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Mad Horse Theatre Company closes its 29th Season with Pulitzer Prize Finalist OTHER DESERT CITIES, by John Robin Baitz.

Portland Stage closes its 2013-2014 season with a sharp production of Evan Smith's saucy, yet serious comedy, The Savannah Disputation, as play which examines the foibles of faith and the thorny issues of religious dogma. Smith's 2009 play, set in his native Savannah, recounts the story of two aging sisters, Mary and Margaret, whose devout Catholicism is challenged by the visit of a fundamentalist missionary, Melissa. Engaged in a dialogue against their will, the sisters soon find themselves plunged into a full-fledged theological disputation, which prompts them to call for reinforcement from their parish priest. The ensuing heated and hilarious conversation tests the tenacity of each of the character's beliefs.

The Good Theater's (Portland, ME) New England premiere of A.R. Gurney's latest play, The Grand Manner, is a wistful, droll, and stylish production of this charming, nostalgic paean to theatre on the Great White Way in 1948. The play, which originally opened at New York's Lincoln Center Theatre in 2010, deals with an autobiographical episode, augmented into legend.

Good Theater presents the New England premiere of A.R. Gurney's charming and funny THE GRAND MANNER directed by Brian P. Allen, playing November 6-24. Good Theater is the professional theater company in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland. For tickets and information contact Good Theater at 207-885-5883 or go towww.goodtheater.com. Performance schedule: Wednesdays* 7:00 ($20), Thursdays 7:00 ($20), Fridays 7:30 ($25), Saturdays 3:00* ($25) & 7:30 ($28) and Sundays 2:00 ($28). Wednesdays 11/6 & 11/13; Saturday matinees at 3:00 11/16 & 11/23.

Good Theater has announced the New England premiere of A.R. Gurney's charming and funny THE GRAND MANNER directed by Brian P. Allen, playing November 6-24. Good Theater is the professional theater company in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland. For tickets and information contact Good Theater at 207-885-5883 or go to www.goodtheater.com. Performance schedule: Wednesdays* 7:00 ($20), Thursdays 7:00 ($20), Fridays 7:30 ($25), Saturdays 3:00* ($25) & 7:30 ($28) and Sundays 2:00 ($28). Wednesdays 11/6 & 11/13; Saturday matinees at 3:00 11/16 & 11/23.

Mad Horse Theatre Company closes its 26th season with Annie Baker's comedy Circle Mirror Transformation, winner of the 2010 Obie Award for Best New American Play. Circle Mirror Transformation runs tonight, May 3 through May 20 at Lucid Stage, Portland.

Mad Horse Theatre Company will close its 26th season with Annie Baker's comedy Circle Mirror Transformation, winner of the 2010 Obie Award for Best New American Play. Circle Mirror Transformation runs May 3 - 20 at Lucid Stage, Portland.

Tennessee Williams is best known for his plays like The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, however, Portland Stage Company has masterfully brought together four of his lesser known works in a show that must be experienced.

On October 7th, theater enthusiasts will witness local theater history in the making with the opening of Mad Horse Theatre Company's 2010-2011 season. That date launches the silver anniversary of Maine's premier ensemble theater company that, over 25 critically acclaimed seasons, has built a reputation for cutting-edge productions that illuminate the human experience. It also signifies the Maine premiere of an American classic celebrating the 20th Anniversary of its original Broadway run: Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare.

On October 7th, theater enthusiasts will witness local theater history in the making with the opening of Mad Horse Theatre Company's 2010-2011 season. That date launches the silver anniversary of Maine's premier ensemble theater company that, over 25 critically acclaimed seasons, has built a reputation for cutting-edge productions that illuminate the human experience. It also signifies the Maine premiere of an American classic celebrating the 20th Anniversary of its original Broadway run: Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare.

On October 7th, theater enthusiasts will witness local theater history in the making with the opening of Mad Horse Theatre Company's 2010-2011 season. That date launches the silver anniversary of Maine's premier ensemble theater company that, over 25 critically acclaimed seasons, has built a reputation for cutting-edge productions that illuminate the human experience. It also signifies the Maine premiere of an American classic celebrating the 20th Anniversary of its original Broadway run: Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare.