Don’t Keep Him Waiting: A Live Reading of the Original The Wicker Man

Ghostlight Ensemble teams up with Terra Mysterium in October to present special installment of its ongoing live movie reading series with Don’t Keep Him Waiting: A Live Reading of the Original The Wicker Man — just in time for All Hallows' Eve.

Dig out your animal masks or costumes of any sort and join us at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29 at Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro in North Center.

The Wicker Man is a 1973 British horror film that follows Police Sergeant Neil Howie as he travels to the isolated island of Summerisle in search of a missing girl. Howie, a devout Christian, is appalled to find that the inhabitants of the island have abandoned Christianity and now practice a form of Celtic paganism.

The cast is:

Nick Conrad as Alder MacGregor
Caitlin Dunlap as Myrtle Morrison, Daisy and Rowan Morrison
Keith Green as Lord Summerisle
Tim Harrison as Postman, Schoolmaster, Broome, Baker and others
Song Marshall as May Morrison and others
Debra Miller as Miss Rose
Tyler Nielsen as Hugh McTaggert, Harbor Master, Mr. Lennox, Butcher and others
Mark Pracht as Sgt. Neil Howie
Jay Rohr as Narrator
Taryn Smith as Willow MacGregor
Chad Wise as Caretaker, Oak, Doctor and others

The reading will feature live musical performances by musicians Matthew Ellenwood, Cameron Evesque Davis and Sean Wilson, and is directed by Matthew Ellenwood.

There is a suggested donation of $20, which will help Terra Mysterium and Ghostlight fund upcoming productions.

Details

What: Don’t Keep Him Waiting: A Live Reading of the Original The Wicker Man
Where: Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro (4905 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60613)
When: Tuesday, October 29, 2019
What time: 7:30 p.m.
How much: $20 (Suggested)