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World Premiere Of SEX & OTHER DISTURBANCES Comes to Portland Stage

World Premiere Of SEX & OTHER DISTURBANCES Comes to Portland Stage

by BWW News Desk — April 13, 2018
Portland Stage presents the world premiere of New England playwright Marisa Smith's latest play, Sex and Other Disturbances, May 1-20.
Penobscot Theatre Company Appoints John Hedges As New Executive Director

Penobscot Theatre Company Appoints John Hedges As New Executive Director

by BWW News Desk — April 13, 2018
Penobscot Theatre Company's board of directors is pleased to announce the hiring of a new executive director, John Hedges of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
TAM 2018 Page To Stage Celebrates The Wit And Wisdom Of Fables in AESOP'S GUIDE TO FR

TAM 2018 Page To Stage Celebrates The Wit And Wisdom Of Fables in AESOP'S GUIDE TO FRIENDSHIP

by BWW News Desk — April 12, 2018
Theater at Monmouth continues its long-standing tradition of providing access to arts education for young people in Maine with its annual Page to Stage tour.
Mad Horse Theatre Presents Nell Benjamin's THE EXPLORER'S CLUB

Mad Horse Theatre Presents Nell Benjamin's THE EXPLORER'S CLUB

by BWW News Desk — April 12, 2018
London, 1879.
Maine State Music Theatre Revs Up For Summer With Teaser Tuesday Movie Screenings

Maine State Music Theatre Revs Up For Summer With Teaser Tuesday Movie Screenings

by BWW News Desk — April 11, 2018
In preparation for their 60th summer season at the Pickard Theatre, Maine State Music Theatre will host three special Teaser Tuesday films on May 8, 15 and 22 at Brunswick's Curtis Memorial Library this May.
Portland Stage Announces 2018 Little Festival Of The Unexpected

Portland Stage Announces 2018 Little Festival Of The Unexpected

by BWW News Desk — April 11, 2018
Portland Stage will celebrate 29 years of nurturing playwrights and new work from May 8-12, 2018 during the Little Festival of the Unexpected.
Mad Horse Theatre Company Closes Season With THE EXPLORER'S CLUB

Mad Horse Theatre Company Closes Season With THE EXPLORER'S CLUB

by BWW News Desk — April 9, 2018
London, 1879.
BWW Review: Searing Conversation About Race in Portland Stage's THE NICETIES

BWW Review: Searing Conversation About Race in Portland Stage's THE NICETIES

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — April 8, 2018
Portland Stage's current production of Eleanor Burgess's two-character drama, The Niceties, is a intense, searing, often exhausting theatrical experience.
BWW Review: OUTSIDE MULLINGAR at AIRE

BWW Review: OUTSIDE MULLINGAR at AIRE

by Steve Feeney — April 7, 2018
Love makes the world go around, even when it seems to have stopped in its tracks.
Penobscot Theatre Co Closes Season with THE SPITFIRE GRILL

Penobscot Theatre Co Closes Season with THE SPITFIRE GRILL

by BWW News Desk — April 4, 2018
Penobscot Theatre Company will close its 44th subscription series with The Spitfire Grill, staging 14 performances April 26 through May 13, at the historic Bangor Opera House.
Portland Stage Announces 2018/19 Season

Portland Stage Announces 2018/19 Season

by BWW News Desk — April 3, 2018
Portland Stage creates one-of-a-kind productions specifically selected for its community.
Threshold Stage Company Presents Sarah Ruhl's THE CLEAN HOUSE

Threshold Stage Company Presents Sarah Ruhl's THE CLEAN HOUSE

by BWW News Desk — April 2, 2018
Threshold Stage Company Presents 'The Clean House' By Sarah Ruhl, Directed by A.
Maine State Music Theatre Announces 60th Anniversary; Tickets On Sale 4/25

Maine State Music Theatre Announces 60th Anniversary; Tickets On Sale 4/25

by BWW News Desk — April 2, 2018
Tickets for Maine State Music Theatre's 2018 season will go on sale at midnight on April 24, 2018.
Photo Coverage: Good Theater Brings on the Laughs with A COMEDY OF TENORS

