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Upper Left: Photo from the 2023 production of Saint Dad by Monica Wood Emily Upton, Liam Craig*, Moira Driscoll*, Pilar Witherspoon*, & Jenny Woodward (* Member of AEA)
Right: Actor, Tony nominee and playwright John Cariani Bottom Left: A student acting in Shakespeare Teen Company’s performance of Hamlet. Photos by James A. Hadley

ON STAGE • APRIL 2 - MAY 4, 2025

CREATING THE CLASSICS OF THE FUTURE

John Cariani’s NEW WORK

Portland Stage is committed to cultivating our region’s playwrights while introducing our audience to the creative process. We inspire, nurture, and launch plays that will delight audiences for decades to come by incubating new work.

Since its debut in 1990, the Little Festival of the Unexpected (LFU) has established a tradition of nurturing artists, invigorating audiences, and exploring new voices, visions, and forms of theater. Past LFU scripts include Almost, Maine (LFU 2003) and Papermaker (LFU 2014).

Actor, Tony nominee and playwright, John Cariani, whose Almost, Maine is one of the most produced plays by high schools and colleges, will return to Portland Stage this season with a new Made in Maine production, Not Quite Almost.

INSPIRING LITERACY, CULTURAL AWARENESS, COLLABORATION, & CREATIVITY

EDUCATION

CELEBRATING 51 YEARS OF MAKING THEATER IN MAINE

Education is central to Portland Stage’s mission. Vital education programs are offered in schools for students from pre-K through high school, and to children ages 4-18 through classes in our Susie Konkel Theater for Kids storefront space.

Top Feature: Students participating in Portland Stage Design Camp, 2024 summer camp.

Above: A student acting in Shakespeare Teen Company’s performance of Hamlet.

CELEBRATING 51 YEARS OF MAKING THEATER IN MAINE

HANDCRAFTED THEATER MADE IN MAINE

MAINSTAGE

With a season of six Mainstage shows, Portland Stage brings a wide range of performances to Maine. Every Mainstage show is handcrafted in our historic building in the Portland Arts District. Throughout one season, Portland Stage creates over 200 live performances and serves 50,000 people from around the state and beyond.

Photos from the 2023 production of Saint Dad by Monica Wood

Top Feature: Emily Upton, Liam Craig*, Moira Driscoll*, Pilar Witherspoon*, & Jenny Woodward

Above: Moira Driscoll* & Jenny Woodward

Side: Patrick O’Brien* (* Member of AEA). Photos by James A. Hadley

CELEBRATING 51 YEARS OF MAKING

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Merrill Auditorium is managed by the City of Portland Public Assembly Facilities Division Andrew J Downs, Director

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Rhapsody in Blue

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McCullough mixes a gold metallic ink with additives to create a specific viscosity.

McCullough mixes a gold metallic ink with additives to create a specific viscosity.

McCullough and Brown discuss the design while setting up the printing station.

Last year we asked local artists to help create a design for the PSO’s 100 th season expressing the celebratory spirit of the Symphony. The final design came from emerging artist Lydia Jane Brown, a native Mainer who has lived in the Portland area since 2008 when she moved from Aroostook County to study art at USM.

Last year we asked local artists to help create a design for the PSO’s 100 th season expressing the celebratory spirit of the Symphony. The final design came from emerging artist Lydia Jane Brown, a native Mainer who has lived in the Portland area since 2008 when she moved from Aroostook County to study art at USM.

BEHIND THE SCENES

BEHIND THE SCENES

100 th Season Design &

Poster

100 th Season Design & Poster

Silkscreen printing involves pushing ink through a mesh screen onto paper or another surface. Each color in the design requires a separate screen, with layers of ink applied sequentially to create the final image.

Silkscreen printing involves pushing ink through a mesh screen onto paper or another surface. Each color in the design requires a separate screen, with layers of ink applied sequentially to create the final image.

ON SALE NOW. Posters may be purchased online or at PSO performances. All proceeds benefit PSO education and artistic programs. For more information about how to own a piece of PSO history visit:

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McCullough and Brown discuss the design while setting up the printing station. ON SALE NOW. Posters may be purchased online or at PSO performances. All proceeds benefit PSO education and artistic programs. For more information about how to own a piece of PSO history visit: `PORTLANDSYMPHONY.ORG

“ The starting concept was a dynamic overlapping image of a conductor with arms spread wide as a gentle explosion of instruments bursts above their head and around them, melding together while simultaneously growing out from the center. It’s meant to feel celebratory, like a fireworks display.”

The starting concept was a dynamic overlapping image of a conductor with arms spread wide as a gentle explosion of instruments bursts

above their head and around them, melding together while simultaneously growing out from the center. It’s meant to feel celebratory, like a fireworks display.”

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Printmaker and PSO Graphic Designer Sarah McCullough collaborated with Brown to create a four-color screenprint commemorating the PSO’s 100th Anniversary season.

Printmaker and PSO Graphic Designer Sarah McCullough collaborated with Brown to create a four-color screenprint commemorating the PSO’s 100th Anniversary season.

