PREMIERE!
About The Production:
“NEVER LEAVING THIS BOAT—Fragments of a Blues Opera"
This provocative and challenging new work by playwright Michael Gorman charts the rise and fall of a young commercial fisherman through the intrusion of addiction and explores the role of myth and storytelling as both sustaining and destructive forces in a Northeast coastal fishing community.
Using Melville’s 19th-century monster as a metaphor for the modern plague of opioid addiction, Gorman explores the ruinous effects of the opiate epidemic on the commercial fishing industry in a tale that stretches across generations and ancients—lost mariners, lost souls, lost lives.
“NEVER LEAVING THIS BOAT” will tap into the deep ritualistic healing power of the blues—incorporating original live music and song, spoken word, performance, community participation, and testimonials— to restore connections lost or frayed by the compound crises of the opiate epidemic and COVID. Now, more than ever the time seems right to come together and celebrate the spirit of the blues and the inspiring strength of human connection in the wake of adversity. (More..)
National Recovery Month is a National observance held every September to educate Americans about substance use disorder and treatment.
About The Production:
“NEVER LEAVING THIS BOAT—Fragments of a Blues Opera"
This provocative and challenging new work by playwright Michael Gorman charts the rise and fall of a young commercial fisherman through the intrusion of addiction and explores the role of myth and storytelling as both sustaining and destructive forces in a Northeast coastal fishing community.
Using Melville’s 19th-century monster as a metaphor for the modern plague of opioid addiction, Gorman explores the ruinous effects of the opiate epidemic on the commercial fishing industry in a tale that stretches across generations and ancients—lost mariners, lost souls, lost lives.
“NEVER LEAVING THIS BOAT” will tap into the deep ritualistic healing power of the blues—incorporating original live music and song, spoken word, performance, community participation, and testimonials— to restore connections lost or frayed by the compound crises of the opiate epidemic and COVID. Now, more than ever the time seems right to come together and celebrate the spirit of the blues and the inspiring strength of human connection in the wake of adversity. (More..)
National Recovery Month is a National observance held every September to educate Americans about substance use disorder and treatment.
WHERE:
The performances will take place outdoors on the waterfront at The Steel House Amphitheater—639 Main Street, Rockland, ME.
(next door to The Apprenticeshop and across from Home Kitchen Cafe)
WHEN:
Saturday, Sept. 11th @ 1:00pm & 4:00pm
Sunday, Sept. 12th @ *3:00pm (*includes community talk-back)
(Rain Dates/Times : TBA)
TICKETS:
$15 / Pay-What-You-Can / Donation
(Proceeds from all ticket sales support Chasing The New White Whale—Harpooning Addiction)
The performances will take place outdoors on the waterfront at The Steel House Amphitheater—639 Main Street, Rockland, ME.
(next door to The Apprenticeshop and across from Home Kitchen Cafe)
WHEN:
Saturday, Sept. 11th @ 1:00pm & 4:00pm
Sunday, Sept. 12th @ *3:00pm (*includes community talk-back)
(Rain Dates/Times : TBA)
TICKETS:
$15 / Pay-What-You-Can / Donation
(Proceeds from all ticket sales support Chasing The New White Whale—Harpooning Addiction)
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
This production made possible by the generous support of these sponsors:
This production made possible by the generous support of these sponsors:
Funded in part by a grant from The Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by The National Endowment for the Arts.
The David and Lynn Butler
Family Fund
THE APPRENTICESHOP Est. 1972
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