FeaturedLionel Bart's Oliver!
The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes...
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Upcoming Shows
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
FeaturedBye Bye Birdie
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...
FeaturedCharles's Christmas Carol Story
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
FeaturedThe Rocky Horror Show
“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...
FeaturedBoeing Boeing
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...
FeaturedBig Fish
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...
FeaturedDisaster!
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...
FeaturedI Hate Hamlet
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....
FeaturedDisney's Freaky Friday
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...
FeaturedCharles's Christmas Carol Story
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...
FeaturedWaiting for Godot
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...
FeaturedCarrie: The Musical
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...
FeaturedFootloose
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...
FeaturedProof
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....
FeaturedTuck Everlasting
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
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...
FeaturedThe Wedding Singer
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...
FeaturedIt's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
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
FeaturedSweeney Todd
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...
FeaturedMatilda
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...
FeaturedBye Bye Birdie
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,...
FeaturedGrease
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...
FeaturedThe Play That Goes Wrong
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!...
FeaturedMisery
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...
FeaturedWhite Christmas the Musical
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...
FeaturedThe Addams Family Musical
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!
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
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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1776 Maine State Music Theatre (6/24-7/11) |
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Disney's Frozen Maine State Music Theatre (7/15-8/01) |
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Kittery Point Blue Fest - Community and Craft Fair First Congregational Church of Kittery, UCC (8/08-8/08) |
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You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Orion Performing Arts Center (7/17-7/26) |
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Parker McCollum at Maine Savings Amphitheater Maine Savings Amphitheater (9/03-9/03) |
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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Jr. Maine State Music Theatre (8/10-8/10) |
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The Wizard of Oz! Community Little Theatre Corp (8/07-8/16) |
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City of Angels OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE (7/23-8/22) |
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels City Theater (7/17-8/02) |
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Runaway Princess by Mary Goggin The Playhouse At Waterville Station (8/07-8/09) |