This limited-edition silkscreen poster will be signed by the printmaker, artist, Music Director, and possibly a special guest. It is printed with water-based inks on 100% cotton, archival Stonehenge paper.

This limited-edition silkscreen poster will be signed by the printmaker, artist, Music Director, and possibly a special guest. It is printed with water-based inks on 100% cotton, archival Stonehenge paper.

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We want to share our 51st season with YOU!

With new Made in Maine productions, classics revisited, sharpwitted dramas, charming comedies, and murder mysteries, this season holds a range of shows we hope will delight and inspire you.

Each play in this season is about uncovering unexpected truths and finding the strength to face problems head on. From a senator standing up for what’s right, to discovering secrets in a recipe box or on the golf course. From confronting an angel or your wife, to sharing your deepest thoughts as shooting stars fill the night sky, each play this season brings a mystery and a different approach to finding a better solution.

Join us at Portland Stage!

CELEBRATING 51 YEARS OF CREATING THEATER

Portland Stage Mission

Portland Stage is committed to creating great art, passionate about using the theater to educate, and dedicated to enriching our community. WE:

• Engage, connect, inform: Through intimate, personal exchanges that can only happen in a live theater, we foster a shared empathy and sense of belonging.

• Build community: We create productions from the ground up, combining local talent with artists from away: Enriching both through lasting relationships and deeper understanding of each other and the world.

• Evolve to stay relevant: We innovate, cultivate, and incubate new ideas on our stages, in our classrooms, and with community partners.

Board of Trustees

Todd Nicholson, President

Ellen Alderman

Tony San Antonio

Samantha Bowen

Sarah Campbell

Peter H. Clough

Scott Cowger

Margaret Groban

Amanda Hannan

Portland Stage Team

LEADERSHIP

Artistic Director ............................................................................... Anita Stewart

Managing Director ...........................................................................Martin Lodish

ARTISTIC • PRODUCTION

Associate Production Manager • Sound Supervisor ...............Seth Asa Sengel

Associate Technical Director ........................................................ Jacob Coombs

Company Manager.................................................................... Jennifer London

Costume Shop Manager................................................................. Susan Thomas

Literary Manager ..................................................................... Todd Brian Backus

Production Manager • Lighting Supervisor ...............................Mary Lana Rice

Props Coordinator ...................................................................................Elliot Nye

Stage Managers .......................................................Myles C. Hatch & Meg Lydon

Technical Director ................................................................................Ted Gallant

ADMINISTRATION

Edith Iyer-Hernandez

John F. Leonard IV

Theresa McCarthy

Alisa Conroy Morton

Sara A. Murphy

Todd Nicholson

Apprentice Coordinators ................................ Jennifer London & Julianne Shea

Audience Services Manager ............................................................Donald Smith

Box Office Assistant Manager .................................................... Renee Myhaver

Business Manager ..........................................................................Paul Ainsworth

Development Associate ............................................................... Lindsey Higgins

Development Director .....................................................................Covey Crolius

Carole Ann Palmer

Cathy Stankard

Robin Talbot

Courtney Thorpe

Nelson A. Toner

Daniel Tucker

Anne Wade

Wendy Winer

Meg Villarreal

Susan Carter CELEBRATING 51

Education Administrator ................................................................ Julianne Shea

Education Assistant ........................................................Stacey Salotto-Cristobol

Education Director................................................................ Michael Dix Thomas Front of House Associates .................................. Beka Bryer & Cassie Edincott

Grant Coordinator ................................................................................. Allison Fry

Graphic Designer •Marketing Associate................................ Aressa Goodrich

Group Sales Coordinator ...............................................................Myles C. Hatch

House Manager .......................................................................... Adam Thibodeau

Marketing Assistant....................................................................... Savannah Irish

Marketing & Communications Director ...................................... Erin Elizabeth

APPRENTICES

Company Management..................................................................... Casey Pitts

Costumes ........................................................... Renata Cortes, Jessica Podemski

Directing & Dramaturgy............................ Kimmarie McCrann, Larsen Nichols, ............................................................................................. Micki Demby Kleinman

Education ............................................................Charlie Bowen, Sadie Goldstein

Electrics ..................................................................................................Sierra Riley

Props ............................................................................................ Grainne Sheehan

Stage Management ..................................Kevin Commander, Charlotte Teplitz

Pictured: Dustin Tucker* & Grace Bauer* from the 2023-24 Portland Stage production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (*Member

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Pictured: Ross Cowan (AEA) from the 2024-25 Portland Stage production of The Play That Goes Wrong written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields. Photo by James Hadley.
Pictured: Emily Upton, Patrick O’Brien*, Moira Driscoll*, Jenny Woodward, & Liam Craig* from the 2023-24 Portland Stage Production of Saint Dad by Monica Wood. (*Member AEA)
Photo by James A. Hadley.

