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Ever wondered what goes on behind the curtain? Come with us backstage to see what it takes to bring a play to life. We’ll take a look at some of the extraordinary work that’s gone into the backstage action of Little Shop of Horrors, Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Stage Kiss, Young Frankenstein, Romeo and Juliet, I Was a Rat and so many others.

Tom Smith’s award-winning two-act play features nuns and priests, reporters, former lovers, and all the usual hijinks that make up a farce: mistaken identities, accusations, multiple door slammings, a bit of a whodunnit and over-the-top non-stop action.

Every year since 1961, the International Theatre Institute (ITI) has toasted World Theatre Day — an event intended to promote international exchange, consolidate peace and solidarity in theatre arts. Hard to disagree with such lofty goals, but here at Pine Tree Players, we never lose sight of something even more fundamental, something you might just see at the Miners’ Union Hall — the pure magic of theatre.

Beneath the wild catharsis of comedy and loaded with sneaky surprises, next week’s One Act Play Festival (running Feb. 27-March 1) will flip you from whooping with laughter to pondering life’s perplexities. If rehearsals are any indication, the three-play lineup, produced by Pine Tree Players, is provocative, clever and — if that’s not enough — promises to bolster your roster of Dad jokes (no kidding).