Maine playwright John Cariani’s “Last Gas” will open on March 13 at the Gaslight Theater in Hallowell. From left, Lynne Currie-Rodrigue as Cherry-Tracy Pulcifer, David Molsan as Nat Paradis, Ashley Hamboyan as Lurene Legassey Soloway, Gregor Smith as Guy Gagnon, Joseph Klapatch as Dwight Paradis and Daniel Giroux-Pare as Troy Paradis-Pulcifer. Submitted photo
The Gaslight Theate announces their first production of Maine’s bicentennial year: “Last Gas” by Maine native John Cariani, directed by Lucille Rioux, on March 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. and on March 15 and 22 at 2 p.m. at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium.
The Gaslight Theate announces their first production of Maine’s bicentennial year: “Last Gas” by Maine native John Cariani, directed by Lucille Rioux. Submitted photo
Nat Paradis is a Red Sox loving part-time dad who manages Paradis’ Last Convenient Store, the last convenient place to get gas—or anything—before the Canadian border to the north and the North Maine Woods to the west. When an old flame returns to town, Nat gets a chance to rekindle a romance he gave up on years ago. But sparks fly as he’s forced to choose between new love and old. “Last Gas” takes a hilarious and heart-breakingly hard look at love lost and found, and at what it means to “get back to happy.”
John Cariani, who grew up in Presque Isle, is an American playwright best known for his first play, “Almost, Maine,” which premiered at the Portland Stage Company in 2004. “Almost, Maine” has become one of the most frequently produced plays in the world.
About “Last Gas,” Cariani says, “is not about the Red Sox. It’s about the quiet things that kill people, the internal what-ifs that we all experience, and the everyday choices that we make without thinking about the consequences that reach far beyond our imaginations or expectations.”
Reservations can be made by calling (207) 626-3698 or online at www.gaslighttheater.org/reservations. Tickets are also available at the door. Gaslight Theater, Maine’s oldest continuously operating community theater, is located in Hallowell City Hall Auditorium at 1 Winthrop St., Hallowell. For more information, call (207) 626-3698.
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