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Schoolhouse Arts Center

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Standish, ME 04084


Review: THE LABORS OF LIBERTY: MSMT'S 1776 CHRONICLES THE BIRTH OF OUR NATION

Review: THE LABORS OF LIBERTY: MSMT'S 1776 CHRONICLES THE BIRTH OF OUR NATION

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold · June 26, 2026

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

Review: HELLO DOLLY! at Ogunquit Playhouse

by Dan Marois · June 21, 2026

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

Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL at Maine State Music Theater

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold · June 8, 2026

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

Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD-THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at Ogunquit Playhouse

by Dan Marois · May 18, 2026

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…

Past Shows

Bye Bye Birdie

FeaturedBye Bye Birdie

Feb 27 – Mar 8, 2026

A loving send-up of the 1950s, small-town America, teenagers, and rock & roll, Bye Bye Birdie remains as fresh and vibrant as ever. Teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie...

Charles's Christmas Carol Story

FeaturedCharles's Christmas Carol Story

Dec 5 – Dec 14, 2025

Get ready for a Christmas comedy that is anything but traditional. Written specifically for the community by Schoolhouse Artistic Director Kristofer Kauff and directed by...

Holiday Show
The Rocky Horror Show

FeaturedThe Rocky Horror Show

Oct 31 – Nov 9, 2025

“LET’S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN!”“IT’S JUST A JUMP TO THE LEFT!”Schoolhouse is ripping into THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW with a pop-punk-art twist! Celebrate the...

Boeing Boeing

FeaturedBoeing Boeing

Sep 19 – Sep 28, 2025

Schoolhouse presents BOEING BOEING, the high-flying, door-slamming, champagne-fueled French farce Broadway sash hit. With an incredibly hilarious cast, it's the perfect night out!Meet Bernard, a...

Big Fish

FeaturedBig Fish

Jul 11 – Jul 27, 2025

Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton, BIG FISH tells the story of Edward Bloom, a...

Disaster!

FeaturedDisaster!

Apr 4 – Apr 13, 2025

t’s 1979 and New York’s hottest A-listers are lining up for the opening of Manhattan’s first floating casino and discotheque. But what begins as a...

I Hate Hamlet

FeaturedI Hate Hamlet

Feb 28 – Mar 9, 2025

This comedic masterpiece explores the clash between Hollywood and classical theatre. Follow Andrew Rally, a TV actor reluctantly preparing to play Hamlet in Central Park....

Disney's Freaky Friday

FeaturedDisney's Freaky Friday

Jan 31 – Feb 9, 2025

When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Freaky Friday, a new...

Charles's Christmas Carol Story

FeaturedCharles's Christmas Carol Story

Dec 6 – Dec 15, 2024

Join us as we begin a new holiday tradition at Schoolhouse Arts Center, our original production of "Charles's Christmas Carol Story".Get into the spirit of...

Waiting for Godot

FeaturedWaiting for Godot

Nov 15 – Nov 23, 2024

The New York World-Telegram describes: “GODOT cannot be compared to any other theater work, because its purpose is so different. Two dilapidated bums fill their days as...

Carrie: The Musical

FeaturedCarrie: The Musical

Oct 11 – Oct 20, 2024

Stephen King’s blockbuster 1974 debut novel Carrie. Carrie White is a teenage outcast who longs to fit in. At school, she’s bullied by the popular...

Footloose

FeaturedFootloose

Jul 12 – Jul 28, 2024

When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high...

Proof

FeaturedProof

Jun 21 – Jun 29, 2024

On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician....

Tuck Everlasting

FeaturedTuck Everlasting

Apr 26 – May 5, 2024

What would you do if you had all eternity? Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence, but not...

Be More Chill

Be More Chill

Mar 13 – Mar 17, 2024

Jeremy Heere is just an average teenager. That is, until he finds out about “The Squip,” a tiny supercomputer that promises to bring him everything...

The Wedding Singer

FeaturedThe Wedding Singer

Feb 8 – Feb 18, 2024

The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just be...

It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

FeaturedIt's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Dec 1 – Dec 10, 2023

This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few...

Holiday Show
Sweeney Todd

FeaturedSweeney Todd

Oct 6 – Oct 22, 2023

Evil Judge Turpin lusts for the beautiful wife of a London barber and transports him to Australia for a crime he did not commit. Returning...

Matilda

FeaturedMatilda

Jul 13 – Jul 30, 2023

Matilda is the story of an extraordinary girl with a sharp mind, vivid imagination, and a bit of supernatural power who dares to take a...

Bye Bye Birdie

FeaturedBye Bye Birdie

May 12 – May 14, 2023

Teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie has been drafted, so he chooses all-American girl Kim McAfee for a very public farewell kiss. Featuring a tuneful high-energy score,...

Grease

FeaturedGrease

Apr 27 – Apr 30, 2023

Sandy Dumbrowski, the new girl in town, and Danny Zuko, the school’s coolest greaser, have a secret summertime romance - but when they get back...

The Play That Goes Wrong

FeaturedThe Play That Goes Wrong

Mar 3 – Mar 12, 2023

Called “the funniest play Broadway has ever seen” (The Huffington Post), this classic murder mystery by award-winning Mischief is chock-full of mishaps and madcap mania!...

Misery

FeaturedMisery

Jan 26 – Jan 29, 2023

Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive...

White Christmas the Musical

FeaturedWhite Christmas the Musical

Dec 1 – Dec 11, 2022

Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of...

The Addams Family Musical

FeaturedThe Addams Family Musical

Sep 30 – Oct 9, 2022

THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the...

Noises Off!

Noises Off!

Apr 5 – Apr 14, 2019

Called the funniest farce ever written, Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothings On. Doors slamming, on and...

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Jul 30

Come see PETER PAN & his friends FLY ON STAGE with the help of world-class flying and production experts! Broadway's timeless classic musical whisks you...

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