BWW Review: Theater Project Tackles THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - February 12, 2018
The professional ensemble of Brunswick's Theater Project once again demonstrates its affinity for drama with classic literary origins. Its 2018 production of The Picture of Dorian Gray, adapted by Merlin Holland and John O'Connor, offers a convincing, often compelling account of Oscar Wilde's famous novel.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - February 12, 2018
The professional ensemble of Brunswick's Theater Project once again demonstrates its affinity for drama with classic literary origins. Its 2018 production of The Picture of Dorian Gray, adapted by Merlin Holland and John O'Connor, offers a convincing, often compelling account of Oscar Wilde's famous novel.
BWW Feature: SOME THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES EDGY HAND TO GOD at Some Theatre Company
by Elaine Bard - February 11, 2018
by Elaine Bard - February 11, 2018
Theater At Monmouth Announced 2018 Season: ROAR! The Year Of The Woman
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2018
This summer, Theater at Monmouth celebrates wily, wicked, and wonderful women through classic literature's most fantastic females. From fierce matriarchs, unfaithful wives, and every Madonna in-between, Roar! The Year of the Woman spotlights the ladies who move mountains for their families, friends, and most importantly, themselves. Taking on tyrants, freeloaders, and faithless frauds these femme fatales fight for what they believe in, charting a course to a better world for their sisters and daughters.
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2018
This summer, Theater at Monmouth celebrates wily, wicked, and wonderful women through classic literature's most fantastic females. From fierce matriarchs, unfaithful wives, and every Madonna in-between, Roar! The Year of the Woman spotlights the ladies who move mountains for their families, friends, and most importantly, themselves. Taking on tyrants, freeloaders, and faithless frauds these femme fatales fight for what they believe in, charting a course to a better world for their sisters and daughters.
RED HERRING and New Special Event Announced at Portland Stage
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2018
Portland Stage is pleased to present Red Herring by Michael Hollinger. Previews run Tuesday, February 27-Thursday, March 1, Opening Friday, March 2 and running through Sunday, March 25, 2018.
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2018
Portland Stage is pleased to present Red Herring by Michael Hollinger. Previews run Tuesday, February 27-Thursday, March 1, Opening Friday, March 2 and running through Sunday, March 25, 2018.
Acorn Productions' Naked Shakespeare Presents SEVEN DEADLY SINS
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2018
In celebration of the season for lovers, Naked Shakespeare presents a special fundraising event entitled Cupid's Flight: Never Doubt I Love on Friday, February 16th at 8pm in the Ballroom at Mechanics Hall.
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2018
In celebration of the season for lovers, Naked Shakespeare presents a special fundraising event entitled Cupid's Flight: Never Doubt I Love on Friday, February 16th at 8pm in the Ballroom at Mechanics Hall.
BWW Review: Portland Stage's BABETTE'S FEAST Has Contemporary Resonance
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - February 05, 2018
Portland Stage has mounted an adaptation of Isak Dinesen's short story Babette's Feast, conceived by Abigail Killeen and written by Rose Courtney, that retains the message of grace and humanity at the core of the tale, while casting the narrative in an entirely different, highly contemporaneous light. Intriguing and sometimes perplexing in its Brechtian staging, this production adheres closely to the Dinesen text and bears little resemblance to the iconic movie of 1987.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - February 05, 2018
Portland Stage has mounted an adaptation of Isak Dinesen's short story Babette's Feast, conceived by Abigail Killeen and written by Rose Courtney, that retains the message of grace and humanity at the core of the tale, while casting the narrative in an entirely different, highly contemporaneous light. Intriguing and sometimes perplexing in its Brechtian staging, this production adheres closely to the Dinesen text and bears little resemblance to the iconic movie of 1987.
Celebrate Valentine's Day With Lantz And Kargul
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2018
Celebrate the holiday of love with Lantz and Kargul as they journey back to La Belle Epoque, the most romantic era in French art and culture. Savor the lush pastoral scenes portrayed in Joseph Canteloube's evocative suite, Dans la montagne, and revel in the passion of Jacques de La Presle's rhapsodic Sonata for Violin and Piano. Click here to purchase tickets online from USM, or by phone at (207) 780-5555, or by phone from the LARK Society at (207) 761-1522, or at the door.
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2018
Celebrate the holiday of love with Lantz and Kargul as they journey back to La Belle Epoque, the most romantic era in French art and culture. Savor the lush pastoral scenes portrayed in Joseph Canteloube's evocative suite, Dans la montagne, and revel in the passion of Jacques de La Presle's rhapsodic Sonata for Violin and Piano. Click here to purchase tickets online from USM, or by phone at (207) 780-5555, or by phone from the LARK Society at (207) 761-1522, or at the door.
