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The 4th Annual MCP Shorts Play Festival Set For January
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2024
The Monmouth Community Players will present the 4th Annual MCP Shorts Play Festival, happening at the start of the new year, January 3-5, at Cumston Hall in Monmouth, ME.
Review: PAULA POUNDSTONE at Jonathan's
by Dan Marois - November 30, 2024
What did our critic think of PAULA POUNDSTONE at Jonathan's?
USM Theatre To Present TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND (30 PLAYS IN 60 MINUTES)
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2024
USM Department of Theatre brings the Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) to Russell Hall Stage, running December 5-8, 2024.
Kelsie Steil's SPLIT MY SOUL World Premiere to be Presented at the Historical City Theater
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2024
Explore the intricate dance-theater production SPLIT MY SOUL by Kelsie Steil, featuring seven characters navigating mental health themes with an original score by Michael Wall at the Historical City Theater. Learn how to attend!
MCPKids to Present A DICKENS CHRISTMAS CAROL and THREE GHOSTS AND A JOCK
by Blair Ingenthron - November 17, 2024
Monmouth Community Players has announced MCPKids! production of “A Dickens Christmas Carol” and “Three Ghosts and a Jock.” Learn more about the production here!
Portland Stage Presents THE SNOW QUEEN
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2024
Portland Stage Company will present the timeless tale of love, friendship, and the lengths we go to to care for our loved ones, THE SNOW QUEEN.
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Offers 98th Annual PAGEANT OF THE NATIVITY
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2024
First Parish Unitarian Universalist announced its 98th annual PAGEANT OF THE NATIVITY, a cherished tradition featuring a live nativity scene and carols, set to take place this December.
Portland Symphony Orchestra Will Perform MAGIC oF CHRISTMAS
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2024
Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform Magic of Christmas this holiday seaosn. The beloved holiday classic soars to dazzling heights as Cirque de la Symphonie joins the Portland Symphony Orchestra for Magic of Christmas.
Portland Symphony Orchesta Will Perform LA BOHEME Next Year
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2024
Portland Symphony Orchesta will perform La bohème next year! One of opera’s most beloved classics, Puccini’s La bohème explores the triumphs and tragedies of love in the lives of a group of bohemian friends.
Submissions Close 10/31 for Nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards
by BWW Awards - October 28, 2024
Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards. Don't miss Thursday's October 31st deadline!
Last Chance To Submit Nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards
by BWW Awards - October 21, 2024
Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards. Don't miss next week's October 31st deadline!
Portland Symphony Orchestra Welcomes Voctave With THE CORNER OF BROADWAY & MAIN STREET
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2024
The Portland Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 100th anniversary with Pops! concerts featuring Voctave's 'The Corner of Broadway & Main Street' on November 2 and 3 at Merrill Auditorium.
Submit Nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards – 2 Weeks Left!
by BWW Awards - October 14, 2024
There are just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
Review: Public Theatre Opens Season with Victorian Spoof
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - October 14, 2024
Lewiston’s Public Theatre opens its 34th season to a full house, convulsed in laughter at the Victorian spoof,  DRACULA:  A COMEDY OF TERRORS.  The 2023 Off- Broadway comedy by Steve Rosen and Gordon Greenberg is a sendup of Bram Stoker’s Gothic novel Dracula, but in this delightful comic concoction, horror is replaced with frothy fun and sheer silliness.
ANGELS IN AMERICA PT 2: PERESTROIKA Comes to Portland Stage Company
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2024
 Portland Stage Company and Dramatic Repertory Company will present ANGELS IN AMERICA PT 2: PERESTROIKA.
USM Department of Theatre to Present THE WIZARD OF OZ Radio Play & Listening Party
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2024
The University of Southern Maine's Department of Theatre will present a radio play adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ to launch their 2024-2025 season, offering a fresh take on the classic tale. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Mad Horse Theatre Will Perform Reading of THE WITCH OF EDMONTON
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2024
Mad Horse Theatre will present Dark Horse Nights! This new series of staged readings presents works that provide additional insights and conversation to the mainstage productions they align with. In this inaugural reading, The Witch of Edmonton is presented alongside Jen Silverman's Witch, a modern re-telling of the same story.
World Premiere of WAKE is Coming to Machias ACT This Month
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2024
Discover the world premiere of WAKE, a dark comedy by Daniel Reynolds, in Downeast Maine this October. Presented by the new theatre company Machias ACT, in collaboration with local arts organizations. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Review: MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Dan Marois - October 01, 2024
I have reviewed many a show at the Ogunquit Playhouse and they have been consistently great with an occasionally critiqued item or two. As for their current production of the world premiere of My Best Friend's Wedding, the production can only be described as Ogunquit Playhouse at its best.
Cast Set for 1776 at Lewiston-Auburn Community Little Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2024
Director Celeste Philippon has revealed the cast for Community Little Theatre's upcoming production of the musical '1776'. Kicking off CLT's 85th consecutive season, '1776' tells the story of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson as they fight for independence. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Monmouth Community Players to Bring DRACULA to Historic Cumston Hall
by Blair Ingenthron - September 21, 2024
The Monmouth Community Players has announced the cast of their fall production of Dracula.
Interview: Act Two for Portland's Good Theater Theater
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - September 14, 2024
A hush fell over the audience at the Hill Center last March when Good Theater’s Executive/Artistic Director, Brain P. Allen, concluded his curtain speech with the news that the current  production of A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE would be the last for the GOOD THEATER on Munjoy Hill. The theatre company, which was celebrating more than twenty years as the resident company of what had formerly been known as The St. Lawrence Center for the Arts, had lost its home, and Portland was about to lose one of its most vibrant professional theatres.
WITCH by Jen Silverman to be Presented at Mad Horse Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2024
Mad Horse Theatre will present WITCH by Jen Silverman on October 10th, marking the start of its 39th season. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Photos: Cast of MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING at Ogunquit Playhouse Meets the Press
by Jennifer Broski - September 11, 2024
Se photos of the cast of My Best Friends Wedding at Ogunquit Playhouse meeting the press!
May Pang to Showcase Photos of John Lennon At Exhibition At Cove Street Arts
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2024
May Pang's candid photos of John Lennon from his 'Lost Weekend' era will be showcased at a free exhibition at Cove Street Arts in Portland, ME. Learn how to purchase tickets.

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