SALVAGE
A HEARTWARMING NEW COMEDY
JUNE 20 - JULY 5
By LENA KAMINSKY
Directed by M. BEVIN O’GARA
ABOUT THE PLAY
At her small town dump, Carla attempts to junk the overwhelming collection of mirrors from her childhood home. Instead, amid other people’s trash, she finds the treasure of two new friends she didn’t know she needed. Past lives and future plans intertwine – and sometimes collide – as together these neighbors sort through what to toss and what to take away. And maybe, discover the magic potion for moving on? A funny and heartwarming new play by Lena Kaminsky about what can happen when we allow ourselves to be seen.
“As a newcomer to a small town in upstate New York during the heart of the pandemic, I started writing SALVAGE following my first visits to the town transfer station. What started as dropping off my trash turned into something else. I found myself lingering, laughing, and getting to know my neighbors. In those exchanges, I rediscovered the power of connection that had been lost in those early days of isolation. I also found, to my surprise, that the dump was a beautiful place. I first went there thinking it would be, well…a dump, and I was all wrong. Instead I found a place where order and tidiness arose from chaos and mess. One of those times that life presents you with the thing you didn’t even know you needed. Dorset Theatre Festival is the perfect home for this story and I am so excited to share it with this community. Much like the rural town that inspired this play, I think the themes of community and connection will resonate with the audience here, and folks will leave feeling hopeful. See you at the dump!”
SCHEDULE
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FRIDAY, JUNE 20 - 7:30 PM (PREVIEW)
*SATURDAY, JUNE 21 - 7:30 PM (OPENING NIGHT)
SUNDAY, JUNE 22 - 2:00 PM
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 - 2:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 - 7:30 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 26 - 7:30 PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 27 - 7:30 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 28 - 2:00 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 28 - 7:30 PM
SUNDAY JUNE 29 - 2:00 PM
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 - 2:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 - 7:30 PM
THURSDAY, JULY 3 - 2:00 PM (Matinee Performance)
FRIDAY, JULY 4 - 2:00 PM (Matinee Performance)
SATURDAY, JULY 5 - 2:00 PM (Closing Performance)
MEET THE CAST
ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM
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Lena is an actor, writer, and filmmaker. As an actor, she has worked in TV, film, and regional theaters around the country. Salvage received its first production at Opera House Arts in Stonington, Maine (dir: Kathryn Markey). Short plays: Crime of Curiosity, The Eclectic Full Contact Theatre, Patchwork Playfest (Audience Award), The Snowball Effect, Cherry Picking ‘24 series. She has written and directed two short films Last Hope, currently screening at film festivals (premiered at Santa Barbara International Film Festival) and Little Mouse (premiered at Dances With Films NYC, Audience Award). Member of The Dramatists Guild and The Actors Center. She lives with her wife and their dog, Red Dog. @lenakaminsky
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SALVAGE is produced by Dorset Theatre Festival.
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