Playwright Laura Emack from Prospect invites you to indulge your inner critic and support the Bangor Public Library. On Saturday, May 31, Snowlion Repertory Co. will present Emack’s new script Power Play followed by an audience talkback. Bangor actor Irene Dennis, who coordinates the Library’s monthly play-reading group, will lead the discussion.

Power Play enters little-mined dramatic territory in the high-stakes world of college sports. The action happens at a fictional college in Vermont, but University of Maine fans will relate to challenges facing the new men’s hockey coach. The team's resurgence falters when Shane Reilley, star freshman goalie, gets into academic hot water. Both coach and player face crises in which integrity wages battle against the need to win.

Emack's work has been seen in New York City and at various Maine venues including two appearances in Penobscot Theatre’s “Northern Writes” New Play Festival. In December 2012, Husson University Theatre (HUT) produced the world premiere of The Easter Parade.  Emack looks forward to seeing three short plays (Backseat Driver, A Talking Scale and The Day the Music Died) performed by Midcoast Actors’ Studio of Belfast, directed by Jason Bannister, in October 2014.

Snowlion Repertory Co. is based in Portland, Maine. In addition to producing cutting-edge plays and musicals, Snowlion Repertory Co. operates Playlab, a group of playwrights and actors that meet monthly to explore new scripts written by members. Co-founder Al D’Andrea will direct the second “on book” presentation of Power Play following its Playlab debut in January 2014 and consequent revisions. Snowlion’s trip to Bangor is funded by Bangor Savings Bank and Deighan Wealth Advisors.

The Saturday-afternoon performance begins at 1:30 p.m. on May 31.  Light refreshments will be served. Advance reservations are required, as seating is limited. Cost for the event is $5 per person. All “box office” proceeds are payable to the BPL Building Fund. To reserve space, call 207/567-3437 or email LKECPA@prexar.com.