The Ghost of St. Philomena's
The Ghost of St. Philomena's
Genre: Contemporary Horror (with comedic overtones)
Format: Live In-Person Performance
Keywords: Queer Issues, horror comedy, high school setting, friendship and bullying
Cast Size: 11+ (4 male, 7 female); optional extras; doubling possible
Duration: Approximately 90 minutes
Time Period: Present Day
Cautions: References to homophobia, bullying, and systemic injustice; thematic exploration of historical abuse within religious institutions; some mild language; supernatural suspense and moments of psychological intensity.
Stevie Bennet is the new girl at St. Philomena’s Academy: a Catholic school with a dark past and a very active ghost problem. When the spirit of a long-dead nurse begins targeting queer students, Stevie teams up with an unlikely group of friends to uncover the truth, but the story they find didn't end a hundred years ago. It's just getting started.
As supernatural events escalate, this found family must use brains and bravery (and a little borrowed witchcraft) to put the dead to rest...for good. Because some legacies are hard to shake, and some ghosts refuse to be ignored!
Told with equal parts horror, humor, and heart, The Ghost of St. Philomena’s is a queer coming-of-age story about claiming your future in the long shadow of what came before.
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