Halloween Weekend 2015

On October 30th 2015 I boarded a plane from Philadelphia, PA to Burbank, CA by myself for the first time. I traveled across the country to support my friends who were working on a brand new stage show. That stage show is Ghoulmaster's Haunted Playhouse. That's right the Ghoulmaster is back and better then ever with an all new show in Hollywood, CA.

I arrived at Bob Hope Airport around 5pm and the Ghoulmaster himself (Pete Carter) picked me up and we went straight to the theater for the 8pm show. This show blew my mind it was so good. I didn't have the words then to describe it because I was so tired from being awake for 24 plus hours and I still don't have the words. It was just outstanding on so many levels. These professional reviews do a fair job describing this show for me: Stage Raw, Theater Mania, Discover Hollywood, Broadway World, and Horror Buzz. There is a DVD out there where you can get a feel for the show, but it is nothing like experiencing it live.

My very talented friends: Pete, Chuck, Zack, Teddy, Lauren, Sam, and Brie worked on this show. As well as the rest of the cast who I have come to know and love. This show was the product of a dream coming true. If you work hard enough for something anything can happen. This show was funded by a Kickstarter campaign, and volunteers. This was very much a passion project that everyone involved felt strongly about.

While this run of the show has come to an end I have no doubt that this is not the end of the Ghoulmaster's journey. If I have learned one thing about Pete Carter it is that he doesn't give up and he finds ways to make his dreams come true.

Rewind to the 2014 GMG Show

Again, sorry this is over a year late but I wrote about all of my other GMG experiences so I felt that I had to continue. As it turns out GMG 2014 would be the last GMG show. This show was different in many ways. For example, there were four new cast members. That was a lot considering most years there was only one new cast member. These people meshed very well into the atmosphere that was already created. They made their characters come to life in the best way possible.  The color scheme also changed because the ghosts all wore white costumes. This made them stand out. The promo pictures alone were beautiful because the costumes popped out from the background.

The 2014 experience was very relaxed in my opinion. While we did have some challenges (especially with the CO2 tanks) overall it was a laid back atmosphere. We all meshed really well together. Everyone new their job and did it well. We stayed ahead of the game and even had some down time which I don't ever remember having. It was fun playing cards against humanity in the break room with both the cast and crew.

I remember actively trying to take everything in because I had a feeling that this would be the last year. As it turned out I was right. I have had 5 amazing seasons of working on this show. We have become a family not only the cast and crew, but the fans are also a part of this family. We may all be moving on to bigger and better things but we will always support one another.

Stay tuned on how we support one another in my next post.