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DAMARISCOTTA, ME - Ira Glass, host of WBEZ Chicago’s critically acclaimed radio show This American Life, returns to movie screens and to Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater with This American Life – Live!, a special live performance on Thursday, May 10 at 8:00 PM. This screening will also be part of the annual Damariscotta Rotary Decadent Desserts Benefit, with doors opening and wonderful goodies available starting at 6:30 PM.
Tickets for This American Life – Live! are $20 and are available at the Lincoln Theater Box Office by calling 563-3424 or during office hours (Tue-Fri, 1-5 PM). Tickets are also available at the Maine Coast Book Shop during regular business hours.
Broadcast live from the Skirball Center at New York University, Glass will present stories by writer David Rakoff, comedian Tig Notaro and Snap Judgment host Glynn Washington. Together they will perform a live stage version of the radio show, centered on the theme “The Invisible Made Visible.” The performance will also feature a new short film by Mike Birbiglia, live music by the rock band OK Go, a dance performance by Monica Bill Barnes & Company, original animation and illustration, and special surprise guests.
"I saw this amazing dance performance by Monica Bill Barnes' company, and I thought - that is totally in the style of our radio show," said host Ira Glass. "But obviously you can't have dance on the radio. Then I realized, we have to do another cinema event! We've built this lineup of stories mixed with super visual things, including the dancers I saw that night, so it's going to feel like the radio show but also totally unlike anything we've done before. I really can't wait to see how it turns out."
Don’t miss out on this live broadcast event. It should be quite an evening.
Photo: Ira on Stage (Courtesy of This American Life)
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