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THE DAYTIME PLAYERS by Muriel Kenderdine

The Daytime Players originated at the Schoolhouse Arts Center in Standish, ME, in 2003, founded by Jerry Walker, Garvey MacLean, Helene Quint, and Gail Clark. They started out with short plays and excerpts from larger works, taking their programs to local nursing homes, senior centers, and church groups. With additional members they also staged some full-length shows like THE SUNSHINE BOYS, BULL IN A CHINA SHOP, and THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND, finally winding down in 2010.

However, last year they got back together and with the reviving interest of some additional people in the Greater Portland area, in October they staged Carol Hall’s THE DAYS ARE AS GRASS, 8 dramatic comedy vignettes about time, aging, forgiveness, sex, and the human spirit, first with performances at the Magic Lantern in Bridgton, then at the Schoolhouse. Jerry Walker directed and the actors were Peter Allen, Lauren Bruce, Penny Davis-Dublin, Teresa Dyer, Gail Geraghty, Sandy LaFerriere, Tim Lorrain, Garvey MacLean, Nancy MacLean, Katy Marshall, and Harley Marshall.

In April of this year The Daytime Players presented at the Schoolhouse THE MENNONITE AND THE BARTENDER written and acted by company members Katy and Harley Marshall. This poignant comedy, which has also been toured to other venues in other states, is about two hippies searching for love after their lives have veered far off course. Harley, a writer of other plays as well as three one-man shows which he also performs, headed a popular Equity theater in Kansas City and has acted off-Broadway as well as being nominated for Best Actor by theater critics in Kansas City. Katy, also a Kansas native, has acted in, directed, costumed, and stage-managed many productions in her home state as well teaching high school speech and drama.

Note that The Daytime Players rehearse and perform in the daytime (with an occasional evening performance) so the core group consists of senior citizens who still want to be active in theater! However, they are open to others who are available and interested in helping, including, of course, the technical side of lighting, building and painting sets, and promotion/distributing flyers and posters. Others in the group also write plays, like Sally Hinckley, who writes skits and playlets for OLLI Players as well as Daytime Players, and has had one of her plays, EMBERS, performed at The Crowbait Club.

Now the group is preparing a Readers’ Theatre presentation for performances at the Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road in Standish for June 3 at 7:30 pm and June 4 & 5 at 2 pm. Call (207) 642-3743.

The readings include THE GERANIUM by Flannery O’Connor directed by Katy Marshall (Old Dudley from the 1940’s Deep South is taken in by his daughter in NYC “for his own good”);

THE FERRIS WHEEL by Mary Miller directed by Penny Davis-Dublin (two strangers get stuck in mid-air); A TYPICAL IRISH CHRISTMAS by Maeve Binchy directed by Katy Marshall (a widower seeks something different for the holidays); A TIN OF TUBE ROSE, adapted and performed by Helene Quint, directed by Garvey MacLean (Can a pinch of snuff cure lust?); and TWO GUYS SITTING ON A BENCH BY A RIVER by Jerry Walker, directed by Garvey MacLean. Actors besides Helene Quint include Peter Allen, Penny Davis-Dublin, John Ersek, Barbara Finn, Muriel Kenderdine, Sandy LaFerriere, Harley Marshall, Anne Miller, and Jerry Walker.

Helene Quint in A TIN OF TUBE ROSE, Daytime Players Photo by Katy Marshall

PortFringe 2016 by Muriel Kenderdine

“We are so excited to be celebrating our Fifth Birthday in 2016,’ says Deirdre Fulton McDonough. “Since year one, we’ve always said – about some of our more outlandish ideas – ‘five-year plan!’ Now we’re at that point and our continued growth and success make some of those crazier ideas not so crazy any more. We have our typical Fringe cornucopia of genres, giving audiences the chance to sample original plays, multimedia works, dance, improv comedy, experimental per-formance, and much more. Each show is 60 minutes or less, and tickets are priced quite affordably, making theater super-accessible to newcomers and Fringe fanatics alike.”

Founded in 2012 by a core group that included Corey Ander-son, Mariah Bergeron, Deirdre Fulton McDonough, Lisa Bou-cher Hartman, Stacey Koloski, and Michael Dix Thomas, each year the audiences have grown as well as the number of partic-ipants seeking the opportunity to show their alternative theater offerings that may not make it into a regular company season. Applications to be part of the Fringe are sent in from other areas than Maine, but some of the Maine artists’ offerings are listed below by Cast & Crew (also see the Schedule):

