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 21–30
The Victorian Ladies' Detective Collective
The Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective by Patricia Milton Nov 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12*, 13 - 2022 It’s “Sherlock Holmes” meets “Arsenic & Old Lace” in this entertaining murder mystery with a modern female sensibility. Two strong-willed sisters run a London boarding house for...
Be Here Now
An Intriguing Comedy About HappinessA pessimistic professor of nihilism develops a dangerous medical condition with a side effect that turns her into a happy, hopeful, believer in love. But what if curing her condition will return her to misery? This wise and quirky comedy asks...
Be Here Now - Video on Demand
An Intriguing Comedy About HappinessA pessimistic professor of nihilism develops a dangerous medical condition with a side effect that turns her into a happy, hopeful, believer in love. But what if curing her condition will return her to misery? This wise and quirky comedy asks...
Screwball Comedy
Imagine His Girl Friday meets The Carol Burnett Show in this fast-paced, hilarious nod to the Hollywood comedies of the 30s and 40s. Filled with classic characters and snappy banter, this zany comedy will keep you laughing from start to finish.
Dancing Lessons - Video On Demand
Dancing Lessons by Mark St. GermainVideo On Demand: March 19-27, 2022Single ticket $25 (one person viewing on one device)Household ticket $50 (2+ people viewing together on one device)An Unpredictable Romantic ComedyA professional dancer with a career-ending injury is thrown for...
Dancing Lessons
Dancing Lessons by Mark St. Germain March 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19*, 20 - 2022 Thurs-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2pm, *Sat, Mar 19 - 3pm & 7:30 pm $25 Adult / $22 Group (10+) / $20 Student (19+ with ID) / $10 Youth (4-18) Video On Demand: March 19-27, 2022 Single ticket $25 (one person...
Screwball Comedy - Video on Demand
Imagine His Girl Friday meets The Carol Burnett Show in this fast-paced, hilarious nod to the Hollywood comedies of the 30s and 40s. Filled with classic characters and snappy banter, this zany comedy will keep you laughing from start to finish.
A Very Ida Christmas
A Very Ida Christmas with Susan Poulin - Ida has the inside scoop on everything: the Not-So-Secret Santa plan, the do’s and don’ts of Holiday decorating and more! Banish your bah-humbugs and come prepared to laugh!
Middletown
TITLE: Middletown DATE SPAN: Oct 15 - 24, 2021 DESCRIPTION: Middletown by Dan Clancy. Presented by Special License from GFour Productions Oct 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24 - 2021 "'Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.'" A wonderful...
I and You
I and You by Lauren Gunderson March 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21*, 22 - 2020 Thurs-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2pm, *Sat, Mar 21 - 3pm & 7:30 pm $25 Adult / $22 Group (10+) / $20 Student (19+ with ID) / $10 Youth (4-18) High school seniors Caroline and Anthony have more in common than they know...
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Æther and Unearthed Westbrook Performing Arts Center (9/19-9/19) |
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Arcadia Portland Stage Company (9/30-10/25) |
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Seven Sisters Dramatic Repertory Company (10/02-10/11) |
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ACAT presents: Kodachrome by Adam Szymkowicz The Playhouse At Waterville Station (9/11-9/20) |
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Jane Eyre Portland Stage Company (3/31-4/25) |
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Revelation Portland Stage Company (5/05-5/23) |
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Stroll Haunted Yarmouth 2026 Royal River Community Players (10/14-10/25) |
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Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE (10/01-11/01) |
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I Am My Own Wife Portland Stage Company (3/03-3/21) |
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Steel Magnolias The Public Theatre (10/23-11/08) |
