‘Lewiston/Clarkson’ opens at GhostLight Theatre – South Bend Tribune
BENTON HARBOR — “Lewiston/Clarkston” opens July 14 and continues through July 24 at GhostLight Theatre, 101 Hinkley St.
Written by Samuel D. Hunter and making its Midwest premiere, the production consists of two one-act plays that, weather permitting, will be performed in different venues, in GhostLight’s outdoor theater for “Lewiston” and inside the theater for “Clarkston.”
In “Lewiston,” Alice and Connor sit by their roadside stand selling cheap fireworks while developers swallow the land around them. Promised a condo in the new development, their future is secure.
Enter Marnie, Alice’s long-lost granddaughter, proposing to buy the land to save her family’s legacy. Marnie and Alice will become reacquainted with each other’s deeply held secrets, uncertain pasts and hopeful futures.
In “Clarkston,” Jake meets Chris when they are assigned to the same night shift at Costco in Clarkston, Wash. Chris has a hard life: His mother is a meth addict, and living in Clarkston has forced him down a dead-end road. Jake went to a liberal arts school, is gay and out, but fled his Connecticut town to see the ocean when he was diagnosed with a fatal illness.
He and Chris form an awkward bond: Both are gay but have led completely different lives. Can they learn to help each other?
Between acts, the nearby Mason Jar Café is offering theatergoers a salmon dinner as an add-on for $28.
All performances are at 6 p.m., preceded by a cash bar reception at 5:30 p.m. in GhostLight’s outdoor theater.
As of May 16, masks are required at GhostLight.
Performance tickets are $28-$12.
For more information, call 269-252-5222 or visit ghostlightbh.com.