‘Spooky Love’ will be on Saturday

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Because of the blizzard that hit last weekend, the Center Theatre’s Saturday night performance of “Spooky Love: A Night Of One Act Plays” was postponed until Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. However, Friday night the Slightly Off Center Players were able to present “Spooky Love” and the evening was a complete success with a packed house.

    Wendy Voter, the stage manager for the performance stated that the audience thoroughly enjoyed the evening, “Our first show was ‘Happily Never After’, directed by Sarah Planet. The all-children cast delivered a wonderful performance showing us just what happens in fairy tale land after those famous fairy tale weddings are over. The kids entertained the audience with their energy and delivery of a very funny story! Patrick Myers performed a short, but funny monologue which was followed by a more serious performance of ‘Without You (I Can’t Live)’, written and directed by Theresa Sneed. Theresa wrote a moving piece about life and death and love. The cast delivered a romantic and uplifting performance.”
    Voter said there were lots of laughs throughout the night and they kept on coming after intermission with a hilarious play directed by Patrick Myers titled “Last Man on Earth”. It was set at the end of the world where we find out if the last man on Earth can date the woman of his dreams. ”
    The night ended with another play written and directed by a talented local author. “Waiting To Be Probed: A Love Story” is a new play written and directed by playwright Bobby Keniston Voter said, “Bobby’s play closed out the evening and it really brought down the house. This play about an awkward couple falling in love on an alien spaceship had the audience in tears from laughing, but was also very touching.”
    She said that while all the directors and cast were disappointed to postpone the Saturday show, she hopes it gives a chance for word to spread about the performances. “I know I can’t wait until Saturday for the second performance,” Voter said, “This is a must see show!”
    At the performance on Feb.  21 the Slightly Off-Center Players will have chocolate roses and a photo booth in the lobby as a fundraiser. For more information about the performances, please email SOCP@centertheatre.org, call the Center Theatre at 564-8943 or stop by at 20 East Main Street between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
    To purchase tickets or to learn more about upcoming events at Center Theatre, please call the box office at 564-8943 or visit the theatre’s website at www.centertheatre.org. The Center Theatre is a non-profit performing arts center dedicated to making the arts a part of life in the Maine Highlands.