Almost Maine

Funny, sweet, romantic and a bit unusual.

One winter night in the ‘not-quite’ township of Almost Maine, several pairs of people, some strangers, most not, find themselves with new perspective, new hope and new love.

There’s nothing too dramatic about this play, just an unusual bit of humor and romance defying description. Four performers for twenty roles in eleven scenes. Wonderfully set {even the stage hands get into the act!}, brilliantly directed and beautifully performed, attending this show is a terrific way to spend a winter’s evening!

A+ / PG2

Starring: David Mason; Alexis McGuinness; Patrick Noonan; and, Regan Thompson.
Writer: John Cariani
Director: Skip Greer

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Evie's Waltz

A disturbing drama, provocatively presented.

It’s often easy to blame the parents when a child has gone bad... but who do you blame when you are the parents? What do you say? Who do you ask? How did my child do this terrible thing? What have I done? This is the dilemma now facing Clay and Gloria in the wake of an event which occurred at Evie’s school today.

Remarkably written and brilliantly performed this live-stage production is directed with an easy hand, allowing the audience to question all they see and hear... in the end one may feel an overwhelming sense of awe as they somberly leave the theater to go home and hug their children.

B / PG2

Starring: Magan Wiles; Annie Fitzpatrick; and, Skip Greer.
Writer: Carter W. Lewis
Director: Tim Ocel

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House In Hydesville

Wonderfully spooky and mysterious in the first act – woefully less in the second!

In the winter of 1848 a poor family moved from the city (Rochester NY) to Hydesville, some thirty miles to the southeast. The family moved into a small rented cottage, locally known as [because some manner of fatal tragedy had occurred at] “the spook house”. Not long after settling into their new home, the family is plagued by unearthly visitations.

Soon, this haunting became a national event. The family’s new found fame afforded them the opportunity to not only return to the city but tour the nation – and abroad. Surviving Congressional investigation, spearheaded by men and woman who believed the family’s two youngest had “spiritual” power, The National Spiritualist Association of Churches was founded.

But, was there more... what were those strange noises... could it have been a great hoax?

Remarkably well performed this play seemed incomplete and unevenly directed.

D / PG2

Starring: Lauren Orkus; Annie Purcell; and, Lanie MacEwan
Featuring: Kristin Griffith; Michael Rudko; Rachel Rusch; and, Garrett Neergard
Writer: Dan O’Brien
Director: Skip Greer

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