BRUNSWICK — When Collins Rush brought out his Collier the dog costume before getting dressed on Saturday, the audience was delighted to pet the soft fur, talking excitedly about their own dog’s names. When Nicola Fava, playing Flutter the butterfly, came out and showed them how her “wings” lit up with bright rainbow lights, the […]

BRUNSWICK — Brock Clarke doesn’t own a pellet stove, nor does he have any particular interest in 16th-century theologian John Calvin. In fact, he is about as different as a person can be, from Calvin Bledsoe, the titular character of his new book, “Who Are You, Calvin Bledsoe?” Still, he roots for him.  In the […]

BRUNSWICK — A week before the first strings are strummed on stage, multiple families have already set up camp for the annual Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival.  There’s still plenty to be done around the campsite before the bands arrive — paint touch-ups here and there, some organizational work in the lodge — but the […]

BRUNSWICK– Some parts of classic shows just can’t be changed. In “Beauty in the Beast,” Belle wears a golden gown as she and the Beast dance to a tale as old as time. In “Hello Dolly!,” Dolly Gallagher-Levi makes her entrance at the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant in a stunning red dress. In “The Wizard of […]

BRUNSWICK– It only takes a moment to fall in love with Maine State Music Theatre’s “Hello Dolly!”  The show is not the type to bring a tear to the audience’s eye, nor is it likely to prompt any philosophical discussions or musings about life afterward, but it is the type of show that leaves audience […]