If you’re in Hartford the
weekend of June 2, you have to work hard to miss playwright Jacques Lamarre’s
three openings. He modestly refers
to them as “Jacques-a-Palooza.”
The Unitarian Society of Hartford
as part of its Performing Arts Series will present the Herstory Theater Reading
of his drama “PIERCE,” at 7 p.m., Saturday, June 2 at 50 Bloomfield Avenue,
Hartford. This historical play
deals with the tragic life of Jane Means Appleton Pierce, the religious and
reclusive wife of Franklin Pierce who was elected President at the brink of the
Civil War.
Born in Lamarre’s hometown of
Amherst, New Hampshire, the Pierces have been extensively researched through
letters and archives. Will Jane be
able to handle the rigors and responsibilities of being First Lady, a title she
desperately does not want to assume?
For tickets ($15, or $30 for
VIP seating), call 860-233-9897, online at www.ushartford.com
or at the door. The reading will
be followed by a Talk Back with the playwright and Herstory Theater cast
members.
The busy Mr. Lamarre will
then head off to the Gay and Lesbian Film Fest at Cinestudio, 300 Summit
Street, on the campus of Trinity College, in Hartford at 10:30 p.m., Saturday,
June 2 for the screening of “Varla Jean and the Mushroomheads,” a film he
co-wrote for drag queen performer Varla Jean Merman. The festival runs from June 1 to June 9. For information and tickets ($10,
students and seniors $7), call the theater at 860-297-2463 or the festival at
860-586-1136, or online at http://outfilmct.org/.
As if that isn’t enough,
Lamarre’s new play “I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti,” a comedy he adapted from the memoir by Giulia
Melucci, will premiere this weekend at TheaterWorks, 233 Pearl Street, Hartford
and run through Sunday, July 8. A
delicious diva in the kitchen, Giulia hasn’t mastered the correct ingredients
for true love. Share her
tantalizing and tasty pasta, as she cooks up cures for a broken heart.
For tickets ($50-63 or
special kitchen seating at $76 that includes a front row table with wine and
food), call the theater at 860-527-7838 or online at www.theaterworkshartford.org. Performances are Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., with Saturday and Sunday
matinees at 2:30 p.m.
Come cheer for Jacques
Lamarre at any one of his trio of exciting events or join his fan club and
attend all three.
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