A reading of the new play 'Haunt Me' by Ellery du Trent, part of The VORTEX's monthly free Lighthouse series, followed by a discussion.
The VORTEX presents a reading of Haunt Me on Saturday, September 26, as part of its monthly Lighthouse series. The play is written by Ellery du Trent, a best-selling horror writer who's earned the nickname "Queen of Darkness" for her desire to scare readers to death. The reading will be followed by a discussion, so you'll have a chance to talk through the piece after you've heard it.
Haunt Me follows Ellery herself, whose reality begins to blur with the novel she's trying to write. It works its way toward a single question: what if the scariest story of all turns out to be her own life? It's a meta-horror setup that puts the writer at the center of her own haunting, and the reading gives you a first look at how that plays out on stage.
Lighthouse is The VORTEX's monthly series of free stagings of new plays, and Haunt Me is one of the early stops for this particular script. It's not staying in the reading phase for long, either—the play is set to premiere in 2027-28 as a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere, which means it'll open in several theaters across the country around the same time. This reading is one of the first times it'll be heard out loud.
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The reading is free and takes place at The VORTEX, 2307 Manor Rd #2135, Austin, TX 78722. It's part of the Lighthouse series, so it's a good way to catch a new play without spending anything. The reading is followed by a discussion, and the whole thing is free.
