Penobscot Theatre Company Sets Dramatic Academy Summer 2015 Lineup
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2015
Registration is now open for Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy Summer 2015, with opportunities for young performers, developing technicians, and those simply exploring the craft.
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2015
Registration is now open for Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy Summer 2015, with opportunities for young performers, developing technicians, and those simply exploring the craft.
Acorn Productions & MCMA to Host Mechanics Hall Ballroom Showcase, 3/6
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2015
Acorn Productions and the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association (MCMA), owners and operators of Mechanics Hall in downtown Portland, announce that they will hold a celebratory showcase in the third floor ballroom during First Friday on March 6, 2015.
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2015
Acorn Productions and the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association (MCMA), owners and operators of Mechanics Hall in downtown Portland, announce that they will hold a celebratory showcase in the third floor ballroom during First Friday on March 6, 2015.
Ogunquit Playhouse Nominated for 13 IRNE Awards
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2015
The Ogunquit Playhouse has announced that it has received a total of thirteen Independent Reviewers of New England Award (IRNE) nominations for its 2014 productions of Billy Elliot the Musical, Mary Poppins and The Witches of Eastwick.
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2015
The Ogunquit Playhouse has announced that it has received a total of thirteen Independent Reviewers of New England Award (IRNE) nominations for its 2014 productions of Billy Elliot the Musical, Mary Poppins and The Witches of Eastwick.
Naked Shakespeare Brings POEMS OF PASSION to Yarmouth Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
Naked Shakespeare, Acorn Productions' acting company dedicated to presenting the works of the Bard in non-traditional venues without sets, lights, and costumes, presents 'Poems of Passion' a 50-minute show comprising a series of Shakespeare's sonnets and love poems by many other authors spanning the years from Sappho to Carol Ann Duffy. This fully-staged show runs approximately 50 minutes, and touches on all the different aspects of love, including infatuation, courtship, lust, marriage, and separation.
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
Naked Shakespeare, Acorn Productions' acting company dedicated to presenting the works of the Bard in non-traditional venues without sets, lights, and costumes, presents 'Poems of Passion' a 50-minute show comprising a series of Shakespeare's sonnets and love poems by many other authors spanning the years from Sappho to Carol Ann Duffy. This fully-staged show runs approximately 50 minutes, and touches on all the different aspects of love, including infatuation, courtship, lust, marriage, and separation.
Good Theater to Present THE OTHER PLACE, 3/4-29
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
Good Theater has announced the Maine premiere of Sharr White's acclaimed play, THE OTHER PLACE opening March 4 and running through March 29. Good Theater is the professional theater in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland. For tickets and information call 207-885-5883 or go to the Good Theater website www.goodtheater.com .
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
Good Theater has announced the Maine premiere of Sharr White's acclaimed play, THE OTHER PLACE opening March 4 and running through March 29. Good Theater is the professional theater in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland. For tickets and information call 207-885-5883 or go to the Good Theater website www.goodtheater.com .
BWW Reviews: Madhorse Theatre Mounts Edgy Lindsay-Abaire Comedy
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - February 07, 2015
South Portland's Madhorse Theatre Company has chosen to mount Kimberly Akimbo, an edgy, quirky, wrenching comedy by David Lindsay-Abaire, as their second offering of the season. The five-character tale of a teenager's coming to terms with a strange disease that has caused her to age prematurely, with her damaged and dysfunctional New Jersey family, and with the pangs of first love is etched with colorful characters and occasionally brilliant dialogue and is given a sensitive production by director Nathan Speckman.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - February 07, 2015
South Portland's Madhorse Theatre Company has chosen to mount Kimberly Akimbo, an edgy, quirky, wrenching comedy by David Lindsay-Abaire, as their second offering of the season. The five-character tale of a teenager's coming to terms with a strange disease that has caused her to age prematurely, with her damaged and dysfunctional New Jersey family, and with the pangs of first love is etched with colorful characters and occasionally brilliant dialogue and is given a sensitive production by director Nathan Speckman.
USM Theatre Brings Christopher Durang's 'SOUTHERN BELLE' and 'SISTER MARY IGNATIUS' to Portland Stage Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2015
Nothing beats the winter blues like satire, swizzle sticks, and a pistol-packing nun! The University of Southern Maine (USM) Department of Theatre will present An Evening with Christopher Durang: 'For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls' and 'Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You,' directed by William Steele, USM professor of theatre, tonight, Feb. 6-14, at the Portland Stage Studio Theater.
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2015
Nothing beats the winter blues like satire, swizzle sticks, and a pistol-packing nun! The University of Southern Maine (USM) Department of Theatre will present An Evening with Christopher Durang: 'For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls' and 'Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You,' directed by William Steele, USM professor of theatre, tonight, Feb. 6-14, at the Portland Stage Studio Theater.
Don Williams Returning to Gallo Center, 3/5
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2015
Veteran country music star Don Williams makes a return appearance at the Gallo Center for the Arts at 7:30 pm on Thursday, March 5. He last appeared at the performing arts center in November 2011.
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2015
Veteran country music star Don Williams makes a return appearance at the Gallo Center for the Arts at 7:30 pm on Thursday, March 5. He last appeared at the performing arts center in November 2011.
Theater at Monmouth Celebrates 46th Anniversary This Year
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2015
In 2015, Theater at Monmouth celebrates not only 46 years of producing classic theatre, but also 46 years of providing access to engaging arts education experiences for our community.
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2015
In 2015, Theater at Monmouth celebrates not only 46 years of producing classic theatre, but also 46 years of providing access to engaging arts education experiences for our community.
Darling's Partners with Penobscot Theatre Company as Transportation Sponsor
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2015
Penobscot Theatre Company's production team recently received a gift too big to box but artfully wrapped: a pickup truck from Darling's.
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2015
Penobscot Theatre Company's production team recently received a gift too big to box but artfully wrapped: a pickup truck from Darling's.
MPF to Host Playwright-in-Residence Melinda Lopez
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2015
Acorn Productions, producers of the annual Maine Playwrights Festival (MPF), announces that they have received a grant from the Maine Theater Fund to support a residency in Portland by Boston-based playwright Melinda Lopez.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2015
Acorn Productions, producers of the annual Maine Playwrights Festival (MPF), announces that they have received a grant from the Maine Theater Fund to support a residency in Portland by Boston-based playwright Melinda Lopez.
Monmouth Community Players Stage GREY GARDENS, Now thru Feb 8
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2015
Rub elbows with Jackie O's scandalous relatives, as Monmouth Community Players presents GREY GARDENS, the three-time Tony Award-winning musical.
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2015
Rub elbows with Jackie O's scandalous relatives, as Monmouth Community Players presents GREY GARDENS, the three-time Tony Award-winning musical.
Penobscot Theatre Company Presents GUYS ON ICE, Now thru 2/15
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2015
Penobscot Theatre Company is combatting Mother Nature with a tried-and-true remedy for subzero temperatures: laughter. Guys on Ice will have its Maine premiere at the Bangor Opera House, tonight, January 29 through February 15. Dominick Varney, who has delighted the theatre's audiences in many comedic roles, will direct this heartwarming, manly musical, starring Ben Layman, Matt Madore, and Scott Raymond Johnson.
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2015
Penobscot Theatre Company is combatting Mother Nature with a tried-and-true remedy for subzero temperatures: laughter. Guys on Ice will have its Maine premiere at the Bangor Opera House, tonight, January 29 through February 15. Dominick Varney, who has delighted the theatre's audiences in many comedic roles, will direct this heartwarming, manly musical, starring Ben Layman, Matt Madore, and Scott Raymond Johnson.
BWW Interviews: MSMT Builds a Season with Heart
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 28, 2015
'All our stories this year will be about families or individuals who are broken, but they come back to make the best of it - to survive. That is our job as human beings, and if our shows can give somebody the strength and courage to do just that, then we in the theatre are doing our jobs.' Curt Dale Clark, Artistic Director of Maine State Music Theatre, is waxing eloquent about the company's plans for the 2015 summer season, the fifty-seventh for the company, and his second in the leadership position. Together with his partner, Managing Director, Stephanie Dupal, Clark outlines their plans for what they hope will be a worthy encore to last year's spectacularly successful season.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 28, 2015
'All our stories this year will be about families or individuals who are broken, but they come back to make the best of it - to survive. That is our job as human beings, and if our shows can give somebody the strength and courage to do just that, then we in the theatre are doing our jobs.' Curt Dale Clark, Artistic Director of Maine State Music Theatre, is waxing eloquent about the company's plans for the 2015 summer season, the fifty-seventh for the company, and his second in the leadership position. Together with his partner, Managing Director, Stephanie Dupal, Clark outlines their plans for what they hope will be a worthy encore to last year's spectacularly successful season.
Good Theater Presents REGRETS ONLY, Now thru 2/22
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2015
Good Theater, the professional company in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland, will present the Maine premiere of Paul Rudnick's REGRETS ONLY. The show opens tonight, January 28 and plays through February 22.
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2015
Good Theater, the professional company in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland, will present the Maine premiere of Paul Rudnick's REGRETS ONLY. The show opens tonight, January 28 and plays through February 22.
Naked Shakespeare to Bring POEMS OF PASSION to Yarmouth, 2/11
by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2015
Naked Shakespeare, Acorn Productions' acting company dedicated to presenting the works of the Bard in non-traditional venues without sets, lights, and costumes, presents 'Poems of Passion' a 50-minute show comprising a series of Shakespeare's sonnets and love poems by many other authors spanning the years from Sappho to Carol Ann Duffy. This fully-staged show runs approximately 50 minutes, and touches on all the different aspects of love, including infatuation, courtship, lust, marriage, and separation.
by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2015
Naked Shakespeare, Acorn Productions' acting company dedicated to presenting the works of the Bard in non-traditional venues without sets, lights, and costumes, presents 'Poems of Passion' a 50-minute show comprising a series of Shakespeare's sonnets and love poems by many other authors spanning the years from Sappho to Carol Ann Duffy. This fully-staged show runs approximately 50 minutes, and touches on all the different aspects of love, including infatuation, courtship, lust, marriage, and separation.
BWW Reviews: Midcoast Symphony Presents American Program
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 27, 2015
Maine's Midcoast Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Rohan Smith presented a program of American composers, which included the rarely heard Symphony in E Minor by Amy Beach and music from George Chadwick's Symphonic Sketches, together with Ferde Grofe's well-known Grand Canyon Suite at Topsham's Orion Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, January 25, 2014. And while the audience most likely delighted in the last of these compositions, it was the Chadwick and Beach which gave the afternoon its primary merit.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 27, 2015
Maine's Midcoast Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Rohan Smith presented a program of American composers, which included the rarely heard Symphony in E Minor by Amy Beach and music from George Chadwick's Symphonic Sketches, together with Ferde Grofe's well-known Grand Canyon Suite at Topsham's Orion Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, January 25, 2014. And while the audience most likely delighted in the last of these compositions, it was the Chadwick and Beach which gave the afternoon its primary merit.
Penobscot Theatre Company Offers February Vacation Camp
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2015
Penobscot Theatre Company is hosting a theatrical day camp for children ages 4-14 during February School Vacation, February 16-20. Each day, expert and highly energetic teaching artists will lead participants in various dramatic activities centering around a new theme.
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2015
Penobscot Theatre Company is hosting a theatrical day camp for children ages 4-14 during February School Vacation, February 16-20. Each day, expert and highly energetic teaching artists will lead participants in various dramatic activities centering around a new theme.
