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Here you will find upcoming events produced by Stage East at Eastport Arts Center and other venues, along with information on how to get involved as a volunteer, calls for proposals, and more.
OPENING SOON
Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson, Apt 2B
An irreverent, darkly comic modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous sleuth and sidekick, "Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson, Apt 2B" is a fast-paced romp that re-examines the world's most famous detective story with a bold new feminist lens.
In this highly theatrical, small cast escapade, oddball female roommates Sherlock (yes, it's also a girl's name - wait, is it a girl's name? Is it even a name?) Holmes and Joan Watson join forces to emerge from pandemic fog as a deeply codependent, quasi-dysfunctional Odd Couple adventure duo - solving mysteries and kicking butts, at least until they come face to face with a villain who seems to have all of the answers.
Directed by Cookie Repp.
Amber Fuchs as Ms. Holmes
Amber has enjoyed theater since her high school days, which coincidentally also happens to be the last time she performed in a play. She is excited to take on the challenge of representing Sherlock Holmes, her favorite literary character, and hopes to do the role justice.
Marcelina Messin as Ms. Watson
Last Spring Marcelina played several roles in The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon with Stage East. As a classically trained ballet dancer she has years of experience performing in ballets such as The Nutcracker. Professionally, she has been teaching Pilates for the last 20 years. In her free time she enjoys long walks in Downeast Maine with her family.
Olivia Fiore as Irene Adler
Olivia Fiore-Carpenter recently moved down east and is thrilled to be a part of Stage East’s production of Ms. Holmes and Ms Watson, Apt. 2B. She has a degree in Theatre for Young Audiences from the University of New Hampshire and her acting/entertainment career has brought her to all sorts of places from Lexington Children’s Theatre, to Manhattan, to Cruise ships! You can catch her teaching aerobics classes at UMM or exploring the wild coastline of Maine. She lives in Dennysville with her new husband and chickens.
With the invaluable help of
Arielle Richardson as Mrs. Drebber
Arielle is glad to be back on the Stage East stage for another production. She enjoys stepping into characters that are a little mysterious, a little unpredictable, and most definitely part of the chaos. When she’s not on stage, she can usually be found bouncing around Washington County and beyond, enjoying the everyday unpredictability of life. She’s excited to be part of "Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B" and to help bring this story to life.
STARRING
Katie Jumper as Mrs. Hudson
Katherine works at the Calais Free Library as a youth librarian. She enjoys reading stories out loud with plenty of drama, taking care of her gardens and orchard, and writing short stories. This is her theatrical debut.
Damon Weston as Inspector Lestrade
Damon Weston has lived in Eastport with his wife , Molly, for 20 years and is a high school history and math teacher. His acting career began at in high school at Washington Academy where he played Inspector Lestrade in a Holmesian musical. After a long hiatus, Damon returned to the stage with Stage East in a role as Prince Charming. Since then he has been in multiple plays, including Panopticon; Pool, No Water; and Almost Maine (twice!).
Colin Shank as Elliot Monk
Colin Shank has done a couple plays with both Eastport Arts Center and Machias Theater. He and his daughter Iris would like to continue to be apart of the downeast theater scene either on or off stage.
Iris Shank as Pizza Girl, Reporter, Boy's Voice
Amber has enjoyed theater since her high school days, which coincidentally also happens to be the last time she performed in a play. She is excited to take on the challenge of representing Sherlock Holmes, her favorite literary character, and hopes to do the role justice.
Greg Blatt: Set Design/Construction
Greg’s wife wishes Stage East had never got wind of Greg’s amazing skill set. He can design anything, build anything and fix anything on the face of the earth. Probably in space too, if he had the opportunity. Unfortunately, working with this wonderful bunch of creative people makes him almost as happy as a whiff of Coppertone on the boardwalk. Which means, she may never corral him for a home project again. Thanks, Stage East.
Dana Graffam: Set Design/Construction
Amber has enjoyed theater since her high school days, which coincidentally also happens to be the last time she performed in a play. She is excited to take on the challenge of representing Sherlock Holmes, her favorite literary character, and hopes to do the role justice.
Eric Messin: Set Design/Construction
Eric is a master jeweler. He has designed watercolor and gouache renderings for over 35 years. Moving his family to Maine in 2021 gave him the opportunity to dedicate all of this time to art, using charcoals, watercolors and egg tempera. He has previously collaborated in creating the set decor for State East’s production of “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” before taking on the set design for "Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson, Apt 2B". You can look for his upcoming exhibit of watercolors entitled “Downeast Dwellings” at the Lubec Memorial Library in June 2026.
Jude Kempe: Light and Sound
Jude Kempe: painter, film/video maker, music dabbler. carpenter as well as a sound and light tech for Stage East and the EAC. “I love working with light and sound and with creative production teams. Moving from Film/video to theatre felt like the natural path to take when I became involved with the EAC. I am super excited to be working with Cookie Repp and Stage East this season with Ms Holmes and Ms Watson Apt. 2b as it’s first full production.”