Event · Greenwich Village
A Ghost in Your Ear at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre in NYC's West Village: Headphone Horror Through Dec. 12
A Ghost in Your Ear, a headphone horror play set in an audiobook recording studio, runs at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre in the West Village through December 12 after a final extension. Binaural sound puts each audience member inside the story. Running time is about 90 minutes.
By NBT Editors · 2026-11-12
Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre in the West Village is staging A Ghost in Your Ear, a horror play designed to be heard through headphones. The official site calls the current stretch a final extension, with performances through December 12 only.
The setup is simple. An actor turns up late to a sound studio for a last-minute audiobook session and is handed the script of a chilling ghost story. As the engineer starts the recording and the night wears on, the horrors begin to leave the page and haunt the studio itself.
Jamie Armitage wrote and directed. He is a Tony-nominated director for SIX: The Musical, and his directing credits include The Red and the Black at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre. The sound design is by Ben and Max Ringham, whose Broadway work includes Prima Facie and A Doll's House. Binaural sound technology places every audience member inside the soundscape. Playbill reports that the play first ran, sold out, at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs in London, and that the New York run is being recorded for a future global release as an Audible Original.
Lucas Iverson, known as James Ogilvie on HBO's The Pitt, makes his Off-Broadway debut as Lucas. Owen Campbell, from A24's X, plays Sid. Anisha Fields designed the set and costumes, and Ben Jacobs did the lighting.
The running time is about 90 minutes with no intermission. The theater warns of loud noises and flashing lights, and says the show may not suit anyone photosensitive or of a nervous disposition. There is no late seating and no re-entry. Headphones are sanitized and inspected after every performance, and guests with specific hearing needs should tell staff on arrival.
The theater is at 18 Minetta Lane, between 6th Avenue and MacDougal Street. The closest station is West 4th St.–Washington Sq. (A, B, C, D, E, F, M). The Orchestra has step-free access, with wheelchair spaces in Row N. The Balcony is not wheelchair accessible. Tickets are sold through Ticketmaster.
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