Ghost Light

Berkeley Repertory Theatre begins the New Year with the world-premiere production of Ghost Light, a new play conceived and developed by Jonathan Moscone (the artistic director of California
Shakespeare Theater) and Berkeley Rep artistic director Tony Taccone. Directed by Moscone and written by Taccone, this haunting show conjures an imaginary world based on the historic assassination of Mayor George Moscone, the director’s father.

Ghost Light is a poetic collage of fiction and memory. When Jon was a boy, his father was shot – and suddenly their lives were part of history. Years later, when staging a production of Hamlet, the son must confront his buried feelings about a crime that shocked the nation. The ghost of the king stalks the battlements of a boy’s mind – and speaks to all of us about love and loss.

Ghost Light
Tuesday-Sunday, Jan. 6-Feb. 19, 8 p.m. (7 p.m. Sun.) with some 2 p.m. matinees; $14.50-$65
Berkeley Rep Thrust Stage