A laboratory creation of Studio Child, Ghostcreator is a paean to the Mystical in the theater, with echoes of Hamlet’s ghost.

Written by Karina Pooran Majewski
Directed by James T. Majewski

Invoking the ghost in Hamlet as a touchstone, the piece is a blend of heightened, poetic text with occasional song and physical performance, consistent with Studio Child’s experimental practice. Astute audiences will catch frequent textual allusions to Hamlet, while others with a deeper familiarity with Shakespeare’s play will recognize thematic overlap in themes of longing, death, and metaphysical inquiry.

The performance is ritualistic and poetic, with striking imagery and visceral moments. It’s a work one can get lost in, that defies easy classification, but that nonetheless conveys a strong theatrical experience.

Performed by Lydia Brinkmann, Sharbel Habchy, Vincenzo Hinckley, James Majewski, Karina Majewski, & Peter Murphy at The Chapel at Holy Family-St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Park Slope, Brooklyn on May 22-23, 2026.

Ghostcreator was presented again as a part of FRIGID New York’s Little Shakespeare Festival 2026 (ShakesPUNK) on August 9, 15, 20, and 23rd at Under St. Mark’s Theater. Performed by Lydia Brinkmann, Carmen Ezcurra, Vincenzo Hinckley, James & Karina Majewski, and Peter Murphy with lighting design by Lydia Brinkmann.

Photos by Sean McCullough.