The Onion News Network ( as reporter Michael Falk ). Notable film work includes Showtime ( with Robert De Niro ), Scotland , PA ( with Christopher Walken ), and Elephant Sighs ( with Ed Asner ). He will be starring in the Broadway show The Band ’ s Visit alongside Tony Shalhoub this fall .
“ We are so pleased to have our second ever hometown premiere of a John Cariani play happening here at our Auditorium in Wieden Hall ,” UMPI President and Provost Ray Rice said . “ This region is so proud of John and where his stage and screen career has taken him , and we ’ re honored to have John ’ s support for our auditorium renovation efforts — he brought magic to this stage in his youth as a community thespian , and we ’ re delighted to have him bring back a little more magic with the local debut of his ‘ Last Gas ’ on our University stage .”
Tickets are $ 15 for adults , $ 10 for seniors and students and are available at the Aroostook Centre Mall Information Desk , Goin ’ Postal , and the Campus Store . They will also be available at the door , if not sold out . Proceeds from these special performances will benefit renovations to the Auditorium at Wieden Hall .
For more information , contact the UMPI Community and Media Relations Office at 207-768-9452 or email umpi @ maine . edu .
Last Gas Director Barbara Frick Ladner watches intently as cast members rehearse on the Auditorium stage in Wieden Hall .
Jim Derosier ( Dwight Paradis ) and Sherry Sullivan ( Lurene Legassey ).
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