Juli Brooks Settlemire, who’s receiving hospice care, has inspired many in community theater in central Maine and wants to find a home for the Waterville-based Aqua City Actors Theatre, Amy Calder writes.
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Community Little Theatre announces lineup for 84th season
The L/A Community Little Theatre has announced its 84th season – with a return to full, five-show lineup and a new Saturday matinee – will open with the Tony Award winning musical farce “The Drowsy Chaperone” on Friday, Oct. 27. That will be followed in January with Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None,” the […]
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UMF to stage Nick Dear adaptation of ‘Frankenstein’
“Frankenstein,” Nick Dear’s play based on Mary Shelley’s gothic novel, will come to the stage as the spring theatrical production at The University of Maine at Farmington. The Theatre UMF production will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on March 2, 3, 4; and at 2 p.m. on March 5 , in Alumni Theater on the […]
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‘The High Road’ on stage at the Good Theater in Portland
The 20th anniversary season continues with “The High Road,” running through Sunday, Feb. 19, at the Good Theater at the St. Lawrence Arts Center in Portland. “The High Road” stars Steve Underwood, who also wrote the play, and is directed by Tim Ferrell and stage managed by Paul Haley. The Good Theater is located at […]
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‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’ presented by Oak Hill drama club
Oak Hill High School’s drama club will present the Broadway classic, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” on stage beginning on Friday, Jan. 20, the Little Theatre in the Woods at Oak Hill High School in Wales. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage version, an international sensation produced in 37 countries, includes the […]
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More than a dozen central Maine projects receive funding in federal budget
The federal budget, approved by Congress last week and expected to go to President Joe Biden for his signature this week, includes funding for local projects ranging from the Colonial Theater in Augusta to a fire station in North Anson.
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CLT to stage meaningful romantic comedy ‘You Can’t Take It With You’
Community Little Theater presents its third production of its 82nd season, “You Can’t Take It With You.” Set in the 1930’s, the play tells the story of the Sycamores, a quirky, fun and lovable family in which each member is committed to simply doing what makes them happy. The show opens at 7:30 p.m. on […]
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Open Book Players will present ‘A Christmas Carol and More’
The Open Book Players will present their holiday performances of “A Christmas Carol and More” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4, at Oak Hill High School in Wales. The program features the readers theatre edition of the classic Charles Dickens’ story as well as various other […]
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Freeport Players presents ‘Radio—WFCP Home Time Radio Hour, XVI’
Radio is back on stage as the Freeport Players present “Radio—WFCP Home Time Radio Hour, XVI,” on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, December 2, 3, and 4, at Freeport Performing Arts Center. Radio is a variety show set in the golden age of radio – the 1940s to the 1970s – including comedy sketches, a live […]