World Premiere Comedy PARADISE LOST & FOUND Comes To Isle of Shoals

It’s the most depressing time of the year, so Isle of Shoals is bringing you a new play to lift your holiday spirits and help you cope with your existential fears of impending doom. "Paradise Lost & Found" is a brand new comedy by Tirosh Schneider, directed by Katie Young*. Jack Klugman (no, not the actor), a 49-year-old sunglasses salesman riddled with regrets. He arrives at the Pearly Gates of Heaven, only to discover that his file has gone missing, and his eternal fate now rests in the hands of an 18-year-old judge named Christina Clark. Together they sort through the events of Jack’s life, and ask what it means to be a good person in a world of imperfections.

The cast features Arya Kashyap, Colleen Litchfield*, Avery Nelson* and Pat Swearingen. The creative team includes Domitille Angoulvant (Scenic and Costume Design), Jon DeGaetano (Lighting Design), Rachel Kaplow (Stage Manager), Garrett Robin (Assistant Stage Manager) and Linda Elizabeth (Producer).

*AEA Approved Showcase, the members appear courtesy of Actors' Equity Association

Isle of Shoals Productions, Inc. is a nonprofit theatre company currently in its 24th season, nominated for 12 New York Innovative Theatre Awards, winner of 4, most recently "Alex & Eugene" by Bryan Williams, directed by Justy Kosek. Our motto is "Theatre for Discovery." Since its founding, in 1995, Isle of Shoals has maintained a commitment to developing and producing pieces (from brand new to ancient) which might otherwise never or seldom get to see the light of day in our present theatre ecosystem. We present life-affirming work that is aimed at fostering a theatre-loving community that is one with, not apart from, the community at large. Perhaps naively, we trust that diversity and creative collaboration remain the keys not only to worthwhile and fulfilling theatre, but a better future in which to stage it.

For more information, www.isleofshoals.org.