At local theaters, a recent run of food-related shows requires careful consideration for the food on stage.
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Mad Horse Theatre Company presents cowboy comedy ‘Tumacho’
Buckle up as music, puppets, slapstick, and general rootin’ tootin’ times all smash together to bring you “Tumacho,” by Ethan Lipton, directed by Jake Cote, a delirious Western comedy unlike anything you have seen before. In a small town in the Old West, the mayor can’t keep his people from running away or dying at […]
Maine premier of ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’ presented Mad Horse Theatre Company in South Portland
Mad Horse Theatre presents “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” by Will Arbery from Feb. 8 through March 3 at 24 Mosher St. in South Portland. Shows will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 and March 3; and 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18 and 25. On a […]
‘POTUS’ launches 38th season for Mad Horse Theatre Company
Mad Horse Theatre Company opens their 38th season with the raucous comedy, “POTUS.” “POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive” by Salina Fillinger and directed by Lauren Stockless is a riotous comedy about the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world. This Maine […]
‘Homecoming: An Odyssey’ to be presented by Mad Horse Theatre Company
What does home mean to you? This summer, audiences will reflect upon that question when Mad Horse Theatre Company closes their 36th season with the premiere of “Homecoming: An Odyssey,” an immersive, installation production. There will be six performances over the course of four days: at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, June 23 and […]
Mad Horse Theatre Company to host open studio event
Join members of the Homecoming Odyssey Collective for an Open Studio session from 1:30-3 p.m. on Sunday, March 13, at Mad Horse Theatre in South Portland. The Devising Collective has been meeting monthly to work towards an immersive Installation Production slated for June 24-26. Inspired by the theme of “Homecoming” in Homer’s “The Odyssey,” this […]
Amid cancer battle, minister and playwright confronts mortality on and off stage
Diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer, David Butler sees his play about hospice care staged at Mad Horse Theatre in South Portland.
‘Dying to Know’ to be staged by Mad Horse Theatre Company
Mad Horse Theatre Company plans to present “Dying to Know” by David Butler in a special limited engagement Dec. 2-12. Show times are 7:30 pm. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 5 p.m. Sundays. Directed by Mad Horse Company Member Nick Schroeder. The original play is by Maine playwright David Butler, which he wrote and revised […]
Mad Horse Theatre Company announces four productions for its 2021-22 season
With Season 36, Mad Horse Theatre Company, at 24 Mosher St., in South Portland, plans to presents a season of enticing, provocative plays that explore issues that face us in our increasingly chaotic world. These four productions were selected for their ability to examine the enduring aspects of the human experience with humor, intelligence and […]
Mad Horse Theatre Company announces four productions for its 2021-22 season
With Season 36, Mad Horse Theatre Compan, at 24 Mosher St., in South Portland, plans to presents a season of enticing, provocative plays that explore issues that face us in our increasingly chaotic world. These four productions were selected for their ability to examine the enduring aspects of the human experience with humor, intelligence and empathy. This […]