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Andrew Rally seems to have it all: celebrity and acclaim from his starring role in a hit television series; a rich beautiful girlfriend; a glamorous, devoted agent; the perfect New York apartment; and the chance to play Hamlet in Central Park. There are, however, a couple of glitches in paradise. Andrew’s series has been canceled; his girlfriend is clinging to her chastity with unyielding conviction; and he has no desire to play Hamlet.
– Theater at Monmouth is proud to announce its 43rd season: A Season of Family. Plays of the 2012 season focus on family, community, and a sense of coming into one’s own. For some, this journey of discovery works out well; for others it is disastrous. Theater at Monmouth presents a summer of classic stories from the pens of theatre’s greatest playwrights.
The 39 Steps is based on the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name. However, all roles in this past-paced whodunit are played by only four actors. The 39 Steps has been described as a Hitchcock masterpiece mixed with a juicy spy novel, with a dash of Monty Python.
A tribute from Ken Ludwig (Lend Me A Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s, The Fox On the Fairway takes audiences on a hilarious romp which pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club. It’s a charmingly madcap adventure about love, life, and man’s eternal love affair with… golf.
Little Festival Returns Since its debut in 1989, Portland Stage’s Little Festival of the Unexpected has established a tradition of nurturing artists, invigorating audiences, and exploring new voices, new visions, and new forms of theater. Be in the audience this May 15 thru 19 and discover what new plays are emerging on the theater scene. Little Festival of the Unexpected features public readings of new works. Three to five playwrights are in residence each year at the Festival as they continue to develop their scripts with input from actors, directors, dramaturgs, and audience members.
For fans of Naked Shakespeare who have missed our monthly Wine Bar shows, we are pleased to be offering 2 shows this week at the St. Lawrence. First up is”HamletS”my adapation of the classic play with Karen Ball directing the teen actors in our Young Actors Shakespeare Conservatory. Later that week, the new Acorn Shakespeare Conservatory for adults offers the final showcase performance of their class “Will You Love Me?” a collection of sonnets, speeches and scenes featuring special appearance by actors from our Naked Shakespeare series.
In a dramatic love triangle set amidst the splendor of 18th century Paris, a beautiful, social-climbing portrait painter uses her affair with an idealistic Count to get a commission to paint the naïve young Queen Marie Antoinette. Both learn to love the woman they are exploiting even as their actions encourage the Revolution that will shatter all three of their lives.
Things are in full swing as we set the stage for a great summer at the Barn! The early bird registration deadline is coming right up on May 1. This is your last chance to save $50 on workshops. May 1 is also the deadline to apply for the Maine Emerging Artist Scholarship. Send in your application today! In this month’s newsletter, you’ll find an interview with special guest improv teacher Shawn Kinley, news about Beau Jest Theater’s fantastical new show, and a save the date for Work Bash 2012.
Featuring real life couple Ellen Crawford and Mike Genovese (from NBC’s E.R.), tickets for this popular, much loved play are already in high demand, and an additional 2pm matinee performance has been added on Sat May 12th. The loons are back on Golden Pond, and so are Norman and Ethel Thayer, a retired professor, and his feisty wife. Returning to their annual lakeside cottage in Maine, their summer is unexpectedly transformed by a visit from their middle-aged daughter, her fiancé and his 13 year old son.
ABUNDANCE is the story of two mail-order brides who meet while waiting for their husbands to pick them up at the stagecoach station in the Wyoming Territory in the 1860s. Bess (Jennifer Porter) is a timid romantic, while Macon (Sally Wood) is high spirited and thrilled about the prospects of a new life in the West.
Presented by the Department of Theater and Dance Featuring: Branden Asemah ’12, George Ellzey ’13, Robbie Harrison ’14, Emily Bungert ’15, Phui Yi Kong ’15, and Rachel Pollinger ’15 This original dance theater piece incorporates humor, sincerity, tenderness, and cruelty in an exploration of the games we play as children and adults.
The Public Theatre, Lewiston/Auburn’s Professional Theatre ends its 2011-12 season with the heartwarming and poignant comedy On Golden Pond, running May 4 – 13th. Featuring real life couple Ellen Crawford and Mike Genovese (from NBC’s E.R.), tickets for this popular, much loved play are already in high demand, and an additional 2pm matinee performance has been added on Sat May 12th.
On April 21, 2012 at 7:30pm L/A Arts will host the hysterical improve musical comedy, Broadway’s Next H!t Musical. The show is being presented at the Franco American Heritage Center, located at 46 Cedar St., Lewiston. The New York Times calls Broadway’s Next H!T Musical “Hilarious!” Time Out NY says “At last! A musical of, for, and by the people.” Broadway’s Next H!t Musical abandons the same ol’ song and dance to create a brand new, fully improvised musical comedy every week. Every lyric, melody and jazz hand is made up on the spot, energetic and absolutely hilarious. Be part of the improvised musical comedy you’re bound to love-after all you created it!
Since its first performance in 1958, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has forever changed the perception of American—and modern—dance, becoming one of the world’s favorite companies for their brilliant artistry and passionate energy. AAADT’s incomparable and infectious sense of joy, freedom and spirit has been shared with an estimated 23 million people in 71 countries on 6 continents.
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