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BWW Review: Searing LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT at Mad Horse

BWW Review: Searing LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT at Mad Horse

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — April 2, 2017
In one of its largest, most ambitious productions in recent seasons, Mad Horse Theatre has mounted a searing account of Stephen Adly Guirgis's riveting drama, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot.
BWW Review: Good Theater Closes Season with Luminous and Lyrical TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL

BWW Review: Good Theater Closes Season with Luminous and Lyrical TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — April 1, 2017
Good Theater Artistic Director Brian P.
UGLY LIES THE BONE, THE SPITFIRE GRILL, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and More Set for Penobsc

UGLY LIES THE BONE, THE SPITFIRE GRILL, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and More Set for Penobscot Theatre Company's 2017-18 Season

by BWW News Desk — March 30, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company announces its 44th Season, a fresh array of plays of musicals to be staged at the company's historic home, the Bangor Opera House.
Photo Flash: THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL Opens Tonight at Good Theater

Photo Flash: THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL Opens Tonight at Good Theater

by BWW News Desk — March 29, 2017
Good Theater, the professional theater in residence at the St.
Threshold Stage Company Presents the Seacoast Premiere CLYBOURNE PARK

Threshold Stage Company Presents the Seacoast Premiere CLYBOURNE PARK

by BWW News Desk — March 28, 2017
What if your house's walls really could talk? Would you want your friends and neighbors to hear what your home has to say? Threshold Stage Company's Seacoast Premiere of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize and 2012 Tony Award winning play 'Clybourne Park' by Bruce Norris, gives center stage to one such home as
Pam Mutty and Cast of LES MISÈRABLES at Crooker Auditorium

Pam Mutty and Cast of LES MISÈRABLES at Crooker Auditorium

by Student Blogger: Samuel Laro — March 27, 2017
Do you hear the students sing? The Brunswick High School Players are presenting LES MISÈRABLES SCHOOL EDITION under the direction of Pam Mutti.
BWW Review: Maine State Ballet Mounts Impressive SWAN LAKE

BWW Review: Maine State Ballet Mounts Impressive SWAN LAKE

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — March 26, 2017
Maine State Ballet opens its spring season with an ambitious full-length production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake that offers a compelling account of the timeless Romantic classic and demonstrates how this Maine company continues to grow artistically.
Star in 'RAMONA QUIMBY' with Penobscot Theatre's Dramatic Academy

Star in 'RAMONA QUIMBY' with Penobscot Theatre's Dramatic Academy

by BWW News Desk — March 24, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy is now registering youths aged 4-15 for its spring session, which will culminate in a full, technically supported production of Beverly Cleary's Ramona Quimby.
Ogunquit Playhouse Children's Theatre Camps Offer Training for Ages 5 to 16

Ogunquit Playhouse Children's Theatre Camps Offer Training for Ages 5 to 16

by BWW News Desk — March 23, 2017
The Ogunquit Playhouse Children's Theatre Camps are filling up fast.
Holding a Mirror Up to the Audience: Director Stacey Koloski Discusses THE LAST DAYS

Holding a Mirror Up to the Audience: Director Stacey Koloski Discusses THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — March 22, 2017
"Superficially the play is a courtroom drama with judge, jury, and attorneys, but really it is a universal exploration of the themes of forgiveness, self-forgiveness, and the willingness to accept others.
Lawrence Schulman To Speak On Judy Garland At Witherle Memorial Library

Lawrence Schulman To Speak On Judy Garland At Witherle Memorial Library

by BWW News Desk — March 21, 2017
Award-winning music producer, critic and translator Lawrence Schulman will give a talk on Judy Garland, entitled "Moments of Magic," at Witherle Memorial Library in Castine, Maine on Monday, June 19, 2017 at 2 P.
BWW Review: PAPERMAKER at Penobscot Theatre - Bangor, ME

BWW Review: PAPERMAKER at Penobscot Theatre - Bangor, ME

by Mika Lindsay Ouellette — March 21, 2017
Monica Wood's 'Papermaker' hits home at Bangor's Penobscot Theatre.
Photo Flash: First Look at PAPERMAKER at Penobscot Theatre Company

