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Review Good Theater Romps in Ken Ludwig Farce
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Mar 1, 2026

Three decades after directing the Maine premiere of Ken Ludwig’s LEND ME A TENOR, Brian P. Allen, Artistic Director of the Good Theater, now brings to the stage the Maine premiere of Ludwig’s new version of the material.  With gender changes and altered comic thrust,  LEND ME A SOPRANO presents the farcical tale of mistaken identity in the melodramatic world of grand opera with delicious verve.

Good Theater Will Present LEND ME A SOPRANO
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 6, 2026

Good Theater will presentsthe Maine premiere of Lend Me a Soprano, Ken Ludwig’s reworking of his Tony Award-winning comedy Lend Me a Tenor, running February 19 through March 8, 2026, at Good Theater at Stevens Square.

I'LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS Comes to the Good Theater
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2025

Good Theater will present the Maine premiere of I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers, a one-woman play by Tony Award-winning playwright John Logan in August.

2024 NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup Featuring Q&A's, Panels & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 8, 2024

2024 NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival has revealed the full lineup featuring feature-length films, short films, and more. See the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Portland Stage to Present Holiday Classic A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2023

Portland Stage Company is bringing back a locally adapted holiday classic paired with a winter clothing drive to benefit Maine Needs.

BWW Review: Luminous Production of FIREFLIES Opens Good Theater Season
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Oct 23, 2023

The Good Theater opens its 21st season with a luminous production of Matthew Barber’s poignant 2017 play about the flickers of late-life romance, expertly directed by Brian P. Allen, starring Valerie Perri in a nuanced, delicate and incandescent performance. FIREFLIES, as the title and central metaphor suggest, draws a subtle portrait of the sparks that simmer repressed in a lonely woman’s soul, only to be kindled by the attentions of an erratic, but appealing drifter who comes into her life and enables her to shake off decades of claustrophobic expectations.   Barber draws his four characters with great insight and empathy, and though the ending may be fated from the start, keeps the audience guessing as to the directions the principal pair will choose.  His dialogue is wry, laced with a warm wit and tender pathos, and he manages to infuse every moment of the week-long action with palpable emotion.

FIREFLIES Comes to Good Theater
by Stephi Wild - Sep 27, 2023

Good Theater has announced FIREFLIES by Matthew Barber as the opener of the company's 21st season. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!

Warm, Wacky, and Wonderful: Good Theater's Revival of YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Apr 17, 2023

Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s classic, YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, is eighty-six years young, and the latest revival at Portland’s Good Theater makes a strong case for the work’s perennial appeal. Directed by Brian P. Allen and featuring a cast of eighteen, most Good Theater veterans, this delightfully zany script, filled with wacky but loveable characters, delivers a timeless message about family and the secrets to true happiness.

Photos: Good Theater Presents The Classic Comedy YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 29, 2023

Good Theater will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU as the finale of its 20th anniversary season, running March 29th through April 23rd. See photos from the production!

Good Theater Presents YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Beginning This Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2023

Good Theater will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU as the finale of its 20th anniversary season, running March 29th through April 23rd.

Rep Stage Presents The Tennessee Williams Classic, THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 8, 2022

Rep Stage, the professional regional theatre in residence at Howard Community College, presents Tennessee Williams' classic play, “The Glass Menagerie,” April 28 through May 15, 2022. Directed by Rep Stage's Producing Artistic Director Joseph W. Ritsch, this exciting production explores how ghosts of the past continue to haunt.

Rep Stage to Present THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 8, 2022

Rep Stage, the professional regional theatre in residence at Howard Community College (HCC), presents Tennessee Williams’ classic play, “The Glass Menagerie,” April 28 through May 15, 2022. Directed by Rep Stage’s Producing Artistic Director Joseph W. Ritsch, this exciting production explores how ghosts of the past continue to haunt.

ICE THEATRE OF NEW YORK, INC is Set to Host 2022 City Skate Pop Up Concerts
by Marissa Tomeo - Feb 19, 2022

Ice Theatre of New York (ITNY) is set to present 2022 City Skate Pop Up Concerts as part of Kids Week at the Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park on Tuesday, February 22 and Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 9:30 am. ITNY performers include ITNY Junior Apprentice Ella Bauer and three other young skaters from Skating Club of New York. The events are free and open to the public.

World Premiere of SENIOR LIVING Directed by Judith Ivey Opens This Friday
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2022

In an unprecedented season of five new works in its six-show subscription season, the third new work in the series, Senior Living, opens this Friday, January 28 at 7:30 pm. Initially slated for the 2020-21 season, the show was postponed due to the pandemic.

Good Theater to Return to the Stage for 2021-2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 25, 2021

Good Theater will return to the St. Lawrence stage with a season of new works, recent Broadway hits, and the long-awaited Maine premiere of the critically acclaimed off-Broadway musical DESPERATE MEASURES, a production which has been on-hold since 2020, when its run was postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Rep Stage Announces In-Person Productions for the 2021–2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 6, 2021

Rep Stage will return to in-person staged productions with its 2021–2022 season. Jason Robert Brown’s  “Songs for a New World” will launch the season September 30–October 17, 2021, followed by the world premiere of Dane Figueroa Edidi’s “Ghost/Writer” February 17–March 6, 2022.

BWW Review: Clauder Prize Winner Premieres at Portland Stage
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Nov 10, 2019

Portland Stage presented the world premiere of a work they brought though their prestigious Clauder New Work Competition, READ TO ME. The play, selected among 170 scripts, is written by Brendon Pelsue and directed by his brother Rory - both Yale Drama School Graduates. The result9ng work is ambitious and fully in keeping with Portland Stage a?oemagical realism a?oe them for the season. The subject of READ TRO ME is potentially well chosen a?' filled with deeply searing drama- a child dying in a children's hospital with adults trying to make sense 0f this absurdity. The subject matter is dense with possibility, which, regrettably in tis production is never fully realized.

Good Theater Presents WHO'S HOLIDAY!
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 28, 2019

Good Theater ushers in the holiday season with the Maine premiere of WHO'S HOLIDAY! by Matthew Lombardo. The production opens November 9th and plays through November 30th, 2019 at Good Theater's home, the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland.  For tickets and information, please call the Box Office at (207) 835-0895 or visit www.goodtheater.com.

Portland Stage Company Presents The World Premiere Of READ TO ME The 2018 Clauder Competition Winner
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 18, 2019

Read to Me by Brendan Pelsue is open for reviewers Friday, October 25 at 7:30 pm. Read to Me is a poignant story about a child with a terminal illness who connects delicate moments in unusual ways. Discovering the mysterious a?oePostal Service,a?? he sends messages to the world and awaits a response. This poetic play, created through magical realism, reveals the quiet ways in which we connect. 

BWW Review: SOUVENIR at Rep Stage in Columbia - You'll Laugh Till It Hurts!
by Charles Shubow - Sep 12, 2019

It was exactly ten years ago I first saw Stephen Temperley's SOUVENIR at Baltimore Center Stage which starred Tony Award winner, Judy Kaye. I could not imagine seeing a better version of it ever. But, I was wrong. The Rep Stage version is just plain spectacular and the two actors who perform here, Grace Bauer and Alan Naylor are just plain marvelous.