Opening Sept. 30 and running weekends through Oct. 29, performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays with a 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Oct. 16 at the Coaster Theatre Playhouse.
When Nancy Willard’s landlady dies at age 103, Nancy learns that she has been left something named Nathaniel Coombes in addition to her house. Nathaniel is the handsome ghost of a Revolutionary War soldier killed in 1776, who has been doomed to an earthbound existence for something he failed to do in the war. As a result of meeting her ghost, Nancy’s life is turned upside-down, and mayhem results.
Gramercy Ghost is directed by Deanna Duplechain and features Rhonda Warnack as Margaret Collins, Katherine Lacaze as Nancy Willard, Michael Murdoch as Parker Burnett, M. Duck as Augusta Ames, Marcus Liotta as Charlie Stewart, Sean Cooney as Nathaniel Coombes, Frank Jagodnik as Officer Morrison/Rocky, Cyndi Fisher as the Ambulance Driver/Irv, , Molly Oien as the Assistant Driver/Girl.
The production crew includes Colleen Toomey (stage manager), Sondra Gomez (costumer), Mick Alderman, (set builder/lighting design) Juan Lira (set painter) and Nancy McCarthy (sound and light operator).
Tickets are $20 or $25; they can be purchased at the theatre box office (503-436-1242) or online at coastertheatre.com. The box office is open 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 12:30 p.m. to curtain on performance days.
At this time, everyone must show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test to enter the Coaster Theatre on performance day. Face masks are optional but encouraged. The Coaster Theatre recommends visiting coastertheatre.com or contacting the box office closer to the performance for possible changes to the theatre’s COVID policy.
