IN AHAB'S HEAD—CHASING PHANTOM'S
A Collaborative Community Performance (2019)
BY / MICHAEL GORMAN & THE FORTY HOUR CLUB
November 1, 2019— "Whats Art Got To Do With It" Annual Conference, Belfast, Maine.
Playwright/Director Michael Gorman and The Forty Hour Club Collective conducted a collaborative community performance in association with "What’s Art Got To Do With It?"— A 3-day conference about the power of art to address our opioid epidemic.
This short and powerful performance featured R.A.W. Players (Restorative Art Works) & members of the Maine Coastal Regional Re-Entry Center/Restorative Justice Program (all non-actors), in the roles of The Phantom's, and incorporated monologues about their lives and experiences dealing with addiction, incarceration, re-entry, and healing.
The event was part of The Forty Hour Club's on-going project—"Chasing The New White Whale—Harpooning Addiction"— an art & advocacy project dedicated to bringing awareness to the issue of opiate addiction in the commercial fishing community of New England and beyond.
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:
Using the tools of writing, visual arts, performance, theater, and music, creatives, educators, the addiction/recovery and re-entry communities, and interested people from all disciplines and sectors gathered together in Belfast, Maine for 3-days to consider the opioid epidemic through the powerful lens of creative expression. The conference also featured keynote speaker, violinist, and social justice advocate Vijay Gupta, as well as many others!
The conference was presented by the Belfast Area Creative Coalition and R.A.W. (Restorative Art Works) in conjunction with the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Belfast, Maine—November 1-3, 2019.
November 1, 2019— "Whats Art Got To Do With It" Annual Conference, Belfast, Maine.
Playwright/Director Michael Gorman and The Forty Hour Club Collective conducted a collaborative community performance in association with "What’s Art Got To Do With It?"— A 3-day conference about the power of art to address our opioid epidemic.
This short and powerful performance featured R.A.W. Players (Restorative Art Works) & members of the Maine Coastal Regional Re-Entry Center/Restorative Justice Program (all non-actors), in the roles of The Phantom's, and incorporated monologues about their lives and experiences dealing with addiction, incarceration, re-entry, and healing.
The event was part of The Forty Hour Club's on-going project—"Chasing The New White Whale—Harpooning Addiction"— an art & advocacy project dedicated to bringing awareness to the issue of opiate addiction in the commercial fishing community of New England and beyond.
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:
Using the tools of writing, visual arts, performance, theater, and music, creatives, educators, the addiction/recovery and re-entry communities, and interested people from all disciplines and sectors gathered together in Belfast, Maine for 3-days to consider the opioid epidemic through the powerful lens of creative expression. The conference also featured keynote speaker, violinist, and social justice advocate Vijay Gupta, as well as many others!
The conference was presented by the Belfast Area Creative Coalition and R.A.W. (Restorative Art Works) in conjunction with the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Belfast, Maine—November 1-3, 2019.
PERFORMERS:
"Phantom's/R.A.W. Members: Rob Porter, Norman Kehling, Colette Jadis, Ivy Lobato, Natascia La Verde
Ahab: Alan Barnes Netherton; Elijah: Jim Reitz; Fedallah: Roland Albert; The Chaplain: Mike Gorman
Music by: Joe Nelson
"Phantom's/R.A.W. Members: Rob Porter, Norman Kehling, Colette Jadis, Ivy Lobato, Natascia La Verde
Ahab: Alan Barnes Netherton; Elijah: Jim Reitz; Fedallah: Roland Albert; The Chaplain: Mike Gorman
Music by: Joe Nelson
Watch a short documentary about the performance and event.
"Phantoms" Tell Their Stories On Stage in a Performance of "In Ahab's Head—Chasing Phantoms"
(Watch the full video below).
"Phantoms" Tell Their Stories On Stage in a Performance of "In Ahab's Head—Chasing Phantoms"
(Watch the full video below).
Watch a video about the performance (short version)