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Because each contribution is an investment in the arts. Tax-deductible contributions keep Portland Stage a living, breathing, thriving theater, and ultimately ensure the fulfillment of our mission and the enrichment of our community. The generosity of individual donors, corporations, and foundations enables us to surround the work on our Mainstage with Education Programs, New Work Development Initiatives, and Community Engagement Events that deepen and broaden the impact of the shows themselves.

Pictured: JL Rey (AEA) from the 2022-23 Portland Stage production of Richard Blanco & Vanessa Garcia’s Sweet Goats & Blueberry Señoritas.

Educational Camps & Classes

DRAMATIC READING & ACTING WORKSHOPS

SATURDAYS AT 10:30AM

OCT. 19 - NOV. 23 • AGES 4 - 10

New picture books & activities each week!

Discussion Series Page to Stage

Join us for a book club discussion of the plays in our 50th season at the Portland Public Library. Portland Stage Literary Manager Todd Brian Backus will lead discussions alongside assistant directors, dramaturgs, and special guests. Scripts are available at the Main Branch Reference Desk at the Portland Public Library and take place in the Rines Auditorium at the following dates and times.

Angels in America, Part 2: Perestroika.... Saturday, October 12th • 1:30 - 2:30pm

Murder on the Links.................................... Saturday, January 18th • 1:30 - 2:30pm

Madelines .................................................. Saturday, February 22nd • 1:30 - 2:30pm

Not Quite Almost...........................................Saturday, March 22nd • 1:30 - 2:30pm

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf........................... Saturday, May 3rd • 1:30 - 2:30pm

The Artistic Perspective

Join us after the fith Sunday Matinee of each production for a discussion with Artistic Director Anita Stewart, as well as artists and scholars related to the production. These discussions are always free and open to the public, and attendees can join even if they didn’t attend the matinee itself. Check in with the Box Office for runtimes and try to arrive at Portland Stage about five minutes before curtain to join the audience after bows.

Curtain Call

Join us after the second Sunday Matinee

after the second Sunday Matinee of each production for a discussion with the cast of each show, moderated by Literary Manager Todd Brian Backus. These discussions are always free and open to the public, and attendees can join even if they didn’t attend the matinee itself. Check in with the Box Office for runtimes and try to arrive at Portland Stage about five minutes before curtain to join the audience after bows.

CELEBRATING 51 YEARS OF CREATING THEATER

Pictured: Lizz Mangan, Hannah Cordes, Sam Rosentrater*, John Cariani*, Kathy McCafferty*, & Raymond McAnally* During Almost, Maine discussion (2020) (* Member AEA).

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Discover More!

Created by the Portland Stage Literary Department, these extensive guides present a broad spectrum of information and perspectives on each play in our Mainstage season. Read more on our website Portlandstage.org

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Christmas with Renaissance Voices

Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St, Portland, ME

Saturday, December 14, 7:30 pm

Sunday, December 15, 2:00 pm

Music by Thomas Weelkes, Juan Esquivel, Sergei Rachmaninov, Sally Herman, & more

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30thAnniversary

30th Anniversary Gala Spring Concert

Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St, Portland, ME

Sunday, May 18, 2:00 pm

director’s cut – Music Director Harold Stover picks favorites from 30 years of Renaissance Voices concerts

CELEBRATING 51 YEARS OF

SEPT. 25 - OCT. 13

“Here’s to remembering our past and learning from from it.”

The past lives in memories. What we choose to remember informs our future.

In Joe DiPietro’s Conscience, Margaret Chase Smith steps out of the pages of a history book and brings a conflict that rocked this country over 70 years ago roaring to life once more. The Margaret that DiPietro paints is not a saint; she is deeply human. While she is rooted in the moral framework of her era, her Declaration of Conscience would fit perfectly on the front page of the New York Times today.

Why was I so unaware of her and her story?

When I think of the 1950s in America, I think of Joe McCarthy. Why is Margaret Chase Smith not equally well-known? Why is she left buried in the pages of the history books while his name defines an era? Margaret’s grace and fortitude, her moral compass as she battles a system in which she is an outlier are astonishing to witness.

It is by bringing this history to life, by sharing her story that we can begin to think of our history differently, and perhaps see our future differently as well.

Each play in this season is about uncovering unexpected truths and finding the strength to face problems head-on and stand up for what is right. I am proud to begin the season with Conscience, both for how its themes resonate today and how it depicts the brave actions of a notable Maine leader.

Here’s to remembering our past and learning from it.

Conscience

ON STAGE • SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 13

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and Sound Designers in LORT are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE.

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SETTING

Mid-20th century Washington, America’s political arena.

CAST

Margaret Chase Smith ...................... Kate Udall*

Senator Joe McCarthy....................... Liam Craig*

William Lewis, Jr. ..................... John Maddaloni*

Jean Kerr............................... Isabelle Van Vleet*

ARTISTIC/PRODUCTION

Director ............................................................... Lisa DiFranza

Scenic Designer .............................. Germán Cárdenas Alaminos

Costume Designer .............................................. Julie McMurry

Lighting Designer ........................................ Marie Yokoyama**

Sound Designer................................................ Seth Asa Sengel

Stage Manager ................................................. Myles C. Hatch*

Intimacy Coordinator ........................................ Janice Gardner

Casting Director .................................................. Jenn Haltman

Assistant Director & Dramaturgy ............ Micki Demby Kleinman

Production Assistant .................................... Kevin Commander

Lighting & Sound Operator ...................................... Sierra Riley

Wardrobe ........................................................... Renata Cortés

Deck Crew Swing............................................ Gráinne Sheehan

Wardrobe Swing ........................................... Jessica Podemskii

Conscience is produced under special agreement with Rocco Productions, LLC.

