Brian Allen & Stephen Underwood make Portland Phoenix “Most Influential” list
Wednesday, February 17 2010 - Posted by Webmaster
…as “Co-founders, Good Theater - Highlighting Portland’s Professional talent”
(Excerpts from Portland Phoenix article follow)“WE HEART THESE PEOPLE... MEET PORTLAND'S MOST INFLUENTIAL”
By JEFF INGLIS 2/10/2010
We all know Portland is a busy, exciting place to live. It takes a lot of people's amazing energy to keep it going, though. Who's doing the moving and the shaking?
We started with a simple question: Who are the people without whom Portland would be the poorer? But that's not the only criterion. Who is making Portland, and Maine, great for all of us to live, work, and play in today, and even better for tomorrow? Who is spending their time and energy really contributing deeply, in a way we should all notice and appreciate (even if they're too modest — and busy — to seek that publicity themselves)?
We thought about this ourselves and talked about it (quietly) around town. One person we consulted put it perfectly when rephrasing what we had asked her: "Who do I look up to and admire the hell out of?"
Perhaps the best thing, though, is that this list (which we split into categories largely for logistical reasons — many of these people cross the artificial lines we created) could also have been called "Portland's Most Humble," given many of the responses we got after telling people they made the list. "Aw, shucks, thanks," read one e-mail. "Can't be that elite if I'm in it," wrote another PMIer. "Did you mean to send this to me?" and "Are you sure you've got the right person?" were also common responses — even from people with very prominent community roles. But we suspect that most of the people felt like the person who wrote "I'm embarrassed and very, very pleased."
And yes, we know we missed some people — any list like this will never be complete — so if this list is missing you (or someone you know), please let us know.
Thursday, August 27 2009 - Posted by S_Underwood
Friday evening performances will begin at 7:30pm this year. Also, a Wednesday evening performance will be added to the 2nd week of each production and will begin at 7:30pm. See you at the theater! Auditions for 2009-2010 Season
Saturday, May 9 2009 - Posted by S_Underwood
CASTING NOTICE 2009-2010 Season
AUDITIONS will be held at the St. Lawrence Art Center, 76 Congress St, Portland, Maine.
AUDITIONS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. PLEASE CALL 207-885-5883
JUNE 1OTH, 4PM - 8PM
JUNE 11TH, 4PM - 8PM
THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED by Douglas Carter Beane
*Mitchell – cast
*Diane – cast
*Ellen – 20-something, attractive, hip, sharp, vulnerable. She has just been dumped by an older man she is seeing. She loves her gay best friend. (Played on stage by Ari Graynor and Zoe Lister-Jones.)
*Alex – 20-something, hustler. Falls for Mitchell. Ellen is his pregnant girlfriend. Tough, handsome and a survivor. This character appears fully nude (briefly) in one scene. Actor must be comfortable with himself and with playing a romantic scene with another man. (Played by Johnny Galecki on Broadway.)
FROST/NIXON by Peter Morgan
*Richard Nixon – cast
*David Frost – Age 38, good looking, sexy, playboy. Willing to cast an Equity actor in this role. Must be able to handle a British accent.
*Jim Reston – Age 36, (played by Sam Rockwell in the film).
*Jack Brennan – Age 45, (played by Kevin Bacon in the film). Ex-military.
*John Birt – Age 33, (played by Mathew Macfadyen in the film.) Must be able to handle a British accent.
*Bob Zelnick – Age late 30’s, (played by Oliver Platt in the film.)
*Caroline Cushing – Age 38, (played by Rebecca Hall in the film). Must be able to carry a British accent. Beautiful, grounded and strong.
*Evonne Goolagong – Age 26, tennis star. Small role and doubles as a make-up woman
*Manolo Sanchez – Age 47, Latino. Nixon’s personal valet.
*Swifty Lazar – cast
(Several of the characters directly address the audience. These are all real people and I am looking for actors who can convey that sense of reality maintaining a tense driven production. This show is performed without intermission and must move. Some of the actors will double as television crew members.)
THE SPITFIRE GRILL - music & book by James Valcq, lyrics & book by Fred Alley
*Percy Talbott – Cast
*Hannah Ferguson – plays late 60’s or early 70’s. A tough-skinned, flinty old bird with a short, no-nonsense manner. Mezzo/alto.
*Shelby Thorpe – mid-30’s. A plain, introverted woman who blossoms during the play. Beautiful folk soprano with strong high belt to a ‘D.’
*Effy Krayneck – plays 50’s, town busy body and a sour disposition. Solid singer in the mezzo/alto chest ranges. Carries close harmony.
*Caleb Thorpe – late 30’s to early 40’s. Out-of-work foreman of the stone quarry. Frustrated man clinging to the past. Solid folk/rock voice with an edge. Top ‘G.’
*Sheriff Joe Sutter – late 20’s to possibly early 30’s. A young small-town policeman with an appealing intensity and restless nature. Strong folk tenor to a ‘G’ touches an ‘A.’
*The Visitor – mid 40’s. A mysterious figure who never speaks. An actor with powerful eyes and very strong sense of his body.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde
*Algernon – cast
*Lady Bracknell – cast
*Miss Prism – cast
*Jack Worthing – late 20’s, dapper, deeply in love
*Gwendolyn – a young lady who is head strong and will undoubtedly grow up to be like her mother, Lady Bracknell. Deeply in love with Jack.
*Cecily – a young lady who is an adventurer of the heart, a romantic, falls for Algernon.
*Rev Chasuble – Age 40-55, blustery, confused, pious with a randy streak. Likes to hear himself talk.
*Merriman/Lane – Age 40-60. Acerbic, very dry. Will need to double and define different characters for each butler.
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