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Vision Philosophy Board Members Awards Chester College
WHO THE HELL IS GHOSTLIGHT?
ghostlight is...
... a small, nomadic theater group with an office in salem, nh, and a
new "home base" partnership with chester college of new england. since our
founding in 2004, we've performed in chester, concord, derry, milford,
nashua, portsmouth and salem new hampshire, as well as provincetown,
newburyport, and boston, massachusetts. the list, no doubt, will continue
to grow.
ghostlight is...
... a non-profit, federally recognized 501(c)(3) tax exempt arts
organization that would appreciate your donations. Please send your contribution
to: ghostlight theater co. of new
england, 258 main street, salem, nh 03079.
ghostlight
is...
... proud to be the official theatrical partner of chester college of new
england, located in chester, new hampshire. many of our productions take place
on their campus, and many of their students serve internships and other
positions with our company.
ghostlight
is...
...obsessed with bringing new, different theatrical experiences to the
local theater scene and finding new ways to convince audiences to re-examine
their prejudices about the art form. whether producing machine-gun-laden
shakespeare, zombie epics, or controversial plague-dramas,
ghostlight is actively looking to challenge, provoke, and excite
audiences.
ghostlight
is...
... a multi-award winning theater group. our group has been recognized
(sometimes repeatedly) by the new hampshire theatre awards, the aact state and
regional festivals, and the new england fringe festival.
ghostlight is...
... not afraid of failure. not everything we've ever experimented with has
worked, and we think that's wonderful! we believe that art without risks is no
longer art. when a playwright or director has an idea that other companies have
turned down as too risky or avant garde, ghostlight
is ready to listen, and when a ghostlight patron
attends a performance, they expect to see something they've never seen before.
ghostlight
is...
... in love with introducing new scripts and venues to the region. ghostlight
has (to date) de-virginized (at least) 10 scripts to the area and 4 venues. we
believe in found space and creating opportunities.
ghostlight
is...
... far less interested in trying to be like broadway, and far more
interested in being the theatrical equivilent of a jackson pollock painting.
ghostlight is...
... hoping you join us. be an actor. be a crew member. most importantly, be
an audience member.
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To stretch the traditional boundaries of what is considered "standard" subject and style in regional community theatre by exploring the art form in all other directions, from the lowest of the "low-brow" to the most intellectual summits of the "high brow."
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To encourage local audiences and performers to expect more of local theatre and of themselves by providing a safe, experimental theatrical "playground" in which new ideas can be expressed, and theatrical risks can be fully realized.
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To continually prove that excellence in theatre can be achieved with any sized budget, and in any setting.
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Perhaps most importantly: through utilizing the above methods and engaging in outreach through non-traditional channels, encouraging those segments of the public who traditionally remain unengaged from theatre as an artform to reconsider the impact that theatre can have on their lives.
The philosophy of ghostlight theater co. of new england is simply that, just because theatre is USUALLY created one way, that doesn't mean that it's the only (or even the best!) way to do it! Brought together purely through love of the artform, ghostlight artists work to experiment, try out new ideas (whether it be through well-known, long-forgotten, or brand new texts), and provide their audiences with performances that seek to stretch expectations of what local theater can and should be.
