The University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre will open its mainstage season with the play “John Proctor is the Villain,” showing Nov. 6-10 at the Gorham campus. In Kimberly Belflower’s bitingly funny and moving play, a group of lively teens at a rural high school in Georgia are studying “The Crucible” while navigating relationships, […]
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USM theater department to host listening party for ‘The Wizard of Oz’ radio adaptation
The University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre is kicking off its 2024-25 season with “The Wizard of Oz” Radio Play & Listening Party from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, in Lower Brooks Student Center on the Gorham campus. This radio theater adaptation of a beloved tale is written by Linus Speary, directed by Joshua […]
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Belfast community theater presents play ‘Months on End’
Belfast Maskers opens its production of “Months on End” this weekend. Heartwarming and humorous by award-winning playwright Craig Pospisil, the play spans an entire year in the lives of 10 interconnected people, exploring the dynamics of relationships as they evolve through the seasons. Each month unveils new milestones — birthdays, weddings, breakups, reconciliations and everything […]
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Lewiston’s The Public Theatre kicks off 34th season with ‘Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors’
Halloween is coming to Lewiston for The Public Theatre’s season opener, “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors,” showing from Oct. 11-17. It will be the Maine premiere of the recent off-Broadway show. The Public Theatre describes the show as “putting the legendary story of Dracula into a blender with Mel Brooks, Monty Python and The Carol […]
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Lincoln Theater hosts one-night-only premiere of ‘Frances Floats’
Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater is hosting the premiere of “Frances Floats,” an original piece written, directed and performed by Round Pond resident Frances Mercanti-Anthony and produced in partnership with Lincoln Theater. This premiere performance is a one-night-only event at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20. Mercanti-Anthony, a native of Haddonfield, New Jersey, is an accomplished actor, writer, […]
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Musical comedy makes East Coast debut at Waldo Theatre
The Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro presents a country western musical comedy, the the creation of local actress, comedienne and playwright Zora Margolis, of Edgecomb. “Tanglin’ Hearts” performance are at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 27 and 28, Oct. 4 and 5, and at 2 p.m. Sept. 29. “This project was hatched while I was pursuing an […]
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Society Notebook: Maine State Music Theatre’s first gala in Portland raises nearly $150,000
One Enchanted Evening was had by all.
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‘Conscience’ tells the story of Margaret Chase Smith’s most famous speech
In the runup to a presidential election, Portland Stage is presenting the play, which is set in the time immediately before and after Smith’s confrontation with powerful demagogue Joseph McCarthy.
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Freeport Players presents ’12 Incompetent Jurors’ in Midcoast area
Freeport Players presents “12 Incompetent Jurors” by Ian McWethy Sept. 13-22 at various venues in the Midcoast area. Enjoy the laughs in this hilarious comedic spoof of “12 Angry Men.” When a man is accused of stealing six cats, it seems like an open-and-shut case. However, with an oddball jury squabbling over bizarre theories and […]
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Augusta’s Colonial Theater’s windows and doors being restored
Roughly $2 million in raised funds has already been put into the theater, including a new roof and a new floor that covered a gaping hole in the old, long-neglected floor. The next project will be an expansion and restoration of the stage area.