This spring, Portland Stage will bring Thornton Wilder's Our Town to the mainstage. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Wilder's timeless tale of the tiny tragedies and victories of small town life resonates across the ages.
Our Town, directed by Todd Brian Backus, will run at Portland Stage from April 1 through April 26, 2026, starring John Cariani, Kathleen Lewis, Parker Hough, and more.
The USM Department of Theatre will present its first production in the newly-renovated Tony Shalhoub Black Box Theater, All in the TIming, Six One-Act Plays.
The Public Theatre in Lewiston will present its adaptation of A Christmas Carol from December 12–14. Originally developed at the theatre by Christopher Schario.
Mad Horse Theatre to present the Maine premiere of The Squirrels by Robert Askins, October 30–November 23. Directed by Jake Cote, the darkly satirical comedy explores class conflict and survival—among squirrels—in a divided tree.
Mad Horse Theatre will present Dark Horse Nights! This new series of staged readings presents works that provide additional insights and conversation to the mainstage productions they align with. In this inaugural reading, The Witch of Edmonton is presented alongside Jen Silverman's Witch, a modern re-telling of the same story.
Catch the hilarious cowboy comedy TUMACHO by Ethan Lipton at Mad Horse Theatre Company from April 11 - May 5.
It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Mad Horse Theatre Company opens their 38th season with the raucous comedy, POTUS, September 21 - October 15.
Mad Horse Theatre Company presents Dance Nation by Clare Barron April 20th - May 14th.
Mad Horse Theatre Company presents When We were Young and Unafraid by Sarah Treem, September 29 - October 23.
The Good Theater’s latest offering, SIGNIFICANT OTHER, is an edgy, quirky, bittersweet look at the complexities and pitfalls of modern love and friendship, seen from the perspective of a quartet of marriage-age friends, who try to navigate this rocky road as best they can. Told with humor and compassion, Harmon’s play, examines the yearnings, strivings, and conflicts that befall the heart.
Romance is back in the air at Good Theater with Joshua Harmon's bittersweet hit comedy SIGNIFICANT OTHER. SIGNIFICANT OTHER opens March 2nd and plays through March 20th, 2022 at Good Theater's home, the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland.
Forced to cancel its holiday production of Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL because of Covid issues, Portland Stage has forged ahead and created a digital-on-demand version to bring some cheer to audiences. The streamlined and re-imagined production, directed by Sally Wood. is captured effectively in Mical Huston’s video editing and serves to keep the Christmas message of this perennial favorite alive.
The USM Department of Theatre welcomes audiences back to theatre with a free, family-friendly, traveling outdoor show, The Marvelous Meep Island Adventure.
Portland’s Mad Horse Theatre continues its commitment to new plays by company members during the pandemic. THIS IS JUST INTERMISSION by Jared Mongeau is a one-character absurdist musing on the isolation of the pandemic.
Mad Horse Theatre will present a new virtual theater experience , This is Just Intermission, a digital physical comedy, created and performed by Jared Mongeau on Friday, February 19th and Friday, February 26th at 7:30 with streaming available until March 7th 2021.
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