project

Ghosts Can't Pay Rent

Comedy · MB Stage Productions · Ages 16+ · United States of America

Content Warning world premiere

About the Project

“OFFICIAL WINNER OF THE HOLLYWOOD ENCORE PRODUCERS’ AWARD”

A wisp, a witch, and a waitress all learn to live in an apartment where the souls are as overdue as the water bill. Olive struggles to keep up with the unending obligations of being alive; her rent, her job, and most of all, her friend Cas, a ghost that’s lived in their apartment for over 60 years. She begins to come out of her shell after meeting her new roommate Priya, a trendy writer with pagan principles. Cas, however, feels that Priya is driving a wedge between herself and Olive. Slowly feelings she never wanted to unveil bubble to the surface, and the unseen trauma that haunts the apartment begins to unravel. This sapphic saga of loving and loathing in a world of occultic observations proposes the query, just what or who are we willing to endure through life, death, love, and regret?


Content warning: Discussions of death and self-harm.


*The June 10th performance is ASL Interpreted for the d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing. If you need this accommodation, please let us know when you purchase your ticket.

Learn More at mbstage.com

Production Team

David Evan Stolworthy

david evan stolworthy *

creative producer/scenic designer
TL Forsberg

tl forsberg *

asl interpreter
Jared Pixler (he/him)

jared pixler (he/him) *

creative producer
Park Lytle

park lytle *

creative producer
Alysia Michelle Cruz (she/her)

alysia michelle cruz (she/her) *

company production stage manager
Katie Lynn

katie lynn *

costume designer and hair & makeup
Lacey Shaw

lacey shaw *

lighting designer
Kensaku Shinohara

kensaku shinohara *

sound designer
Cassy Sottile

cassy sottile *

stage manager

* Fringe Veteran

ghosts can't pay rent