Freeport Players presents a murder mystery “dessert theater” presentation of “Murder at the Pie Auction,” by Michael Druce, at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20, at the First Parish Church Hall in Freeport. After years of trying unsuccessfully, the small town of Mynute, Alaska, finally lands the famous Mother Mabel’s Pie-Baking […]
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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 […]
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Gaslight Theater presents production of ‘Four Old Broads’
The Gaslight Theater will present “Four Old Broads” by Leslie Kimbell over two weekends in April at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium. Things have not been very pleasant at Magnolia Place Assisted Living home so our Four Old Broads decide to outsmart the “evil” nurse, Pat, to solve the mystery of wrong pills, “the dark side” […]
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UMF presents first-ever campus student production of ‘The Sacred Prostitute and Other Plays’
Students at the University of Maine at Farmington will present the first-ever campus student production of “The Sacred Prostitute and Other Plays” by Mina Loy. This next stop on the world premiere tour will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, April 4-6; and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, in the Performance Space in […]
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Coming-of-age production ‘Spring Awakening’ to open at CLT
The production of the angst rock musical “Spring Awakening,” telling a cautionary tale of what happens when adults are distrusting of youth, and the importance of communication, patience, and understanding between adults and children, will open on Friday, April 5, at Community Little Theatre in Auburn. It is 1891 in Germany and a group of […]
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‘Secret Hour’ opening at The Public Theatre
The compelling new play “Secret Hour” featuring Jason Cadieux as Ben and Katharine McLeod as Kate will open on Friday, March 15, and running through March 24, at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. This will be the play’s second production after its world premiere last year in New York. Playwright Jenny Stafford will be joining […]
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Monmouth Community Players announces the cast of ‘Heathers: The Musical’
The cast for “Heathers: The Musical,” has been announced for the upcoming production presented by the Monmouth Community Players. The show presents the story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy teenager who wants to be cool. She hustles her way into the most powerful clique at Westerberg High, the Heathers. After Veronica falls in love with […]
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Entertaining and thought-provoking ‘Secret Hour’ taking stage at The Public Theatre
The compelling new play “Secret Hour,” an entertaining, humorous, poignant, and thought-provoking production, will be staged at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. This will be the play’s second production after its world premiere last year in New York. For fun, a married couple invents a game where they confess unflattering truths about themselves and promise […]
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Auditions to be held for ‘Alice in Wonderland’ production
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80-year-old director of Augusta’s Colonial Theater steps down after 4 years
Theater leaders plan to build a second new multipurpose building, with space for a restaurant, rehearsals, events and meetings, next to historic downtown theater.