The company of theatre KAPOW’s Paradise Now! by Margaret Perry from June 7 through 9 at the Bank of New Hampshire Stage in Concord, NH. Photo by Matthew Lomanno.
The desire for—and vulnerability in— connection are central themes in nonprofit theatre KAPOW’s upcoming Paradise Now!, which will take place June 7 – June 9 at the Bank of New Hampshire Stage in Concord. Ticket prices range from $26.75 to $33.75.
Written by Margaret Perry, the play brings together a group of women who join a pyramid scheme where they sell a range of essential oils that soothe “a myriad of life’s stresses.” “What the play is really about is the desire for connection, something I think every woman longs for,” explained KAPOW’s Carey Cahoon.
Paradise Now!, however, rhetorically questions the ways in which modern society frames such “connections.” “Are women really lifting each other up in these scenarios, or are they about money?” Cahoon stated.
While the subject matter is serious, Paradise Now! presents it in various comedic ways. “You’ll laugh at the show, but you will also walk away with some questions,” Cahoon added.
Paradise Now! will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8, and at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 9 at the Bank of New Hampshire Stage at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, NH. Click the button below to purchase tickets,