Show goes on without power at Kittery’s Star Theatre
Performers in “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” rehearse at Star Theatre the Kittery Community Center on Friday before a weekend performance that continued despite a power outage. In back, from left, Christopher Young, Marc-Anthony Lewis, and Michael Jemison lift up Devin Price, front. Photo by Ioanna Raptis/Seacoastonline
By Brian Early
bearly@seacoastonline.com
KITTERY, Maine — It was a classic case of “the show must go on.”
Five songs into the 5 p.m. performance of the musical revue “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” at Star Theatre at the Kittery Community Center on Sunday, the power went out. It was about 5:30 p.m.
“The lights went completely black,” said Diane DuBois, executive director of Patrick Dorow Productions. “I’ve never seen something go so black so fast.”
The show stopped at first. The initial thought was a power overload from the show might have killed the lights.
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