{"id":165468,"date":"2023-04-24T23:07:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T04:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=165468"},"modified":"2023-04-24T23:09:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T04:09:11","slug":"ghost-the-musical-coming-to-vwct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2023\/04\/24\/ghost-the-musical-coming-to-vwct\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Ghost the Musical&#8217; set for Civic Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be entertained close to home.&nbsp;<em>Ghost the Musical<\/em>&nbsp;will be performed May 4-7 and 11-14 at the Van Wert Civic Theatre.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ghost-the-Musical-preview-pic-4-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165469\"\/><figcaption>Adam Ries (Sam) and Nancy Shuffle (Molly) headline <em>Ghost the Musical<\/em> at the VWCT. <em>photo by Monica Campbell for the VW Independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The musical is under the direction of the same creative team that brought VWCT&nbsp;<em>Mamma Mia<\/em>&nbsp;in 2022:&nbsp;Director Chad Kraner, Music Director Dee Fisher and Choreographer Kim Pollock. More than 30 cast members and crew have been busy preparing for the opening show.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adapted from the hit film by its Academy Award-winning screenwriter, Bruce Joel Rubin,&nbsp;<em>Ghost, the Musical<\/em>&nbsp;follows Sam and Molly, a young couple whose connection takes a shocking turn after Sam\u2019s untimely death. The bond of love transcends the boundaries of life itself to grow stronger and more fully realized.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trapped between two worlds, Sam refuses to leave Molly when he learns she is in grave danger. Desperate to communicate with her, he turns to a storefront medium, Oda Mae Brown, who helps him protect Molly and avenge his death.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ghost, the Musical<\/em>&nbsp;is a poignant romance that builds comedy, suspense, and deeply felt emotion to an ethereal climax that audiences will never forget.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Box Office is now open. All tickets are $16, with a senior discount ticket priced at $14 available for advanced reservations only. &nbsp;To reserve seats, call 419.238.9689 and leave a voice message with one\u2019s name, attendance date, and a phone number. A volunteer will return calls within 24 hours to complete reservations and take payment. Tickets are also available online at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.arts-people.com\/index.php?ticketing=vwct\">https:\/\/app.arts-people.com\/index.php?ticketing=vwct<\/a>&nbsp;or at the door on performance nights. Curtain times are 8 p.m. May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 and at 2 p.m. May 7 and 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent\/submitted information Be entertained close to home.&nbsp;Ghost the Musical&nbsp;will be performed May 4-7 and 11-14 at the Van Wert Civic Theatre.&nbsp;&nbsp; The musical is under the direction of the same creative team that brought VWCT&nbsp;Mamma Mia&nbsp;in 2022:&nbsp;Director Chad Kraner, Music Director Dee Fisher and Choreographer Kim Pollock. More than 30 cast members and crew [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-165468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-30 21:30:51","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165468"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":165489,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165468\/revisions\/165489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}