PORTLAND, Maine — Brian P. Allen co-founded Good Theater in Portland just over two decades ago, and although he’s directed far more shows there than anyone else, he hadn’t kept a running tally of just how many productions he’d overseen.
“And then last year during our twentieth season, we were coming up with statistics,” Allen recalled. “And I said, ‘Oh, my. Next year the last show is going to be my 100th. I better make it a good one.’”
That milestone show, “A Man of No Importance,” has arrived at Good Theater, and it is something of an old friend.
“This is the second time I’ve done this show,” Allen said. “We did it in our third season. And of the 99 shows I’ve done at Good Theater before this, it was the one I wanted to go back and do again. And I’ve told it in a different way this time.”
This production may mark the end of Allen’s streak, at least in one regard. Good Theater’s home has always been on Munjoy Hill in Portland in the Hill Arts, formerly the St. Lawrence Arts Center. The venue is going to be dramatically reconfigured this year, and it’s not clear if Good Theater will be able to return. No matter what happens on that front, you can catch “A Man of No Importance” through March 24.