BWW Review: Warm, Witty, and Wise OUR TOWN at Portland Players
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - February 04, 2018
It is eighty years since Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Our Town first tread the boards of the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ. The work was groundbreaking in its day for the way in which Wilder eschewed theatrical conventions and sought to create a new kind of play within a play. Eight decades later, the play retains its innovative feeling - not because of its metatheatre style, but rather because, in a modern digital age where audiences are consistently bombarded with noise, sensation, and spectacular fast-paced effects, Our Town continues to speak in a quiet voice that is all the more meaningful if one stops to listen.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - February 04, 2018
It is eighty years since Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Our Town first tread the boards of the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ. The work was groundbreaking in its day for the way in which Wilder eschewed theatrical conventions and sought to create a new kind of play within a play. Eight decades later, the play retains its innovative feeling - not because of its metatheatre style, but rather because, in a modern digital age where audiences are consistently bombarded with noise, sensation, and spectacular fast-paced effects, Our Town continues to speak in a quiet voice that is all the more meaningful if one stops to listen.
The Grand Tour Returns To Bangor For A Tribute To The Highwaymen
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2018
Penobscot Theatre Company is proud to present The Grand Tour Plays The Highwaymen: A Tribute to Willie, Waylon, Johnny and Kris, February 23-25. Frequently referred to as 'the Mount Rushmore of country music,' The Highwaymen was American country music's first bona fide supergroup, an epic quartet of outlaw country's pioneering stars. Celebrating their impact is the same band the company engaged to pay toe-tapping tribute to George Jones in 2016: The Grand Tour, led by guitarist and vocalist Larry Tobias of New York City and featuring Andrew Crowe, who last graced the Bangor Opera House stage in Rock of Ages (2016) and previously starred in Duck Hunter Shoots Angel (2016) and Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash (2015).
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2018
Penobscot Theatre Company is proud to present The Grand Tour Plays The Highwaymen: A Tribute to Willie, Waylon, Johnny and Kris, February 23-25. Frequently referred to as 'the Mount Rushmore of country music,' The Highwaymen was American country music's first bona fide supergroup, an epic quartet of outlaw country's pioneering stars. Celebrating their impact is the same band the company engaged to pay toe-tapping tribute to George Jones in 2016: The Grand Tour, led by guitarist and vocalist Larry Tobias of New York City and featuring Andrew Crowe, who last graced the Bangor Opera House stage in Rock of Ages (2016) and previously starred in Duck Hunter Shoots Angel (2016) and Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash (2015).
Maine State Music Theatre Elects New Board Of Trustee Members
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2018
Maine State Music Theatre elected five new members to their board of trustees during their annual meeting. Katherine Greason, Peter O'Donnell, Deborah Peet, Brad Sevaldson, and Elena D. Vandervoort joined the 22-member board for two-year terms.
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2018
Maine State Music Theatre elected five new members to their board of trustees during their annual meeting. Katherine Greason, Peter O'Donnell, Deborah Peet, Brad Sevaldson, and Elena D. Vandervoort joined the 22-member board for two-year terms.
Celebrate Valentine's Day With Lantz And Kargul
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2018
Celebrate the holiday of love with Lantz and Kargul as they journey back to La Belle Epoque, the most romantic era in French art and culture. Savor the lush pastoral scenes portrayed in Joseph Canteloube's evocative suite, Dans la montagne, and revel in the passion of Jacques de La Presle's rhapsodic Sonata for Violin and Piano.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2018
Celebrate the holiday of love with Lantz and Kargul as they journey back to La Belle Epoque, the most romantic era in French art and culture. Savor the lush pastoral scenes portrayed in Joseph Canteloube's evocative suite, Dans la montagne, and revel in the passion of Jacques de La Presle's rhapsodic Sonata for Violin and Piano.
Penobscot Theatre Company presents SHEAR MADNESS, Snips Ticket Prices for Subscribers
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2018
Penobscot Theatre Company will produce Shear Madness by Paul Portner to cap its 44th Season, and discounted tickets are now on sale to subscribers alone. Performances will run June 14-July 8 at the Bangor Opera House. Penobscot Theatre Company subscribers, including half-season, snowbird, and FlexPass subscribers, receive $5 off the regular price of $38 per adult. 'A bargain!' exclaimed Executive Director Mary Budd. 'Especially when you break it down to cost per laugh.'
