Good Theater Presents NEXT FALL, Opens 1/25

Good Theater will present the Maine premiere of the recent Broadway success NEXT FALL beginning January 25 and running through February 19, at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland. For tickets and information contact the Good Theater box office at 207-885-5883 or go to the Good Theater website <http://www.goodtheater.com> .

NEXT FALL by Geoffrey Nauffts opened off-Broadway in the spring of 2009. The show transferred to the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway opening March 11 2010 after previews began on February 16. The show received two 2010 Tony Award nominations for Best Play and Best Director. NEXT FALL was also nominated for two Drama Desk awards including Best Play as well as the Outer Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play. It won the Outer Critics’ John Gassner Award for playwriting.

The Good Theater production of NEXT FALL stars Equity actors Rob Cameron, Moira Driscoll and Abbie Killeen along side Joe Bearor, Matt Delamater and Tony Reilly. Brian P. Allen, Good Theater’s Artistic Director, directs with set design by Craig Robinson, costume design by Justin Cote, who also serves as the production stage manager, lighting design by Iain Oddlin, and Stephen Underwood is the technical director.

The story of NEXT FALL revolves around Luke who believes in God and Adam who believes in everything else. NEXT FALL portrays the ups and downs of this unlikely couple’s five-year relationship with sharp humor and unflinching honesty. And when an accident changes everything, Adam must turn to Luke’s family and friends for support and answers. 

NEXT FALL plays Wednesdays 7:00 ($15), Thursdays 7:00 ($20), Fridays 7:30 ($20), Saturday 7:30 ($25), Sundays 2:00 ($25) with a special added matinee on Saturday February 11, 3:00 ($20).

Good Theater is currently celebrating its 10th Anniversary season at the St. Lawrence Arts Center. Following the run of NEXT FALL, the company will present its final production of the year, LITTLE ME, a musical comedy by Neil Simon (book), Cy Coleman (music) and Carolyn Leigh (lyrics). In LITTLE ME, one actor, Stephen Underwood, plays seven men in the life of one woman played by two actresses – Kelly Caufiled-Lawson and Lynne McGhee. LITTLE ME has a cast of 13! This show opens March 7 and plays through April 1. Tickets for both NEXT FALL and LITTLE ME are currently on sale.