Luminous storytelling, rooted in community
Ghostlight Players brings professional-grade design and collaborative local casting to the stage, keeping the light on for stories that reflect and challenge us.
Finding Inspiration All Around Us
GhostLight Players began with the simple idea of bringing our love of theatre and performing to the Ocean/Monmouth/Burlington county area.
While there are community theatres all around the Jersey Shore, there are still more opportunities for producing high quality entertainment for the local audiences and we wish to fulfill that promise and grow into a community staple for generations to come.
Below, you will meet our current Board of Directors - but this is only a few of the many talented performers and creative talents both in front of and behind the curtain. If you wish to join our team in any capacity, please feel free to reach out to us or come out and audition for one of many productions.
OR... if you just want to experience the community theatre experience, but don't feel comfortable performing, there are many "behind the scenes" positions available.
We welcome ALL and EVERYONE!!!
Come out and play we us!!!
Our Story
Meet the creative professionals and dedicated board members who guide our seasonal programming, coordinate open auditions, and manage our theatre operations.
Co-Founder/President
Co-Founder/Treasurer
Secretary
Kimberly Correll
Joseph Zedeny
I can’t think of anything in my adult life so far that has given me such joy as the privilege of acting or performing in community theatre. Born and raised in the state of New Jersey, my experience started with summer camp productions, staged at East Brunswick High School when I was five years old.
Has been actively involved in theatre for the last 30 years. She has studied at Weist-Baron, Stellar Adler (under the tutelage of William Hickey), HB Studios, and the Lee Strasburg Institute.
She has appeared in productions all over
Joe Zedeny is a veteran of nearly 40 years on NJ regional theater stages. He has portrayed a variety of different characters in comedies , dramas, and musicals, including leading roles in such plays as Wait Until Dark, Don't Drink the Water, The Bishop's Wife, Long Days Journey into Night, True West,
Christopher Berry
Marketing Director
Creative Director
Matthew Gochman
As a veteran of the community theatre scene, Matt has performed in over 100 productions throughout NJ since 2012. He's happy to be part of the Ghostlight Board, which consists of several of his theatre peers.
In addition to acting, he has also directed
Derives from a family of actors and has been acting on-and-off since the age of seven.
He studied theatre and film in high school and at Kean University in Union, NJ and UCC in Cranford, NJ.
John Correll
We keep the ghostlight burning to ensure our stage remains a warm, welcoming space for every local voice.
We are a nonprofit collective dedicated to rigorous playmaking, accessible local casting, and high production values that elevate local theater.
A stage built by neighbors
Founded as a collaborative hub for regional actors and designers, Ghostlight Players emerged from a simple desire: to bring high production values to local storytelling without the cold pretense of traditional theater spaces.
Through community backing and year-round dedication, we have transformed empty rooms into vibrant arenas of human connection, proving that regional theater can be both accessible and artistically uncompromising.