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2018
Penobscot Theatre Company will produce Shear Madness by Paul Portner to cap its 44th Season, and discounted tickets are now on sale to subscribers alone. Performances will run June 14-July 8 at the Bangor Opera House. Penobscot Theatre Company subscribers, including half-season, snowbird, and FlexPass subscribers, receive $5 off the regular price of $38 per adult. 'A bargain!' exclaimed Executive Director Mary Budd. 'Especially when you break it down to cost per laugh.'
BWW Review: THE CONQUEST OF THE SOUTH POLE at Snowlion Repertory Company
by Dan Marois - January 30, 2018
The Snowlion Repertory Company has taken a bold step in presenting the New England premiere of a production called The Conquest of the South Pole by Manfred Karge.
by Dan Marois - January 30, 2018
The Snowlion Repertory Company has taken a bold step in presenting the New England premiere of a production called The Conquest of the South Pole by Manfred Karge.
Cast Aside Productions Presents GODSPELL In Portland
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2018
Beginning February 23rd, Cast Aside Productions is bringing its version of the 1971 Stephen Schwartz (WICKED, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT) musical based on the Gospel according to Matthew to a week-long residency at The Studio Theater at Portland Ballet.
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2018
Beginning February 23rd, Cast Aside Productions is bringing its version of the 1971 Stephen Schwartz (WICKED, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT) musical based on the Gospel according to Matthew to a week-long residency at The Studio Theater at Portland Ballet.
Portland Stage Presents THE ROOMMATE
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2018
The Odd Couple meets Thelma and Louise in this contemporary, new play, which was a recent hit at both The Humana and Williamstown Theater Festivals. Sharon, divorced, and living in a house in Iowa, decides she needs a roommate. Robyn, a slam poet from the Bronx, is escaping her past and needs to start over. Despite their differences, Sharon begins to uncover Robyn's secrets and discovers her own desire to transform her life completely. Heartbreaking and blisteringly funny, The Roommate offers an exquisitely real portrait of human connection.
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2018
The Odd Couple meets Thelma and Louise in this contemporary, new play, which was a recent hit at both The Humana and Williamstown Theater Festivals. Sharon, divorced, and living in a house in Iowa, decides she needs a roommate. Robyn, a slam poet from the Bronx, is escaping her past and needs to start over. Despite their differences, Sharon begins to uncover Robyn's secrets and discovers her own desire to transform her life completely. Heartbreaking and blisteringly funny, The Roommate offers an exquisitely real portrait of human connection.
BWW Review: SHEAR MADNESS at Good Theater
by Dan Marois - January 29, 2018
Good Theater tops the mystery theater genre with a production of Shear Madness
by Dan Marois - January 29, 2018
Good Theater tops the mystery theater genre with a production of Shear Madness
Maine State Music Theatre Seeks Candidates for Educational Fellowship Program
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2018
Maine State Music Theatre is seeking applicants for its highly regarded Educational Fellowship Program this summer from May 21-August 26, 2018. The deadline to apply is March 15, 2018.
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2018
Maine State Music Theatre is seeking applicants for its highly regarded Educational Fellowship Program this summer from May 21-August 26, 2018. The deadline to apply is March 15, 2018.
Love, Laughter and Friendship Triumph in STEEL MAGNOLIAS, Opening at Waterville Opera House Today
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2018
Inspired by the 1989 film classic, Steel Magnolias is revived through the Waterville Opera House! Sassy Southern humor and unbreakable friendships make this play one you don't want to miss!
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2018
Inspired by the 1989 film classic, Steel Magnolias is revived through the Waterville Opera House! Sassy Southern humor and unbreakable friendships make this play one you don't want to miss!
Naked Shakespeare Presents CURSED
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2018
Naked Shakespeare, Acorn Productions' performance series dedicated to presenting the works of the Bard in accessible ways for contemporary audiences, continues its third season of First Friday performances in The Ballroom at Mechanics Hall with Cursed this February.
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2018
Naked Shakespeare, Acorn Productions' performance series dedicated to presenting the works of the Bard in accessible ways for contemporary audiences, continues its third season of First Friday performances in The Ballroom at Mechanics Hall with Cursed this February.
