Some family secrets are hard to swallow! Here is a play from a Maine writer, a new play that is already a multi-award winner and sure to win many more. Part of Portland Stage’s ongoing commitment to Maine-made theater and producing new work, this heartfelt play by Bess Welden tells the story of Debra and Jennifer, two sisters processing the death of their mother, a professional baker. When a secret hidden among their mother’s recipes is discovered, the siblings fracture, and their understanding of family is put to the test. A play about sweets, familial rivalry, and learning to let go, Welden’s work asks us to examine how, and what, we forgive.
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (5/14/25-6/1/25)
Not Quite Almost (4/2/25-5/4/25)
Murder on the Links (1/29/25-2/23/25)
The Snow Queen (11/29/24-12/24/24)
CONSCIENCE (9/25/24-10/13/24)
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (8/14/24-9/8/24)
The Cake (4/5/23-4/23/23)
August Wilson's How I Learned What I Learned (3/1/23-3/19/23)
Sweet Goats & Blueberry Señoritas (1/25/23-2/12/23)
A Tuna Christmas (11/30/22-12/24/22)
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Christmas At The Castle
Donald M Gay Performing Arts Center (12/20 - 12/20) HOLIDAY SHOW NEW COMEDY MAINE PREMIERE | |
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Charles's Christmas Carol Story
Schoolhouse Arts Center (12/5 - 12/14) HOLIDAY SHOW | |
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SOMETHING WONDERFUL
Good Theater (1/15 - 2/1) | |
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I Happen to Like New York
Good Theater at Stevens Square Theater (3/12 - 3/15) | |
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Lend Me a Tenor
Portland Stage Company (1/28 - 2/22) | |
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Seussical
Royal River Community Players (6/12 - 6/21) | |
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The Nerd
Waterville Opera House (1/30 - 2/8) | |
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An Evening at Dave's Sauna
Steven's Square Theater (5/1 - 5/10) | |
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Almost Maine
Community Little Theatre Corp (2/20 - 3/1) | |
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