Four unemployed Rumford Maine mill workers at the very edge of despair concoct an innovative way to empower themselves amidst the hardships of their lives. Led by their magnetic leader Slupianek (Ian Carlsen), they reenact, in an attic crowded with discarded furniture and hanging sheets, Amundsen's successful conquest of the South Pole, in order to face, and hopefully conquer, their own demons.
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Cast members Ashanti Williams, Ian Carlsen,
Eric Darrow Worthley, Cullen Burke
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The Guardian
called The Conquest of the South Pole a "vivid, achingly alive play," while The Chicago Critic described it as "a spirited, often funny journey of desperation with loads of heart...filled with humor, wit and a child-like playfulness."
The Conquest of the South Pole
will have seven performances:
Friday January 26 at 7:30 pm
Saturday January 27 at 7:30 pm
Sunday January 28 at 2:00 pm
Thursday February 1 at 7:30 pm
Friday February 2 at 7:30 pm
Saturday February 3 at 7:30 pm
Sunday February 4 at 2:00 pm
Performances are at the Portland Ballet Studio Theater, 517 Forest Avenue, Portland. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at our website
or by calling
(207) 518-9305
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