The Conquest of the South Pole

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by Manfred Karge
translated by Calvin Maclean, Caron Cadle & Ralf Remshardt

directed by Al D'Andrea

January-February 2018

A New England premiere production

Unemployed Rumford Maine mill workers recreate Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's  grueling, ground-breaking trek to the South Pole as a journey of the imagination in order to empower themselves amidst the gut-wrenching hardships of their situation, with startling and life-changing results

Cast

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Cullen Burke

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Ian Carlsen

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Hal Cohen

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Natasha Salvo

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Maergen Soliman

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Caleb Streadwick

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Ashanti Williams

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Eric Darrow Worthley

Stories and Reviews

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From a Rumford attic, friends find purpose in their 'Conquest of the South Pole'  |  Portland Press Herald

First Rumford, then the World - Snowlion's 'The Conquest of the South Pole'  |  Portland Phoenix

BWW Review: 'The Conquest of the South Pole'  |  Broadway World

Exotic Flights of Theatrical Imagination  |  The Forecaster

Snowlion embarks on a journey in "Conquest of the South Pole" via a Rumford attic | Maine Today Magazine

'Conquest of South Pole' set in Rumford Maine  |  Sun Journal

The Boys of Rumford, Maine
The Moose in a noose
Reading about the South Pole journey
Force feeding the Moose
Hanging laundry
Slupianek persuades Buscher to make the journey
Seiffert is enthralled
Frankieboy joins the gang
Luisa hopes Slupianek will play the "lottery"
The boys break into the Eskimo Shop
Is Braukmann a polar bear?
The South Pole trek begins
Braukmann is an excellent cook
At a camp called the Butcher Shop
The trekkers attempt Hell's Gate
Seiffert falls into a crevasse
Conquering Hell's Gate
Luisa is going to have a child - but whose?
Luisa demands Slupianek stop distracting Braukmann
Buscher discovers a more suitable South Pole journey
Buscher and Slupianek face off
Buscher paints a picture of their failure
Slupianek anticipates a South Pole child
Braukmann dreams he is Shackleton
Braukmann promises the monkey business is over
Rosi visits on Luisa's birthday
Rudi and Rosi share pictures of their Antarctic trip
Rudi complains about Rosi
The birthday girl gets a rose
The Boys examine a picture of the Pole
Rudi extolls the advantages of fascism
The Boys take Rudi down
The Boys are united again
Divisions are healed
179.45 steps to reach the Pole
The Conquest of the South Pole
All move on, except Slupianek
Seiffert at the unemployment office
Slupianek realizes what's truly important
The cast and crew of The Conquest of the South Pole