BWW Review: Survival in the Shadow of the Plague: Mad Horse Theatre's Searing ONE FLEA SPARE
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 21, 2018
Mad Horse Theatre continues its provocative and haunting programming this season with a gripping, poetic, and troubling production of Naomi Wallace's award-winning 1996 drama, One Flea Spare. The play, set in London in 1665 at the height of the Black Death, explores the social, sexual, and psychological interaction of four people quarantined together in a pair of rooms while the plague rages around them. Their battle for survival pits the wealthy merchant and his wife against the sailor and a young servant girl who break into their house in search of shelter. Class warfare, devastating past memories, repressed sexuality, gender politics, and intricate personal power struggles make the time of confinement a descent into hell.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 21, 2018
Mad Horse Theatre continues its provocative and haunting programming this season with a gripping, poetic, and troubling production of Naomi Wallace's award-winning 1996 drama, One Flea Spare. The play, set in London in 1665 at the height of the Black Death, explores the social, sexual, and psychological interaction of four people quarantined together in a pair of rooms while the plague rages around them. Their battle for survival pits the wealthy merchant and his wife against the sailor and a young servant girl who break into their house in search of shelter. Class warfare, devastating past memories, repressed sexuality, gender politics, and intricate personal power struggles make the time of confinement a descent into hell.
BWW Review: Clothes As a Conceit for Life's Little Stories: Good Theater Stages LOVE, LOSS, and WHAT I WORE
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 20, 2018
The complex, sometimes conflicted, often poetic relationship between what we wear and self image and identity forms the framework of a delightful, delicately lyrical, and warmly wistful play by Nora and Delia Ephron, based on the book by Ilene Beckerman. Presented as a staged reading with a rotating cast of five actresses, Portland's Good Theater brings this exquisitely written piece to life with affectionate wisdom.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 20, 2018
The complex, sometimes conflicted, often poetic relationship between what we wear and self image and identity forms the framework of a delightful, delicately lyrical, and warmly wistful play by Nora and Delia Ephron, based on the book by Ilene Beckerman. Presented as a staged reading with a rotating cast of five actresses, Portland's Good Theater brings this exquisitely written piece to life with affectionate wisdom.
Nescom Entertainment Production Announces Auditions For Little Women At The Gracie
by Elaine Bard - January 15, 2018
NESCom recently announced it will be holding auditions for their Spring Musical Entertainment Production Class, this years choice, Little Women.
by Elaine Bard - January 15, 2018
NESCom recently announced it will be holding auditions for their Spring Musical Entertainment Production Class, this years choice, Little Women.
Monmouth Community Players Presents The Second Annual WHEN RADIO WAS KING
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2018
Monmouth Community Players presents the second annual When Radio Was King Before there was Netflix, Hulu and cable TV, families would crowd around the radio to listen to their favorite shows. The Monmouth Community Players invites audiences to take a trip into the past and experience a live radio show in the second annual production When Radio Was King. This production is being directed by Linda Duarte of Lewiston, with music direction by Bob Gilbert and Cindy Dunham of Winthrop filling the role of producer.
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2018
Monmouth Community Players presents the second annual When Radio Was King Before there was Netflix, Hulu and cable TV, families would crowd around the radio to listen to their favorite shows. The Monmouth Community Players invites audiences to take a trip into the past and experience a live radio show in the second annual production When Radio Was King. This production is being directed by Linda Duarte of Lewiston, with music direction by Bob Gilbert and Cindy Dunham of Winthrop filling the role of producer.
Penobscot Theatre Co. Books Extra Acts To Delight Audiences Between Productions
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2018
Tickets now on sale for four weekends of extraordinary entertainment in Downtown Bangor Bangor, ME--Penobscot Theatre Company is thrilled to announce a series of special events it has planned between February and July, four Extra Acts to delight audiences between the company's production runs. 'With the growth of our audience, we've seen increased interest in live entertainment of all varieties, and we're pleased to deliver more whenever we can: more music, more provocative fare, more fun!' Tickets for the following events are now on sale:
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2018
Tickets now on sale for four weekends of extraordinary entertainment in Downtown Bangor Bangor, ME--Penobscot Theatre Company is thrilled to announce a series of special events it has planned between February and July, four Extra Acts to delight audiences between the company's production runs. 'With the growth of our audience, we've seen increased interest in live entertainment of all varieties, and we're pleased to deliver more whenever we can: more music, more provocative fare, more fun!' Tickets for the following events are now on sale:
BWW Feature: RENT FINALLY OPENS ITS DOORS TO COMMUNITY ACTORS at Some Theatre Company
by Elaine Bard - January 11, 2018
Having been performed in our area by several youth groups, RENT is finally getting it's Community Theatre debut in the Greater Bangor area this April.
by Elaine Bard - January 11, 2018
Having been performed in our area by several youth groups, RENT is finally getting it's Community Theatre debut in the Greater Bangor area this April.
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