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MONMOUTH — This summer, Theater at Monmouth Celebrates wily, wicked and wonderful women through classic literature’s most fantastic females, the theater has announced.
From fierce matriarchs, unfaithful wives and every Madonna in-between, “Roar! The Year of the Woman,” spotlights the ladies who move mountains for their families, friends and most importantly, themselves.
Taking on tyrants, freeloaders, and faithless frauds these femme fatales fight for what they believe in, charting a course to a better world for their sisters and daughters.
The 2018 Summer Repertory includes Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” directed by Kristin Clippard and “Richard III,” directed by Dawn McAndrews; Daniel Elihu Kramer’s “Pride and Prejudice,” directed by Janis Stevens; Matthew Barber’s “Enchanted April,” directed by Kate Bergstrom; and Frederick Knott’s “Dial “M” for Murder,” directed by Sally Wood.
The Family Show is “The True Story of Little Red,” adapted by Dawn McAndrews and directed by Tess Van Horn.
For the Fall Show, opening Sept. 14, the theater returns to Gilbert & Sullivan with “Pirates of Penzance,” directed by Adam P. Blais, music direction by Rebecca Caron.
Since its founding in 1970, Theater at Monmouth has produced Shakespeare’s works and many other classics both during the Summer Repertory Season and on tour throughout Maine.
“Not only are women featured center-stage,” said producing artistic director Dawn McAndrews, “but all the summer repertory directors, costume designers, and set designers are women. When I began planning this season 18 months ago, I had no conception of just how relevant the theme of Season 49 would be.” In addition to the plays programmed for the summer, the theater invites audiences to Classics in Context Discussions before each opening night in July, where audiences can meet with artists and scholars to discuss the cultural, social and historical background of the plays.
Performances take place in Cumston Hall, a 250-seat Victorian opera house designed by Harry Cochrane. Since its founding the theater has rehearsed and performed in rotating repertory, inviting audiences to see the actors in different roles in different shows in one weekend.
For schedule information, to reserve tickets, subscriptions or arrange group sales, visit www.theateratmonmouth.org or call the box office at 207-933-9999.
