The Firehouse’s arts education program, Second Act Readers’ Theater, is show biz without the stress! Individuals perform while comfortably seated and there is no memorization required. We welcome individuals 55 and older, regardless of experience, to participate in the magic of theater.
Together, we explore a script in detail, develop a character, focus on the use of voice and gestures, and finally offer a public performance at the Firehouse! Special invitations to the Public Performance are issued to senior centers and assisted living centers throughout the area.
Spring 2025:
April 1 through May 20, 2025. Final Performance will be Saturday, May 24th at 2pm.
Registration Fee for Each Session: $125
If you have any questions about Second Act Readers’ Theater, please contact us at 978-499-9931 or email Megan Blouin-Little at [email protected]
Meet our NEW Instructors
Maureen Daley I have been performing on Newburyport area stages for over thirty years: since I first began to study acting with Marc Clopton at The Actors Studio of Newburyport. Among my favorite roles are Ouiser in Steel Magnolias, Grandma Kurnitz in Lost in Yonkers, Annie Wilkes in Misery and Ann Kron in Well. I have also directed and performed in many pieces in New Works’ Festivals and Silver Theatre presentations. I have been involved in SART since the beginning with the initial performance of All the Kings’ Women. I am hoping to offer SART participants the tips and techniques I have learned along the way.
Allan Haley acts, directs, writes and produces – although, now, he mostly produces. He has been active in the Newburyport theater community for eight years, acting in several SART, New Works and Playwright’s Collaborative Traveling Troupe performances. Allan founded Silver Theater Productions, in 2022, to bring plays with universal themes, featuring senior actors, to the Northshore.
Prior to falling head-over-heels in love with the theater, Allan had a 50-year career in the typographic arts. He began his career as a graphic and typeface designer, moving into management and executive positions in several national and international companies serving the typographic arts. An internationally recognized expert in typography, typeface design and fonts, Allan is also a prolific writer, with six books on type and graphic communication and hundreds of articles for scholarly journals and trade publications to his credit. His continued writing helps to support Silver Theater Productions.