LEWISTON — The Public Theatre is looking for volunteers for its upcoming season and will hold an open house from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, for anyone interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities. The Public Theatre is currently seeking volunteers to hang posters on various poster routes in Auburn, Falmouth/Yarmouth, Greene/Leeds, Poland/Poland Spring, Portland […]
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Auditions for ‘Christmas Story’ at Standish theater open Sept. 23
STANDISH — Auditions for “A Christmas Story” will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23 and Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Schoolhouse Arts Center. Michael Hjort will direct and performances will be held from Dec. 5-21. Parts include roles for two adult females, two adult males, seven or more children of varying ages and genders. […]
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‘The Well of Horniness’ satirical radio play to open USM Theatre season
Holly Hughes’ farcical radio play, “The Well of Horniness,” a 1980s spoof of 1940s radio detective dramas, will open the USM Theatre season this month at Russell Hall, Gorham campus, replete with lusty lesbians, a sorority of sin and a captivating — and campy — murder mystery. Meghan Brodie, USM assistant professor of theatre, will […]
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Agatha Christie’s ‘Mousetrap’ to open in Standish on Sept. 12
STANDISH — It’s murder. It’s mystery. It began captivating audiences in 1952 and has been running continuously since then, making it by far the longest initial run of any play in history, with its 25,000th performance taking place on Nov. 18, 2012. That makes it the longest-running show (of any type) of the entire modern […]
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Good Theater in Portland to open 13th season on Oct. 1
PORTLAND — Good Theater, the professional theater company in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, has announced the start of its 13th season. Opening Oct. 1 and running through Oct. 19 will be N. Richard Nash’s acclaimed classic “The Rainmaker.” “The Rainmaker” directed by Brian P. Allen, Good Theater’s artistic director, […]
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Magic and mayhem ensue in ‘The Sorcerer’ at Monmouth on Sept. 18
MONMOUTH — Theater at Monmouth’s 45th season will continue with the opening of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera, “The Sorcerer” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18. Bursting with wit, charm, and fantasy, “The Sorcerer” blends social satire with lighthearted comedy making it a “neglected gem” of the Gilbert & Sullivan repertoire. What happens when a […]
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Manhattan Short Film Festival opens in Lewiston on Sept. 26
LEWISTON — The Manhattan Short Film Festival starts Friday, Sept. 26, at The Public Theatre. For one weekend only, filmgoers in Lewiston will unite with audiences in over 300 cities spanning six continents to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world when the Manhattan Short Film Festival […]
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Oliver! to open at Auburn theater on Oct. 10; cast announced
AUBURN — Director Richard Martin has announced the cast for Community Little Theatre’s first production of its 75th season, the timeless Charles Dickens-turned-musical, “Oliver!” Performances will be at Great Falls Performing Arts Center, 30 Academy Street. Production dates are Oct. 10 to19. The cast includes Madeleine Vaillancourt as the orphan boy, “Oliver,” David Handley as […]
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‘Grey Gardens’ audtions to open in Monmouth on Sept. 21
MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Community Players have announced auditions for the second show of their 2014-2015 season, the Tony award-winning musical “Grey Gardens.” The musical which contains music by Scott Frankel, lyrics by Michael Korie, and a book written by Doug Wright, brings to life both the delightfully eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy […]
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Gardiner theater group to hold auditions for ‘Secret Garden’ on Sept. 7
GARDINER — The Open Book Players will hold auditions for their production of “The Secret Garden” at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, at Johnson Hall. This literary classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett features the character of Mary Lennox, known as a difficult child, who is sent to live at her uncle’s estate in England after […]