Photo Flash: First Look at PAPERMAKER at Penobscot Theatre Company

by BWW News Desk — March 20, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company stages the second production of Papermaker, by acclaimed Maine author Monica Wood (The One-in-a-Million Boy, We Were the Kennedys).
BWW Review: Brave, Bold, and Beautiful SPRING AWAKENING at Lyric Music Theater

BWW Review: Brave, Bold, and Beautiful SPRING AWAKENING at Lyric Music Theater

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — March 20, 2017
South Portland's Lyric Music Theater is taking a bold and daring step in presenting the 2006 musical adaptation of Frank Wedekind's 1891 provocative play, Spring Awakening.
Acorn Productions and MCMA Present Annual Winter Fundraiser

Acorn Productions and MCMA Present Annual Winter Fundraiser

by BWW News Desk — March 20, 2017
Productions, theater-in-residence at Mechanics Hall, and the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association (MCMA), the non-profit organization that owns the historic downtown building, hold their third annual winter fundraiser on Saturday, April 1st.
VIDEO: Theatre Miniatures No. 4: Dustin Tucker

VIDEO: Theatre Miniatures No. 4: Dustin Tucker

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — March 18, 2017
Actor Dustin Tucker is a critically acclaimed and popular figure on the Portland, Maine, theatre scene.
Mad Horse Theatre Company presents THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT

Mad Horse Theatre Company presents THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT

by BWW News Desk — March 17, 2017
Fresh off its critically acclaimed run of Jennifer Haley's THE NETHER, Mad Horse Theatre Company trains its laser-focused sights on Easter and the Lenten season with an uproarious production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Stephen Adley Guirgis, directed by
Maine State Music Theatre Seeks Historical Memorabilia

Maine State Music Theatre Seeks Historical Memorabilia

by BWW News Desk — March 17, 2017
In preparation for Maine State Music Theatre's 60th Anniversary in 2018, the theatre's history committee is putting out a call for memorabilia.
BWW Feature: HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR. at Winslow Homer Center For The Arts

BWW Feature: HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR. at Winslow Homer Center For The Arts

by Student Blogger: Samuel Laro — March 17, 2017
Bop to the top! HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR.
April Showers Will Bring Improv Power To Light Up Bangor

April Showers Will Bring Improv Power To Light Up Bangor

by BWW News Desk — March 17, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company is proud to present an All-Star Improv Cabaret, one night only, Sunday, April 2, at 7:00 pm, at the historic Bangor Opera House.
USM Wind Ensemble to Perform FABLES AND STORYTELLING

USM Wind Ensemble to Perform FABLES AND STORYTELLING

by BWW News Desk — March 16, 2017
The USM Wind Ensemble will explore music from the last one hundred years showcasing the abilities of our top performers in the School of Music through chamber music repertoire.
Snowlion Repertory Company Announces Unique Acting Class

Snowlion Repertory Company Announces Unique Acting Class

by BWW News Desk — March 16, 2017
Teacher Al D'Andrea and his students will use a variety of games, exercises, techniques and improvisations to take an in-depth look at how to develop and embody a character in a play from the ground up with both imagination and authenticity.
USM School of Music Faculty Concert Series Continues with Elisabeth Marshall and Brid

USM School of Music Faculty Concert Series Continues with Elisabeth Marshall and Bridget Convey

by BWW News Desk — March 16, 2017
Voice artist faculty member Elisabeth Marshall, with Bridget Convey on piano, present a dramatic and emotional program of music, by composers and authors from Maine and New England, from Supply Belcher to Scott Wheeler, Edna St.
Registration is Open for Beverly Cleary's RAMONA QUIMBY

Registration is Open for Beverly Cleary's RAMONA QUIMBY

by BWW News Desk — March 13, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy is now registering youths aged 4-15 for its spring session, which will culminate in a full, technically supported production of Beverly Cleary's Ramona Quimby.
BWW Preview: YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at Seaside Pavilion

BWW Preview: YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at Seaside Pavilion

by Student Blogger: Samuel Laro — March 13, 2017
Little known facts are coming your way! For the first time ever, the Seaside Pavilion in Old Orchard Beach, is producing an in house musical!

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