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Good Theater Announces 2012-13 Season
by Kelsey Denette - January 31, 2012
Good Theater today announced plans for their upcoming 11th season opening in the fall of 2012, playing into spring 2013. This upcoming season will be a season of firsts with two Maine premieres, an east coast premiere and a world premiere on the schedule.
Acorn Prod Contines Monthly Poetry Readings At The Studio Theatre 2/10
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 26, 2012
Acorn Productions offers the second installment of the company's new performance series entitled "Lowry's Lodge," a monthly series of poetry readings hosted by Jim Donnelly and Anna Wrobel.
Freeport Players Present Ladies of Flame, 2/3
by Max Schwager - January 25, 2012
The 'Ladies of Flame' concert two years ago led to the creation of the First Friday series. They're back at last with a concert of jazz standards and pop favorites. Featuring Radio starlets Elizabeth Guffey, Johannah DeGrandpre, Janie Downey, and Lisa Bossi, backed by David Watts on piano.
Good Theater Presents NEXT FALL, 1/25-2/19
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2012
Good Theater presents the Maine premiere of the recent Best Play Tony Award nominee, NEXT FALL by Geoffrey Nauffts from January 25 - February 19.
Acorn Productions’ Shakespeare Ensemble Continues Naked Shakespeare With WILL YOU BE MINE?
by Kelsey Denette - January 23, 2012
Acorn Productions' Shakespeare Ensemble, a group dedicated to encouraging audiences to re-experience Shakespeare's language and imagery, continues its Naked Shakespeare performances with "Will You Be Mine?" part of the monthly 'Sonnet and Soliloquies' series. These performances will feature eight to ten company members performing short selections from Shakespeare's text at the Wine Bar at 38 Wharf St. in Portland's Old Port. Each selection is presented by the actors in a contemporary scenario that highlights the universal nature of Shakespeare's language. Actors will be mingled in and around the audience, delivering sonnets and soliloquies conversationally to one another and the audience in unexpected ways that will allow listeners to find new meaning in the text. The performance of "Will You Be Mine?" takes place on Monday, February 6th at 8 p.m. The show is free with an $8 suggested donation.
Portland Ovations Presents Warriors Don't Cry With NAACP-Portland
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2012
Portland Ovations in collaboration with NAACP-Portland presents Warriors Don't Cry, a powerful one-woman play inspired by the award-winning memoir of the same title by Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals at Hannaford Hall, USM Portland on Wednesday, January 18th at 7:30pm.
Portland Ovations Presents CiRCA at Westbrook Performing Arts Center 2/2
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 17, 2012
Cirque, dance and circus acrobatics collide when Portland Ovations presents Australia's internationally acclaimed nouveau cirque troupe CiRCA at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center, Westbrook Middle School on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 7:30pm.
Photo Flash: Good Theater’s NEXT FALL
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 16, 2012
Good Theater's production of NEXT FALL by Geoffrey Nauffts will be opening January 25 and playing through February 19, at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland.
Portland Ovations Brings MAMMA MIA! To The Stage 1/12-14
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2012
Portland Ovations is set to present Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, at Merrill Auditorium.
Acorn Productions Begins Poetry Reading Series, 1/13
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2012
Acorn Productions, a company dedicated to developing the performing arts in the Southern Maine area, is pleased to announce a new addition to the company's performance series with the inaugural presentation of "Lowry's Lodge," a monthly series of poetry readings hosted by Jim Donnelly and Anna Wrobel.
Photo Flash: Children's Theater at Acorn Presents Puss 'n Boots
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 12, 2012
This winter, Acorn Productions' "Fairy Tale Players," an ensemble of children, teens and adults who have studied at the Acorn Acting Academy, continues its third season of productions with Producing Director Michael Levine's adaptation of Puss 'n Boots.
Portland Ovations Brings MAMMA MIA! To The Stage 1/12-14
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2012
Portland Ovations is set to present Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, at Merrill Auditorium.
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Maine - 1/08
by BWW - January 08, 2012
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/08 for Maine
Acorn Productions Begins Poetry Reading Series, 1/13
by Kelsey Denette - January 03, 2012
Acorn Productions, a company dedicated to developing the performing arts in the Southern Maine area, is pleased to announce a new addition to the company's performance series with the inaugural presentation of "Lowry's Lodge," a monthly series of poetry readings hosted by Jim Donnelly and Anna Wrobel.
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Maine - 12/25
by BWW - December 25, 2011
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 12/25 for Maine
Mad Horse Presents BECKY SHAW and More in the New Year
by Sally Henry - December 21, 2011
The Mad Horse Theatre Company's new season will start with the hilarious play BECKY SHAW, followed by a return of the theatre's DARK KNIGHT SERIES.
Ogunquit Playhouse's The Music Man Receives the Moss Hart Award
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 20, 2011
The Ogunquit Playhouse has announced that it is the recipient of the prestigious Moss Hart Award for Best Professional Production in New England for the 2011 production of The Music Man.
Portland Ovations Presents Warriors Don't Cry With NAACP-Portland
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 19, 2011
Portland Ovations in collaboration with NAACP-Portland presents Warriors Don't Cry, a powerful one-woman play inspired by the award-winning memoir of the same title by Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals at Hannaford Hall, USM Portland on Wednesday, January 18th at 7:30pm.
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Maine - 12/18
by BWW - December 18, 2011
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 12/18 for Maine
Photo Flash: Acorn Productions' Phyzgig Festival
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 13, 2011
For the past thirteen years, Acorn Productions has been brightening the cold bleak week between Christmas and New Year's with Phyzgig, a unique festival featuring vaudeville variety shows in downtown Portland from December 27th through New Year's Eve.
Portland Ovations Brings MAMMA MIA! To The Stage 1/12-14
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 12, 2011
Portland Ovations is set to present Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, at Merrill Auditorium.
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Maine - 12/04
by BWW - December 04, 2011
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 12/04 for Maine
Acorn Productions Presents The Wandering Beggar
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2011
Acorn Productions, a non-profit company based in the Dana Warp Mill in downtown Westbrook, continues off its 2nd season of Studio Series presentations with an adaptation by local playwright Howard Rosenfield of the book 'The Wandering Beggar... or The Adventures of Simple Shmerel' by Solomon Simon.
Freeport Players Presents CHANSON & WFCP HOME TIME RADIO HOUR 2011, 11/18-19 & 12/2-4
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2011
Freeport Players presents a new revue of music by Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel, conceived and written by local playwright Gar Roper, Chanson, which will have its world premiere at Freeport Factory Stage on November 18 & 19. 2011 will close with the 8th Annual WFCP Home Time Radio Hour, hitting the FPAC stage during Sparkle Weekend, December 2-4.
Eileen Phelan Named to Board of Portland Ovations
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 28, 2011
Eileen Phelan has been named to the Board of Directors of Portland Ovations the 81 year-old not-for-profit performing arts organization based in Portland, Maine.

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