Photo: DNA Photography
COME OUT SWINGIN’!
It’s May of 1965, just months after the assassination of Malcolm X, and the controversial Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston heavyweight title bout has been moved at the last minute to Lewiston, Maine, the unlikeliest venue ever for a world championship fight.
Mickey St. Pierre, the second assistant deputy city manager of Lewiston, sees this turn of events as his hometown’s chance to take its place among the world’s great cities. With his boundless enthusiasm, he fires up the colorful characters of Lewiston to play host to celebrity jet setters and the world’s top sportswriters.
But then word gets out that hit men who followed Malcolm X instead of Elijah Muhammad when the Nation of Islam split up are on their way to Lewiston to murder Ali in the ring.
COME OUT SWINGIN’! premiered at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. Brian Daly wrote the book, music, and lyrics.
Click here for a COME OUT SWINGIN’! sizzle reel made by Jake Clowes and here for an interview by NEWS CENTER Maine’s Peggy Keyser with Brian and Zac Stearn, star of COME OUT SWINGIN’!
Photo: Soggy Dog Design/Wendy Jung Photography
CAULDRON BUBBLE
A high school student puts the Macbeth Curse on a school production of The Scottish Play—or does he?
"It's a really fun and engaging play. A play within a play, all the drama of high school, and rapping witches—what's not to love? Our ensemble of high school actors had a tremendous amount of fun working on this show--and learned a few things about MACBETH in the process!" — Putnam Smith, Director
"It's fun, fast paced, and clever. Lots of great casting possibilities!" — Wendy Poole, Executive Director of The Theater Project
LAUGHING ALL THE WAY
The Wassails are nutty about Christmas, and their rosy holiday glow keeps them from seeing what's really going on around them. Only the baby knows the score, but he hasn't learned how to talk yet, so he can't tell them what's up. And it's not good.
There are 16 songs in the show; 12 are old favorites, and Brian Daly wrote 4 new ones.
An earlier version of the show under a different title was produced by Broadway Kids In the County in Presque Isle, Maine.
Jake Clowes made this LAUGHING ALL THE WAY sizzle reel using footage he shot at the Schoolhouse Arts Center and combining it with “This Time of Year,” an original song from the show. This version of the song was arranged and sung and produced by Jacob Sutherland.