My Boyfriend Bonhoeffer - First Church Congregation Performance
Sat, Sep 12
|Parish Hall - First Church in Belfast
DEVISED AND PERFORMED BY MADELINE BUGEAU-HEARTT Back by popular demand! Join us as we revisit this piece and pay witness to how it has evolved over the last year, or come experience it for the first time. Either way, do not miss this very limited engagement!
Time & Location
Sep 12, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Parish Hall - First Church in Belfast, 8 Court St, Belfast, ME 04915
Guests
About the event
THIS PERFORMANCE IS FOR THE FIRST CHURCH CONGREGATION, LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
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My Boyfriend Bonhoeffer is a haunting exploration of the artist’s imagined romance with Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German prophet, theologian, and martyr living under the oppressive Third Reich regime. Amidst an eerily similar landscape, how might we look to Bonhoeffer’s seemingly impossible acts of resistance to ignite our own courage? Part pillow-talk & part ghost-story, this experimental theater piece explores desire, humanity in turmoil, and the strange role spirit plays when the forces of history appear stacked against us.
This performance is part of our coastal Maine tour and will be held at the Parish Hall at the First Church in Downtown Belfast. Seating is extremely limited - arrive early to grab one of our chairs; the rest of the seating will be on floor pillows (chairs will be reserved for…