PORTLAND — Local theater artist Bess Welden’s latest one-woman play, “Big Mouth Thunder Thighs,” continues its run at Portland Stage Company through March 9. The show is presented as part of Studio Rep, Portland Stage’s new program designed “to build bridges between the theater, local artists and audiences, (and) contribute to the vibrancy of Portland’s theater ecology,” a news release said.

The release continues to describe the show as follows:

“Big Mouth Thunder Thighs,” a solo vaudeville about body and food, intertwines memoir storytelling with a highly-theatrical, unpredictable and outrageously entertaining variety show featuring: roller-skating, stand-up comedy, country western singing, flamenco dancing, a Shakespearean monologue, a Broadwaystyle song and dance number, an Inuit folktale, original Spoken Word-style poems, and a series of five “Death-Defying Acts.”

Welden, who wrote the script and performs the 80- minute show, also produced this inaugural production. “I am thrilled to have the support of the Maine Arts Commission, several local business sponsors and hundreds of individual contributors to bring the show to life in my home community,” said Welden in a news release.

Jennie Hahn, artistic director of Open Waters Theatre Arts of South Portland, directs the show. The show’s designers are Stacey M. Koloski (set/props), Christine Nilles (costumes), Chris Fitze (sound), Emily Kenny (lights) and Alex Adams (puppet) with choreography by Deborah Freedman.

The show will run for three final performances Saturday, March 2, at 3 p.m.; Thursday, March 7, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 9, at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased through Portland Stage by calling 774-0465 or by visiting www.portlandstage.org.

For more information, visit www.BigMouthThunderThighs.com.

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