‘North Woods Nonsense’ in Hampden

HAMPDEN – “North Woods Nonsense” by Andrew Ross will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at the Reeds Brook Middle School cafeteria.

The setting of the play, being performed for the first time, is Lost Loon Lodge on Moose Bottom Lake, somewhere in the woods of northern Maine.

The action focuses on the run-down hotel lobby where handyman Pete has written a completely fictional newspaper article about Bigfoot kidnapping a local resident.

But the rumored sighting provides the perfect excuse for Ms. Birch and Mr. Pine, assistants to the worst congressman in history, to suggest a trip.

With reporters hot on the congressman’s trail and ridiculous guests pursuing Bigfoot, chaos ensues when the visitors arrive and Pete decides they really should get a chance to see Bigfoot.

Cast members are Taylor Avery, Dakota Burns, Mariah Cormier, Emily Daub, Arielle D’Haiti, Nicole Quigley, Katie Ross, Ali Russell, Chareeda Rustanavibul, Meaghan White, Idy Arce, Chelsea Covey, Courtney Dixon, Annie Hawkins, Madlin Mekelburg, Casey McGuire, Kelsey Price, Michaela Valley, Riley Woods, Mackenzie Dunning, Kelly Hiller, Maggie Ross, Christin Casavant, Logan Lafayette, Hannah Holden, James Alley, Jasmine Deschesne, Erin L’Heureux, Gabe Yamartino, Jimmy Sargent, John Wilson, Logan Huston, Morgan Springer, Jeff King, Taylor Wagner, Angie Iannazzi, Katie Asalone, Michelle Rocker, Amy Cirrinone, Alex Cropley, Ben D’Haiti, Dylan Knowles and John Rocker.

Crew members are Andrew Closson, Christian McCue, Kent Reichel, Meave Higgins, Emma Parsons, Sarah Boss, directors Zachary and Karyn Field, James Cowin, Kyle Grogan and Taylor Davis.

Linda Kehr designed the beautiful set. Set crew members are Nick Searles, Caitlin Swalec, Roxanne Bowen, Rachel Prescott, Simon Burditt, Nick Jesiolowski, Olivia Dahlbergh and James Cowin.