ABOUT THE BOOK CLUB
Join us and our friends at the Portland Public Library in reading and discussing novels related to characters and themes in three of Ovations’ Broadway offerings this season. Participants will have a chance to win a free pair of tickets to each show.
Thursday, October 3 from 6 – 7 PM – BROADWAY TITLE: Hadestown
Thursday, November 14 from 6 – 7 PM – BROADWAY TITLE: Dear Evan Hansen
- Thursday, March 5 from 6 – 7 PM – BROADWAY TITLE: The Addams Family
Each session will be held at the Portland Public Library Downtown Library on Monument Square.
REGISTRATION
ACCESSIBILITY
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ASL interpretation is available by request. Contact offstage@portlandovations.org.
ABOUT THE READING
MARCH 5
WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE BY SHIRLEY JACKSON
At this Book Club, we will discuss We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson.
Delving deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when outside forces disrupt their delicate balance of life.
BROADWAY BOOK CLUB FACILITATED BY MARIE ELIZABETH
Marie Elizabeth is a writer, director, and community organizer. Her plays have been staged with the Maine Playwrights Festival, the 24-Hour Theater Project, and PortFringe Festival. She hosts a monthly poetry group and works as a teacher & librarian in Maine.
BOOKS
Check your local library for copies of We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Many libraries have physical copies to check out along with digital copies to download on your eReader.
The Portland Public Library offers digital access with both the ebook and audio book available through the Cloud Library App. All you need is an active library membership to access.
See "The Addams Family" in Portland
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2025 – 7 PM
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2025 – 7 PM
MERRILL AUDITORIUM, PORTLAND
