Ghost Stories
From ghoulies and ghosties
And long-leggedy beasties
And things that go bump in the night,
Good Lord, deliver us!
The Chair Actors are back at the end of November with Ghost Stories, another in their series of staged readings. This year’s theme is hauntings — in plays, poems and short stories from the last 200 years. In Act One, the setting is a bar run by affable host Ed White and fiddler extraordinaire Katie Angermeyer. Eleven patrons have signed on for an “open-mic” night to read their ghost story of choice — tales and verses of wandering spirits from authors as diverse as Edgar Allan Poe and Thomas Hardy, Henry James and local author Dick Hammond. Spooky, sweet or funny, these ghosts bring a chill and a thrill.
In Act Two, Martin Evans as Charles Dickens offers a (very) abridged version of the ultimate ghost story, A Christmas Carol. Martin has recently moved to Sechelt after a long career on professional stages across the country and in TV and movies. He also directs Ghost Stories.
Each act runs approximately an hour with one intermission. Two shows only: Saturday, November 28 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, November 29 at 3 p.m. at the Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre (SSAC). Tickets $15 on sale at the SSAC as of Friday, November 13! All proceeds to the SSAC.