World Premiere Produced by George Street Playhouse March 6, 2020 (David Saint, Artistic Director; Kelly Ryman, Managing Director).

Special Thanks: Margaret Chase Smith Library, Maine Historical Society, League of Women Voters, Adam Thibodeau

JOE DIPIETRO, PLAYWRIGHT

Joe DiPietro has won two Tony Awards, a Drama Desk Award and three Outer Critics Circle Awards. His newest musical, Sinatra recently premiered at Birmingham Rep and is bound for Broadway, as is his musical, featuring the hits of Tom Jones, which also premiered at Birmingham Rep. Upcoming premieres include the murder mystery, An OldFashioned Family Murder at NTR in Kansas City, and the musical 3 Summers of Lincoln, starring Brian Stokes Mitchell, which will premiere next season at La Jolla Playhouse. His adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’ novel, Babbitt, starring Matthew Broderick, will open this fall at The Shakespeare Company DC, having recently debuted to critical acclaim at LaJolla Playhouse.

Other shows include Memphis (2010 Tony Award for Best Musical); Nice Work If You Can Get It (which starred Matthew Broderick & Kelli O’Hara and received 10 Tony nominations); Diana (Netflix); The Toxic Avenger (OCC Award - Best OffBroadway Musical); Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Off-Broadway Alliance Award - Best Musical); I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (the longest-running musical revue in off-Broadway history); as well as the much-produced comedies Clever Little Lies and Over the River and Through the Woods, among others. His La Ronde riff, F**king Men, is the longest-running fringe show in London history and is being revived there in the spring.

LISA DIFRANZA,

Lisa is excited to return to Portland Stage Company where she’s directed numerous productions, collaborated as an Affiliate Artist, and served as PSC’s Literary and Education Manager. She has directed productions in Maine, Iowa, Chicago, and New York. In Portland, Lisa has served as Artistic Director of The Children’s Theatere of Maine, and Founding Director of The Arts Academy at Portland Arts and Technology High School. Recently, in Florida, she worked as Assistant Principal of Arts Education at Manatee School for the Arts and was founding Cultural Curator at the innovative Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota. Lisa has taught and mentored students at Columbia College Chicago, University of New England, and The Juilliard School Drama Division in New York City. In addition, she has worked as a consultant to nonprofit organizations, spearheading large projects, collaborations, and transitions. During the pandemic years, Lisa painted prolifically. Her paintings have been exhibited at Saks Fifth Avenue, Royal Bank of Canada, numerous galleries in Sarasota, FL, and can be seen in private collections throughout the United States and beyond. Currently, Lisa is the Festival Coordinator for the 2024-25 Maine Jewish Film Festival.

PLAYNOTES PERSPECTIVES

AN INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR LISA DIFRANZA

Micki Demby Kleinman (MK): Can you describe a bit about your theatrical journey?

Lisa DiFranza (LD): When I was in the fourth grade, I was in public school in Manhattan, and I had a teacher who was an opera fanatic. He took us to the Metropolitan Opera to see The Magic Flute and I sat on the front row of the balcony and all I cared about was spitting Life Savers onto the hats of the people who were sitting below. It was so boring to me. During the course of that year, we did The Magic Flute as our class play. We spent hours writing, he told us the story, we wrote the scenes, and then he took us back to The Metropolitan Opera to see The Magic Flute. It was such good teaching because then it was a completely different experience. I loved it. It was a real pivot year for me. In general, my journey was about trying to find an artistic home. Everyone was trying to get to New York and I really found that I did much better in a smaller city where there was a sense of purpose and a dialogue with the community. That community spirit, and community-based work, has always been part of what I care about a lot. I always felt like I’ll do theater in a gym, in a basement, anywhere with real people. That’s who I am and what I love. The trajectory has been about knowing one’s place, how a theater speaks to a community and how a community speaks back.

MK: Can you explain a bit about your approach to telling this story?

LD: Because I am so visual, my first hit on the script was: either it will be a whole lot of words and people just sitting there, or it will speed along with velocity. That affected the way I thought about the storytelling- the idea of being able to flip quickly from one scene to the next. By and large my approach has been making the story of the play work. It’s not a movie, it’s not a television show, it is a piece of theater. What makes it theatrical? How do we make this into a piece of theater? Why does this story have to be told in a theater?

MK: You worked with Portland Stage some time ago, and just moved back to the area. What were you involved in last time you were here, what did you get up to in the in between time, and what drew you back to Portland?

LD: I loved being here. I was on the staff for a time, I was a director, I ran the Little Festival of the Unexpected. Then I was offered a job revitalizing the Children’s Theatre of Maine. It was a really weird job. I was hired and the next day it was me and my yellow pad in my living room, and there was nothing to do but rebuild the company. The work at Children’s Theatre of Maine led me towards doing a masters in theology and art. I thought about going back and getting an MFA and I just didn’t want to. I wanted to move away from the standard theater world into what was really happening… something in the spirit realm not in the “showy” realm. That was a big pivot point for me. At that point, I incorporated teaching and academic

PLAYNOTES PERSPECTIVES

work with community work and theater work. I taught for seven years at Columbia College of Chicago. There, I was teaching a humanities-based course that incorporated students from all different artistic disciplines. While there, I started the Living News Project. We pulled together journalists from the Tribune, students from Columbia College Chicago, and staff and residents at a homeless shelter, and we built a script and performed it as readings in several locations in the city. It was a real conversation starter. Again, it was community stuff, my heart and soul. Soon after, I got a job as Cultural Curator at the Art Ovation, an innovative arts hotel in Sarasota, Florida. As the founding Cultural Curator I created programming that combined theater, pop-up performances, and a visual arts studio in the lobby. When the pandemic hit I went back to my first language, having grown up in a family of painters. I painted a lot and went far into that visual world. So coming back to theater is interesting because I am not the same person after all that teaching, all that visual art work, community-based work. Coming back is so interesting, because I feel like I am bringing with me a whole different approach internally to storytelling, and a confidence I didn’t have when I was here last. I love being back in rehearsals. Theater is my first love in artistry. I am a different person, the company is different, Portland is different- which is good, you don’t go back, you go forward.

MK: What has been the most challenging aspect of working on this production? On the flip side, what has been something unexpectedly delightful?

LD: I think the standard, but I think of it as “compressed,” rehearsal schedule doesn’t allow for as much reflection time as I would like. I would like some time in between rehearsals to let things percolate. On the other hand, I have loved the energy, momentum and discoveries we have made in rehearsals. I love being in the room with everyone and different creative perspectives and vantage points- from our apprentices, to actors at different levels of experience, to designers, to technicians. I just love what everyone is bringing to the table. The company is full of generous collaborators that make the work fun.

MK: Does the current political backdrop of America affect how you want to tell this story?

LD: Yes. And I am eager to hear the audience’s interpretation of that connection.

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CAST BIOGRAPHIES

Kate Udall* (Margaret Chase Smith) (www. kateudall.com, kateudallvoice.com) is an actor, a teacher, and an audiobook narrator. She has performed in New York City and in regional theaters across the country. Some of her favorites: Sweat (Santa Fe Playhouse); Later Life (Portland Stage); Moon for the Misbegotten (Virginia Stage); Four Places (Merrimack Rep); Twelfth Night and Othello (Colorado Shakespeare Festival); The Seagull (Cincinnati Playhouse); The Matchmaker, Hay Fever, Camino Real (Williamstown Theater Festival); As You Like It (Shakespeare & Co). International: Macbeth (Bamberg, Germany); Four Dogs and a Bone (Edinburgh Fringe Festival). Television and Film: She has appeared in all three Law & Order syndicates, including co-starring on Law & Order: SVU. In 2018, she became part of the Marvel universe in the Netflix TV show Daredevil, where she plays FBI honcho Tammy Hattley. When not acting she is whitewater kayaking, backpacking in the Rockies, or anything else out of doors she can dream up. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity and SAG.

John Maddaloni* (William Lewis, Jr.)

Regional: The Winter’s Tale (Hartford Stage), Forbidden Broadway (Arc Stages), The Power of Hypnotism (Williamstown). NYC: Entertaining Mr. Sloane (Gene Frankel Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), An Upset (Player 1), Dance Nation (Dance Teacher Pat), and Gloria (Dean) directed by Doug Hughes. John also works extensively in voiceover and as an audiobook narrator and is the host of the Working Class Acts podcast. Training: NYU MFA Acting ’22. www.johnmaddaloni.com

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Liam Craig* (Senator Joe McCarthy) is thrilled to return to Portland Stage after originating the role of Bud Casey in Saint Dad here last season. Broadway: Boeing Boeing (u/s; appeared). Off-Broadway: Timon of Athens, Julius Caesar, The Killer (Theatre for a New Audience); Later Life (Keen Company); The Internationalist (Vineyard Theatre); Aunt Dan and Lemon (The New Group); Juno and the Paycock (Roundabout). Regional: Much Ado About Nothing (St. Louis Shakespeare Festival); Henry V, Seder (Hartford Stage);

The Book of Will (World Premiere, Denver Center Theatre); The School for Lies, The Tempest, Servant of Two Masters, The Government Inspector (Shakespeare Theatre Company); Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Uncle Vanya (Weston Theater Company); Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Servant of Two Masters (Yale Rep); The Lady From the Sea (Intiman). TV: Ripley, Madam Secretary, Mozart in the Jungle, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Film: The Royal Tenenbaums. Training: MFA (NYU Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program). Upcoming: A Complete Unknown.