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER (Marianne Pillsbury, directed by Ariel Francoeur), PSC Studio Theater, June 18, 22 & 26 CAUTION: ADULTS AT PLAY (Exploring the “risky business” of adults at play: BATTLE SCARS by Patricia Mew with Josh Brassard & Natasha Salvo, directed by Stephanie Ross; & QUALITY TIME and WHERE THERE’S SMOKE THERE’S FIRE by Hal Cohen with Hal Cohen & Cameron Foley, directed by Josh Cohen), PSC Studio, June 18, 22, & 25 I THOUGHT I HAD THIS FIGURED OUT (a play by Jennifer Reck & Anna Cranage Conathan, directed by Stephanie Ross), PSC Storefront, June 21 & 25 SARAJEVO’S CHILD (Cast Aside Productions: the story of Nadja Hablilbegovich, who at 12 was caught in the Bosnian war & eventually came to the USA as an immigrant), PSC Studio, June 19, 23, & 25 15 VILLANOUS FOOLS (601 Theatre Company), PSC Studio Theater, June 21, 24 & 25 LEDA & HER LETTERS (Molly Hunt), PSC Studio Theater June 18, 22 & 26 GRAN VIA & ROAD TO CASTELLON (2 short plays by Harlan Baker, both set in Spain during the Spanish Civil War, & recently performed in Spain, directed by Al D’Andrea, with Jody McColman, Kara Haupt, Seth Berner, Andre Demers, & Eric Darrow Worthley), PSC Storefront, June 19, 23, &26 MY BROTHER’S KEEPER (Pie Man Theatre Co, play written & performed by Josh Brassard, directed by Stephanie Ross), PSC Studio, June 21, 24, & 25 PITY PARTY (Wolpertinger Battalion) Geno’s Rock Club, June 21, 23 & 25 DARK ROOMS (Acorn Productions, Naked Shakespeare mash-up adapted/directed by Carmen-maria Mandley), PSC Studio, 21, 24, & 25

MATT & BEN, (Gypsy Lew Theatre, “possible” story of how Matt Damon & Ben Affleck wrote the screenplay to Good Will Hunting), Empire, June 22, 24, & 25 HAMLET (Young Shakespeare Company), PSC Mainstage, June 23, 24, & 25 ATTEMPTED MURDERS (4 short plays from The Crowbait Club Theater Death Matches), PSC Mainstage, June 23, 24 & 25 HOW DARE YOU SIR: A GENTLEMEN’S PANEL (Mad Horse), PSC Studio, June 25 LACE CURTAIN IRISH (Cauldron & Labrys, written & performed by Carolyn Gage as Bridget Sullivan, maid to Lizzie Borden’s family), PSC Storefront, June 25 & 26

Deirdre also said, “Fringe Central, in the Portland Stage Com-pany lobby, will be hopping on show nights, with refresh-ments and live music to encourage mingling among artists and audience members. We were encouraged by last year’s growth ($30,00 in ticket sales!) and we expect similar enthusiasm this year!”

15 VILLANOUS FOOLS, The 601 Theatre Company: PortFringe, PSC Studio June 21, 24, 25

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RECAP – 2016 MAINE PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL by Muriel Kenderdine

Acorn Productions’ 15th

annual Maine Playwrights Festival took the stage at St. Lawrence Arts Center in Portland May 4 – 7, followed by the 24-Hour Portland Theater Project on May 8. In addition, on April 30 there were staged readings of four semi-finalist plays in the Ballroom at Mechanics Hall in Port-land: HOW THINGS SOMETIMES WORK OUT by Jennifer Reck; INSURRECTIONS by Nicole d’Entremont; ORIGI-NAL BRASSES, FINE PATINA by Elaine Ford; and WHATEVER YOU DECIDE by Bess Welden. Following an open call for scripts, a committee of five read the plays and chose those to be produced under the co-artistic direction of freelance dramaturg/director Daniel Burson and Acorn & MPF founder Michael Levine. Also involved this year was Playwright-in-Residence William Donnelly, who worked with the playwrights on revisions and “tweaking.” The main stage selected plays were:

NERDLORDS VS. THE THING UNDER THE BASEMENT by Jennifer Jensen, directed by Karen Ball, with Hilary Ma-nuel, Sofia Bratt-Graham, Molly Eliza Donlan, and Mackenzie Lewis as four college students who discover that they all have supernatural abilities and get together to destroy the lurking campus monster

SOMETHING BLUE by Delvyn Case, Jr., directed by Al D’Andrea, with Neilab Habibzai and Maha Jaber as two sis-ters in Gaza who are at odds because one of them, after a 3-year engagement, wants to escape to be with her fiancé in the West Bank

OLIVE SHRINESHADE by Richard Sewell, directed by Liz Rollins, with Jesse Mantsch, occupying the rooms of deceased psychic Olive, and Meredythe Dehne Lindsey, who felt called by Olive, her mother, to travel 420 miles to open her urn

PLANCHETTE by Carolyn Gage, directed by Odelle Bow-man, with Lily Carrigan, Isabel Floyd, and Eric Worthley, set in Portsmouth, NH, in 1879 during a nor’easter as a 14-year-old minister’s daughter and a visiting girl of the same age who dresses and acts like a boy, after initially disliking each other, finally share secrets and trauma they have survived

MEET THE AUTHOR by David Susman, directed by Al D’Andrea, with Rocco Tripaldi as the lonely author at a book signing and Anna Blash as a fan finally showing up, who re-veals that she loves him but hates his book

Production staff for the festival included set by Craig Robin-son, lighting by Michaela Wirth, costumes by Liz Rollins, sound board operation by Jay Jones, and stage management by Jasmine Edwards.

