The Great Escape
The Great Escape is a riotous, interactive clown and corporeal mime extravaganza created and performed by Ruthie Scarpino, featuring the character Apfel Tucas, a little...
Mad Horse Theatre
24 Mosher StreetSOUTH PORTLAND, ME 04102
Upcoming Shows
Review: BRUNSWICK CELEBRATES MIDSUMMER IN HIGH STYLE
For almost a decade now, MSMT, together with the Brunswick downtown Association’s Music on the Mall, has presented, on the town green, a large outdoor concert free for the citizens of Brunswick, greater Maine and beyond. This MSMT summer event traditionally draws the largest crowd in the history o…
Review: MSMT'S THE LITTLE MERMAID: A Timeless Tale of Love & Redemption
Marc Robin and Curt Dale Clark‘s musical theatre adaptation of The Little Mermaid, a tale of love and redemption, sings with a fresh, modern spirit at Maine State Music Theatre’s Family Series.…
Review: MAGIC, WONDER, & TRUE HEART in Disney's FROZEN at Pickard
Maine State Music Theatre celebrates Mid-summer with a dazzling production of Disney’s FROZEN, brilliantly directed and choreographed by Marc Robin. The delightful extravaganza transforms the Pickard Theater into a magical kingdom where the young and the young at heart can revel in the beloved fai…
1776, COME FROM AWAY & More Lead Maine Theatre Summer Picks
Though for many residents and folks from away, summer in Maine signifies a chance to revel in gorgeous scenery - beaches, lakes, trails – summer is also time to enjoy two of Maine’s premiere regional companies, Maine State Music Theatre and Ogunquit Playhouse.(see Dan Marois’ review below) T…
Review: THE LABORS OF LIBERTY: MSMT'S 1776 CHRONICLES THE BIRTH OF OUR NATION
What better way to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence than by mounting a stirring production of the musical 1776. That is just what Maine State Music Theatre has chosen to do – the only regional company in Maine to receive the rights at presen…
Review: HELLO DOLLY! at Ogunquit Playhouse
There’s a specific kind of grand-scale theatrical magic that few modern shows can pull off. It requires massive energy and an absolute refusal to skimp on the spectacle. That old-school Broadway splendor is alive at the Ogunquit Playhouse.…
Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL at Maine State Music Theater
A giant green man with a booming brogue, a talking donkey, a wooden boy with a long nose, a wolf in granny skirts…. These are the loveable misfits who commandeer MSMT’s stage in the Jeannine Tesori- David Lindsay-Abaire classic SHREK THE MUSICAL that runs for four delightful performances at …
Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD-THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at Ogunquit Playhouse
Jukebox musicals are practically a summer tradition at the Ogunquit Playhouse. In recent years, we’ve seen everything from Jersey Boys and Million Dollar Quartet to The Cher Show, On Your Feet!-The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, Heartbreak Hotel, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and last y…
Review: OUT OF NOWHERE TOUR 2026: TIG NOTARO at State Theatre in Portland, Maine
What did our critic think of OUT OF NOWHERE TOUR 2026: TIG NOTARO at State Theatre?…
Review: WHITE CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL at The Music Hall by the Ogunquit Playhouse
It is a clear sign of the December holidays when the Oqunquit Playhouse brings its theatrical magic to The Music Hall in Portsmouth. In their 11th year of collaboration, the season is blessed with a festive production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical.…
Past Shows
AN EMPTY PLATE AT THE CAFE DU GRAND BOEUF
AN EMPTY PLATE AT THE CAFE DU GRAND BOEUF unfolds in the heart of Paris's renowned restaurant, where headwaiter Claude and waiter-in-training Antoine await the...
An Empty Plate in the Cafe Du Grand Boeuf
Mad Horse Theatre Company presents the Maine premiere of An Empty Plate in the Cafe Du Grand Boeuf, written by Michael Hollinger and directed by...
THE MINUTES
Mad Horse Theatre Company presents The Minutes, a sharp comedy by Tracy Letts, directed by Christopher Price. Set against the backdrop of small-town politics, the...
THE SQUIRRELS
Mad Horse Theatre Company presents THE SQUIRRELS, a darkly satirical play by Robert Askins, directed by Jake Cote. Set against a backdrop of a fierce...
REALLY
Mad Horse Theatre Company presents REALLY, a thought-provoking play by Jackie Sibblies Drury, directed by Allison McCall. The story unfolds as a grieving mother visits...
The Legend of Georgia McBride
An uplifting play about inclusivity; a wildly entertaining story about friendship, acceptance, and finding a family in the unlikeliest of places. ...
Women Laughing Alone with Salad
Women Laughing Alone with Salad, written by Sheila Callaghan and directed by Lauren Stockless, explores the struggles of three women—Meredith, Tori, and Sandy—navigating societal pressures...
The Effect
When two volunteers for an antidepressant clinical trial start to feel the tell-tale signs - sweaty hands, thumbing hearts - they know they have fallen...
8 Days of Fringe
Take a break from the holiday hubbub with Mad Horse Theatre and PortFringe Maine's Fringe Festival, bringing back to stage highlights from the last two...
Mary Jane
As Mary Jane navigates the realities of caring for Alex, her chronically ill young son, she finds herself surrounded by a community of women committed...
Radiant Vermin
When a young couple is offered an ideal house by a mysterious stranger, it prompts the question: How far would any of us go to...
LIFE SUCKS.
LIFE SUCKS. (the period is part of the title) is Aaron Posner's thoroughly entertaining and spot-on adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. A group of old...
Deer
Ken and Cynthia have been married for thirty years. Ken and Cynthia drive to their vacation home for the weekend. Ken and Cynthia hit a...
The Whale
On the outskirts of Mormon Country, Idaho, Charlie, a six-hundred-pound recluse, hides away in his apartment, slowly eating himself to death, visited only by one...
The Language Archive
Mad Horse Theatre Company explores love and language in Julia Cho's quietly beautiful THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVE. By turns humorous and heartbreaking, THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVE is...
The Explorer's Club
Mad Horse Theatre presents Nell Benjamin's Bright, Hilarious Farce, THE EXPLORER'S CLUB May 3-20. London, 1879. The prestigious Explorers Club is in crisis: their bartender...
Reasons To Be Pretty
A man's tight-knit social circle is thrown into turmoil when his offhand remark about a female coworker's pretty face vs. his own girlfriends "regular" one...
One Flea Spare
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine—Mad Horse Theatre Company ushers in 2018 with the provocative Obie award-winning play Naomi Wallace's ONE FLEA SPARE . By turns funny and...
Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play
Anne Washburn’s award-winning, imaginative dark comedy propels us forward nearly a century, following a new civilization stumbling into its future. Post-apocalypse, a group of survivors...
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
Hilariously and poignantly, Pulitzer-prize winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis asks one of the most plaguing questions in the Christian ideology: What happened to Judas Iscariot?...
Kimberly Akimbo
Set in the wilds of suburban New Jersey, KIMBERLY AKIMBO by David Lindsay-Abaire is a hilarious and heartrending play about a teenager with a rare...
A View From The Bridge
Mad Horse Theatre Company is proud to open our 29th season with Arthur Miller’s stirring classic, A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE. Unfolding on a scale...
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Come From Away Maine State Music Theatre (8/05-8/22) |
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Disney's Frozen Maine State Music Theatre (7/15-8/01) |
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The Producers OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE (8/27-9/26) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Monmouth Savoy Theatre (3/05-3/05) |
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The Wizard of Oz! Community Little Theatre Corp (8/07-8/16) |
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The Joni Project - Celebrating the Music of Joni Mitchell featuring Katie Pearlman and her band! Jonathan's Ogunquit (8/07-8/07) |
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Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE (10/01-11/01) |
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Captain Jack & The Strangers: A Tribute to Billy Joel Maine State Music Theatre (7/26-7/27) |
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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Jr. Maine State Music Theatre (8/10-8/10) |
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Unabashedly Waterville Opera House (8/28-9/06) |