Isabelle Van Vleet* (Jean Kerr) is thrilled to be back at Portland Stage! Previous PSC credits include: Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (Irene Adler), The Page Turners reading (Harry), Saint Dad reading (Leona). Select stage credits: SIGN (Off-Broadway), ASAP Live (Barclays Center), and The Rules (Joust Theatre Co.). Television: FBI: Most Wanted (CBS); Inventing Anna (Netflix); The Making of Peter Pan Live (NBC). Endless thanks to Anita, Lisa, Jenn, AAG Talent, and my family! Proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. NYU Tisch/Atlantic Alum. IG: @isabellevofficial; @naturalselectionmovie

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CENTERSPREAD TOPICS

WHAT WAS THE “RED SCARE” AND THE “LAVENDER SCARE”?

“The Red Scare” became a national talking point in 1950, with Joseph McCarthy’s incendiary speech claiming that 205 Communists had infiltrated the State Department. On baseless claims, McCarthy began accusing and investigating government employees for supposed Communist views. McCarthy’s investigation of accused Communists soon expanded to include gay and lesbian federal employees, which would come to be known as the “Lavender Scare.”

Unlike accusations of Communism, which rarely proved fruitful, there actually were homosexuals employed by the government. As these employees began to be investigated and accused, “they faced an impossible choice: resign or be publicly outed on the Congressional record.” Many chose to resign, often citing “personal reasons” as opposed to outing themselves and facing the consequences of being a known homosexual in society. McCarthy’s prosecution of homosexual federal employees is even more complex and saddening in the light of his own alleged homosexual tendencies and those of his colleagues. McCarthy was reported to have frequented Milwaukee’s gay bars, and was later accused of non-consensually groping a man in a bathroom.

The Red and Lavender Scares serve as sobering reminders of the dangers of unchecked fear and persecution. As McCarthyism swept the nation, innocent lives were destroyed, and people were marginalized simply because of their political beliefs or sexual orientation. The legacy of these events echoes into the present, reminding us that the fight for civil rights and social justice is ongoing. Plays like Conscience challenge us to stand against injustice, even when it feels easier to remain silent.

Joe McCarthy (left) and Roy Cohn (right) at one of the Army-McCarthy hearings.

WHO WERE MARAGRET CHASE SMITH AND JOSEPH MCCARTHY?

In December 1897, Margaret Chase Smith was born the oldest child of six in a working-class family in Skowhegan, Maine. She married Clyde Smith in 1930. After a successful local political career, Clyde was elected in 1936 to the House of Representatives. Margaret was heavily involved in his work as well as local politics back in her home state. Clyde fell deathly ill in 1940, and persuaded Margaret to run for his seat during that election term. She was elected to fill her husband’s seat in 1940. When she completed his term, many feared she would not be reelected for a permanent seat, but her moderate platform appealed to many Mainers, and she won with over 65 percent of the vote. She went on to win three more terms, becoming an expert on the military and national security in the process. In 1948, she ran for US senator for Maine and won, making her the first woman to serve in both chambers of Congress. In 1964, Margaret Chase Smith ran for president, and was the first female candidate from a major political party to do so. Margaret Chase Smith had a political career of over 24 years, and retired in 1973, a respected trailblazer and politician.

Joseph McCarthy was born in 1908 near Appleton, Wisconsin. Before his rise in the 1950s, he was a Wisconsin attorney and served as a Marine in World War II. In 1946, he won the Republican nomination for Senate. Initially, his Senate career went unnoticed, but in 1950, he delivered a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, and claimed that 205 Communists had infiltrated the State Department. The American people, tired of the Korean War and fearful of the rising communism in Europe and China, supported McCarthy’s claims, and the United States government began a revitalized campaign to root out communism. In 1954, after four years of fear-mongering, wherein McCarthy had gone as far as accusing President Eisenhower of being a communist, his credibility began to wane. The final straw was the televised, 34-day hearings that investigated McCarthy’s accusations of the US Army. Attorney Joseph Nye Welch’s probing of McCarthy, “Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?”, effectively discredited McCarthy, and the public lost faith in him. In a rare move, the Senate censured McCarthy In 1954, and he died not long after in 1957, his death likely expedited if not caused by his alcoholism.

Maragret Chase Smith being sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives.

LAND & SLAVERY ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We are creating theater on land that has been cared for by the Wabanaki. We honor their community and invite you to go to the Wabanaki Reach website to learn more about the Wabanaki culture, as well as about restorative justice and truth-telling that is necessary for healing.

We encourage you to learn more about the peoples who cared for the land that you now reside on whether you’re from here in Portland or are visiting from away. For more information about the Wabanaki Confederacy, visit mainewabanakireach.org, and to find out whose land you are on, visit native-land.ca.