USM Theatre to Bring Christopher Durang's 'SOUTHERN BELLE' and 'SISTER MARY IGNATIUS' to Portland Stage, 2/6-14
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2015
Nothing beats the winter blues like satire, swizzle sticks, and a pistol-packing nun! The University of Southern Maine (USM) Department of Theatre will present An Evening with Christopher Durang: 'For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls' and 'Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You,' directed by William Steele, USM professor of theatre, Feb. 6-14, at the Portland Stage Studio Theater.
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2015
Nothing beats the winter blues like satire, swizzle sticks, and a pistol-packing nun! The University of Southern Maine (USM) Department of Theatre will present An Evening with Christopher Durang: 'For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls' and 'Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You,' directed by William Steele, USM professor of theatre, Feb. 6-14, at the Portland Stage Studio Theater.
SISTER ACT to Open Ogunquit Playhouse's 2015 Season This Summer
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2015
Rejoice! The Ogunquit Playhouse, America's Foremost Summer Theatre, is thrilled to be one of the first regional theatres in the U.S. to produce the glorious Broadway musical comedy Sister Act. The hilarious show kicks off the Ogunquit Playhouse season May 20 to June 20.
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2015
Rejoice! The Ogunquit Playhouse, America's Foremost Summer Theatre, is thrilled to be one of the first regional theatres in the U.S. to produce the glorious Broadway musical comedy Sister Act. The hilarious show kicks off the Ogunquit Playhouse season May 20 to June 20.
KIMBERLY AKIMBO Comes to Maine's Mad Horse Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2015
Mad Horse Theatre Company is proud to present the second show of our 29th season, KIMBERLY AKIMBO by Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire.
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2015
Mad Horse Theatre Company is proud to present the second show of our 29th season, KIMBERLY AKIMBO by Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire.
KIMBERLY AKIMBO Comes to Maine's Mad Horse Theatre, 1/22-3/8
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2015
Mad Horse Theatre Company is proud to present the second show of our 29th season, KIMBERLY AKIMBO by Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire.
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2015
Mad Horse Theatre Company is proud to present the second show of our 29th season, KIMBERLY AKIMBO by Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire.
Maine State Music Theatre Presents SISTER ACT, 6/24-7/11
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2015
Today, Sister Act has been announced as the second show of the much-anticipated 57th season at Maine State Music Theatre. Sister Act will run from June 24 to July 11 at Pickard Theater, located at 1 Bath Road on the Bowdoin College campus.
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2015
Today, Sister Act has been announced as the second show of the much-anticipated 57th season at Maine State Music Theatre. Sister Act will run from June 24 to July 11 at Pickard Theater, located at 1 Bath Road on the Bowdoin College campus.
SISTER ACT National Tour Comes to Merrill Auditorium Today
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2015
Direct from Broadway, Sister Act, the hilarious, five-time Tony-nominated musical smash, comes to Merrill Auditorium presented by Portland Ovations. Called 'In a word, DIVINE!' by the Associated Press, Sister Act arrives today, January 17th for two performances at 3pm and 8pm.
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2015
Direct from Broadway, Sister Act, the hilarious, five-time Tony-nominated musical smash, comes to Merrill Auditorium presented by Portland Ovations. Called 'In a word, DIVINE!' by the Associated Press, Sister Act arrives today, January 17th for two performances at 3pm and 8pm.
THE MAINE DISH to Run 3/5-8 at Portland Ballet Studio Theater
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2015
Seventeen actors, 12 playwrights, 4 directors, 1 delicious theme - FOOD! THE MAINE DISH: A Feast of Plays about Food will have its world premiere at the Portland Ballet Studio Theater running March 5 through 8 during MAINE RESTAURANT WEEK.
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2015
Seventeen actors, 12 playwrights, 4 directors, 1 delicious theme - FOOD! THE MAINE DISH: A Feast of Plays about Food will have its world premiere at the Portland Ballet Studio Theater running March 5 through 8 during MAINE RESTAURANT WEEK.
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