Then six playwrights were chosen to find out early Saturday evening who would be their directors and actors and went off to write a play, with all of them required to use in the play the same prop: a rotary telephone, site: a pickle store, and bit of dialogue: “If you really want to learn, you have to pay atten-tion.” Emailing their night’s work to directors by 7:30 am Sunday, that left it up to the directors and actors to rehearse and present the final results on stage by 7:30 Sunday evening.

The plays were: WHAT’S THIS PLAY ABOUT? by Delvyn Case, Jr. directed by Ann Tracy, POLLY’S PICKLES by Lynne Cullen directed by Laura Graham; PICKLES AND PRESERVATION by Laurie Madeiros directed by Karen Ball; PICKLES IN THE BRONX by Harlan Baker directed by Charlie Cole; BIG JUNK PICKLES by Jefferson Navicky directed by Odelle Bowman; & THE PICKLE PLAY by Car-olyn Gage directed by Mike Levine. Actors were Shirley Ber-nier, Anna Blash, Josh Brassard, Isabella Rose Coulombe, Molly Eliza Donlan, Danny Gay, David Handwerker, Robbie Harrison, Christopher Hoffmann, John Kerr, Michele Lettiere, Meredythe Dehne Lindsay, Janet Lynch, Janie Downey Max-well, Alexandra Munier, Eric Norgaard, Bob Pettee, Nicole Provonsil, Tristan Rolfe, Rocco Tripaldi, & David L. Vincent. Patricia Mew was the producer with stage management by Jasmine Edwards & sound by Jay Jones.

MEET THE AUTHOR by David Susman, Acorn Productions’ Maine Playwrights Festival in May: Anna Blash and Rocco Tripaldi

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HEARD IN THE GREEN ROOM At Portland Players, 420 Cottage Rd., South Portland, ME, Andrew Lippa’s THE WILD PARTY opened May 20 and continues through June 5, Fri. & Sat. at 7:30, Sun. at 2:30. Raymond Marc Dumont di-rected assisted by Tommy Waltz with music direction by Evan Cuddy. Heading the cast are Cliff Fantigrossi, Rachel Lotstein, Tommy Waltz, & Allison Bogannan. Visit www.portlandplayers.org or call (207) 799-7337. Note that Ray Dumont will also direct BONNIE & CLYDE: The Musical, which opens the 2016-17 season in September.

DIGBY’S HOME, Mad Horse Theater Company April production: Lisa Boucher Hartman (Jen), Christopher Holt (Digby), & Nick Schroeder

(Hal, standing). Craig Robinson photo

Also opening in May and running through June 5 is the Mad Horse Theatre Company production of STUPID F**KING BIRD adapted (loosely) by Aaron Posner from Chekhov’s THE SEAGULL and per-formed at 24 Mosher St., South Portland, ME, in its Maine premiere. Christopher Price directed & also designed the set for this “irreverent, contemporary, and very funny remix (that) wages a timeless battle between young and old, past and present, in search of the true meaning of it all.” The production team also includes Vanessa Romanoff (stage manager), JP Gagnon (lighting), Stacey Mancine Koloski (props), Christine Louise Marshall & James Herrera (costumes), Jake Cote (sound), Marie Stewart Harmon (production & box office manager), Jennifer Halm-Perazone & Tootie Van Reenen (house managers), & Stacey Collins (graphic design). In the cast are Brent Askari, Burke Brimmer, Shannon Campbell, James Herrera, Christine Louise Mar-shall, David Bliss, & Casey Turner. Performances are Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30, Sun. at 2. Call (207) 747-4148 or visit www.madhorse.com. The Mad Horse “By Local” series of play readings by local playwrights continued in April with these two plays: THE BALLAD OF DAPHNIS AND CHLOE by Carmen-maria Mandley, directed by Reba Short with actors Mnemosyne Heilman, James Patefield, JJ Peeler, & Nick Schroeder; and Megan Tripaldi’s EM AND WEB di-rected by Stacey Koloski with actors James Patefield & Mackenzie O’Connor.

