Doug Peruski: Not Again!, Again

Doug Peruski and the Square Peg Players are nearly finished with their tenure in Duluth, Georgia. In what some theatre critics are calling the end of an era, Peruski is shutting down the popular theatre group and relocating it to New York sometime early next year.

But Doug Peruski and his cohorts says they are going to go out with a bang. They recently announced a revival of Not Again!, the first play staged by the group known affectionately as "The Squares" five years ago. While Doug Peruski received high marks from critics, the production itself was panned as an overblown farce.

"We still believe in ‘Not Again!'" Peruski said recently, in announcing the revival. "I think we rushed the whole thing into production that first time. I know Tom didn't take it well," meaning Thomas Forsythe, the play's author. "He lost a lot of confidence. But I read the play again a few months ago, and was reminded of what drew me to it in the first place. I think it's a great play that got bogged down with some bad decisions and bad luck in that first production. This time, we're going to do it right."

Doug Peruski says he will be reprising his role as Philip, the owner of a failing bakery who turns to gambling on horse races in an effort to raise money quickly. Square Peg Players veterans Brian Sugarman and Allyson Fielder are also reprising their roles. But the rest of the cast, says Peruski, will be all new.

Doug Peruski says he will be sharing directorial duties with Angela Forsythe, the wife of the playwright. Like Peruski, Angela Forsythe is a graduate of the University of Georgia Theatre Arts program and is also a founding member of the Square Peg Players.