About the Show

An all-female tragicomedy about being stuck in between life and death. What happens when you can’t move on, and your grief-stricken fiancee starts waving ghost-hunting equipment under your spectral nose, trying to make contact? 

Cast

Tamsin: Jacqueline Moreno

Cassie: Kalli Edwards

Eva: Erica Haeberlin

Cora: Hope Funke

Directed by Victoria Nation

Written by Will Howard

Digital Program - https://rolecall.co/lgh/

Director’s statement

I have always loved ghost hunting shows. The myths and stories of ‘orrible murder and tragic death are made near comical by some (inevitably white) (inevitably male) ‘professionals’ running around shouting “what was that?!” at the empty air. The dramatic music, the shoe-horned jump-scares, the looks of horror over squeaky floorboards all provide an endless source of enjoyment for me. 

But why is it that the ancient ghosts of colonizers get all the attention? What about the ghosts of today? Where are they? And given all this high-tech ghost-hunting equipment on these shows, what’s stopping us from making contact? 

That’s what this play is about - What happens when the ghost being investigated isn’t some long-dead specter of yore. When it’s someone you know. Someone you’ve loved. Someone you’ve lost. With the tantalizing idea of making contact with the dead dangling before you, how can you possibly learn to move on?  

So I’m afraid, dear reader, that I’ve tricked you. And I can’t say that I’m sorry for it. A show called “Lesbian Ghost Hunters” should be funny, right? And it is, rest assured. But it’s so, so much more.

 

Enjoy. 

About the team

Victoria Nation - Director

Victoria is an actor, director, and stage manager based in Atlanta, Georgia. She received a BA in theatre from Bennington College and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. With a fascination for history and mythology, Victoria’s work tends to explore the interaction of the everyday world with the extraordinary one. This is her professional directorial debut. 
Follow her on Instagram @TheVictoriaNation . 

Will Howard - Playwright 

Will Howard is a writer for stage and screen, based in London, England. Having been writing scripts and stories since graduating from the University of Westminster with a B.A in Creative Writing, this is his first professionally produced script and he still can’t quite believe his luck.

Jacqueline Moreno - Tamsin

Jacqueline has appeared in various productions at Georgia State University such as The Rose Tattoo (Rosa, 2017), Psycho Beach Party (Chicklet, 2018), and Goodnight, Desdemona (Goodmorning Juliet) (Desdemona, Mercutio, Servant, and Ramona, 2018), to name just a few. Jacqueline also studied Theatre Performance at Georgia State University graduating with a Bachelors. She is ecstatic for her first production with RoleCall.

Kalli Edwards - Cassie

My name is Kalli Edwards. I currently study Film and Media with a minor in Performance Theatre at Georgia State University in Atlanta. I fell in love with acting on accident 2 years ago, when I walked into a Beginning Acting class at the university for an extracurricular course. Ever since then I’ve been pursuing Acting and exploring its endless possibilities. This will be my very first play making this a special event for both me and you! 

Erica Haeberlin - Eva
Erica Haeberlin has a BA in Theater from Bellarmine University and has studied acting for ten years. Some of her previous stage credits include: Hell Over Heels, The Vagina Monologues, Vanities, Sherlock Holmes, and Little Women. 

Hope Funke - Cora

Hope Funke has been lucky enough to call Atlanta her home for about a year and a half now. After earning a BFA from the Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program, she decided she didn't want to experience another winter that was -55 degrees. Soon after making the move, Hope was able to be a part of only a few theatrical projects before Covid-19 shut down the world. She cannot even begin to explain how excited she is to be acting again and would like to thank everyone who's able to support this show. If you'd like to watch some of Hope's creative content, her TikTok and Instagram handles are @funny.funke. You can also check out her stand-up show on youtube titled, "Hope Funke: Sorry, Can I Start Over?"