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Jack Neary, the Lowell born and bred playwright/actor/director, is busier than ever, and Stages is pleased to give this talented guy some ink.
He’s been writing plays for as long as we’ve known him and he has improved and keeps getting better with smart dialogue, astute characters, and timely plots, all laced with smart jokes that add a touch of levity to dark subjects.
Here’s a rundown of what Neary is doing in the coming weeks, and we hope that you partake of a few or all of them.
On Friday, Oct. 10, he joins his music teacher nephew Jon Abrams in Abrams’ The Paul Simon Project. “I will be joining Jon to sing the Simon and Garfunkel harmonies in songs like ‘Mrs. Robinson,’ ‘The Boxer,’ ‘The Sounds of Silence’ and ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ among others. Jon will handle all the Paul Simon solo tunes.”
It’s at the Rex Theatre, 23 Amherst Street, Manchester, N.H. on Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m. Tickets and info: https://palacetheatre.org/events/jon-abrams-presents-the-paul-simon-project/.
On Tuesday, Oct. 14, there’s a free staged reading at 7;30 p.m. of Neary’s new play “Reconciliation” at Gloucester Stage Company in Gloucester.
Notes Neary: “A staged reading of a brand-new play of mine, featuring Boston actors Georgia Lyman, Steve Barkhimer, Andy Dolan and (I hope, though it’s not official yet) Emmy Winner Gordon Clapp. Produced by PUNCTUATE4 Productions.
Here’s a short synopsis:
A disgraced Catholic priest, hidden by the Diocese in a nondescript parish, is confronted by a mysterious woman when he hears confessions. She shows him a photograph of a young girl he may or may not have known earlier in his life and proceeds to psychologically torture him.
Tickets: FREE but reservations and further info: https://gloucesterstage.com/punctuate4productions/
And don’t forget Neary’s Comedy of Horrors, four comedic horror tales a la The Twilight Zone that’s being produced by Acting Out Productions at Firehouse Center for the Arts, in Newburyport, Halloween weekend.
Here are the plays and a synopsis of each.
THE AUDITION: A gentleman auditioning for the role of Dracula takes his method acting style just a bit too far.
VOICE RECOGNITION: So, who’s writing your story anyway? You or your MacBook Pro?
HELL’S WAITING ROOM: Entering Eternity “down below” is a far more complicated process than you would ever imagine.
SILENCE: You think that cellphone ringing in the middle of the audience is just a harmless annoyance? Think again.
The address is 1 Market Square, Newburyport and dates are Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 2 at 5 p.m.
SPECIAL FAMILY AND FRIENDS DISCOUNT ON OCT. 31 ONLY: Reserve online and use the code RING2025
Tickets and further info: https://firehouse.org/event/comedy-of-horrors/2025-10-31/ or call 978-462-7336.
In the wings
LOWELL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: Sunday, Oct. 12 is the date of the Lowell Chamber Orchestra’s first concert of the season at 3 p.m. in the Donahue Family Academic Arts Center, Central St., Lowell. The Lowell Chamber Orchestra, conducted by MCC faculty member Orlando Cela, will perform three masterpieces from the Classical Era. Symphony No. 4 in D minor by Luigi Boccherini; Symphony No. 40 in G minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; and the Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major by Franz Joseph Haydn will be featured. The cello soloist will be William Suh, winner of the 2025 LCO Young Artist Competition. Visit www.middlesex.edu/newsroom/2025/09.29.25.html for info.
Nancye Tuttle’s email is nancyedt@verizon.net.
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