Deb White - Chair
Robert Haas - Vice Chair
Tom Morgan - Treasurer
Victoria Hogan - Board Secretary
Ozan Haksever - Corresponding Secretary
John Sefel - Artistic Director
Lisa DeFazio - Business Director
Tom Morgan - Technical Director
Jessica Goodman - Publicity
Andrea Stasio - Membership
Mariah Sefel - House/Hospitality Manager
Babak Alian - Member-at-Large
NEW HAMPSHIRE THEATRE AWARDS
2004
Winner, Best Director John Sefel "Richard III"
Winner, Best Actor, Paul Melendy "Complete Wrks of Wllm Shkspr
(abridged)"
Finalist, Best Play "Richard III"
Finalist, Best Actor, Allan Mayo"Richard III"
Finalist, Best Costume Design, Nickole Ricketson "Richard III"
2005
Winner, Best Supporting Actor, Craig Ciampa"The Eight: Reindeer
Monologues"
Finalist, Best Actor, Chris Jones"The Eight: Reindeer Monologues"
Finalist, Best Actress, Nikole Beckwith"The Eight: Reindeer
Monologues"
Finalist, Best Supporting Actor, John Sefel"The Eight: Reindeer
Monologues"
2006
Finalist, Best Original Play, John Sefel, "Zombies! the return of
the revenge of the night of the dawn of the day in the land of the
resurrected living dead (part two)"
Finalist, Best Costumes, Nickole Ricketson, "Zombies! the return of
the revenge of the night of the dawn of the day in the land of the
resurrected living dead (part two)"
Finalist, Best Actress, Bertie "Holly" Payne-Strange, "One Flea Spare"
Finalist, Best Supporting Actress, Mari Keegan, "One Flea Spare,"
Finalist, Best Supporting Actor, Kirk Torok, "One Flea Spare"
2007
Winner, General Excellence in Theatre
Finalist, Best Production "Macbeth"
Finalist, Best Original Play John Sefel's Japanese Adaptation of
"Hamlet"
Finalist, Best Director John Sefel, "Macbeth"
Finalist, Best Set Design Tom Morgan, "Macbeth"
Finalist, Best Sound Design Nat Ward, Anja Parish, and Laura Fedele,
"Hamlet"
Finalist, Best Costumes, Nickole Ricketson, "Macbeth"
Finalist, Best ActressGail Angellis,-"Macbeth"
Finalist, Best Actress Meredith McElroy, "Macbeth"
Finalist, Best Supporting Actor Peter Saati, "Macbeth"
2008
Nominee, Best Director Robert C. Haas, "Romeo and Juliet"
2009
Winner, Best Set Design, Tom Morgan, "subUrbia"
Finalist, Best Supporting Actor, DJ Spinelli, "subUrbia"
Finalist, Best Supporting Actor, John Kneeland, "subUrbia"
Nominee, Best Prodcution "subUrbia"
Nominee, Best Director, Ozan Haksever, "subUrbia"
Nominee, Best Lighting Design, Craig Brennan, "subUrbia"
Nominee, Best Actor, Joseph Coppellotti, "subUrbia"
Nominee, Best Actress, Victoria Hogan, "Psycho Beach Party"
Nominee, Best Supporting Actress, Lindsey Bombard, "subUrbia"
NHCTA STATE THEATRE FESTIVAL
2006
Winner, Best Production "One Flea Spare"
Winner, Best Actor, Neal Blaiklock"One Flea Spare"
Winner, Best Actress, Mari Keegan"One Flea Spare"
2007
Winner, Best Production, "Hamlet"
Winner, Best Director, John Sefel, "Hamlet"
Winner, Best Supporting Actress, Megan Peabody as Ophelia, "Hamlet"
Winner, Best Production Elements (i.e., they threw out all the separate
tech awards [lighting, sound, costumes, etc.] and just gave us "Best
Everything"), awarded to Tom Morgan, Craig Brennen, Val Verge, Anja
Parrish, Bob Haas, and everyone else that helped make this unbelievable
production a reality!
2008
Winner, Excellence in Acting John Sefel as Meesha, "Meesha on
Line"
2009
Winner, Excellence in Acting Dave Sullivan as Reporter, "CUBA SI!"
Winner, Excellence in Acting Tajoura Davis as Maria, "CUBA SI!"
Winner, Excellence in Acting Ensemble, "CUBA SI!" (Melody Martinez, Dave Sullivan, Tajoura Davis, Tina Sheehan, Ariana Federo, Christina Coates, Tommy Morrissette, Mariah Sefel, John Sefel, Bob Haas, Deb White)
Winner, Excellence in Lighting Craig Brennan, "CUBA SI!"
Winner, Stage Manager's Award Andrea Stasio,
"CUBA SI!"
NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
2007
2nd Place, Best Production
"One Flea Spare
Excellence in Acting, Neal Blaiklock, "One Flea Spare"
Excellence in Acting, Mari Keegan, "One Flea Spare"
Excellence in Costumes, Nickole Ricketson, "One Flea Spare"
2007
First Place, "Fringe Favorite," CANNIBAL! the Musical
CHESTER COLLEGE OF NEW ENGLAND
It's a new partnership that we are very excited about. More information soon!