The Most Smartest: A Live Reading of Drop Dead Gorgeous

Ghostlight Ensemble presents the next installment of its ongoing live movie reading series: The Most Smartest: A live reading of Drop Dead Gorgeous.

Join us at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, at Black Eagle Club (1938 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60613), as we toast the most beautiful woman in Mount Rose, Minnesota, who definitely, probably will not die. Maybe.

Drop Dead Gorgeous is a 1999 mockumentary that follows a small town beauty pageant and the fierce, deadly lengths the contestants take to secure the crown. The film stars Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Brittany Murphy, Allison Janney, Denise Richards, Kirstie Alley and Amy Adams in her film debut.

The cast is:
Amber Atkins: Jean E. Mueller-Burr
Rebecca Ann “Becky” Leeman: Miona Lee
Gladys Leeman and others: Sarah Mobley
Loretta and others: Maria Burnham
Annette Atkins and others: Gina Palm
The Documentarian: Connor Flynn
Ensemble: Bee Argento, Billy Bronson, Jess Stevenson and Chad Wise.

The reading is directed by Christopher Paul Mueller.

Food and drink are available for purchase at Black Eagle Club.

There is a suggested donation of $5 at the door, which will help Ghostlight fund its upcoming season.

Details
What: The Most Smartest: A live reading of Drop Dead Gorgeous
Where: Black Eagle Club (1938 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60613)
When: Thursday, July 27, 2023
What time: 7 p.m.
How much: Suggested donation of $5
Transportation Information: Ample paid street parking is available along Irving Park Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. Some neighborhood streets nearby offer free street parking.
Nearby public transportation includes the Irving Park Brown Line Stop, as well as the #80 (Irving Park) bus and the #50 (Damen) bus, both of which stop at the six corners with Lincoln Avenue.