That’s OK, I Make Lamb: A Live Reading of My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Ghostlight Ensemble presents the next installment of its ongoing live movie reading series: That’s OK, I Make Lamb: A live reading of My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Join us at 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 24, at Black Eagle Club (1938 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60613), as stuff ourselves with roasted meats and ouzo to celebrate the cinematic union of Greek and Xenos! (In advance of the September release of My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3!)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a 2002 romantic comedy about a 30-something Greek woman who yearns for something more than her family and culture’s prescribed notions that Greek girls are supposed to do three things in life: “Marry Greek boys, make Greek babies, and feed everyone...until the day we die.” When she falls in love with a non-Greek, she struggles to get her family to accept him while coming to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.

The cast is:
Toula: Alexis Vaselopulous
Ian: Nick Conrad+
Maria: Lilly Apostolou
Gus: Chad Wise+
Aunt Voula: Katharine Jordan
Cousin Nikki, other Greeks: Kayla White+
Various and assorted Greeks: Miona Lee & Sydney Ray+
Various and assorted non-Greeks: Jean Mueller-Burr+ & John Gleason Teske
Yiayia & Stage Directions: Maria Burnham+

The reading is directed by Maria Burnham+.

+Denotes a Ghostlight Ensemble Member.

Food and drink are available for purchase at Black Eagle Club.

There is a suggested donation of $5 at the door, which will help Ghostlight fund its upcoming season.

Details
What: That’s OK, I Make Lamb: A live reading of My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Where: Black Eagle Club (1938 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60613)
When: Thursday, August 24, 2023
What time: 7 p.m.
How much: Suggested donation of $5
Transportation Information: Ample paid street parking is available along Irving Park Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. Some neighborhood streets nearby offer free street parking.
Nearby public transportation includes the Irving Park Brown Line Stop, as well as the #80 (Irving Park) bus and the #50 (Damen) bus, both of which stop at the six corners with Lincoln Avenue.