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.
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.