adaptation of THE CLOUDS by Aristophanes – a comedic look at the upper class and our unwillingness to take responsibility for our own extravagant lifestyles.