Southern Maine Favorites Set for VILLAIN: DEBLANKS Benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters, 9/19

Laugh your (BODY PART)_____ off at a very special performance of Villain: DeBlanks, the fill-in-the-blanks whodunnit, at 7:30pm pm on Saturday, September 19, at Saco River Theatre (SRT), to co-benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine and SRT.

Don't miss this one-night-only benefit show starring co-founders of SRT's resident company The Originals: award-winning actress & musician Jennifer Porter ("40 West," "Mr. Barrington") and award-winning director Dana Packard ("40 West," "Mr. Barrington"), and frequent Originals' cast members Molly Bryant Roberts (seen recently in Cast Aside's Bat Boy: The Musical, and PSC's Richard III), Francesca Jellison (Dancing at Lughnasa, Something's Afoot), Lowell Jeffers (Hapgood, The Lucky Spot), and William McDonough III (The 39 Steps, "Neptune").

A Time Out NY Critics' Pick written by Billy Mitchell, Villain: DeBlanks is an uproarious improvisational comedy where the cast says words you put in their mouths! The audience provides nouns, adjectives, and verbs (the wilder, the better), and the actors provide the laughs -- uncensored and unrehearsed -- as they enact the story of Philip DeBlanks' untimely demise. It's "Clue" meets adult "Mad Libs," performed by some of the funniest people in Southern Maine. Like a ride to summer camp in the back of a station wagon, this hilarious performance will be ridiculously one-of-a-kind.

Villain: DeBlanks plays Saco River Theatre (29 Salmon Falls Road, Buxton, ME) on Saturday, September 19 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $20. Tickets and information are available at 207-929-5412 or on the web at sacorivertheatre.org. Presented in association with La Vie Productions/R.Erin Craig.

Big Brothers Big Sisters believes every child has the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As part of the nation's largest donor- and volunteer-supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (Bigs) and children (Littles), ages 7-17. For 20 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine has developed positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people. By partnering with parents/guardians, volunteers and others in the community, we help children realize their potential and build their futures. We nurture children and strengthen communities. We couldn't do any of it without you. Visit somebigs.org.

Located in Buxton, Maine, the Saco River Theatre is a performing arts center and community hub dedicated to providing accessible, diversified cultural and educational programs to the general public by acting as a professional theater, music venue, cross-disciplinary arts lab, and exhibition space. Visit SacoRiverTheatre.org.

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