Eric St. Cyr as LCpl Kevin Daniels in ACT ONE’s Make Sure It’s Me Well, it’s finally here, the moment when I can say MISSION ACCOMPLISHED after the successful conclusion of MAKE SURE IT’S ME/nh–part 1! ACT ONE’s 2012-2013 season included TWENTY-TWO events inspired by and based on Kate Wenner’s play about Traumatic Brain Injury in the military: a meet-the-playwright teaser event last October at WEST a full reading of the script at Portsmouth Public Library last November FIVE library presentations in March and April and FIFTEEN performances of the world premiere production at WEST in June! Angela Molihan as…
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ACT ONE’s June production of Kate Wenner’s Make Sure It’s Me was a huge success! I’m still writing thank yous, while madly drawing up plans for future MSIM events in New Hampshire in the coming year. I promise you more details soon, but for now, here is a glimpse of how it all played out . . . thank you all, Leslie
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Angela Molihan & Sally Nutt in ACT ONE’s Make Sure It’s Me. Photo: Shay WIllard Join us at the West End Studio Theatre in Portsmouth this weekend for the final performances of ACT ONE’s world premiere production of Kate Wenner’s Make Sure It’s Me! Four out of five performances are packed to the rafters, but we have a few seats left for Sunday night, June 23, at 7:30! See you there for this powerful story of five brain injured Iraq War veterans and the doctor working to help them heal.
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ACT ONE’s final weekend of performances of Kate Wenner’s Make Sure It’s Me approaches! There are just a few tickets left for June 21 at 8, June 22 at 8, and June 23 at 2 and 7:30. Call (603) 300-2986 to reserve your seat. Here’s what audiences have been saying: “Amazing experience. Amazing cast. Amazing direction. Amazing choice.” “I really loved the play. The actors’ portrayals were all “dead-on” whether they were playing soldiers, family members or caregivers. I thought it was such an emotionally accurate depiction of life after brain injury.” “What a home run the performance it is .…
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Still writing thank you notes to the kind, committed panelists who attended MAKE SURE IT’S ME last weekend. We hosted the NH National Guard’s Adjutant General, the former TAG, Jon “Chief” Worrall, LTC Steph Riley, our dear photog Josh Carnes, folks from the Manchester VA, Krempels Center, UNH Student Veterans Services, The Deployment Cycle Support Care Coordination Program, plus neighbors, loved ones, theatre colleagues and veterans of several eras. Five intense performances later, I send love and admiration to my cast and crew, and I look forward to seeing you again at our final weekend of performances, June 21-23. If…
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MAKE SURE IT’S ME rocked the West End Studio Theatre in Portsmouth last weekend, and we rocked Jeanné McCartin’s world, too! See her marvelous review here. Thanks so much, Jeanné, for your incredible support and for recognizing the work of our talented playwright and actors! And thanks to the MSIM team for your hard work and dedication to serving the community with this beautiful, gratifying piece of theatre. MAKE SURE IT’S ME runs June 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, and 23, with performances at 8 pm on Fridays, 2 and 8 pm on Saturdays, and 2 and 7:30 pm on Sundays. That’s…
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Above: Sally Nutt and CR Marchi, US Army Sgt (ret.) in ACT ONE’s production of Make Sure It’s Me at the West End Studio Theatre in Portsmouth this June. In another great media moment, Annah Todd wrote an incredible article about ACT ONE’s production of Make Sure It’s Me for this week’s issue of The Wire. Read it here! And, if you missed our interview on NHPR’s Word of Mouth, you can listen to it here. Our final rehearsals have been awe-inspiring, as we moved into WEST and the actors claimed the space. In spite of the seriousness of our message about the…
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Above: Sally Nutt and CR Marchi, US Army Sgt (ret.) in ACT ONE’s production of Make Sure It’s Me at the West End Studio Theatre in Portsmouth this June. I’m thrilled to announce that Kate Wenner’s Make Sure It’s Me, a fact-based drama about Traumatic Brain Injury in the military, opens its first fully staged production this Saturday, June 1 at the West End Studio Theatre in Portsmouth! Every performance will be followed by a talkback with members of the medical and military communities, as well as MSIM artists. If you’d like to know more about the show and the terrific development…
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I am delighted to announce that ACT ONE is now accepting reservations for Make Sure It’s Me, our world premiere production of Kate Wenner’s play about five Iraq War veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury and the doctor devoted to helping them. This full-length play, directed by Leslie Pasternack and produced by Stephanie Nugent, will include a talk-back after each performance with members of the MSIM creative team, joined by guests from the medical and military communities. When: June 1-2, 7-9, & 21-23. Fridays, 8 pm / Saturdays 2 pm & 8 pm / Sundays, 2 pm & 7:30 pm Where: West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington Street, Portsmouth, NH Admission: Free for…
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I want to report that ACT ONE’s Make Sure It’s Me/nh Library Series concluded successfully this week in Hampton! In March and April, our library teams visited Portsmouth, Stratham, Manchester, Nashua and Hampton presenting information about Traumatic Brain Injury in the military, illustrated by scenes from Kate Wenner’s play Make Sure It’s Me.The turnout for these library events wasn’t huge, averaging between 20 and 35 participants. But, in every case, we felt that the people we addressed were positively affected by our presentation and that it was well worth doing. (Below, LTC Steph Riley, Leslie Pasternack, and Conan Marchi [SGT US Army, ret.] at…