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Stage East presents: Panopticon
Sunday, March 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Stage East’s spring production, Panopticon, premieres this month in the Eastport Arts Center’s downstairs space. The show, an irreverent history of the prison system, is written and directed by Stage East’s executive artistic director, Mark Macey and based off the work of French philosopher Michel Foucault.
Challenged to describe the show in one word, the cast of four came up with these descriptors: “Thought-provoking” (Rosalie Woodward); “Pun-ishing” (Brian Schuth); “Outrageous” (Lindy Weston); and “Scorching” (Damon Weston).
In an extended three-week run, performances will begin the weekend of March 17-19 and continue the weekends of March 24-26 and March 31-April 2. All performances will take place at 7pm; there are no matinees. Opening weekend (March 17-19) is offered at a discount of $11 per ticket. The second and third weekends will be $16 a ticket.
Seating is extremely limited and patrons are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance online at stageeast.org. Panopticon deals with adult themes and includes descriptions of graphic violence and strong language.
Stage East is a constituent group of Eastport Arts Center, a handicapped-accessible venue, at 36 Washington Street, Eastport. EAC abides by State of Maine CDC COVID guidelines, revisiting our policy monthly. At this time, EAC encourages people to wear masks when in our building.
The work of Eastport Arts Center is funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.