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About

The Ghostlight Stage Company logo which includes a clip art image of a ghostlight as the "i" in ghostlight

Our Story

The Ghostlight Stage Company is a brand new nonprofit theater company and arts organization in the Greater Cincinnati area. The Ghostlight Stage Company is just as the name suggests. Similarly to how a Ghostlight in a theater is a constant reliable source of light at all times regardless of if the theater is open or not, we hope to be that for our community of artists and our patrons alike. With a commitment of always hiring 80% of all teams for any given project to be made up of local Greater Cincinnati professional artists, we are a company for the community BY the community.

The Ghostlight was founded by Alyssa Batsakis, with the support of her sister, Eliana Batsakis and artistic colleague, Aiden Dalton. After years of dreaming up a company while living on the East Coast she found there was not a better place to make her vision come to life than in her hometown of Cincinnati. In the fall of 2022 Alyssa moved back to the Cincinnati area after almost a decade away working professionally as an actor, host and acting coach on the East Coast and got to work brainstorming. She met Aiden in September of 2022 while working on a show together and found they both, along with her sister Eliana, all had similar goals and visions for what the future of the Cincinnati arts scene, and even the arts industries at large, could be. They all got to work and in January 2023 the corporation was officially purchased with the state of Ohio. Once April 2023 rolled around The Ghostlight Stage Company officially became recognized as a tax exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, we established our first Board of Directors after meeting with many amazing Cincinnati artists and nonprofit professionals, and our first event was scheduled for May of 2023.

 

Our Mission

We believe in accessible, affordable art for all to enjoy, mentoring and fostering young talent, and inclusive storytelling ranging from reinventing old classics for the modern audience to cutting edge new works by Cincinnati playwrights and more.

Staff

OUR STAFF

Alyssa Batsakis, the CEO of The Ghostlight Stage Company smiling in her headshot in a white turtleneck shirt. Photo is in black and white.

ALYSSA BATSAKIS (she/her)

Founder & CEO/President

Alyssa Batsakis came up with the idea for The Ghostlight Stage Company after dreaming of owning her own nonprofit arts company for as long as she can remember. She holds a BFA from The University of the Arts in Musical Theater and has worked professionally as an actor, vocalist, host, director, acting coach and teaching artist. She recently returned to the Cincinnati area after almost a decade on the East Coast.

 

As an actor she has worked in famous venues like Ars Nova in NYC and Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in CT helping develop new work and has taken on roles in professional regional theater companies across America in shows like A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Beehive, the 60s Musical, American Idiot, Mary Poppins, and more. She has also appeared on-screen in several commercials for companies like Penn Medicine, Backstage.com, Aloft Hotel, Spoiled Child, Wasabi Technologies and more. As a teaching artist, Alyssa has worked with companies like The Walnut Street Theatre, Cincinnati Arts Association, Storybook Musical Theater, American Legacy Theatre, Cincinnati Actor's Studio and Academy, and more. Alyssa also runs her own private acting coaching business that is conducted mainly over zoom. She has taught students all over the world from the USA to Sweden to Israel to Hong Kong and counting!

Alyssa loves spreading the joy of art in all its forms and can't wait to see how The Ghostlight progresses. Cincinnati is full of dedicated, talented and passionate artists and she is excited to be a part of helping foster and uplift that local talent with this company.

www.alyssabatsakis.com  //  📧: alyssa@theghostlightstageco.com

Aiden Dalton, the Theatre Director of The Ghostlight Stage Company with a neutral expression in their headshot in a black leather jacket. Photo is in black and white.

AIDEN DALTON (he/they)

Theater Director

Aiden Dalton is a native Cincinnatian and theatre artist. They attended Xavier University, receiving their BA in Theatre Performance and English. They also received training in the Professional Acting Apprentice program at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (ETC) . In the theater industry, they enjoy working as an actor, playwright and director. Aiden is excited to serve as the Theatre Director for The Ghostlight Stage Company, focusing their efforts on bringing further inclusivity and community to the thriving Cincinnati arts scene.

Most recently Aiden was seen in American Legacy Theatre's touring outreach production of SEE ME, HEAR ME and ETC's production of Stupid F****** Bird. They have performed with theater companies all over Cincinnati including but not limited to Cincinnati Actor's Studio and Academy, American Legacy Theatre and ETC. Up next, Aiden will appear in Romeo and Juliet and Merry Wives of Windsor with South Bank Shakespeare this summer.

 

Aiden is excited to bring their talents to this new venture with The Ghostlight.

📧: aiden@theghostlightstageco.com

Eliana Batsakis, the Fine Arts Director of The Ghostlight Stage Company smirking in her headshot in an off the shoulder, long sleeve black top. Photo is in black and white.

ELIANA BATSAKIS (she/her)

Fine Arts Director

Eliana Batsakis is a fashion designer, artist, and “world-builder” based in Cincinnati, OH. She thrives in the space where costume and fashion intersect and play. Eliana is a freelancing fashion designer and creative director- very much enjoying collaborative work between artists.

 

Often told she “laughs at everything,” Eliana brings joy and humor into each of her collections. From a small town in southwest Ohio, her favorite pastime growing up was making up stories and creating worlds to explore with her cousins. These innocent activities carefully evolved into an artistic practice. Through voluminous and colorful garments, she hopes to create other realms in which her viewer can enter and exit with ease.

 

Eliana has multiple recognitions from the CFDA, a designer profile on Runway360, and showed independently on a sponsorship with Atlantic City Fashion Week. She was most recently seen competing on Netflix's fashion competition series: Next in Fashion, Season 2, which premiered in March 2023.

 

Eliana currently enjoys soul fulfilling work in her free time that gives back to the community. She recently completed a mural project at the Cincinnati International Airport with ArtWorks Cincinnati leading a team of youth apprentices. Eliana hopes to continue to tie together her interests of community service, story-telling, and design with her role at the Fine Arts Director at The Ghostlight Stage Company.

www.elianabatsakis.com  //  📧: eliana@theghostlightstageco.com

Board of Directors

Board of Directors

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We are always looking to connect with fellow community members, local businesses, artists and more! How can we best serve Cincinnati as a new nonprofit?

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