Ghosted-A Solo Show From Celeste Walker
The Allentown Premiere of GHOSTED: A (mostly) True Story of Love, Loss, Shame and Redemption.
GHOSTED, had its World Premiere at United Solo in NYC in April and just completed a run at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in September. The United Solo Festival 2024 in New York City, (https://unitedsolo.org/), the biggest solo festival in the world, brings together some of the most talented solo performers from around the world.
"With every wish, there comes a curse," Bruce Springsteen. Solo performers connect with audiences through shared experiences. GHOSTED, written and performed by solo actor, Celeste Walker (www.celestewalker.com) is about a mature woman’s reconciliation with past ghosts, reclaiming an authentic self, and finding empowerment through resiliency. The protagonist, influenced by the words of Bruce Springsteen, meets her soul mate in a haunted hotel, and, with the help of a few ghosts, is able to recover from loss and create a fulfilling third act. Ten characters tell the story, 35 years in the making.
The ALLENTOWN CONNECTION: The story takes place at The Americus Hotel in Allentown, PA, and the production of GHOSTED will be presented at The Civic Theatre’s, Theatre514, 527 N 19th Street, Allentown, November 8th-10th, before moving to the Binge Fringe Festival at the Santa Monica Playhouse in California. Other performances are still in negotiations.
GHOSTED is based on Walker’s memoir “of sorts” and developed as part of her ongoing partnership with her director and developer, Jessica Lynn Johnson, founder and master teacher at Soaring Solo Studios (https://www.soaringsolostudios.com/bio/).
Original music for the production was composed by Dan Shore, an American composer and playwright (and longtime friend of Walker) from Allentown, Pennsylvania, whose works include The Beautiful Bridegroom, An Embarrassing Position, Travel, Works of Mercy, and Lady Orchid. https://www.danshoremusic.com/
Read the review from the New York Premiere:
https://nohoartsdistrict.com/ghosted-review/
After each performance Celeste Walker will engage the audience in a talk back about her experience and the process of making "Ghosted".
