Ghost Light

Ghost Light

CONCEIVED AND DEVELOPED BY JONATHAN MOSCONE AND TONY TACCONE
WRITTEN BY TONY TACCONE
DIRECTED BY JONATHAN MOSCONE
A CO-PRODUCTION WITH OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
MAIN SEASON | THRUST STAGE
JANUARY 6–FEBRUARY 19, 2012
WORLD-PREMIERE PRODUCTION

THE PLAY
When Jon was a boy, his father was shot—and suddenly their lives were part of history. Years later, when staging a production of Hamlet, the son must confront his buried feelings about a crime that shocked the nation. In this evocative… Show more new play, Artistic Director Tony Taccone imagines a fable for San Francisco based on the assassination of Mayor George Moscone. The ghost of the king stalks the battlements of a boy’s mind—and speaks to all of us about love and loss. A poetic collage of fiction and memory, this world-premiere production is staged by none other than Jonathan Moscone.

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