"Best If Used By" is a new play about aging and ageism inspired by, and performed by, 2 senior-citizen actors beloved on the North Shore. Written by North Shore writer/actor Doug Brendel (DougBrendel.com) the world premier is presented by Firehouse Center for the Arts and Ipswich Art Association with performances October 12-15,2023 at Firehouse, Newburyport.
We talked with the author, Doug Brendel and director Kristina Grundmann as well as the two actors in the play Rebecca Axelrod and Barbara Bourgeois who shared their views on the play, their lives and presented a brief sketch from the show.