Hungry Ghost Festival

Lifeline Theatre will present Sandra Jackson-Opoku’s work-in-development, Hungry Ghost Festival (adapted from her new novel “Black Rice”) as part of their first Adaptation Development Showcase, Friday, July 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 23 at 4 p.m. at Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave.

Hungry Ghost Festival tells the story of Shanghai’s Hungry Ghost Festival, where each year spirit Luz Lee reappears inexplicably. She travels to Greenville, Mississippi, a town ravaged by the Great River Flood of 1927, in order to unravel this riddle. There, a 17-year-old Luz, her Chinese grandfather and her African-American step-grandmother have all been forced to flee. Will Ghost Luz be able to solve the mystery of what she’s lost?

Hungry Ghost Festival will run approximately 2.5 hours with an intermission. Ticket prices are $15 for single tickets. Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.lifelinetheatre.com or at the Lifeline Theatre Box Office, 773.761.4477.