Ghosted

10-MINUTE PLAY: Being ghosted sometimes leads to unexpected reunions for both the living and the dead.

10-MINUTE PLAY: Being ghosted sometimes leads to unexpected reunions for both the living and the dead.

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Ghosted

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  • Donald Loftus: Ghosted

    Ghosted is a quietly poignant and elegantly written short play that uses its supernatural premise to explore love, regret, and missed chances. John Mabey’s dialogue is crisp and often wry, grounding the ethereal characters in deeply human emotion as Brenda and Gigi reconnect across time and memory. By the end, the play lands on a tender, understated note that lingers with surprising resonance.

    Ghosted is a quietly poignant and elegantly written short play that uses its supernatural premise to explore love, regret, and missed chances. John Mabey’s dialogue is crisp and often wry, grounding the ethereal characters in deeply human emotion as Brenda and Gigi reconnect across time and memory. By the end, the play lands on a tender, understated note that lingers with surprising resonance.

  • Ava Love Hanna: Ghosted

    Ghosted is a tender, funny, and haunting play -- literally. In just ten minutes, Mabey takes us on a journey of longing and the pain caused by the historical silencing of queer love before doubling back and gifting us an ending that is steeped in hope and intention. The 'flat baguette' is not only a hilarious image, but the perfect symbol for transformation -- both for Gigi and Brenda, and for the world they now live in. A gorgeous play.

    Ghosted is a tender, funny, and haunting play -- literally. In just ten minutes, Mabey takes us on a journey of longing and the pain caused by the historical silencing of queer love before doubling back and gifting us an ending that is steeped in hope and intention. The 'flat baguette' is not only a hilarious image, but the perfect symbol for transformation -- both for Gigi and Brenda, and for the world they now live in. A gorgeous play.

  • Martha Patterson: Ghosted

    An odd little fantasy with some funny lines, that I suppose is ekphrastic (inspired by the photo attached to the script), this play is about a pair of potential lovers, both women, who missed their "connection" decades earlier before they were ghosts. A puzzling play having to do with time and memory, with some snappy dialogue to start things off.

    An odd little fantasy with some funny lines, that I suppose is ekphrastic (inspired by the photo attached to the script), this play is about a pair of potential lovers, both women, who missed their "connection" decades earlier before they were ghosts. A puzzling play having to do with time and memory, with some snappy dialogue to start things off.

Character Information

  • Brenda
    Character Age
    107
  • Gigi
    Character Age
    103

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Left Coast Theatre Company, Year 2025

Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Organization Left Coast Theatre Company, Year 2026
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Community Living Campaign, Year 2025
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Foothills Arts Council, Year 2025
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Theatre Reset, Year 2025