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Portland Ovations presents- The Last Girl

October 20, 2022 @ 7:00 pm

Ovations is honored to share the first full-length staged reading of dee Clarke’s memory play, The Last Girl, based in part on Clarke’s 2014 testimony on sexual trafficking to the Maine Human Rights Commission. The Last Girl tells, in three acts, Clarke’s personal story of surviving trafficking as a young child and adult. Reflecting the advocacy work for which she is best known and of which The Last Girl is a part, Clarke, who passed away unexpectedly in November, 2021, was driven to bring to life the humanity of each of the many characters portrayed, traffickers as well as survivors, giving voice and hope to those trapped by poverty and racism everywhere. In the final act, as in her life, Clarke uses her own story to become an advocate for survivors of sexploitation and shares others’, inviting your personal engagement.

This reading represents a critical moment in the play’s evolution before the addition of staging,costumes and tech. We invite you to learn from and engage with Clarke’s story and the work of the organization she founded in 2015, Survivor Speak USA.

A critical component of dee’s work is to engage everyone on the issues of human trafficking and sexploitation. Following the staged reading you are invited to join the cast, creative team, and survivor-leaders in this conversation.

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Date:
October 20, 2022
Time:
7:00 pm9:00 pm
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Website:
https://portlandovations.org/event/the-last-girl-a-play-by-dianne-dee-clarke/

Organizer

Portland Ovations
Phone:
207-773-3150
Email:
info@portlandovations.org
Website:
www.portlandovations.org

Venue

Westbrook Performing Arts Center
471 Stroudwater Street
Westbrook, ME 04092 United States
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