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SOCIAL MEDIA www.ghostlightplay.com @ghostlight2021 #GhostLightThePlay lalunaproductions@gmail.com Presented by La Luna Productions as a fundraiser for Cape May Stage, Ghost Light: The Haunting is a timely tale that reminds us to #Stopasianhate and #stopaapithate. A portion of donations made to Cape May Stage will be donated to stopaapihate.org to help forward their important mission to effectively address anti-Asian racism and to end all forms of structural racism leveled at Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color. To make a donation to Cape May Stage, please visit: http://capemaystage.showare.com/<strong>Ghostlight</strong>Donations About Cape May Stage: Cape May Stage is a professional Equity theatre company, featuring traditional, contemporary and new works in an intimate setting. Since 1988, actors, directors, and playwrights from around the country have set the standard for excellence by providing world-class theatre in a unique and historic venue. Learn more: capemaystage.org Special Thanks to: Indiegogo and Fractured Atlas Donors Cady McClain Devil in the Machine Richard Hornby And all the actors and creative teams from developmental readings and the Equity showcase productions in NY and LA.
Notes from the Producer/Director When the horrible attacks on Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islanders grew to outrageous proportions during the COVID-19 pandemic I know I had to do something. Racism, violence and discrimination against vulnerable communities requires action. As an artist/theater maker/storyteller I believe the enduring tale of Oiwa’s revenge serves as a cautionary reminder that evil deeds will be punished. Roy Steinberg, Cape May Stage’s fearless leader, agreed. This benefit project was launched as a fundraiser for CMS, #stopasianhate and #stopaapihate (#stop Asian American Pacific Islander hate). We finally received permission to create the benefit in August, 2021 from Actors' Equity. They mandated that the actors be recorded in their homes with only 25 hours of rehearsal/taping time. And that the show would have a mere four day streaming window. Huge gratitude to the actors all donating their time, talent and homes for the cause. The creative team gathered remotely from Italy, New York and Los Angeles to craft this “digital theatrical experience” and take zoom storytelling to the next level. We hope you enjoy the result and DONATE to express your appreciation. YOTSUYA GHOST TALES, the kabuki (classical Japanese theater) play based on the legend of a horribly betrayed woman named Oiwa, was our first inspiration. It was the fantastic kabuki Onbo Canal scene where 2 ghosts on either side of a door floating in the river appear to haunt their murderer that attracted me first. The revenge story of a woman in feudal Japan, a good person done wrong, whose only method to get even was to haunt the man who betrayed her, appealed to this 21st century feminist. When visiting friend and sister Japanese theatre colleague, Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei in Berlin, I mentioned researching YOTSUYA GHOST TALES and wanting to update it to contemporary times. Carol said, "I'd like to write it." Though we'd each created international hybrid plays in venues around the world, GHOST LIGHT is our first collaboration.
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