In line with the spooky season, South Campus theater students will perform as themselves but with a bit of flair during their haunting production of “Ghostlight Gallery.”
Summoned by a mysterious person, a group of friends find themselves being spooked by ghosts while in an abandoned theater for the fright of their lives.
“Ghostlight Gallery” will take place at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24-26 at Joe B. Rushing Center for Performing Arts.
Each of these eight students performing has to play a heightened version of themselves. The audience will see some sass, humor, puns and personal quirks.
The stage set up is designed to look like an abandoned building. Instead of having assigned costumes, the students get to choose what their characters wear.
South student Kenisha Neely known as “Lady K” tries to show her humorous side by keeping the audience laughing with certain lines her character says.
“We got ‘Beetlejuice,’” Neely says while freaking out in one of the scenes from the play.
There’s a dash of dad humor with Terrance Wilson character. He is often heard saying “I’ve seen that.”
Theater director Lindy Benton-Muller said she’s had a great time directing this play. The groups are mostly new students doing their first show in college or first show ever.
She has worked with only one cast member before. This is the second time on stage for Esperanza Alvarez. Her character gives her friends a fakescript that’s enchanting, leading them to being haunted. She can be described as sassy and egotistical. “
It’s really exciting ,” Alvarez said. “I feel like I get to do a different sort of part of me.”
Karma Boase says his characters offer many punny lines. He describes his character as someone who doesn’t take a lot of this very seriously, but also has times where they can be dramatic and thoughtful.
“When the lights are on, the ghosts go away.” Boase said. “The lights are off, the ghost comes to play,” when trying to summarize the play without giving away any spoilers.
Performing on stage for the very first time, Eva Shakya talks about how she’s having a lot of fun being a part of this play.
“I’m having a lot of fun actually,” Shakya said. “The process is amazing.”
Alvarez said this is a good opportunity for students to build their strengths on stage and the audiences should find it entertaining.
“It can be really exciting watching someone grow into themselves on stage,” she said.
