Ghost Light

“Third Rail are masters of the skewed perspective”

– The New York Times

CRITIC’S PICK: "Ghost Light is a spectral tour of the hoary legends, superstitions and rituals that remain sacrosanct in the hearts of even the most jaded playmakers... Third Rail are masters of the skewed perspective."

– Ben Brantley, The New York Times

About Ghost Light

LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater @ the Claire Tow Theater (2017)

Third Rail Projects brought their unique blend of immersive performance to LCT3 and invited audiences into the unseen corners of the Claire Tow Theater to explore the world on the other side of the proscenium.

GHOST LIGHT was a performance about performance which navigated through a series of real and dreamlike landscapes beyond the footlights, the glitter, and the greasepaint.  It was a benevolent haunting that reflected on the smoke and mirrors, superstitions, and stage magic that conjure the mystique of the theatre.

"... the type of interactive show that should be replicated in every theater town in the country with a yen to take audiences by the hands — literally — and remind them of what the stage can do that no other entertainment platform can."

– Peter Marks, The Washington Post

  • Jessy Smith

    Photo by Julieta Cervantes

  • Cast of Ghost Light

    Photo by Julieta Cervantes

  • Edward Rice, Julia Kelly

    Photo by Julieta Cervantes

  • Roxanne Kidd

    Photo by Julieta Cervantes

  • Rebekah Morin

    Photo by Julieta Cervantes

  • Donna Ahmadi

    Photo by Julieta Cervantes

  • Julia Kelly

    Photo by Garrett Hood

  • Joshua Dutton-Reaver

    Photo by Garrett Hood

Credits

LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater presents Ghost Light

a performance about performance

Creative Team

Created by Third Rail Projects

Artistic Directors
Zach Morris, Tom Pearson, Jennine Willett

Conceived, Directed, and Choreographed by
Zach Morris & Jennine Willett

Created in Collaboration with 
The Company

The Company 
Donna Ahmadi, Cameron Michael Burns, Elizabeth Carena, Alberto Denis, Joshua Dutton-Reaver, Julia Kelly, Roxanne Kidd, Josh Matthews, Rebekah Morin, Marissa Nielsen-Pincus, Tara O'Con, Edward Rice, Jessy Smith, Niko Tsocanos, Carlton Cyrus Ward, Ryan Wuestewald

Production Staff

Sets: Brett J Banakis
Costumes: Montana Levi Blanco
Lighting: Eric Southern
Original Sound and Music: Sean Hagerty
Co-Composer/Collaborating Musician: Isaiah Singer
Illusion Designer: Vinny DePonto
Vocal Coach/Collaborating Musician: Rachel Hardin

Stage Manager: Kristina Vnook
Assistant Stage Managers: Stephanie Armitage, Nick Auer, Jack Cummins
House Manager: Miranda Lane
Master Technician: Jay Shull
Company Manager: Josh Lowenthal
Production Electrician: Maytté Martinez
Production Sound Engineer: Charles Shell
Wardrobe Supervisor: Maggie Orzechowski
Stitcher: Laura Clarke

Assistant Scenic Designer: Maureen Freedman
Props Supervisor: Alison M. Mantilla
Props Assistant: Liz Frino
Associate Costume Designer: Sarafina Bush
Hair and Makeup Design: Leah Loukas
Assistant Costume Designer: Emmanuel Garcia
Assistant Lighting Designer: Will Delform
Lighting Intern: Joe Scardino
Assistant Sound Designer: Garret Hood
Collaborating Musicians: Craig Akin, Nick Auer, Johnny Butler, Mike Lunoe, Ben Magnuson, Alicia Rau

Project Support

The LCT3 season program is supported by generous grants from The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, Ford Foundation, The Howard Gilman Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, the Tony Randall Theatrical Fund, the J & AR Foundation, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Endowment support is generously provided by Daryl Roth.

Press Coverage

"a Third Rail Projects extravaganza... Ghost Light demonstrates that theater really is a job; for all the out-front posturing and drama, the production is a collaboration among many craftspeople with diverse skills. For two hours it keeps you so busy running and climbing, snaking through narrow passageways, fielding flying props and taking orders from people you’ve barely met, that you manage to forget the mess in the outside world."

– Elizabeth Zimmer, The Village Voice

The New York Times | Critic's Pick | June 19, 2017
Review: Specters of the Stage Enchant in ‘Ghost Light’
"Ghost Light' is a spectral tour of the hoary legends, superstitions and rituals that remain sacrosanct in the hearts of even the most jaded playmakers... Third Rail are masters of the skewed perspective." - Ben Brantley

The Washington Post | Review | June 19, 2017
The friendly specters of ‘Ghost Light’ work their incandescent charms
"... the type of interactive show that should be replicated in every theater town in the country with a yen to take audiences by the hands — literally — and remind them of what the stage can do that no other entertainment platform can." – Peter Marks

The Village Voice | Review | June 27, 2017
With “Ghost Light,” Third Rail Projects Brings To Life The Hard Work Of Theater
"... a Third Rail Projects extravaganza... Ghost Light demonstrates that theater really is a job; for all the out-front posturing and drama, the production is a collaboration among many craftspeople with diverse skills. For two hours it keeps you so busy running and climbing, snaking through narrow passageways, fielding flying props and taking orders from people you’ve barely met, that you manage to forget the mess in the outside world." – Elizabeth Zimmer

New York Magazine | July 23, 2017
The Approval Matrix: Week of July 24, 2017
"Highbrow/Brilliant"

NBC New York | In The Wings | July 23, 2017
Backstage at Lincoln Center Theater's 'Ghost Light'

WNYC | Review | June 24, 2017
Review: Enchanting, Immersive 'Ghostlight' Brings the Audience Backstage
"GHOST LIGHT is enthralling not only because it brings us inside the warren of rooms normally off limits to the audience — but also because it brings us inside the minds and hearts of the actors and playwrights and ushers who inhabit them." - Jennifer Vanasco

Stage Buddy | Review | June 20, 2017
Review: Ghost Light
"Ghost Light is the rare show that feels like it would be rewarded from a repeat visit, it’s the kind of show that you want to get lost in regardless of the consequence." – Jose Solis, Stagebuddy

Infinite Body | Review | July 8, 2017
Go backstage with the haunted "GHOST LIGHT"
"GHOST LIGHT, in its way, pays tribute to the art and artists passing through our lives, people whom we only think we know and whom we can't hold onto--except in memory." - Eva Yaa Asantewaa

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