Photo Coverage: Good Theater Brings on the Laughs with A COMEDY OF TENORS

by BWW News Desk — March 30, 2018
Good Theater closes its 16th season with Ken Ludwig's A Comedy of Tenors in its Portland premiere.
BWW Review: A COMEDY OF TENORS Serves Up Stylish Farce at the Good Theater

BWW Review: A COMEDY OF TENORS Serves Up Stylish Farce at the Good Theater

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — March 30, 2018
The last offering in the Good Theater's current season is cause for celebration! Ken Ludwig's 2015 comedy, A Comedy of Tenors, serves up a frothy concoction of revolving door farce, sophisticated irony and broad parody, witty double entendres, and a breathlessly wacky plot line that makes the evenin
Documentary On Plight Of Ground Fishermen To Be Screened In Maine Towns During April

Documentary On Plight Of Ground Fishermen To Be Screened In Maine Towns During April

by BWW News Desk — March 29, 2018
Maine residents will have an opportunity soon to witness the devastating impacts of federal regulations on the lives of New England ground fishermen, as seen through the eyes of a documentary filmmaker with a long record of acclaimed work.
Penobscot Theatre Company Announces 2018-2019 Season

Penobscot Theatre Company Announces 2018-2019 Season

by BWW News Desk — March 29, 2018
Penobscot Theatre Company proudly announces its 2018-2019 Season, an assortment of plays and musicals professionally produced and staged at the company's historic home, the Bangor Opera House.
Acorn Productions Brings 'Lost' Shakespeare Plays To Life

Acorn Productions Brings 'Lost' Shakespeare Plays To Life

by BWW News Desk — March 26, 2018
Acorn Productions, producers of the Naked Shakespeare series, presents "Apocrypha," an evening that brings to life selection from plays that have been newly discovered to have Shakespeare's words in them.
BWW Review: Curious and Curiouser: Colorful ALICE IN WONDERLAND at Maine State Ballet

BWW Review: Curious and Curiouser: Colorful ALICE IN WONDERLAND at Maine State Ballet

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — March 25, 2018
The Maine State Ballet unveiled its charming, colorful production of Alice in Wonderland this weekend in Falmouth to the delight of its multi-generational audience.
BWW Review: BUG at 60 Grit Theatre

BWW Review: BUG at 60 Grit Theatre

by Steve Feeney — March 24, 2018
Though the sample is still small, Portland's 60 Grit Theatre Company seems to show a preference for tense little plays where highly stressed characters are holed-up in increasingly claustrophobic circumstances.
Good Theater Presents A COMEDY OF TENORS

Good Theater Presents A COMEDY OF TENORS

by BWW News Desk — March 21, 2018
Good Theater closes its 16th season with Ken Ludwig's A Comedy of Tenors in its Portland premiere.
Announcing BWW Maine on Stage Facebook Group

Announcing BWW Maine on Stage Facebook Group

by BWW News Desk — March 20, 2018
BroadwayWorld is excited to announce we're launching a new Facebook Group for the Maine Theatre community, bringing together performers, audience members, theatre groups, and more to create a local space for discussion and networking.
The Regional Premiere of JERSEY BOYS Set to Close the Ogunquit Playhouse 2018 Season

The Regional Premiere of JERSEY BOYS Set to Close the Ogunquit Playhouse 2018 Season

by BWW News Desk — March 20, 2018
The multi-Tony Award-winning, international sensation that took Broadway and the world by storm, makes its Northeast regional premiere at the Ogunquit Playhouse September 5 to October 28.
THE NICETIES Comes to Portland Stage

THE NICETIES Comes to Portland Stage

by BWW News Desk — March 19, 2018
Portland Stage presents The Niceties by award-winning playwright Eleanor Burgess, an exciting new voice in theater.
Marshwood High School is Off to the Highlands in BRIGADOON

Marshwood High School is Off to the Highlands in BRIGADOON

by BWW News Desk — March 19, 2018
The arts bring the opportunity to explore a new culture, a new time period, and a new place.

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