The Gaslight Theate announces their first production of Maine’s bicentennial year: “Last Gas” by Maine native John Cariani, directed by Lucille Rioux, on March 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. and on March 15 and 22 at 2 p.m. at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium. Nat Paradis is a Red Sox loving part-time dad […]
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RFA to hold open auditions for ‘Sweeney Todd’
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will hold Open Auditions for the RFA Summer Musical “Sweeney Todd” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, at the RFA Lakeside Theater in Rangeley. The auditions are open to those entering ninth grade through adults. Performances will take place July 4, 6 and 7, at 7 p.m., and […]
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Community Little Theatre to hold auditions for ‘You Can’t Take It With You’
AUBURN — “You Can’t Take It with You” is a popular comedy classic with the eccentric Vanderhof/Sycamore family living in New York City. Auditions will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday. March 1, and at 7 p.m. Monday. March 2, upstairs on the second floor of The Community Little Theatre, 30 Academy St. Doors open […]
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet comes to life on UMF stage
FARMINGTON — Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” comes to life on the University of Maine at Farmington stage as Theatre UMF’s major theater production for spring 2020. Performances will be held on campus in the UMF Alumni Theater at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 5, 6 and 7, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 8. […]
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USM presents production of ‘Dear Edwina’
USM Department of Theatre Kicks Off 2020 with Heartwarming Musical for All Ages
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Hebron Academy Players present ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’
HEBRON — Happiness is … a great musical theater! Based on the Charles Schulz comic strip and presented with charm, wit and heart, “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. The revue of songs and vignettes captures relatable life moments with […]
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Noel Coward’s ‘Blithe Spirit’ to play at Chocolate Church
BATH – The Chocolate Church Arts Center will present a production of “Blithe Spirit,” a comic play by celebrated English playwright Noël Coward. The show, which will take place in the annex, will open on Friday, Feb. 28, with performances that weekend and the following weekend of March 6. “Blithe Spirit” takes place in the […]
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Murder, lust and dentistry: A ful-filling ‘Women in Jeopardy’ at The Public Theatre
Kudos to playwright Wendy Macleod’s 2015 critically acclaimed “Women in Jeopardy!” It is a disturbing plot wrapped in a delightfully funny play — presented last weekend and again this coming weekend by The Public Theatre in Lewiston. Set in Salt Lake City, the story, if stripped bare, feels akin to an episode of “Criminal Minds” […]
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‘Annie’ sparkles with heartwarming optimism
“Little Orphant Annie ’s come to our house to stay, An’ wash the cups and saucers up, an’ brush the crumbs away, An’ shoo the chickens off the porch, an’ dust the hearth, an’ sweep, An’ make the fire, an’ bake the bread, an’ earn her board-an’-keep; An’ all us other children, when the supper […]
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CLT to present ‘Annie’
AUBURN — Leapin’ lizards! That irrepressible comic strip heroine Annie will take center stage starting Oct. 18 at the L-A Community Little Theatre in one of the world’s best-loved musicals. Based on the popular Harold Gray comic strip “Little Orphan Annie,” with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin and book by Thomas Meehan, the original Broadway production of “Annie” opened in 1977 […]