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GHOSTLIGHT THEATER COMPANY is currently seeking a director and musical director for The Great American Trailer Park Musical.
The show will take place in the spring of 2013 and conclude the current Ghostlight season. We are asking all interested parties to submit their resumes and to include groups worked with, as well as any photos, videos and any other information that may be applicable. The deadline for submissions is May 15, 2012 and a decision will be made in early June. Ghostlight will contact all parties to set up an interview after the deadline. Please submit all letters of interest to ghostlight_theater@yahoo.com. Please contact us at the same email with any questions
IN THE BOOM BOOM ROOM by David Rabe.
THE PLAY: Finalist for the Tony Award for Best Play, IN THE BOOM BOOM ROOM follows a naïve young woman named Chrissy who arrives in 1960s Philadelphia with dreams of becoming a successful dancer. To make ends meet, she works as a go-go dancer in a squalid bar called “Big Tom’s Boom Boom Room.” She soon finds herself in unhealthy relationships with various men and women, who try to manipulate her for their own purposes. Chrissy searches for love and beauty in the face of this toxic world, which threatens to swallow her up. Her desperate fight for survival offers a glimmer of hope amid the glare of broken neon.
AUTHOR: David Rabe is an award-winning American playwright, whose plays include “Hurlyburly,” “Streamers,” and “Sticks and Bones.”
CAST: 6 Men, 6 Women. The characters, in order of appearance, are:
Chrissy – Go-go dancer. Naïve but strong-willed, good-hearted, and troubled.
Harold – Chrissy’s father. Rough but soft hearted, funny. Has a terminal illness. Wants to be closer to his daughter.
Susan – Veteran go-go dancer. Confident, sexy. Takes Chrissy under her wing.
Melissa – Go-go dancer. Honest, straightforward, friendly.
Vikki – Go-go dancer. Determined, business-minded.
Sally – Go-go dancer. Fun-loving, artsy.
Eric – Shy, awkward, educated guy who dates Chrissy. Turns out to be obsessive.
Al – Smooth talking guy with criminal past who dates Chrissy.
Ralphie – Al’s friend who wants Chrissy, has mental issues, including anger.
Guy – Chrissy’s lonely, eccentric neighbor. He is gay and proud of it, even in the face of an intolerant world. Wants to befriend Chrissy.
Helen – Chrissy’s mother, has a tense relationship with her daughter.
Man – Various roles, some speaking, some not.
PERFORMANCES: June 14 – 17 at the Amato Center for the Performing Arts in Milford, NH.
QUESTIONS: contact the director at ozanhaksever@gmail.com
Our Mission
The mission of ghostlight theater co. of new england is to challenge the prevailing notion that theatre is a quaint hobby when left to the amateur, and may only rise to the level of "artform" when handled by those charging for their services and/or presenting work that mirrors the industry's status quo. Instead, ghostlight works to prove that theatre gives a voice to all; by creating theatre that varies wildly in its subject matter and style but always aims at breaking down barriers and stylistic strangleholds, ghostlight encourages a deeper understanding and appreciation of this oldest of artforms by audiences, artists, and those members of the public who might usually not even consider attending live theatre.