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Carousel is bustin' out all over in Berwick, Maine and Hackmatack Playhouse would like to invite you to join them this summer in celebrating this classic masterpiece by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Set in a Maine coastal village, the handsome, carnival barker, Billy Bigelow, charms his way into the heart of local millworker, Julie Jordan. Billy soon finds himself married to Julie and unemployed with a baby on the way. In an attempt to provide a decent life for his family, Billy is persuaded by a friend to be an accomplice in a robbery. He is caught red-handed and takes his own life avoiding a life behind bars. Guided by heavenly friends, Billy returns to earth for one day where he finally meets his fifteen year old daughter. Humbled by this encounter, Billy is able to instill love and hope to his family giving them peace in their lives.