It’s Body Awareness Week on a Vermont college campus and partners Phyllis and Joyce are hosting one of the guest artists in their home: Frank, a photographer famous for his female nude portraits. His physical presence, along with his chosen subject, threatens to unravel the home order. Phyllis is furious at his depictions, while Joyce is intrigued, going so far as to contemplate posing herself. Meanwhile, Joyce’s adult son, who may or may not have autism spectrum disorder, struggles to express himself physically – with heartbreaking results.

Body Awareness is a gentle and hilarious examination of intimacy, self-expression, and the human body.

July 14 - 31

• Thursday - Saturday · 7:00 doors; 7:30 show
• Sunday · 4:30 doors; 5:00 show

Performances will take place at Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St, Portland, ME 04101

Directed by Sally Wood

• Joyce — Moira Driscoll †
• Phyllis — Courtney Cook
• Frank — Whip Hubley
• Jared — Parker Hough

• Artistic Director: Dave Register
• Executive Director: Ian Bannon
• Associate Artistic Director: Sally Wood
• Casting Director: Kendall Cooper
• Production Stage Manager: Lauren Stockless
  
• Managing Director: Jennifer London
• Festival Coordinator: AP Nuri
  
• Set Design: Peter Bloom and Connor Perry
  
• Lighting Design: Remy Dickinson
• Costume Design: Lily Prentice
• Assistant Stage Manager: Mallory Topel
  

† Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States, appearing under a Special Appearance Contract.

ABOUT

Founded in 2021 by East Shore Arts and Mayo Street Arts, Portland Theater Festival (PTF) presents an annual summer season of diverse, inclusive, and exceptional professional theater to the City of Portland. Locally staffed and incubated, PTF offers cutting-edge performances in intimate and found spaces with the aim of promoting a more mindful, more compassionate, and more harmonized community in Maine.

SLIDING SCALE ADMISSION POLICY

No one will be turned away for lack of funds; contact PTF at info@portlandtheaterfestival.org for information on our sliding scale admission policy.

CANCELLATION POLICY

PTF has a no refund policy for all reservations. In the event that PTF is forced to cancel an event due to weather, illness, etc., refunds will be offered via the platform on which they were purchased.

COVID-19 POLICY

PTF is committed to the safety of everyone involved with our events and will adhere to the existing Federal & Maine CDC guidelines during all phases of production. We anticipate mid-production changes to our COVID-19 policy in response to developments in the pandemic. All changes will be communicated via email via the Ticket Tailor platform.

All patrons and staff attending events will need to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test (administered by an authorized provider with your name included on the test) within the past 48 hours, along with a matching photo ID. Proof of vaccination can be your physical vaccine card/official record, or a photo of such documents. Proof of a negative test result can be physical or digital.

All audience members, staff, and volunteers will be asked to mask while not actively eating or drinking.

To allow our artists to perform unmasked, all cast and crew are tested at least twice weekly and within 48 hours of each performance.

Mayo Street Arts' facility will be cleaned and sanitized daily with additional sanitization of commonly touched surfaces between each activity. Additionally, MSA has multiple HEPA air filtration devices to filter the air in the space twice per hour.