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A world premiere production at Portland Stage
LIKE FLIES
When a mysterious new midwife comes to town, a group of women think she might have solutions for more than just childbirth. She might also have something to solve an epidemic of cruel men. Like Flies is a witchy thriller with movement, sound, murder, secrets, and an ensemble of women claiming the freedom they are due.
Loosely inspired by the true events of the Angelmakers of Nagyrev.
March 4-22, 2026
Like Flies was the Clauder Competition Grand Prize winner, and received a workshop reading in the The Little Festival of the Unexpected in May 2025.
Like Flies, The Little Festival of the Unexpected 2025. Casey Turner, Kandyce Whittingham, Lyra Legawiec, Isabelle Van Fleet, Abigail Killeen, Naomi Kim, Catherine Buxton, Maggie Kearnan, Todd Backus, Kim McCrann, Larsen Nichols. Photos by Aressa Goodrich. Photos courtesy of Portland Stage.
Maggie earned her MFA in Playwriting from Boston University with the Class of 2025.
This three-year program resides at Boston Playwrights’ Theater. The 2025 cohort included Tina Esper, Isabelle Fereshteh Sanatdar Stevens, and Brandon Zang. They studied with Hansol Jung, Melinda Lopez, Ronan Noone, and program head Nathan Alan Davis.