Ray Harrington, a 2010 New England Faculty of Communications (NESCom) at Husson College graduate and Kittery, Maine native, returns to his alma mater on Saturday to kick off Husson’s homecoming and the Gracie Theatre’s eleventh season. The season is sponsored, partly, by Bangor Financial savings Financial institution.

“Having a extremely profitable and proficient graduate like Ray carry out at Homecoming is a chance we could not go up,” mentioned Jeri Misler, managing creative director of the Gracie Theatre. “Husson is happy with Ray’s international success, and excited to welcome him again!”

Whereas he was a NESCom pupil, Ray accomplished levels in radio broadcasting and advertising and marketing communications. This was additionally the time when he started his stand-up profession.

“Some associates signed me up for an open mic night time on the G. Peirce Webber Campus Middle,” recalled Harrington. “Throughout my final yr at Husson, Bob Marley was acting at The Gracie and he requested me to open for him. That was my first theater present. I’ve an actual sense of coming residence to Husson with this efficiency.”

Harrington is an infectiously charming comic who performs throughout the globe. He is been seen on Conan, Hulu, ABC, FOX, TBS, and SBS Australia. Harrington’s additionally been heard on nationally syndicated radio on Sirius XM. As well as, he was named “Greatest Comic” by the Windfall Phoenix, was a finalist within the Boston Comedy Pageant, and was invited to host the Worldwide Filmapalooza Awards in Hollywood.

Harrington’s finest recognized for presenting hilariously irreverent materials and his marvelous improvisational riffing that embraces the uncomfortable and the absurd. Along with performing his comedy dwell, he has recorded a number of albums. His first album entitled, “The Worst Is Over,” from Stand Up! Data, debuted on the high of the comedy charts on Amazon and iTunes. His newest album, “Overwhelmed,” debuted at #1 on Amazon and on the high of the Billboard Comedy Charts.

Harrington met his spouse and fellow Husson alum, Kaleena whereas he was a pupil. Kaleena was a resident director at one of many dormitories in addition to the Scholar Actions Director on the time. “It is lovely AND scary once I take into consideration how a lot of me got here from that campus,” recalled Harrington. “I genuinely loved so lots of my courses and academics, nevertheless it was this different facet that I by no means anticipated. I left Husson and NESCom with an concept of what I needed my life to be like and the particular person I needed to spend it with. I really feel so fortunate and hope that different college students I went to highschool with, college students who’re on campus now, and future college students will all have the chance to expertise one thing related.”

Fellow comedian, Rafi Gonzalez, can even be on the invoice with Harrington. Gonzalez is a slapstick comedian from Puerto Rico recognized for his conversational fashion. His materials focuses on his experiences with American tradition. After headlining at main comedy golf equipment and garnering thousands and thousands of views on social media, Gonzalez has developed a powerful regional following within the New England space and alongside the east coast. He was featured in a video produced by HBO MAX in regards to the 2021 Ha Comedy Pageant in San Antonio, Texas.

This PG-13 comedy occasion shall be at Husson College’s Gracie Theatre at 1 Faculty Circle in Bangor, Maine on Saturday, September 10, 2022. The present begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to this night of comedy vary from $22.50 – $30.00 and can be found on-line at GracieTheatre.com or by calling the theatre’s field workplace at 207-941-7888.

For patrons who want to put collectively a custom-made bundle of a number of exhibits, The Gracie’s “You Choose 4” season tickets consists of premium seats for not less than 4 exhibits of your selection at a particular low cost value. The premium seats positioned within the orchestra part can be found for a restricted time. Patrons can buy tickets for the “You Choose 4” plan now via February 23.

Single tickets vary from $20.00 – $47.50 relying on the present and the seat. Ticket costs differ relying on the present. A number of present purchases utilizing the “You Choose 4” low cost will scale back the general price by 20%.

The Gracie Theatre, in a collaboration between artists, college students, and college constituents, is an intimate and alluring performing arts facility that gives hands-on experiential studying and technical assist companies for the Husson College group via a mixture of various cultural programming and group engagement. Be taught extra in regards to the Gracie Theatre and upcoming exhibits at GracieTheatre.com.

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