Michael Parent's one-man shows

 *** The Goofy Show *** A Beautiful Game *** One More Thing *** 

A Beautiful Game
the mostly true story of my long-time connection to the game of hockey

Known for his poignantly humorous glimpses into Franco-American life, Michael Parent describes “A Beautiful Game" as the “mostly true” recollections of his longtime connection to the game of ice hockey. Set in Lewiston, where Parent grew up, the story follows him from his days as a young boy struggling to stay upright on his first pair of skates, to his big moment as goalie for the St. Dom's hockey team which competed, against heavy odds, at the Boston Garden for the New England Championship in 1964. 

Though the focus of the program is hockey, no specific knowledge or even appreciation of the sport is required, as Michael forays widely into mill-town culture, father and son issues, and connections between religion and sports. In the course of these reminiscences, he resurrects a parade of memorable characters, such as his father, a traditional, hard-working Franco-American man-of-few-words; and Gaston, a local factory worker who bets his paychecks on the hockey games.

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One More Thing
an evening with mill worker jean-paul boisvert

In his original one-man show “One More Thing,” Michael Parent portrays Jean-Paul Boisvert, a retired  Franco-American mill worker who is trying to get "back into the ballgame" of his life after the death of his beloved wife. Now, on his 67th birthday,  Monsieur Boisvert watches sports on TV, colorfully berating his beloved Red Sox and Bruins.

He sings old French songs, fields phone calls from his children and other family members, and ponders his fragile health and mortality. He also tells stories, some funny, others poignant, as he struggles to resolve a major piece of unfinished emotional business.

“One More Thing” addresses various issues, including aging, grief and loss, class consciousness, generational conflict, the connection between work and self-worth, and Franco-American culture and identity.

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The Goofy Show
(Knuckleheads on Parade)

Michael Parent, storyteller, actor and humorist, presents quirky bits, skits and general tomfoolery! Almost everyone is goofy some of the time, or has been goofy at some moment in their life. Michael often feels the urge to explore his goofy side. Come meet his semi-fictional and highly confused cousins Artie and Reechard, the ineffectual intellectual Professor Frederico Papenfoose, and be enlightened by the great guru Rama Lama Ding Dong – characters who inspire goofiness wherever they go.

Michael guarantees you'll have at least 6 laughs during the course of the show or he'll give you one-tenth of your money back.

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