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.…
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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
21 total · showing 11–20
The Winter's Tale
The Winter’s Tale | July 9 – August 22 button The Winter's Tale By William Shakespeare Directed by Dawn McAndrews Sponsored by Robert & Moira Fuller Tragic, romantic, hilarious, and uplifting, The Winter’s Tale is an enchanting story about the evil of jealousy and the power of...
The Real Inspector Hound
The Real Inspector Hound By Tom Stoppard Directed by Matthew Arbour Feuding theatre critics Birdboot and Moon, the first a fusty philanderer and the second a pompous and vindictive second stringer, are swept into the whodunit they are reviewing. As mists rise about isolated...
The Turn of the Screw
Turn of the Screw By Henry James | Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher Directed by James Noel Hoban Sponsored by Eaton Peabody A young governess is left to care for two recently orphaned children in a lonely English manor. She begins to see the specters of the former governess and her...
Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Fool of the World and the Flying Ship Adapted by Dawn McAndrews Directed by Ian Carlsen Sponsored by MaineGeneral Few people had faith in the Fool of the World. But the Fool of the World was determined to prove everyone wrong. When the czar declares he will marry his daughter to...
Black Fly Follies
Theater at Monmouth’s annual variety show returns featuring the talents of our summer company. 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Of Thee I Sing
George S. Kaufman & Morrie Ryskind directed by Dawn McAndrews With no viable platform, Presidential candidate John P. Wintergreen runs simply on love. If elected, he promises to marry the Atlantic City beauty pageant winner. Trouble begins when he falls for his campaign...
Tartuffe
Orgon has given everything—his estate, his daughter, his wife (well, almost) to Tartuffe, a swindler masquerading as a holy man. His family goes to outrageous lengths to unmask the imposter. High-jinks and physical comedy ensue as they hatch a plan to catch the rat before he...
Henry IV Part 1
King Henry faces rebellion from the very nobles who helped him seize the crown. The insurgents boast the daring warrior Hotspur—while Prince Hal, the King’s son and England’s greatest hope, carouses in the Boar’s Head Tavern with Shakespeare’s greatest comic creation, Sir John...
The Glass Menagerie
Williams’ classic American drama explores the bonds of family, the weight of memory, and the force of loss. A symphony for four actors, featuring Dustin Tucker as Tom, The Glass Menagerie portrays the Wingfield’s struggle to maintain the precarious balance between a difficult...
Two Gentlemen of Verona
When two dapper young men from Verona head to Milan to broaden their horizons, they fall hopelessly in love with the same girl, throwing their worlds into chaos as they learn a little bit about friendship, loyalty and...dating. A whirlwind adventure of love, desire and...
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Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors Good Theater at Stevens Square (10/21-10/25) |
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Little Shop of Horrors Good Theater at Stevens Square (10/01-10/18) |
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Dial M for Murder Waterville Opera House (8/27-9/05) |
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Seven Sisters Dramatic Repertory Company (10/02-10/11) |
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Rooted Portland Stage Company (11/04-11/22) |
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It's a Wonderful Life Portland Stage Company (12/05-12/24) |
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Stroll Haunted Yarmouth 2026 Royal River Community Players (10/14-10/25) |
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The Haunted Mill Ball 2026: Night Shift The Run of the Mill Public House & Brewery (10/31-10/31) |
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Flights with Fenix: TITUS ANDRONICUS a coproduction with Are We Worthy? Theater Collaborative Flights with Fenix (10/11-10/18) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Monmouth Savoy Theatre (3/05-3/05) |
