VillageSoup advances SPA production
VillageSoup reported a cast of seven University of Maine students, including sophomore Curran Grant of South Thomaston, will bring the School of Performing Arts’ production of “Stupid F##king Bird,” Aaron Posner’s “sort of” adaptation of Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” to the stage beginning Friday, Feb. 23. The adaption follows the same general story as “The Seagull,” said Dan Bilodeau, chairman of UMaine’s Theatre and Dance Division, but is infused with fresh contemporary dialogue that makes it accessible to a modern audience and “busts classic theatrical conventions to smithereens.” Performances will be 7:30 p.m Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through March 4; and 10 a.m. Thursday, March 1 in Hauck Auditorium. Tickets are $12, free for UMaine students with a MaineCard.