The 2013 season at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison draws to a close this next week, but not before another five performances, that should have wide audience appeal, grace the stage.
On Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 7:30 p.m., the theatre hosts the fifth and final concert of the Sebago Long Lake Music Festival.
On Thursday Aug. 15, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Deertrees welcomes the return of the popular Hampstead Stage Company with two performances for family audiences. In the afternoon, they present “The Secret Garden,” based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic book of the same name. Mary Lennox unlocks the secret garden and heals the brokenness around her.
In the evening, the company presents “Nicholas Nickleby.” This Charles Dickens classic is said to be among his greatest masterpieces. It tells of a young teacher, Nicholas, who searches for a better life after being separated from his family. Through the help of an acting instructor, Vincent Crummles, he discovers a love for theatre and a way to rise above his poverty. Nicholas travels from London to America, enabling him to overcome adversity and reunite the Nickleby family.
The evening concludes with a reading of “The Signal Man,” a classic Dickensian ghost story performed by Andrew Harris, Deertrees Theatre’s executive director. As a professional actor and theatre director, Harris has worked extensively in England and Europe and performs this reading which is an extract from a one-man show entitled “Dickens Dream,” where he plays the writer himself.
On Friday, Aug. 16, at 7:30 p.m., “I Married an Alien!” starring Ida LeClair (Susan Poulin) in her newest show takes the stage. Have you ever looked at your husband and thought, “Wait a minute, who is this guy? I mean, what planet is he from?” The kicker is, you know there’re times when he’s wondering the exact same thing about you! Ida, “the funniest woman in Maine,” will give you her take on love, marriage and what to do when the double-wide’s feelin’ just a little small for the both of you. The Women Who Run With the Moose get to throw in their 2 cents, too, and yes, even Ida’s husband, Charlie, manages to squeeze a word in edgewise. (No mean feat!) Don’t miss what happens when worlds collide!
On Saturday, Aug. 17, at 7:30 p.m. Downeast Brass performs in concert. The last night of the season is guaranteed to close with the most rousing fun music five brass players can create.
For more program details, check out www.deertreestheatre.org and for tickets call 583-6747.
Downeast Brass will close Deertrees’ summer season Saturday night, Aug. 17.
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