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L/A Arts presents an Out of the Box
Theater production
Mrs. Smith
Goes to
Washington
An Evening with Senator Margaret Chase Smith
A one woman show performed by Sally
Jones.
Written & directed by Linda Britt.
February 19, 20, 26, 27 at 7:30 pm
February 21, 28 at 2 pm
at
The DownStage at
L/A Arts
# 5 Canal Street Alley,
Lewiston, Maine
(for directions on line use "8 Pine Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240")
advance
tickets: $10; at the door $12 Seating is quite limited.
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Friday, Feb. 26
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Saturday, Feb. 27
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About Mrs. Smith
Goes to Washington
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Actress Sally Jones plays Margaret Chase Smith in
"Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington."- photo credit Rachel
Morin |
Who was Maine’s first
woman Senator? In a world where it seems commonplace to see women in
government and on the world’s stage, it can be hard to remember when there
were no women in the U.S. Senate. Margaret Chase Smith was a woman of
firsts: the first woman elected to both the House of Representatives and
to the Senate, the first woman from Maine to serve in either house of
Congress, the first senator to speak up publicly against Senator Joe
McCarthy, the first woman to appear on Face the Nation, the first woman to
have her name placed in nomination for President at a national Republican
or Democratic Convention.
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- photo credit Rachel Morin |
“Mrs. Smith Goes to
Washington” is an intimate look at the life and times of Margaret Chase
Smith, told in her own words and in the words of the people closest to
her. It tells of her journey from humble beginnings in Skowhegan, Maine,
to a position of power and respect as a United States Senator. She relates
personal anecdotes and recites from her “Declaration of Conscience,”
sharing both private and public moments with the audience. Senator Smith
was a woman of courage and integrity, and this production brings her to
life for a new generation of Mainers. |
About Actress Sally Jones
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"Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington" in rehearsal. Linda Britt,
playwright-director, left, Sally Jones, actress. |
Making a Point! . . . |
Jackie McDonald takes measurements for Sally's costume. |
After retiring from
teaching English and drama full time, Sally Jones is now a parttime
teacher of drama and journalism at Oxford Hill Comprehensive High School.
Over the years,Sally has performed for RAAPA, Ragtage Players,
SchoolhouseArts, Oxford Hills School/Community Broadway Musicals, and CLT.
Now she directs and perform mostly for Oxford Hills Music and Performing
Arts Association, most recently directing "Man of LaMancha." Her roles
have included Mother Superior in "Nunsense," Abby in "Arenic and Old
Lace," Mrs. Paroo in "Music Man," and Claire in "Rumours." She is an
active member of Act V. Sally lives in Norway, Maine where she is a
trustee of the Norway Historical Society. She is currently writing a
musical about Western Maine in collaboration with a composer.
About Playwright Linda Britt
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Linda Britt, playwright-director. |
Linda Britt is a Maine
playwright whose works have been performed by Community Little Theatre,
Freeport Community Players, and at the MEACT Festival. “Let Me Count the
Ways” is published in At Play: An Anthology of Maine Drama. “Americana,” her
collection of one-act plays, premiered in 2008. She is a founding member of
Out of the Box Theater Company, which received the Moss Hart Award for
Community Theatre for its production of "Medea" in 2009. Linda has also
directed several plays locally at CLT, including "The Foreigner," "I Hate
Hamlet," "Proof," and "The Laramie Project." When she is not doing theater,
Linda is a Professor of Spanish at the University of Maine at Farmington.
Her family is replete with artists and performers, from her husband Stan
Spilecki to all their children, Colin, Rachel, Becca, and Sydney.
About Out of the Box
Theater Company
In the summer of 2008,
a group of theater devotees (actors, directors, and designers) came
together to found a new theater company. The founders shared a common
vision. Their goal was to produce plays, particularly classics and original
works, that challenge the artists as well as the audiences.
Because the company had
no permanent home and needed to carry its sets and costumes to its venues,
and because of its commitment to produce work that audiences don't often
see at community theaters, they became "Out of the Box Theater Company."
Their first production
was "Americana," an evening of original one-act plays based on Norman
Rockwell paintings. This production attracted the community's attention,
and their next project became a collaboration with The Public Theatre, a
musical version of "Little Red" presented to invited school audiences.
In the summer of 2009
Out of the Box began a collaboration with L/A Arts, helping to turn their
basement into a black box performance space for a late-summer production
of "Medea."
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