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Studio Theatre of Bath launches theater education department
Studio Theatre of Bath, one of Midcoast Maine’s oldest active community theater groups, will launch an new theater education department in September. Studio Theatre’s inaugural sessions of theater classes, sponsored by Byrnes Irish Pub and Island Treasure Toys, begin on Sept. 2. Each session will be 45-minute or one-hour classes for five consecutive weeks. The […]
Freeport Players present convent-based comedy ‘Drinking Habits’
Freeport Players will present a hilarious farce, “Drinking Habits” by Tom Smith, for two weekends at the Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St., on two weekends. Audiences can expect lots of laughs, many doors opening and shutting, and many secrets held and revealed. Performances are Aug. 8-10 and 15-17 at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and […]
Gardiner silent film festival to feature canine star from Maine
Dog Day Afternoon: A Celebration of Canine Stars in Silent Film will feature Jean, a collie from Eastport, movies shot in Maine and live music, all hosted by Belgrade film restorer Ed Lorusso.
Yarmouth theater honors late local actor with scholarship
The fund at Royal River Community Players would bring more people to the stage of the multigenerational theater that David Ray was instrumental in strengthening.
Puppeteers cap off Rockland library’s summer reading program
The Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers will present “Everybody Loves Pirates” from 6-7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, to celebrate the conclusion of the Rockland Public Library’s summer reading program. This is a live puppet theater show for all ages in the Community Room. Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers is a puppetry troupe based in Bar Harbor and comprised of […]
From the Chocolate Church: Saturday will be perfect for a soulful Waterfront Concert
Plus, an international theater project is coming to Bath’s Chocolate Church Arts Center.
Theater at Monmouth pays homage to classics in its 56th season lineup
Theater at Monmouth is celebrating its 56th year of producing classic theater with this season’s program, “From the Desk of …”, which includes works by William Shakespeare, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jane Austen and more. “It’s been TAM’s mission to foster a more diverse, more inclusive, more welcoming environment for audiences and artists alike; to […]
Boothbay Summer Theater presents play about artist Mark Rothko
Boothbay Summer Theater — the summer iteration of Snowlion Repertory Theater — will present “Red” by John Logan at the Railway Village Town Hall in Boothbay for six performances, June 27 through July 6, during Windjammer Days and the July 4 celebrations in the region. “Red” is the compelling account of a giant of the […]
Youth Playwriting Festival brings Maine kids’ ideas to life onstage
Eight children got to see their original plays — which explored everything from occupational therapy to a unicorn sleepover party — performed at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine.