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Aroostook County
Broadway Kids in The County
broadwaykidsac.com/
facebook.com/CountyKidsTheatreCo/
Broadway Kids in The County Theatre Company engages, inspires and lights the passion for the next generation of theatre professionals, theatre goers and theatre lovers. Our stride is to offer high quality theatre at an affordable price for everyone. It is our goal to stage at least nine shows a season: three MainStage musicals, three "Lil' Bits of Broadway" revues, and three "Broadway in Your Backyard" masterclass / concerts by NY professionals!
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Broadway Kids in The County Theatre Company engages, inspires and lights the passion for the next generation of theatre professionals, theatre goers and theatre lovers. Our stride is to offer high quality theatre at an affordable price for everyone. It is our goal to stage at least nine shows a season: three MainStage musicals, three "Lil' Bits of Broadway" revues, and three "Broadway in Your Backyard" masterclass / concerts by NY professionals!
Presque Isle Community Players
picplayers.com
facebook.com/picplayers
The Presque Isle Community Players build on a tradition of including the community in artistic expression and the theatrical arts in Northern Maine and Western New Brunswick.
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The Presque Isle Community Players build on a tradition of including the community in artistic expression and the theatrical arts in Northern Maine and Western New Brunswick.
Down East & Acadia
The Barn Arts Collective
BarnArtsCollective.com
instagram.com/barnartsme/
The Barn Arts Collective is a group of artists that create and encourage community through the practice and presentation of live arts. Based out of The Barn, a performance and rehearsal space in Bass Harbor, Maine, BAC provides residencies for artists making new work, creates original productions to perform at various venues, hosts community events, partners with non-profit organizations to offer arts education programs, and develops and leads workshops for young people. The collective's original works take the form of theater productions, concerts, discussions, film screenings, workshops and variety shows and uses elements of music, film, puppetry, comedy, and dance.
instagram.com/barnartsme/
The Barn Arts Collective is a group of artists that create and encourage community through the practice and presentation of live arts. Based out of The Barn, a performance and rehearsal space in Bass Harbor, Maine, BAC provides residencies for artists making new work, creates original productions to perform at various venues, hosts community events, partners with non-profit organizations to offer arts education programs, and develops and leads workshops for young people. The collective's original works take the form of theater productions, concerts, discussions, film screenings, workshops and variety shows and uses elements of music, film, puppetry, comedy, and dance.
The Grand
grandonline.org
facebook.com/The-Grand-Auditorium
For over 75 years The Grand, a non-profit performing arts venue in Ellsworth, has been the center of downeast Maine's cultural community, enriching the lives of people of all ages. The Grand hosts over 200 events each year, including self-produced community theater productions and Youth/Teen Theatre Camp productions.
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For over 75 years The Grand, a non-profit performing arts venue in Ellsworth, has been the center of downeast Maine's cultural community, enriching the lives of people of all ages. The Grand hosts over 200 events each year, including self-produced community theater productions and Youth/Teen Theatre Camp productions.
ImprovAcadia
improvacadia.com
facebook.com/ImprovAcadia
ImprovAcadia has been offering professional Improv Comedy Theater in Bar Harbor since 2004. We bring Chicago style and Chicago trained performers up to Maine to perform family friendly and late night shows 6 to 7 nights a week from Memorial Day through Columbus Day.
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ImprovAcadia has been offering professional Improv Comedy Theater in Bar Harbor since 2004. We bring Chicago style and Chicago trained performers up to Maine to perform family friendly and late night shows 6 to 7 nights a week from Memorial Day through Columbus Day.
ISLE Theater Company
isletheater.org/
facebook.com/isletheater
instagram.com/isletheater
ISLE Theater Company bridges communities through storytelling. Founded in 2020 by recent Harvard University graduates Marvin Merritt IV and Anna Fitzgerald, ISLE Theater Company is dedicated to making professional, community-driven theater. ISLE stages its shows in unconventional spaces to connect its audience with new places, new people, and new perspectives.
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instagram.com/isletheater
ISLE Theater Company bridges communities through storytelling. Founded in 2020 by recent Harvard University graduates Marvin Merritt IV and Anna Fitzgerald, ISLE Theater Company is dedicated to making professional, community-driven theater. ISLE stages its shows in unconventional spaces to connect its audience with new places, new people, and new perspectives.
New Surry Theatre and Performing Arts School
newsurrytheatre.org
facebook.com/NewSurryTheatre
The New Surry Theatre and Performing Arts School (NST) was founded in 1972 by Artistic Director Bill Raiten with the mission of educating the public in all aspects of theater, presenting live theatrical productions in Maine, and inspiring people of all ages to become involved with their cultural commitment to the community. NST performs a full, year-round season of productions in Blue Hill, Maine and runs a performing arts school with two semesters each year of classes in all aspects of the theater. NST also offers summer camps and seminars for young actors.
facebook.com/NewSurryTheatre
The New Surry Theatre and Performing Arts School (NST) was founded in 1972 by Artistic Director Bill Raiten with the mission of educating the public in all aspects of theater, presenting live theatrical productions in Maine, and inspiring people of all ages to become involved with their cultural commitment to the community. NST performs a full, year-round season of productions in Blue Hill, Maine and runs a performing arts school with two semesters each year of classes in all aspects of the theater. NST also offers summer camps and seminars for young actors.
Greater Portland & Casco Bay
Acorn Productions
acorn-productions.org
facebook.com/acornproductionsportland
Acorn Productions’ mission is to invigorate the community of performing artists in Southern Maine. Acorn seeks to nurture new performance pieces, develop artist collaboratives, train new talent, and make the arts accessible to a wide spectrum of the general public. Acorn mounts annual festivals that are open to a variety of artists as well as professional performances by local actors in both traditional and non-traditional venues. Acorn also offers educational programs, including acting classes and workshops, and offers fiscal sponsorships to grassroots organizations or individual artists seeking to become more active members of the performing arts community.
facebook.com/acornproductionsportland
Acorn Productions’ mission is to invigorate the community of performing artists in Southern Maine. Acorn seeks to nurture new performance pieces, develop artist collaboratives, train new talent, and make the arts accessible to a wide spectrum of the general public. Acorn mounts annual festivals that are open to a variety of artists as well as professional performances by local actors in both traditional and non-traditional venues. Acorn also offers educational programs, including acting classes and workshops, and offers fiscal sponsorships to grassroots organizations or individual artists seeking to become more active members of the performing arts community.
Beau Jest Moving Theatre
beaujest.com
facebook.com/Beau-Jest-Moving-Theatre
Beau Jest is a physical theater ensemble based in Boston and Portland, known for imaginative original productions and the interpretation of existing texts. We see the actor as creator and use movement and text to spark theatrical immediacy. Winners of the Elliot Norton and IRNE Awards, we often spend a year devising a show. Physical imagery, masks and puppets, historical events, cabaret artists, cartoons, choreographers, and composers are a few our influences. Most recently we focused on the fantastical in Tennessee Williams, including two world premieres. We are currently developing a new original show based on changing communication patterns.
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Beau Jest is a physical theater ensemble based in Boston and Portland, known for imaginative original productions and the interpretation of existing texts. We see the actor as creator and use movement and text to spark theatrical immediacy. Winners of the Elliot Norton and IRNE Awards, we often spend a year devising a show. Physical imagery, masks and puppets, historical events, cabaret artists, cartoons, choreographers, and composers are a few our influences. Most recently we focused on the fantastical in Tennessee Williams, including two world premieres. We are currently developing a new original show based on changing communication patterns.
Cauldron & Labrys
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Cauldron & Labrys is a women's production company that has been producing playwright Carolyn Gage's work more or less annually in Portland since 2002. Several of the plays have gone on to Off-Off Broadway production and to numerous productions around the country, in Canada, China, and Ireland. Several of the plays, including Artemisia and Hildegard, The Second Coming of Joan of Arc, Harriet Tubman Visits a Therapist, Calamity Jane Sends a Message to Her Daughter, and Cookin' With Typhoid Mary, have been published in an anthology of Gage's work which won the the top LGBT literary award in the US.
Cauldron & Labrys is a women's production company that has been producing playwright Carolyn Gage's work more or less annually in Portland since 2002. Several of the plays have gone on to Off-Off Broadway production and to numerous productions around the country, in Canada, China, and Ireland. Several of the plays, including Artemisia and Hildegard, The Second Coming of Joan of Arc, Harriet Tubman Visits a Therapist, Calamity Jane Sends a Message to Her Daughter, and Cookin' With Typhoid Mary, have been published in an anthology of Gage's work which won the the top LGBT literary award in the US.
Chimera Theatre Collective
facebook.com/chimeratheatrecollective
@ChimeraTC
Chimera Theatre Collective is dedicated to producing theatre as unique and diverse as the artists who create it. Working in a variety of theatrical styles and forms, including musicals, plays, puppetry, guerilla events, improv, devising, solo work, and other performance arts, we are dedicated to producing entertaining and thought-provoking productions which bring the audience in contact with: issues; material; diverse, unheard voices; and/or performance methods not familiar to them.
@ChimeraTC
Chimera Theatre Collective is dedicated to producing theatre as unique and diverse as the artists who create it. Working in a variety of theatrical styles and forms, including musicals, plays, puppetry, guerilla events, improv, devising, solo work, and other performance arts, we are dedicated to producing entertaining and thought-provoking productions which bring the audience in contact with: issues; material; diverse, unheard voices; and/or performance methods not familiar to them.
Dramatic Repertory Company
dramaticrep.org
facebook.com/Dramatic-Repertory-Company
@dramaticrep
Dramatic Repertory Company aims to make a dramatic difference in the community. By presenting challenging works that engage the heart and mind, DRC provides exposure to new and overlooked theatre, as well as fresh perspectives on classic works. With an emphasis on Maine premieres, Dramatic Repertory Company serves the community by presenting productions that otherwise may never be staged in Maine.
facebook.com/Dramatic-Repertory-Company
@dramaticrep
Dramatic Repertory Company aims to make a dramatic difference in the community. By presenting challenging works that engage the heart and mind, DRC provides exposure to new and overlooked theatre, as well as fresh perspectives on classic works. With an emphasis on Maine premieres, Dramatic Repertory Company serves the community by presenting productions that otherwise may never be staged in Maine.
Fenix Theatre Company
fenixtheatre.com
facebook.com/Fenix-Theatre-Co
We are a group of artists dedicated to staging the classics of theater in the most compelling and relevant manner for the audience of today. Fenix Theatre Company exists to provide the southern Maine community access to free classical theater in the beauty of Deering Oaks. We thrive on the unique collaboration between audience and performer found in outdoor theater. We value showcasing the passion and brilliance of local artists. We value the creation of dynamic theater using the simplest means possible. We value our community who not only help to shape each performance, but make what we do possible.
facebook.com/Fenix-Theatre-Co
We are a group of artists dedicated to staging the classics of theater in the most compelling and relevant manner for the audience of today. Fenix Theatre Company exists to provide the southern Maine community access to free classical theater in the beauty of Deering Oaks. We thrive on the unique collaboration between audience and performer found in outdoor theater. We value showcasing the passion and brilliance of local artists. We value the creation of dynamic theater using the simplest means possible. We value our community who not only help to shape each performance, but make what we do possible.
Figures Of Speech Theatre
figures.org
facebook.com/figuresofspeech
Figures of Speech Theatre creates and tours visionary works of performance forged at the intersection of poetry, music, sculpture and dance. Founded in 1982, we have toured our work throughout North America, including venues such as the Kennedy Center, the New Victory Theatre, the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth, and The Rogue Theatre in Tucson, Arizona. Our work has also been presented at theater and puppet festivals in Europe, Japan and South America. Figures of Speech Theatre is a fourtime recipient of the coveted UNIMA Citation of Excellence, the highest distinction in American puppet theatre, as well as numerous grant awards.
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Figures of Speech Theatre creates and tours visionary works of performance forged at the intersection of poetry, music, sculpture and dance. Founded in 1982, we have toured our work throughout North America, including venues such as the Kennedy Center, the New Victory Theatre, the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth, and The Rogue Theatre in Tucson, Arizona. Our work has also been presented at theater and puppet festivals in Europe, Japan and South America. Figures of Speech Theatre is a fourtime recipient of the coveted UNIMA Citation of Excellence, the highest distinction in American puppet theatre, as well as numerous grant awards.
The Footlights Theatre
thefootlightsinfalmouth.com
The Footlights Theatre is an intimate venue where you not only see live theatre and events, you experience them. With a variety of plays, musicals, cabarets, comedy, play readings, film, and more, The Footlights Theatre puts you feet away from center stage... truly, not a bad seat in the house! The Footlights Theatre is available as an affordable rental venue for any performance group and artist who'd like to showcase their work. The Footlights Theatre is handicap accessible, air conditioned, with free onsite parking. The Footlights Theatre is the perfect, intimate place to illuminate the Arts community in Maine!
The Footlights Theatre is an intimate venue where you not only see live theatre and events, you experience them. With a variety of plays, musicals, cabarets, comedy, play readings, film, and more, The Footlights Theatre puts you feet away from center stage... truly, not a bad seat in the house! The Footlights Theatre is available as an affordable rental venue for any performance group and artist who'd like to showcase their work. The Footlights Theatre is handicap accessible, air conditioned, with free onsite parking. The Footlights Theatre is the perfect, intimate place to illuminate the Arts community in Maine!
Freeport Players
fcponline.org
Freeport Players entertains with everything from contemporary drama and classics to variety shows and musicals on stages in Freeport, Maine. We provide opportunities for people with a wide range of skill and experience to get involved in all aspects of theater -- onstage and off -- drawing on their talent and enthusiasm to create the "magic" of theater.
Freeport Players entertains with everything from contemporary drama and classics to variety shows and musicals on stages in Freeport, Maine. We provide opportunities for people with a wide range of skill and experience to get involved in all aspects of theater -- onstage and off -- drawing on their talent and enthusiasm to create the "magic" of theater.
Good Theater
goodtheater.com
facebook.com/TheGoodTheater
Good Theater is a professional theater company founded in 2002 by Brian P. Allen, Executive and Artistic Director, and Stephen Underwood, President and Production Manager. The company is dedicated to presenting quality theatrical productions that are uplifting, inspiring, and life affirming. In recent years, Good Theater has debuted a number of Maine premieres including: August Osage County, Good People and Clybourne Park. The company presents a mixture of comedies, dramas and musicals. Good Theater is in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center on Munjoy Hill in Portland.
facebook.com/TheGoodTheater
Good Theater is a professional theater company founded in 2002 by Brian P. Allen, Executive and Artistic Director, and Stephen Underwood, President and Production Manager. The company is dedicated to presenting quality theatrical productions that are uplifting, inspiring, and life affirming. In recent years, Good Theater has debuted a number of Maine premieres including: August Osage County, Good People and Clybourne Park. The company presents a mixture of comedies, dramas and musicals. Good Theater is in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center on Munjoy Hill in Portland.
Lyric Music Theater
lyricmusictheater.org
facebook.com/lyricmusictheater
Lyric Music Theater is an all-volunteer community theater that has been entertaining Southern Maine for more than half a century. This 1904 converted church provides a 180-seat house, a home for high-quality shows, and a hearth for some of the best talent and greatest ambition in New England. The volunteers at Lyric are the heartbeat of our organization. Hundreds of people donate their time each year to productions, financials, marketing efforts, box office staffing, building maintenance, Board of Directors membership, and more. We invite you to join the Lyric family whether onstage, backstage, or in the audience!
facebook.com/lyricmusictheater
Lyric Music Theater is an all-volunteer community theater that has been entertaining Southern Maine for more than half a century. This 1904 converted church provides a 180-seat house, a home for high-quality shows, and a hearth for some of the best talent and greatest ambition in New England. The volunteers at Lyric are the heartbeat of our organization. Hundreds of people donate their time each year to productions, financials, marketing efforts, box office staffing, building maintenance, Board of Directors membership, and more. We invite you to join the Lyric family whether onstage, backstage, or in the audience!
Mad Horse Theatre Company
madhorse.com
facebook.com/madhorsetheatre
Mad Horse Theatre Company is a resident, professional theatre ensemble. Our mission is to produce plays which compassionately examine and illuminate the enduring aspects of the human experience. Our work focuses on areas of social concern, personal transformation and the building of lasting community relationships.
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Mad Horse Theatre Company is a resident, professional theatre ensemble. Our mission is to produce plays which compassionately examine and illuminate the enduring aspects of the human experience. Our work focuses on areas of social concern, personal transformation and the building of lasting community relationships.
Next Iteration Ensemble
nextiterationensemble.com/company
facebook.com/nextiterationensemble/
Next Iteration Ensemble (NIE), directed by dianne k. webb, is a group of performers from various identities who are committed to stretching their experiences onstage- through their ongoing investigation of devising original pieces, physical acting, mask work, character investigation- always considering the viewer as co-collaborator. Through staged readings of diverse and often underrepresented works, traditional productions, and co-devising work, Next Iteration Ensemble explores relevant, thought-provoking ideas.
nextiterationensemble.com/company
facebook.com/nextiterationensemble/
Next Iteration Ensemble (NIE), directed by dianne k. webb, is a group of performers from various identities who are committed to stretching their experiences onstage- through their ongoing investigation of devising original pieces, physical acting, mask work, character investigation- always considering the viewer as co-collaborator. Through staged readings of diverse and often underrepresented works, traditional productions, and co-devising work, Next Iteration Ensemble explores relevant, thought-provoking ideas.
Opera Maine
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Founded in 1994, Opera Maine is Maine’s only professional opera company performing fully staged operas with nationally and internationally acclaimed artists and providing opera-related programming. Opera Maine has presented many of the world’s favorite operas, from Mozart to Puccini. The company showcases a mainstage production annually in July at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Under the artistic direction of Dona D. Vaughn and the musical direction of internationally renowned conductors such as Stephen Lord, Opera Maine’s productions have been widely acclaimed.
Founded in 1994, Opera Maine is Maine’s only professional opera company performing fully staged operas with nationally and internationally acclaimed artists and providing opera-related programming. Opera Maine has presented many of the world’s favorite operas, from Mozart to Puccini. The company showcases a mainstage production annually in July at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Under the artistic direction of Dona D. Vaughn and the musical direction of internationally renowned conductors such as Stephen Lord, Opera Maine’s productions have been widely acclaimed.
Polyphonic Theatre Ensemble
polyphonictheatre.org
facebook.com/polyphonicportland
Polyphonic Theatre Ensemble was originally conceptualized by Megan Tripaldi and Beth Somerville in Portland, ME in 2014 with the creepiest production of King Lear (at least that we had seen). From there we have been generating projects that create original concepts for established work (pretty much just Shakespeare in this category) or creating and supporting new and exciting work from local artists. What our endgame is: Art. Constantly.
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Polyphonic Theatre Ensemble was originally conceptualized by Megan Tripaldi and Beth Somerville in Portland, ME in 2014 with the creepiest production of King Lear (at least that we had seen). From there we have been generating projects that create original concepts for established work (pretty much just Shakespeare in this category) or creating and supporting new and exciting work from local artists. What our endgame is: Art. Constantly.
Portland Playback Theatre
portlandplayback.com
facebook.com/portlandplayback
Portland Playback Theatre connects the art of improvisational theatre with real-life stories spontaneously shared by members of the audience. Using movement, dialogue, song and music, our actors seek to honor the countless moments and events that shape our lives. Trained in over 25 structured improvisational forms, the company plays back the teller's story immediately and in real time, creating an artful response to true stories, and a unique and powerful theatre experience.
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Portland Playback Theatre connects the art of improvisational theatre with real-life stories spontaneously shared by members of the audience. Using movement, dialogue, song and music, our actors seek to honor the countless moments and events that shape our lives. Trained in over 25 structured improvisational forms, the company plays back the teller's story immediately and in real time, creating an artful response to true stories, and a unique and powerful theatre experience.
Portland Players
portlandplayers.org
facebook.com/Portland-Players-Theater
The Portland Players is an organization dedicated to the development and fostering of an interest in dramatic arts, the creative expression of those arts and the encouragement and appreciation of community participation in all of the theater’s activities.
facebook.com/Portland-Players-Theater
The Portland Players is an organization dedicated to the development and fostering of an interest in dramatic arts, the creative expression of those arts and the encouragement and appreciation of community participation in all of the theater’s activities.
Portland Stage Company
portlandstage.org
facebook.com/PortlandStage
@PortlandStageCo
instagram: PortlandStageCo
Portland Stage, Maine's largest fully professional, non-profit theater, is committed to providing the finest productions for audiences in a broad region of Northern New England. Founded in 1974 as the Profile Theater, Portland Stage currently produces 7 shows on it's Mainstage, various productions in it's Studio Theater, as well as a focus on new work development programs like From Away, Little Festival of the Unexpected, and the Clauder Competition. Portland Stage also seeks to educate future generations of theater artists through their internship program and with the Theater for Kids programming.
facebook.com/PortlandStage
@PortlandStageCo
instagram: PortlandStageCo
Portland Stage, Maine's largest fully professional, non-profit theater, is committed to providing the finest productions for audiences in a broad region of Northern New England. Founded in 1974 as the Profile Theater, Portland Stage currently produces 7 shows on it's Mainstage, various productions in it's Studio Theater, as well as a focus on new work development programs like From Away, Little Festival of the Unexpected, and the Clauder Competition. Portland Stage also seeks to educate future generations of theater artists through their internship program and with the Theater for Kids programming.
Royal River Community Players
royalrivercommunityplayers.com
facebook.com/RoyalRiverCommunityPlayers
Royal River Community Players is located in Yarmouth. Our mission is to create multi-generational performing arts experiences for Yarmouth and surrounding area residents. These opportunities of education, culture and creative expression are provided through theatrical productions for all ages.
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Royal River Community Players is located in Yarmouth. Our mission is to create multi-generational performing arts experiences for Yarmouth and surrounding area residents. These opportunities of education, culture and creative expression are provided through theatrical productions for all ages.
Saco River Theatre
sacorivertheatre.org
facebook.com/SacoRiverGrangeHall
Saco River Theatre is an Actors Equity Association Small Professional Theatre, performing arts center and public forum for accessible, diverse, cultural and educational programs, located in Bar Mills, Maine. Through its theater, music venue, cross-disciplinary arts lab and exhibition space, SRT celebrates creativity and plants the seeds of shared experience. The Originals, SRT’s resident company, presents a wide range of material, from cutting edge dramas to comedies to full scale musical productions. Each production has at least one “pay-what-you-can” night to ensure that the plays are accessible to everyone.
facebook.com/SacoRiverGrangeHall
Saco River Theatre is an Actors Equity Association Small Professional Theatre, performing arts center and public forum for accessible, diverse, cultural and educational programs, located in Bar Mills, Maine. Through its theater, music venue, cross-disciplinary arts lab and exhibition space, SRT celebrates creativity and plants the seeds of shared experience. The Originals, SRT’s resident company, presents a wide range of material, from cutting edge dramas to comedies to full scale musical productions. Each production has at least one “pay-what-you-can” night to ensure that the plays are accessible to everyone.
Snowlion Repertory Company
snowlionrep.org
facebook.com/snowlionrep
Snowlion Repertory Company is a professional non-profit theater whose mission is to inspire and delight Maine audiences by creating, developing, and producing theatrical works of cultural, ethical, and spiritual value, bringing new and newly-imagined musicals and plays to the stage. Founded in 2010, Snowlion Rep produces shows in venues throughout greater Portland. The company also develops new work in PLAYLAB, where writers see their full-length plays performed in public staged readings by rehearsed actors in order to receive moderated feedback. Snowlion Rep continues to offer a teaching curriculum of five rotating acting workshops covering all aspects of an actor’s training.
facebook.com/snowlionrep
Snowlion Repertory Company is a professional non-profit theater whose mission is to inspire and delight Maine audiences by creating, developing, and producing theatrical works of cultural, ethical, and spiritual value, bringing new and newly-imagined musicals and plays to the stage. Founded in 2010, Snowlion Rep produces shows in venues throughout greater Portland. The company also develops new work in PLAYLAB, where writers see their full-length plays performed in public staged readings by rehearsed actors in order to receive moderated feedback. Snowlion Rep continues to offer a teaching curriculum of five rotating acting workshops covering all aspects of an actor’s training.
Stages Youth Theater
stagesyouththeater.org
facebook.com/PLAYatSTAGES
Stages Youth Theater, founded in 2007, celebrates and nurtures each child's inherent creativity by providing live performances and fun, process-based educational programs designed to unlock the imagination, build self-esteem and encourage meaningful opportunities for young people learn about themselves and the world around them. In 2016 Stages relocated to Portland where we reach hundreds of young people each week through our season of professional-quality, all-student productions and our innovative "Stages in the Schools" program. Happy kids make great theater!
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Stages Youth Theater, founded in 2007, celebrates and nurtures each child's inherent creativity by providing live performances and fun, process-based educational programs designed to unlock the imagination, build self-esteem and encourage meaningful opportunities for young people learn about themselves and the world around them. In 2016 Stages relocated to Portland where we reach hundreds of young people each week through our season of professional-quality, all-student productions and our innovative "Stages in the Schools" program. Happy kids make great theater!
Vivid Motion, Inc.
vividmotion.org
facebook.com/VividMotionDance
@vivid_motion
Vivid Motion is a non-profit organization started by local dancers who wanted to perform and share their love of dance with the community. Portland’s “innovative and kinda quirky” dance company is committed to making dance accessible to audiences and dancers, and has been entertaining greater Portland since 2003. Best known for their annual holiday fare, Nutcracker Burlesque, Vivid Motion produces 2-3 dance concerts a year. They approach well known stories, like The Odyssey and Sleeping Beauty, as well as original work narratives, such as Choices and Eclipse, in their own unique style, and perform in area events and festivals.
facebook.com/VividMotionDance
@vivid_motion
Vivid Motion is a non-profit organization started by local dancers who wanted to perform and share their love of dance with the community. Portland’s “innovative and kinda quirky” dance company is committed to making dance accessible to audiences and dancers, and has been entertaining greater Portland since 2003. Best known for their annual holiday fare, Nutcracker Burlesque, Vivid Motion produces 2-3 dance concerts a year. They approach well known stories, like The Odyssey and Sleeping Beauty, as well as original work narratives, such as Choices and Eclipse, in their own unique style, and perform in area events and festivals.
Windham Center Stage Theater
windhamcenterstagetheater.com
facebook.com/windhamcenterstage
Windham Center Stage Theater, in existence since 1974, is a community theater located in Windham's Town Hall. We offer theater opportunities for all ages in high quality productions throughout the year. It is our hope to encourage people to participate in any and all aspects of theatrical arts in an environment that is family friendly, safe, and welcoming.
facebook.com/windhamcenterstage
Windham Center Stage Theater, in existence since 1974, is a community theater located in Windham's Town Hall. We offer theater opportunities for all ages in high quality productions throughout the year. It is our hope to encourage people to participate in any and all aspects of theatrical arts in an environment that is family friendly, safe, and welcoming.
Mid-Coast
Belfast Maskers
belfastmaskers.com
facebook.com/belfastmaskers
Founded in 1987 by retired theater arts professor Basil Burwell, Belfast Maskers has entertained and engaged audiences and volunteers with quality community theater productions for over 30 years. 2018 marks the beginning of a new era for the Maskers as they become the owners of the 17 Court Street building that fostered some of their earliest years. The newly-christened Basil Burwell Community Theater will provide a permanent home for the Maskers and a space for other small groups to perform and grow.
facebook.com/belfastmaskers
Founded in 1987 by retired theater arts professor Basil Burwell, Belfast Maskers has entertained and engaged audiences and volunteers with quality community theater productions for over 30 years. 2018 marks the beginning of a new era for the Maskers as they become the owners of the 17 Court Street building that fostered some of their earliest years. The newly-christened Basil Burwell Community Theater will provide a permanent home for the Maskers and a space for other small groups to perform and grow.
Chocolate Church Arts Center
chocolatechurcharts.org
facebook.com/Chocolate-Church-Arts-Center
The Chocolate Church Arts Center is a cultural non-profit located in historic Bath, Maine. The Chocolate Church Arts Center is mid coast Maine’s regional performing and visual arts center. For more than 30 years the Chocolate Church Arts Center has been offering a rich program of live music, gallery exhibitions, theatre for young artists, lectures and workshops.
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The Chocolate Church Arts Center is a cultural non-profit located in historic Bath, Maine. The Chocolate Church Arts Center is mid coast Maine’s regional performing and visual arts center. For more than 30 years the Chocolate Church Arts Center has been offering a rich program of live music, gallery exhibitions, theatre for young artists, lectures and workshops.
Cold Comfort Theater
ColdComfortTheater.com
facebook.com/coldcomforttheater
Cold Comfort Theater is a community theater company based in Belfast with a strong emphasis on professionally-led theater education and performance using the passionate energy and raw talent of community members. We offer multiple intensives taught by theater professionals from all around the country throughout our season, and offer inspiration to our company members through trips to see professional Broadway productions in Maine and NYC. We readily welcome anyone looking to fall in love with theater or improve their skills, at Cold Comfort.
facebook.com/coldcomforttheater
Cold Comfort Theater is a community theater company based in Belfast with a strong emphasis on professionally-led theater education and performance using the passionate energy and raw talent of community members. We offer multiple intensives taught by theater professionals from all around the country throughout our season, and offer inspiration to our company members through trips to see professional Broadway productions in Maine and NYC. We readily welcome anyone looking to fall in love with theater or improve their skills, at Cold Comfort.
Heartwood Regional Theater Company
heartwoodtheater.org
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Founded in 2003, we have promoted many seasons of theater art experiences for our midcoast community. Heartwood focuses on truthful artistic expression, challenging questions, artistic growth, a passion for excellence, and our vital human spirit. We work with both professionals and non-professionals, including many collaborators. Productions include titles from across the theater canon, musical theater, student productions, and original creations or adaptations. Productions are staged at the Parker B. Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy, a 150 seat modified black box in Newcastle. Artistic Director Griff Braley encourages actors and audience members alike to visit the beautiful Damariscotta/Newcastle area.
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Founded in 2003, we have promoted many seasons of theater art experiences for our midcoast community. Heartwood focuses on truthful artistic expression, challenging questions, artistic growth, a passion for excellence, and our vital human spirit. We work with both professionals and non-professionals, including many collaborators. Productions include titles from across the theater canon, musical theater, student productions, and original creations or adaptations. Productions are staged at the Parker B. Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy, a 150 seat modified black box in Newcastle. Artistic Director Griff Braley encourages actors and audience members alike to visit the beautiful Damariscotta/Newcastle area.
Maine State Music Theatre
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Maine State Music Theatre brings first class Broadway-quality theatre to the picturesque town of Brunswick. The theatre, contracted with the Actors’ Equity Association’s Council of Resident Stock Theatres (CORST), produces four main stage musicals, two children’s musicals, and three special concert events each summer at the Pickard Theater on the beautiful campus of Bowdoin College.
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Maine State Music Theatre brings first class Broadway-quality theatre to the picturesque town of Brunswick. The theatre, contracted with the Actors’ Equity Association’s Council of Resident Stock Theatres (CORST), produces four main stage musicals, two children’s musicals, and three special concert events each summer at the Pickard Theater on the beautiful campus of Bowdoin College.
River Company
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River Company, a 501(c)3 non-profit, provides a local arena for artists to gain theatrical experience that fosters artistic growth. River Company’s work reflects and entertains its community through its creativity, flexibility, and versatility.
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River Company, a 501(c)3 non-profit, provides a local arena for artists to gain theatrical experience that fosters artistic growth. River Company’s work reflects and entertains its community through its creativity, flexibility, and versatility.
The Theater Project
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The Theater Project was founded in 1971 as a non-profit community-based theater in Brunswick, Maine. For over 40 years we have provided innovative, entertaining performances, and taught theater to thousands of children. The Theater Project is committed to offering the community stimulating performances that encourage audiences to think and feel; to laugh and cry. We are equally committed to an educational program that enables participants to take risks, and to discover their creative spirit while problem solving and working together. The Theater Project features performances by the Professional Ensemble, Young Company, Young People’s Theater, and Center Stage Players.
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The Theater Project was founded in 1971 as a non-profit community-based theater in Brunswick, Maine. For over 40 years we have provided innovative, entertaining performances, and taught theater to thousands of children. The Theater Project is committed to offering the community stimulating performances that encourage audiences to think and feel; to laugh and cry. We are equally committed to an educational program that enables participants to take risks, and to discover their creative spirit while problem solving and working together. The Theater Project features performances by the Professional Ensemble, Young Company, Young People’s Theater, and Center Stage Players.
Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble
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Founded in Los Angeles in 1996, Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble moved to Bowdoinham, Maine in 2010. Consisting of a small group of professional actors who train together and develop new work over time, Ziggurat creates distinctive theatre performances that explore world culture and ritual as a dramatic form. Our work celebrates the emotional, physical, musical and visual aspects of performance by utilizing mask, stylized movement and sound in our visually striking productions. We offer our audiences an indelible theatrical experience.
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Founded in Los Angeles in 1996, Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble moved to Bowdoinham, Maine in 2010. Consisting of a small group of professional actors who train together and develop new work over time, Ziggurat creates distinctive theatre performances that explore world culture and ritual as a dramatic form. Our work celebrates the emotional, physical, musical and visual aspects of performance by utilizing mask, stylized movement and sound in our visually striking productions. We offer our audiences an indelible theatrical experience.
Kennebec Valley
Lakewood Theater
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One of America's oldest summer theaters and the State Theater of Maine, producing nine shows every summer including comedies, dramas and musicals. Open auditions are in March of each year and we open our season at the end of May and run until the middle of September. We also produce three summer children's theater camps and a show for local school children each September. Our sister business, the Lakewood Inn Restaurant is open for dinner for all shows and you can order a spectacular dessert before the show to enjoy during intermission. Come play with us!
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One of America's oldest summer theaters and the State Theater of Maine, producing nine shows every summer including comedies, dramas and musicals. Open auditions are in March of each year and we open our season at the end of May and run until the middle of September. We also produce three summer children's theater camps and a show for local school children each September. Our sister business, the Lakewood Inn Restaurant is open for dinner for all shows and you can order a spectacular dessert before the show to enjoy during intermission. Come play with us!
Monmouth Community Players
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Monmouth Community Players provides a positive, affordable theater experience for the Augusta area by presenting exciting productions featuring talented local cast members under the direction of experienced and seasoned directors. The season is comprised of both musicals and straight play offerings, ranging from classical and contemporary dramas to comedies for patrons
of all ages.
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Monmouth Community Players provides a positive, affordable theater experience for the Augusta area by presenting exciting productions featuring talented local cast members under the direction of experienced and seasoned directors. The season is comprised of both musicals and straight play offerings, ranging from classical and contemporary dramas to comedies for patrons
of all ages.
Theater at Monmouth
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Theater at Monmouth is a year-round repertory company of professional theatre artists from across Maine and the United States. Founded in 1970, the Theater was named The Shakespearean Theater of Maine by the Maine State Legislature in 1975. Its mission is to present innovative approaches to Shakespeare and other classic plays through professional productions that enrich the lives of people throughout the state of Maine. Since 1970, TAM has presented more than 300 productions in its three-month Summer Repertory Season, entertaining audiences from 36 states, and through Education Tours, annually reaching over 15,000 students state-wide.
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Theater at Monmouth is a year-round repertory company of professional theatre artists from across Maine and the United States. Founded in 1970, the Theater was named The Shakespearean Theater of Maine by the Maine State Legislature in 1975. Its mission is to present innovative approaches to Shakespeare and other classic plays through professional productions that enrich the lives of people throughout the state of Maine. Since 1970, TAM has presented more than 300 productions in its three-month Summer Repertory Season, entertaining audiences from 36 states, and through Education Tours, annually reaching over 15,000 students state-wide.
Waterville Opera House
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The Waterville Opera House has been Central Maine’s cultural center since 1902, treating audiences of all ages to the magic of the performing arts. Our 810-seat venue has been host to theatrical productions, ballet performances, concerts, vaudeville and comedy acts, touring shows, and a variety of community celebrations and special events. Each year, the Opera House draws 30,000 patrons, reaches 4,000 students through its education performances, and features 250 youths in their theater camps and productions. With its recent $4.5 million renovation, the Opera House will extend its tenure as the destination for the arts in Maine for another century.
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The Waterville Opera House has been Central Maine’s cultural center since 1902, treating audiences of all ages to the magic of the performing arts. Our 810-seat venue has been host to theatrical productions, ballet performances, concerts, vaudeville and comedy acts, touring shows, and a variety of community celebrations and special events. Each year, the Opera House draws 30,000 patrons, reaches 4,000 students through its education performances, and features 250 youths in their theater camps and productions. With its recent $4.5 million renovation, the Opera House will extend its tenure as the destination for the arts in Maine for another century.
Maine Beaches
City Theater
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City Theater in Biddeford, Maine is a fully restored 1890's Opera House offering theater, music, dance and more to the surrounding southern Maine communities. Built in 1860, this community theater is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. City Theater offers a 5 show season with diverse offerings not only for our audiences, but also for our talented performers.
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City Theater in Biddeford, Maine is a fully restored 1890's Opera House offering theater, music, dance and more to the surrounding southern Maine communities. Built in 1860, this community theater is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. City Theater offers a 5 show season with diverse offerings not only for our audiences, but also for our talented performers.
Hackmatack Playhouse
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Hackmatack Playhouse was founded in 1972 by S. Carleton Guptill. He envisioned a summer stock theatre that would showcase the talents of professional and developing thespians from the regional area. Out of his historic Maine barn, Hackmatack Playhouse was born. Many theatre goers have called Hackmatack one of New England's most charming and quaint summer theatres. Some have even said that summer in Maine is not summer without a trip to Hackmatack. Much of the allure of this playhouse is its scenic location and historical presence. We welcome you to make Hackmatack Playhouse one of your family's summer traditions.
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Hackmatack Playhouse was founded in 1972 by S. Carleton Guptill. He envisioned a summer stock theatre that would showcase the talents of professional and developing thespians from the regional area. Out of his historic Maine barn, Hackmatack Playhouse was born. Many theatre goers have called Hackmatack one of New England's most charming and quaint summer theatres. Some have even said that summer in Maine is not summer without a trip to Hackmatack. Much of the allure of this playhouse is its scenic location and historical presence. We welcome you to make Hackmatack Playhouse one of your family's summer traditions.
Ogunquit Playhouse
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Ogunquit Playhouse is one of Maine’s cultural jewels and a cornerstone of America’s theatrical heritage. Over its 80-year history of producing the highest quality theatre, it has earned the title of “America’s Foremost Summer Theatre” and is one of the last of the great Summer Theatres from the Straw Hat Circuit still producing traditional live musical theatre. Ogunquit Playhouse produces five exciting Musicals each season, with performances Tuesday through Sunday from late-May to late-October. Ogunquit Playhouse, a not-for profit organization, remains unparalleled in its commitment to provide the highest quality musical theatre, with the best talent in the industry!
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Ogunquit Playhouse is one of Maine’s cultural jewels and a cornerstone of America’s theatrical heritage. Over its 80-year history of producing the highest quality theatre, it has earned the title of “America’s Foremost Summer Theatre” and is one of the last of the great Summer Theatres from the Straw Hat Circuit still producing traditional live musical theatre. Ogunquit Playhouse produces five exciting Musicals each season, with performances Tuesday through Sunday from late-May to late-October. Ogunquit Playhouse, a not-for profit organization, remains unparalleled in its commitment to provide the highest quality musical theatre, with the best talent in the industry!
Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre
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Located in the Performing Arts Center at 117 Main Street in Kennebunk, Maine, Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre is dedicated to new work by accomplished playwrights. The Portland Phoenix describes Storm Warnings as “…bright talents in an endearingly intimate space.” Artistic Director Paul Dervis notes, “We have designed Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre as a theatre laboratory for writers and actors to develop new work that challenges our audiences’ perspectives and keeps them coming back time after time.”
Located in the Performing Arts Center at 117 Main Street in Kennebunk, Maine, Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre is dedicated to new work by accomplished playwrights. The Portland Phoenix describes Storm Warnings as “…bright talents in an endearingly intimate space.” Artistic Director Paul Dervis notes, “We have designed Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre as a theatre laboratory for writers and actors to develop new work that challenges our audiences’ perspectives and keeps them coming back time after time.”
Maine Highlands
Collins Center for the Arts
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Located on the University of Maine campus, the Richard R. and Anne A. Collins Center for the Arts is the cultural centerpiece of eastern and northern Maine, providing a flagship venue for performing arts. From national theater tours straight from Broadway, to live concert events, to broadcasts of your favorite plays and operas, the 1,435 seat Hutchins Concert Hall provides the perfect venue to see your favorite events. During your visit, be sure to check out the Hudson Museum, featuring hundreds or artifacts from all over the world.
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Located on the University of Maine campus, the Richard R. and Anne A. Collins Center for the Arts is the cultural centerpiece of eastern and northern Maine, providing a flagship venue for performing arts. From national theater tours straight from Broadway, to live concert events, to broadcasts of your favorite plays and operas, the 1,435 seat Hutchins Concert Hall provides the perfect venue to see your favorite events. During your visit, be sure to check out the Hudson Museum, featuring hundreds or artifacts from all over the world.
Penobscot Theatre Company
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Penobscot Theatre Company, owners of the historic Bangor Opera House, is America’s Northeastern-most professional, year round, not-for-profit organization, producing a wide variety of plays and musicals each season. PTC is committed to presenting high-quality, professional works of theatre that inspire the imagination and cultivate a lifelong passion for the art form.
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Penobscot Theatre Company, owners of the historic Bangor Opera House, is America’s Northeastern-most professional, year round, not-for-profit organization, producing a wide variety of plays and musicals each season. PTC is committed to presenting high-quality, professional works of theatre that inspire the imagination and cultivate a lifelong passion for the art form.
Some Theatre Company
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Some Theatre Company seeks to inspire, stimulate and promote interest in the theatrical arts within our community while offering a professional and supportive environment for both adults and children of varying ages, cultures and levels of theatrical experience. Some Theatre Company is committed to diversity and encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition. We consign ourselves to representing all members of our community on stage.
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Some Theatre Company seeks to inspire, stimulate and promote interest in the theatrical arts within our community while offering a professional and supportive environment for both adults and children of varying ages, cultures and levels of theatrical experience. Some Theatre Company is committed to diversity and encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition. We consign ourselves to representing all members of our community on stage.
Ten Bucks Theatre Company
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Ten Bucks Theatre is an ensemble company dedicated to producing consistently high quality, affordable performances, nurturing the creative growth of the artists, and entertaining the widest possible audience. We are the Bangor area’s only acting ensemble. All voices are equal and each of us contributes to the artistic and business workings of the company. Our jobs include selecting a season, directing, acting, costume design, lighting, set design and publicity. Among our members there is well over 100 years of theatrical experience.
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Ten Bucks Theatre is an ensemble company dedicated to producing consistently high quality, affordable performances, nurturing the creative growth of the artists, and entertaining the widest possible audience. We are the Bangor area’s only acting ensemble. All voices are equal and each of us contributes to the artistic and business workings of the company. Our jobs include selecting a season, directing, acting, costume design, lighting, set design and publicity. Among our members there is well over 100 years of theatrical experience.
Winterport Open Stage
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Winterport Open Stage was founded in 1993 with the production of Craig Lucas’s Prelude To A Kiss. We’re made up of everyday people from all over Eastern Maine who enjoy producing some of the most original and affordable theatre in the area. Winterport Open Stage strives to provide a safe and supportive environment to create and experience theatre and the arts. We encourage growth and experimentation in the creative process and foster the amateur status of the group. WOS’s productions and activities will be affordable and accessible, maintaining an enjoyable atmosphere for performers and audience members alike.
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Winterport Open Stage was founded in 1993 with the production of Craig Lucas’s Prelude To A Kiss. We’re made up of everyday people from all over Eastern Maine who enjoy producing some of the most original and affordable theatre in the area. Winterport Open Stage strives to provide a safe and supportive environment to create and experience theatre and the arts. We encourage growth and experimentation in the creative process and foster the amateur status of the group. WOS’s productions and activities will be affordable and accessible, maintaining an enjoyable atmosphere for performers and audience members alike.
Maine Lakes and Mountains
Celebration Barn Theater
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Celebration Barn Theater is an international center for creating and presenting original theater. Dedicated to growing a creative community, both locally and within the larger national and international performing arts field, the Barn fuels the development of new theater that is crafted, innovative, and wildly alive. Summer workshops provide artists at all stages of their careers the opportunity to immerse themselves in a variety of creative theater disciplines. Incubation Residencies allow artists up to four weeks to concentrate on the development of new work. The Summer Performance Series offers local audiences original performances by a diverse range of world-class performers.
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Celebration Barn Theater is an international center for creating and presenting original theater. Dedicated to growing a creative community, both locally and within the larger national and international performing arts field, the Barn fuels the development of new theater that is crafted, innovative, and wildly alive. Summer workshops provide artists at all stages of their careers the opportunity to immerse themselves in a variety of creative theater disciplines. Incubation Residencies allow artists up to four weeks to concentrate on the development of new work. The Summer Performance Series offers local audiences original performances by a diverse range of world-class performers.
Deertrees Theatre
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In 1936 a stunning opera house was built on the site of an old deer run in the forest above the friendly village of Harrison, Maine. The theatre was the vision of opera singer Enrica Clay-Dillon. It was designed by Harrison G. Wiseman, a famous theatre architect of the day who was instructed to “Create the most acoustically and technically perfect theatre possible.” Constructed of rose hemlock, in the Adirondack Style, with hand-carved fixtures and near perfect acoustics, the 280 seat theatre was considered as fine as any on Broadway! Now listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, the theatre is operated as a non-profit organization and presents a diverse schedule of performances and events, both musical and theatrical, every summer.
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In 1936 a stunning opera house was built on the site of an old deer run in the forest above the friendly village of Harrison, Maine. The theatre was the vision of opera singer Enrica Clay-Dillon. It was designed by Harrison G. Wiseman, a famous theatre architect of the day who was instructed to “Create the most acoustically and technically perfect theatre possible.” Constructed of rose hemlock, in the Adirondack Style, with hand-carved fixtures and near perfect acoustics, the 280 seat theatre was considered as fine as any on Broadway! Now listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, the theatre is operated as a non-profit organization and presents a diverse schedule of performances and events, both musical and theatrical, every summer.
Gendron Franco Center
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The Dolard and Priscilla Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston is Central Maine’s premier performance and event center. As a performing arts organization that celebrates Franco-American heritage, we boast two unique halls in which we present the best in popular, Broadway, folk and symphonic music, dance and theater, chorales and choirs. We have hosted performances by Maine State Music Theater, Maine Music Society, L-A Community Little Theatre, and the Mid-Coast Symphony Orchestra.
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The Dolard and Priscilla Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston is Central Maine’s premier performance and event center. As a performing arts organization that celebrates Franco-American heritage, we boast two unique halls in which we present the best in popular, Broadway, folk and symphonic music, dance and theater, chorales and choirs. We have hosted performances by Maine State Music Theater, Maine Music Society, L-A Community Little Theatre, and the Mid-Coast Symphony Orchestra.
L/A Community Little Theatre
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Started in 1940, L/A Community Little Theatre’s first performance was to an invited audience. In 1941, its first public performance took place in the same location where Community Little Theatre performs today. The theater has contributed much to the local communities for generations. It has provided entertainment, participated in community activities, provided education and been the stepping stone for many young people. Today, CLT continues with a 5 show season, musicals and non – musicals and a summer youth program that often consists of nearly 45 children. CLT prides itself in providing “local community theater” with professional results!
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Started in 1940, L/A Community Little Theatre’s first performance was to an invited audience. In 1941, its first public performance took place in the same location where Community Little Theatre performs today. The theater has contributed much to the local communities for generations. It has provided entertainment, participated in community activities, provided education and been the stepping stone for many young people. Today, CLT continues with a 5 show season, musicals and non – musicals and a summer youth program that often consists of nearly 45 children. CLT prides itself in providing “local community theater” with professional results!
Mainely Improv
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Mainely Improv is a year round professional troupe that makes up comedy “on the spot” from audience suggestions through fast paced improv theater skits and sketches. Every show is different. We also offer corporate trainings on the skills of improv that can be adapted to the workplace.
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Mainely Improv is a year round professional troupe that makes up comedy “on the spot” from audience suggestions through fast paced improv theater skits and sketches. Every show is different. We also offer corporate trainings on the skills of improv that can be adapted to the workplace.
Mystery for Hire
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Mystery for Hire is Maine’s longest running, year round, professional mystery dinner theater troupe having performed to audiences totaling 40,000 since 1995. The troupe performs for private events, functions, and fundraisers and, occasionally, for public performances throughout Maine and New England.
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Mystery for Hire is Maine’s longest running, year round, professional mystery dinner theater troupe having performed to audiences totaling 40,000 since 1995. The troupe performs for private events, functions, and fundraisers and, occasionally, for public performances throughout Maine and New England.
Out of the Box Theater Company
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Out of the Box Theater Company, in Lewiston/Auburn, is a small award-winning troupe established in 2008 to present classic and original works for the stage that would challenge the artists as well as their audiences Their productions of Medea in 2009 and Death of a Salesman in 2010 were recognized with Moss Hart Awards from the New England Theatre Conference for Outstanding Production by a community theater in all of New England. Their repertoire ranges from Hamlet to "Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington", an original play that has toured throughout Maine.
Out of the Box Theater Company, in Lewiston/Auburn, is a small award-winning troupe established in 2008 to present classic and original works for the stage that would challenge the artists as well as their audiences Their productions of Medea in 2009 and Death of a Salesman in 2010 were recognized with Moss Hart Awards from the New England Theatre Conference for Outstanding Production by a community theater in all of New England. Their repertoire ranges from Hamlet to "Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington", an original play that has toured throughout Maine.
Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association
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The Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the presentation of quality entertainment featuring the talents of local residents. Thanks to the generosity of the Oxford Hills community, we operate out of the historic Grange Hall just one block from Main Street in the lovely town of Norway. In recent years we have presented classics of American theater, comedies, farces, dinner theater and musicals, including an original review in 2010 and a locally-written world premiere in 2012. We have staged over 70 separate productions since our first show in 1985.
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The Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the presentation of quality entertainment featuring the talents of local residents. Thanks to the generosity of the Oxford Hills community, we operate out of the historic Grange Hall just one block from Main Street in the lovely town of Norway. In recent years we have presented classics of American theater, comedies, farces, dinner theater and musicals, including an original review in 2010 and a locally-written world premiere in 2012. We have staged over 70 separate productions since our first show in 1985.
The Public Theatre
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Winner "BEST THEATRE" in the 2013 & 2014 Down East Magazine Readers' Choice poll. Since 1991, The Public Theatre, has been committed to bringing high-quality professional theatre to the people of Central Maine at an affordable price. Only at The Public Theatre will you find the best plays from Broadway and Off-Broadway featuring the finest professional actors from New York to Los Angeles for a top ticket price of only $20! Nationally recognized for its artistic excellence, The Public Theatre produces uplifting and provocative theatre every October thru May.
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Winner "BEST THEATRE" in the 2013 & 2014 Down East Magazine Readers' Choice poll. Since 1991, The Public Theatre, has been committed to bringing high-quality professional theatre to the people of Central Maine at an affordable price. Only at The Public Theatre will you find the best plays from Broadway and Off-Broadway featuring the finest professional actors from New York to Los Angeles for a top ticket price of only $20! Nationally recognized for its artistic excellence, The Public Theatre produces uplifting and provocative theatre every October thru May.
Rangeley Friends of the Arts
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"We Bring the Arts to Life" is the mission of the RFA, in residence at the Lakeside Theatre, 2493 Main Street, Rangeley, Maine 04970. Call 207-864-5000 for more information. See a full list of events and buy tickets on-line at our website.
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"We Bring the Arts to Life" is the mission of the RFA, in residence at the Lakeside Theatre, 2493 Main Street, Rangeley, Maine 04970. Call 207-864-5000 for more information. See a full list of events and buy tickets on-line at our website.
Sandy River Players
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The Sandy River Players is community theater group based in Farmington, Maine. They produce 2-3 dramatic plays, musicals, or variety shows each season.
The Sandy River Players is community theater group based in Farmington, Maine. They produce 2-3 dramatic plays, musicals, or variety shows each season.