Chicago, IL
Drink the Past Dry
Sometimes you need a drink and sometimes you need to travel in time. Here you can do both.
The nondescript neighborhood bar in the middle of Chicago looks like every other bar in every other neighborhood in the city. A few regulars sit sipping drinks, making small talk, doing the things people always do in bars. But this bar has a secret. It can take you anywhere in time…. …but only once and only within the walls of the bar, so it turns out not to be as popular a place as one might think. But there are some souls who still need to reach out to the past — or to the future — and this is where they come when they do. Their stories include: a young adult searching for a lost family recipe, a street fair attendee looking for an old friend and a woman facing a life and death decision. Traveling to the past isn’t that simple though and they all find more than they bargained for. Drink the Past Dry is about the connections we have to the past and how sometimes to move forward, we have to go back.
Audience Role
Audience members are patrons at the bar. They may interact with other patrons and with the Bartender. Food and drink are encouraged. It is a working pub, afterall.
Ages: 16 +
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About Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre Co
Ghostlight Ensemble is a Chicago theatre company that asks questions to challenge the status quo through timeless stories, immersive environments and unconventional staging.