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RANGELEY — The Rangeley Friends of the Arts has received a grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation to write and produce an original play.
The volunteer group of writers, Lakeside Playwrights, includes Janice Adler, Elyse Andrews, Joanne Dunlap, Mary Ellen Simon, Carolyn Smith, Tim Straub and Valerie Zapolsky.
“We’ve been meeting from one to two times a month and we are 95 percent finished with the writing. There will be some rewrites but we are planning on casting in March or April,” said Zapolsky. She said the play will open at the RFA Theater Aug. 17, and run through Aug. 20.
“We are very excited to have the support of the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation.”
The play — “Self-Storage: The Contents of our Lives” — is a dark comedy about human quirks and the life choices leading us to collect and store too much stuff.
It is the first time an original play will be produced in Rangeley, which has a long tradition of presenting community theater, both musicals and straight plays. Tickets for the production will be available at Rangeleyarts.org. RFA is a not-for-profit organization “Bringing the Arts to Life!” in the Rangeley Region.
PHOTO: RFA Lakeside Theater. The Rangeley Friends of the arts have received a grant to write and produce an original play to be performed at the theater in August. (Submitted photo)
