The Last Class: A Jazzercize Play | Out There Theater Company

By Megan Hill
Produced by Out There Theater Company
Directed by Joanna Clarke

Jazzercize is out. (That’s three z’s) Zumba is in. But instructor Kelsea Wiggans is not going down without a fight. Armed with pep, a petition, and her conflict averse co-instructor, MJ Fray, Kelsea is determined to keep Jazzercize alive and thriving at the Portland Community Center. But is this one problem that’s too big to “sweat it out”?

THE LAST CLASS is a scripted play…and also a real aerobics class happening in real time. The production will have standard audience seating, with each performance featuring community participants selected by the company who are also taking the class. Get ready to SWEAT!

Starring:
Kathryn Kellogg as Kelsea Wiggans
Grace MacNeill as MJ Fray

Note: The Last Class: A Jazzercize Play is a non-participatory event. Audience will be seated during the play.

Out There Theater Company is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit theater company based in Portland, Maine, that is committed to fostering the theater community throughout Maine. OTTC is dedicated to producing newer works and adaptations throughout Maine while paying our artists and designers their worth in order to foster and retain local talent. They utilize both conventional and nonconventional spaces to further enrich and engage our community in the arts.

Other performances

Friday, August 21 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 22 at 7:30 pm
Friday, August 28 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 29 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 30 at 1 pm

Praise for the original Off-Broadway production of The Last Class: A Jazzercize Play

“It’s DEATH OF A SALESMAN in spandex, with laughs.” – Jazzercize Patron

“Dazzling!”- Backstage

 “Triumphant!”- Blogcritics

 “…Amy Poehler and Tiny Fey are the queens of the comedy world, but Megan Hill and Amy Staats are going to give them a run for their money… Insanely Clever writing… Genius Comedic Timing” – Theater Is Easy

 “ Director Margot Bordelon and choreographer Sarita Lou have created dance/movement along with Hill’s funny, fast -paced dialogue that together are like watching a fine tuned machine with intricate gears and pulleys… Amy Staats and Megan Hill are a terrific comic duo…”- Front Row Center

 “Go see it!” – New York Theatre Review

 “Hugely Entertaining!” – Manhattan Digest

 “…technically inventive, dramatically intense, and always funny. The Last Class is pure electricity, and a revelatory theatergoing experience.” – KXSU