It's All Greek to NorthCenter on Thursday, August 24

Here's your chance to be Greek for a night!

Northside theatre company Ghostlight Ensemble presents a monthly live movie reading at NorthCenter's Black Eagle Club. In August, they present That's OK, I Make Lamb: A live reading of My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Everyone is invited to join the Portokalos family in person for a night of hilarity and Greek food. The performance is donation-based only -- so pay what you want or nothing at all! And Black Eagle is preparing a special Greek menu, including lamb and moussaka, as well as baklava for dessert!

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.

Join Ghostlight on Thursday, August 24, at Black Eagle Club (1938 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60613), in this celebration of the cinematic union of Greek and Xenos! It's also a great way to brush up on the original movie in advance of the upcoming September release of My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3! The performance begins at 7 p.m., but seating is general admission, so audience members are encourage to arrive early to secure the best seats and to order food and drink.

The cast is Alexis Vaselopulous (Toula), Nick Conrad (Ian), Lilly Apostolou (Maria), Chad Wise (Gus) and Katharine Jordan (Aunt Voula) with Jean E. Mueller-Burr, Miona Lee, Sydney Ray, John Gleason Teske and Kayla V. White as approximately 300 characters named Nick or Nikki.

Each month, Ghostlight presents their own live take on a movie (or occasionally TV show) at Black Eagle. There is no backroom, the performance takes place right in the main venue, so audiences get an immersive look at their favorite movies.

The rest of the 2023 lineup includes, Q the Tribbles: A live reading of episode of Star Trek & Star Trek the Next Generation in September, a yet-to-be-announced horror classic in October and the return of Must Eat TV for November -- a live reading of your favorite Thanksgiving television episodes. You can learn more about past, present and future readings on the Live Movie Reading Series page here.