A Playwright's Journey--
A Staged Reading & Performance Time-Line (2018)
CREATED BY / MICHAEL GORMAN
March 2018 — Steel House South, Rockland, Maine
As part of his Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Artist in Residency, Playwright Michael Gorman took the audience on a journey through the Steel House South building in Rockland, Maine as he presented a multi-media performance time-line of the history and development of his epic trilogy of plays "The Honor and Glory of Whaling".
The event included readings from Gorman's work; live performance pieces from Gorman's plays; dance; video; artwork; and live music.
This staged reading and performance was part of Gorman’s on-going project “Chasing the New White Whale”, which serves to address the issue of opiate addiction within the commercial fishing industry.
March 2018 — Steel House South, Rockland, Maine
As part of his Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Artist in Residency, Playwright Michael Gorman took the audience on a journey through the Steel House South building in Rockland, Maine as he presented a multi-media performance time-line of the history and development of his epic trilogy of plays "The Honor and Glory of Whaling".
The event included readings from Gorman's work; live performance pieces from Gorman's plays; dance; video; artwork; and live music.
This staged reading and performance was part of Gorman’s on-going project “Chasing the New White Whale”, which serves to address the issue of opiate addiction within the commercial fishing industry.
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Mike Reading from "The Trout Monologue" (UltraLight).
(Joe Nelson on Guitar)
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Dance performance to "Trout Monologue" by Marlee Lumen.
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Staged scene from "Chasing The New White Whale" outside Steel House South.
(Nate Russell, Roland Albert, Mark Daly).
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The Boat— behind Steel House South, Rockland Harbor.
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Artist Dan Daly with his drawing "The Chase" for the event.