Event

Battle of the Bards 2009

In BATTLE OF THE BARDS, three ensembles perform scenes from three classical play adaptations. The audience then picks which play goes into Ghost Lights 2009-10 Season. Admission includes one vote - additional votes are only $1 each. All proceeds support the work of Ghost Light Theatricals.

Right after the BATTLE at 10pm Saturday, January 17, cast, crew, and audience will celebrate and find out the winning play. A ticket to the BATTLE or a donation is admission into the party.

BATTLE OF THE BARDS features a selection from SUENO by Jose Rivera A modern adaptation of Calderon de la Barca's, Life is a Dream. This dark comedy about freedom, family, and power shifts between the real world and the world of dreams directed by Nikki Prysanski; SUMMERTIME by Chuck Mee This is a surrealist romance by Chuck Mee, drawing on settings from As You Like It, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Cherry Orchard, just to name a few directed by Ciara Rose Griffin; and part of BLINDING PAINS by David Van Wert and Ben Newton An hilarious sitcom style imagining of what happens to Oedipus Rex after he is blinded and forced to move to Phoenix to open a Greek- Mexican fusion restaurant called "Oedipus Mex; World premiere directed by Shawn Bookey.

Musical interludes provided by local Chamber-Grass band Die Fledermaus

Ghost Light Theatricals presents classical and classically-influenced plays in innovative and relevant ways.