SEASON 39 | September 2026

The VORTEX Lighthouse Free Reading Series - Haunt Me
Saturday, September 26, 2:00PM

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The VORTEX presents its Lighthouse, roaring back with the free reading of a new play every month. Come and be a part of the season selection process at The VORTEX by participating in hearing and discussing the plays.

Our first free Lighthouse presentation begins with a reading of HAUNT ME on Saturday, September 26 at 2pm on the Eloise Brooks Cullum Stage at The VORTEX, followed by a discussion of the play. 

"Fear -- true fear -- it’s indescribable. It’s the sound of something quietly calling out your name -- something not in this room, something not of this world. But something in that liminal space between memory and forgetting.”

Best-selling horror writer Ellery du Trent is the Queen of Darkness, famous for her desire to scare readers to death. Now it's her turn to be scared. As Ellery finds her reality blurring with the novel she's trying to write, she is faced with the question: What if the scariest story of all turns out to be your own life? 

Premiering in 2027-28 as a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. Winner: 67th Stanley Drama Award; Winner: 2026 MACH 33: The Caltech Festival of New Science-Driven Plays; Commissioned by American Blues Theater, Chicago

Directed by Jaimee Harmon-Taboni. Featuring Hayley Armstrong, Gabrielle Smith, and Meret Slover, with Sharan Shively. Morgan Smithwick, Production Assistant.  Bonnie Cullum, Producing Artistic Director. Melissa McKnight, Managing Director. Alex Cogburn, Box Office Manager.

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