Steel Magnolias
Filled to the brim with humor, heart and hairdos, this beloved comedy celebrates the lives and friendship of six southern women.
About the Theatre
For over 30 years The Public Theatre has been producing the most exciting contemporary plays from Broadway and beyond featuring the finest professional actors from New York to Los Angeles. Whether you’re seeing a rollicking comedy or a searing drama, we promise you a good story, well told. Located in the Central Maine "Twin Cities" of Lewiston/Auburn, The Public Theatre provides affordable high quality theatre and arts education opportunities to communities across the State.Upcoming Shows
Review: THE PRODUCERS at Ogunquit Playhouse
Mel Brooks' The Producers is probably one of the most irreverent, outrageous and boundary-pushing musicals ever put on a Broadway stage. It is also one of the most entertaining.…
Review: SWEENEY TODD at Hackmatack Playhouse
Hackmatack takes a walk on the dark side with Sweeney Todd…
Review: MAGIC MOMENT OF RECORDING HISTORY
The 2010 jukebox musical MILLION DOLLAR, QUARTET by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux celebrates an impromptu moment in recording history when the legends Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis found themselves together in the studio of Sun Records. The jam session that followed…
Review: AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE RESONATES WITH CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE
In its new, streamlined adaptation by Amy Herzog, Henrik Ibsen’s AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, written in 1891, speaks to a contemporary audience with searing relevance. The trim, intense production, presented by Portland Theater Festival, playing at the Crewe Center for the Arts, hits home with its com…
Interview: COMMUNITY & COMING TOGETHER
Maine State Music Theatre concluded its 2026 Peek Behind the Curtain Series on August 12th with a discussion devoted to the theatre’s hit production of COME FROM AWAY. A capacity crowd assembled at Curtis Memorial Library to listen to three of the production’s stars, Carolyn Anne Miller (Bonni…
Review: MSMT YOUTH COMPANY SHINES IN MATILDA, JR. THE MUSICAL
For the past five years Maine State Music Theatre has been growing and refining a program known as its summer intensive, a pre-professional theatre training opportunity for youngsters ages eight to eighteen, which culminates in a full scale production on the main stage each August. The complexity of…
Review: MATILDA THE MUSICAL at Hackmatack Playhouse
Hackmatack’s production delivers a strong message with singing, dancing, silliness and heart. It’s an easy show to recommend for families, Dahl fans and anyone looking for an entertaining summer night out.…
Review: Welcome To The Rock: MSMT'S COME FROM AWAY Radiates Inspiration
Maine State Music Theatre's production of Come From Away is a stirring tribute to compassion in the face of tragedy. Led by first-time director Mark Johnson and performed by an all-star company of MSMT veterans, the production captures both the heartbreak and the humanity of the events that unfolded…
Review: CITY OF ANGELS at Ogunquit Playhouse
It is hard to believe that City of Angels debuted nearly four decades ago. Born out of the late-1980s resurgence of film noir send-ups, the show demands rapid-fire lyrical precision and a swinging jazz score that balances tough-edged detective lore with a biting satire of early Hollywood. With music…
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…
Past Shows
40 total · showing 11–20
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol adapted by Christopher Schario Dec 13, 14, 15 - 2024 Dec 13 @ 7 pm / Dec 14 @ 2pm & 7pm / Dec 15 @ 2pm Perfect for the whole family, six actors and a fiddler perform the Dickens’ out of this beloved holiday story told in a way you’ve never imagined and will...
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors by Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen Oct 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19*, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27 – 2024 Thurs & Fri @ 7:00 pm / Sat @ 3:00 pm / Sun @ 2pm / *Sat, Oct 19 @ 3:00 pm & 7:30 pm You’ll scream with laughter at this hilarious Off-Broadway hit! Packed with...
Manhattan Short Film Festival
The Public Theatre will host the 27th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival featuring a selection of the best short films from ten countries, including the USA, UK, France, and Ukraine. This year's finalists include notable titles such as The Talent, I'm Not a Robot, and Mother...
Lunenburg
Lunenburg by Norm Foster May 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11*, 12 - 2024 From the author of the hit comedy The Ladies Foursome , comes the perfect combination of mystery, comedy and romance. When Iris’ husband is unexpectedly killed in a plane crash, her lawyer reveals she has inherited a...
Secret Hour
Secret Hour by Jenny Stafford March 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23*, 24 - 2024 Entertaining, humorous, poignant, and thought-provoking, if you’ve ever been in a relationship, you’ll be talking about this provocative new play all the way home. For fun, a married couple invents a game...
Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help by Katie Forgette Jan 26, 27, 28, Feb 1, 2, 3*, 4 - 2024 Whether you grew up Catholic or lived through the 1970s, this nostalgic new comedy is for you! It's 1973 and the O'Shea family faces a crisis of biblical proportions when their...
Paint Night by Carey Crim
A WORLD PREMIERE! Imagine Steel Magnolias with modern day issues, as six women gather for a much-needed girls’ night out.
Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical by
POLKADOTS: The Cool Kids Musical Book by Melvin Tunstall III, Music by Greg Borowsky and Douglas Lyons, Lyrics by Douglas Lyons, Based on an original concept by Douglas Lyons May 20, 21 - 2023 | Sat & Sun @ 1:00 pm & 4:00 pm Family fun for ages 4 and up! This delightful musical...
Jeeves and Wooster in ‘Perfect Nonsense’ by The Goodale Brothers
Jeeves and Wooster in ‘Perfect Nonsense’ by The Goodale Brothers April 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29*, 30 - 2023 It's Monty Python meets Downton Abbey in this delightfully silly comedy for audiences of all ages. Bertie’s friends find his anecdotes so entertaining they’ve suggested he...
Pilgrims Musa & Sheri in the New World
Pilgrims Musa & Sheri in the New World by Yussef El Guindi March 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11*, 12, 2023 Anyone who has ever looked for love knows the dilemma. Do you make a safe, sensible match, or risk everything on the unexpected great love of your life? Musa, a sweet-natured immigrant...
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Æther and Unearthed Westbrook Performing Arts Center (9/19-9/19) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Patricia Quinn Waterville Opera House (10/24-10/24) |
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I Am My Own Wife Portland Stage Company (3/03-3/21) |
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Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE (10/01-11/01) |
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The Producers OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE (8/27-9/26) |
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Jane Eyre Portland Stage Company (3/31-4/25) |
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ACAT presents: Kodachrome by Adam Szymkowicz The Playhouse At Waterville Station (9/11-9/20) |
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Dracula Portland Ballet at Westbrook Performing Arts Center (10/23-10/24) |
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Seven Sisters Dramatic Repertory Company (10/02-10/11) |
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It's a Wonderful Life Portland Stage Company (12/05-12/24) |
