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We are fortunate to have a unique opportunity to present a staged reading of John Cariani’s new play, Dark Night Bright Stars. It is a sequel to Almost, Maine. The World Premiere of the play will happen at Portland Stage Company this year or next. We are the fortunate ones to get to be the first group to do a public staged reading of the play. Here are the details: Title (Work-in-progress): DARK NIGHT BRIGHT STARS or DARK NIGHT BRIGHT STARS SMALL TOWN or DARKER THE NIGHT, BRGHTER THE STARS or IT GETS DARK HERE by John Cariani Notes for Readers from Cariani: Dark Night Bright Stars is an autobiographical and biographical collection of related short plays that will hopefully shine some light on what it’s like to grow up in rural northern Maine. Rural Americans are largely absent from contemporary American theatre, TV, and film. And when they do appear on our stages and screens, they’re not portrayed with much complexity, compassion, or dimension. I hope Dark Night Bright Stars gives some dimension the complex, compassionate people who made me who I am. Characters*/**: TEDDYSHAYCARLYJAREDSCOTTMARTYSAMCASEYMARCTIFFANYDEREKLILYYOLANDGWEN *These characters are 20+ somethings and include queer representation.**There is the possibility of actors Read More

Happy start to the semester! As some of you may know, we (ETC) opened The Show Must Go On this week. Max Shanteler and Samm Johnson are heading up our stage and deck management. Meredith Hoole, Michael Aviles Bramer, Jeremy Maddocks, and Coco Brochu are in the cast alongside 50 other PSU and community members. It is a really fun show! It runs through Sunday at The Flying Monkey. We are happy to offer discounted seats to all PSU students using the promo code: SPOTLIGHT (all caps). You can go to www.flyingmonkeynh.com to get your discounted tickets. We hope to see you there!

Many thanks to all who auditioned for Twelfth Night and Just So! It was a pleasure seeing your work and to have so many fabulous choices to cast these roles. This play is one of my favorites and I am ecstatic to get started on it with all of you! IMPORTANT: We need to meet before departing for winter break! We’ll be having essential conversation about how to approach Shakespearean text so that you can begin your text work over the break and come back fully prepared (and as close to memorized as possible) to begin rehearsal. This will be vital to our ability to put this production on its feet in a relatively short amount of time. If possible, we’ll also do a read-through I realize it’s short notice during a busy time, but PLEASE make every attempt to be there, even if it’s inconvenient. Our meetings will be Tuesday, December 3rd 6:00 – 9:00 and Thursday, December 5th 6:00 – 9:00. Please email Stage Manager Leigh Rohe (leah.rohe@plymouth.edu) by the end of the day on Novemeber 27th and either confirm that you can be there or let them know if you have absolutely unbreakable conflicts. If you’re not Read More