We also want to acknowledge that the history of Maine is deeply connected to the institution of slavery in the United States, and that residents of Maine participated in both slavery and the transatlantic slave trade even after slavery was outlawed in the District of Maine. While it may be easy to think of Maine and more specifically Portland as a very White place, we recognize that this is simply not the case and we are working to dismantle these harmful ideas. We encourage our audiences to visit the Abyssinian Meeting House (learn more at abyssinianmeetinghouse.org) or the Eastern Cemetery here in Portland, and to explore scholarship on the subject, like Lives of Consequence by Patricia Q. Wall, to learn more about this oft-neglected part of Maine’s history.

We recognize that the American Theater has also exploited, misrepresented, and excluded communities of Latine, Asian, Indigenous, and Middle Eastern descent for centuries. Portland Stage is recommitting to telling authentic stories from diverse backgrounds that all of our audiences can experience and enjoy.

ARTISTIC & PRODUCTION BIOS

Germán Cárdenas Alaminos (Scenic Designer) is an architect, scenic designer, and painter born in Mexico City, who joined the Theater and Dance Department at Bowdoin College in 2019. He continues to work locally in the state of Maine. Recent design credits include Clyde’s, The Cake, and Last Ship to Proxima Centauri (at PSC); Henry VI, Part II; Cows of War; The Wolves; A Raisin in the Sun; and Valor, Outrage, and Woman (at Bowdoin College); The Thanksgiving Play (at Bates College); The Age of Bees, Sofonisba, Anthony and Cleopatra, Amphitryon (at Theater at Monmouth); Aida (at Merrill Auditorium, for OperaMaine); and Mr. Burns (at USM). I love my job, I hope you enjoy the show as well.

Julie McMurry (Costume Designer) is thrilled to be back at Portland Stage Company and working on this amazing production. She has recently retired from Bowdoin College where she was Costume Designer and Costume Shop Manager for Theater & Dance Productions for 15 years. Other theater experience includes: USM and PORT Opera locally, as well as the Asolo Theater and the Sarasota Opera in Florida. Julie resides in Auburn, Maine.

Marie Yokoyama** (Lighting Designer) is a lighting and set designer based in NY. Her lighting credit includes Searching for Mr. Moon at Portland Stage; Dangerous Days at Miami New Drama; Cyrano de Bergerac at KC Rep; Kim’s Convenience at Westport County Playhouse; Mystery of Irma Vep at St. Louis Rep; Testmatch at American Conservatory Theater San Francisco; Tiny Beautiful Things at Merrimack Repertory Theatre; Do You Feel Anger at Vineyard Theatre; and Pillowtalk with Kyoung’s Pacific Beats. Her opera design credit includes Madama Butterfly at Virginia Opera; La Bohème at Music Academy West; Orphée et Eurydice at University of Michigan; Rinaldo at Minnesota Opera; Orpheus in the Underworld and Rake’s Progress at Juilliard; note to a friend at Tokyo Bunkakaikan. She is the Associate Artist for the Redhouse Arts Center where she has designed Macbeth, Fences, God of Carnage, On Golden Pond, and Ragtime. Upcoming: Madama Butterfly with Florentine Opera. Così fan tutte with The Juilliard School.

ARTISTIC & PRODUCTION BIOS

Seth Asa Sengel (Sound Designer) has spent decades making theatre with creative souls all over our United States. He is glad to be home in Maine, and at Portland Stage, where he has collaborated on dozens of wonderful productions. A few favorites include What The Constitution Means To Me, Saint Dad, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, and Where We Stand. Please be kind to others, and to yourself, and tell people you love them. Much Love to Mary Lana.

Myles C. Hatch* (Stage Manager) most recently stage-managed The Play That Goes Wrong here at Portland Stage. He has worked with such diverse theaters as the Hangar Theatre, Theatre By The Sea, The Freeport Shakespeare Festival, Maine State Music Theatre, The Theater at Monmouth, Arden Theatre Company, Baltimore Shakespeare Festival, Everyman Theatre, Rep Stage, Horse Cave Theatre, New Stage Theatre, Round House Theatre, Source Theatre Company, Washington Stage Guild, Washington Jewish Theatre, Asolo Theatre Company, Westport Country Playhouse, and the YALE Summer Cabaret. Myles would like to thank the cast, creatives, run crew, production staff, and the theater administration for their wonderful work helping to tell this story and continuing the storied history of Portland Stage. Myles is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Jenn Haltman (Casting Director) [she/her] is a freelance theater, film, and new media casting director. Previous PSC shows include The Play That Goes Wrong, Saint Dad, Sherlock, The Cake, Perseverance, and The Niceties. Regional theaters include Pig Iron Theatre Company, Hartford Stage, Gloucester Stage, Virginia Stage Company, Veterans Repertory Theater, and Sharon Playhouse. Films include Boy Meets Girl (dir. Eric Schaeffer), the award-winning shorts “Behind the Wall” (dir. Bat-Sheva Guez) and “Someone Will Assist You Shortly” (dir. Jon Levenson), and the 2017 Sundance selection “Madeline’s Madeline” (Josephine Decker). As CoProducing Artistic Director of Between Two Boroughs Productions, Jenn has cast and directed Cannibal Galaxy: a love story, Summertime, The Understudy, and most recently Trich. Previously, Jenn was the Casting Associate at New York Theatre Workshop (shows include Peter and the Starcatcher, Little Foxes, Aftermath) and worked with Page 73 Productions and Soho Rep. She is a proud graduate of Muhlenberg College. www.jennhaltman.com

