"ONE MORE THING"

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“One More Thing,” Michael Parent’s new one-man show, premiered at Pontine Theater in Portsmouth, N.H. in March 2004. The play is based on, and reprises, one of the characters from “A Frog Stuck in the Ice,” a three-person play performed in Lewiston, Maine, for L.A. Arts in January 2001.

In “One More Thing,” Jean-Paul Boisvert, a retired Franco-American mill worker, on his 67^th birthday, regales the audience with stories, especially about his beloved, deceased but still influential wife Marie-Louise.

He tunes into and berates “his teams,” the Bruins and Red Sox, takes phone calls from his grownup children and other family members, and haltingly moves toward resolving a major loose end in his life.

See reviews of "One More Thing":

Portland Press Herald, April 2005

Wolf Moon Press Journal, April 2006

"Touching, spirited, deeply human and funny throughout, Michael Parent's 'One More Thing' is an experience that will live with me for a long time. Our audiences were absolutely spellbound. What an extraordinary night of theatre!"
        -- J. Omar Hansen, PhD, Department of Theatre, Brigham Young University-Idaho; Co-founder, Snake River Storytelling Festival

"Whether you're Franco-American or not, you'll come away from "One More Thing" with a real sense of the immigrant experience in this country. Michael Parent is a dynamic performer who single-handedly brings to life the spirit of an entire family."  
        -- Susan Poulin and Gordon Carlisle, Co-Artistic Directors, Poolyle Productions

"The vividness of this character (Jean-Paul Boisvert) in "One More Thing" stunned me.  Seeing him fully embodied on the stage at the Pontine was a startling experience -- like having a person walk out of a portrait on the wall and start to speak, feel, be."  
        -- Jo Radner, storyteller, scholar, past president of American Folklore Society

 “We are drawn irresistibly and intimately into the living room of this colorful, cranky storyteller and Red Sox fan.” 
        -- Kristin Langellier, University of Maine faculty, author of “Storytelling in Daily Life”

“It was very evident that Michael was connecting  ... across generational and language distances.  Michael's work is important  to the transmission of Franco-Americans’ rich cultural heritage and experiences.”     
        -- Yvon Labbe, Director of the Franco-American Center at the University of Maine, Orono

To book a performance of "One More Thing," E-mail Michael Parent  or call (207) 879-0401

"One More Thing" has also been presented at:

The Franco-American Heritage Center in Lewiston, Maine, April 2004 and December 2005
University of Maine at Orono, October 2004
The Theater Project in Brunswick, Maine, April 2005
South Portland Public Library, May 2005
Norlands Living History Center Conference in Livermore, Maine, June 2005
McArthur Public Library in Biddeford, Maine, June 2005
St. Lawrence Arts & Community Center in Portland, Maine, January 2006
Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham, Massachusetts, February 2006
Lewiston-Auburn College, Lewiston, Maine, March 2006
North Dam Mill in Biddeford, Maine, sponsored by the McArthur Public Library, March 2006
Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, Massachusetts, April 2006
Waterville Opera House Studio Theater, Waterville, Maine, April 2006
Maine Social Forum, Lewiston, Maine, July 2006
Snake River Storytelling Festival, Rexburg, Idaho, October 2006
International Storytelling Center, Jonesborough, Tennessee, October 2006
Club Passim, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 2006

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Contact Michael Parent:

michaelparent@maine.rr.com  

www.michaelparent.com  ~ 95 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101 ~ Phone  (207) 879-0401