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Nancy & Frank Read

Steven Samuels

Megan & Tony San Antonio

Paul & Penelope Sarvis

Bonnie Nelson Schwartz

Curtis & Nina Scribner

Ellen Seidman

Orrin & Linda Shane

David & Kathleen Stuchiner

Robin Talbot

Deborah & Hall Thompson

Gay Tucker

Lorraine & Ralph Twombly

Louise Valati

Nancy R. Wade

William Walker

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Christenia Alden-Kinne

Nancy Ansheles

Robert & Linda Ayotte

Ann Babbitt

Peter & Lyn Ballou

Judy & Jack Bauman

Michael & Connie Beck

Tiffanie Bentley

Nancy Berges

Thomas & Marjorie Berman

Philip Blampied

Bruce Bouchard

Samantha Bowen

John E. Brandt

Emily Breitner

Dan & Dale Bryant

Maryellen Carew

Robin & William Carter

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Paul & Stephanie Castle

Jennifer Caven

Susan & James Cook

Ann K. Corbey & Stephen H. Painter

Dick & Margaret Curran

Richard & Judy Curtis

Rob & Christine Dalzell

Jerry & Gretchen Davis

Brenda Delahanty

Tom DeMarco

Linda J. Docherty

Mary Doherty

Bruce Donath

Richard Doucette

Pamela Doughty

Moira Driscoll & David Pence

Mary Lou Dyer

Katherine Dyhrberg

John Edwards

David Ellenstein

Barbara & Mark Engel

Dr. & Mrs. David Flavin

Jean Foy

John Funk & Deborah Chase

Susan Garfield & Lynda Mullen

George & Martha Gilmore

Linda & Schuyler Grant

Elizabeth Guffey

Ann Havener & Richard Estabrook

Stephen & Debra Honey

Woody Howard & Gib Twitchell

Elizabeth & Christopher Hunt

Al & Pauline Huntley

Tom & Laurie Hyndman

Mary Iyer

Edith Iyer-Hernandez

Jack & Kenneth Jackowitz

William Jenks

Sandra Jensen & Samuel Broaddus

Anita B. Jones

Patrick & Valerie Kelly

Judith & Daniel Kennedy

Lily King

David Kling & Kathryn Sanders

Paul M. Knight

Ken & Jean Kriedberg

Neil & Cathy Lamb

Denise LaRue & Bob Furman

Calien Lewis & Martha Mickles

Andres Llorente

Benjamin Lund

John & Jane Lunt

David & Jeanne Mason

Jackie Mathews

Mary Beth Mathews

Anne McBride

Heidi McDonald

Sheila McGarr

Mary Anne McLean

Sarah Meacham

Marianna & Pete Mickelson

Bruce Moore & Jan Chapman

Kenneth & Mary Nelson

Victoria Nolan & Clark Crolius

David & Caro Nutty

Jackie Oliveri

David & Jacqueline Orsmond

Elizabeth Owens & Douglass Flaherty

John & Denise Palmer

James & Diane Paterson

Heather Payson

The Poole Group of Companies

Hope Putnam

Ted Rand & Sarah Campbell

Lenore Rapkin

Francis Robbins & Nirupama Aggarwal

Jacqueline Robinov

Michael & Naida Rodman

Larry & Robin Rubinstein

Donald J. & Sue Rudalevige

Helen Ryder

Gwen & James Sartoris

Elena Schmidt

Mike & Pam Schwotzer

Robert Scribner & Claire Julian

Peggy Shapiro

Linda Shary & Jeffrey Logan

Nancy Shaw & John Gilmour

Robert Slater

Mary Snell & Irwin Novak

Alan & Jonell Solander

Peter & Lynn Soucy

Alice Spencer

Patricia Stevens

Bud & Susan Stiker

Jacqueline Stowell

The Frank C. & Carrie C. Strasburger Fund

Kristin G. Sweeney

David Terrio

Adam Thibodeau

Marielynn Towers

Mary Turner

Benjamin & Christine Twining

Patricia Vantuyl

Peter & Elizabeth Ventre

Deen Weinstein

Susan & Fancis Whitten

Heidi Wierman

David Wilcock

David & Elise Wilson

James & Jennifer Wolak

Rick & Janet Wolf

Laura Young

Bill & Patty Zimmerman

In Memory of ($1000+)

Jackie Oliveri in memory of Lindsey & Andy Cadot

Steven Samuels in memory of Alan Samuels and Louis Berlin

In Honor of ($250+)

David Ellenstein & Denise Young in honor of Anita Stewart

Bonnie Nelson Schwartz in honor of Martin Lodish

Ann Shenassa in honor of Monica Wood

Kathleen Silvia in honor of Bud & Cheryl Higgins

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