At Ogunquit Playhouse, Rte One, Ogunquit, ME, LET IT BE – A Celebration of The Beatles opened in mid-May and continues through June 11. In the cast are Michael Gagliano, Neil Candelora, JT Curtis, & Chris McBurney, all long-time performers of the music of The Beatles, two of them from the Broadway production. The music direc-tor is NYC musician/director Daniel A. Weiss. Next will be ANYTHING GOES, June 15 – July 9, with Andrea McArdle and Sally Struthers in the cast; and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, July 13 – Aug. 6. Visit www.ogunquitplayhouse.org or call (207) 646-5511.

The Crowbait Club with its monthly Theater Deathmatches of short plays by local playwrights will meet at 7:30 with an 8 pm start on June 1 & July 6 at Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, ME. The June theme is “Family”; in May it was “Trash” and Jody McColman was the host.

Have your experience played back by (or just watch) the actors of David LaGraffe’s Portland Playback Theater at CTN5, 516 Con-gress St., Portland, ME, on First Friday night June 3 & July 1 at 7:30 pm. For more on the company visit www.portlandplayback.com. May’s theme was Mama Tales. David LaGraffe conducted and the actors were Marcia Pitcher, Erin Curren, Margi Huber, Sandra Sneiderman, & Oren Stevens.

THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION by Aaron Sorkin takes the stage at The Grand, 165 Main St., Ellsworth, ME, as “two visionaries race against each other to invent a device” (television). Shows are at 7:30 on June 3, at 4 & 8 pm on June 4, and at 4 pm on June 5. Then The Capitol Steps will bring their comedy to the stage on June 24 at 7:30. Visit www.grandonline.org or call (207) 667-9500.

At The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick, ME, see the Young Company of high school students in a new Voices in the Mir-ror, June 3 – 5, Fri. & Sat. at 7:30, Sun. at 2. Wendy Poole directs. And the Young Company Teens will present a new BOXERS: A Col-lection of Shorts July 29-30 at 7:30 pm. TTP uses the Vendini Ticket-ing Service. Call (207) 729-8584 or email the theaterproject@mac.com. In mid-May the Center Stage Players of-fered at the Theater Project two matinees of skits developed by the senior players themselves and directed by Al Miller. Subjects included pumping your own gas, checking out at the supermarket, and “I just want to talk to a human!” The troupe also toured the program to sev-eral other locations in the area.

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, L/A Community Little Theatre Family Drama: (Front) Margaret Matheson (Mattie Fae), Jennifer Fox (Barbara), Jackie Oliveri (Violet), Ashley Thibodeau (Karen); (Back) Mitch Thomas

(Charlie Aiken), Paul Menezes (Bill), Lindsay Cagney (Jean)

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY by Tracy Letts opens at L/A Commu-nity Little Theatre, Great Falls Art Center, 30 Academy St., Auburn, ME, on June 3 and runs through June 12, Fri.-Sat. & Thurs. June 9 at 7:30 pm, Sun. at 2 pm. Adam P. Blais directs, with original music by Paul G. Caron. In the cast are Jackie Oliveri (Violet Weston), Roger

Philippon (Beverly Weston), Jennifer Fox (daughter Barbara), Eliza-beth Chasse-King (daughter Ivy), Ashley Thibodeau (daughter Karen), Paul Menezes (Bill, Barbara’s husband), Lindsay Cagney (Jean, Bar-bara & Bill’s daughter), Dan Kane (Steve, Karen’s fiancé), Margaret Matheson (Mattie Fae, Violet’s sister), Mitch Thomas (Charlie, Mattie Fae’s husband), Jason Pelletier (Little Charles), Cory King (Sheriff Gilbeau), & Kay Warren (Johnna, who cares for the house as well as Violet). The play is not recommended for young children. However, you can take the children to these: SHREK The Musical (young actors who have completed grades 3 – 6) July 15 at 7:30, July 16 at 2; and the Summer Teen Musical Theater Showcase (both directed by Vin-cent S. Ratsavong) July 16 at 7:30 & July 17 at 2. Visit www.laclt.com or call (207) 783-0958.

By the way, Derrick Lacasse, who played Seymour in L/A Commu-nity Little Theatre’s LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS in April, has been named one of the 40 Under 40 Young Professionals of the Lewis-ton/Auburn area. Derrick teaches grades K – 8 music, band, & chorus at St. Dominic Academy, has performed leading roles at Monmouth Community Players as well as at CLT, and is the assistant coach & drama co-advisor for CLT’s summer camp.

The Bangor Ballet closes its 2015-16 season with Hooked on Clas-sics: Back to Bach and Off to Offenbach, showcasing the work of 5 Maine-based choreographers, June 4 at Gracie Theatre on the Husson University campus in Bangor, ME, at 7 pm; and on June 5, also at 7 pm, at Mt. Desert Island High School in Bar Harbor. Choreographers are Ivy Clear-Forrest, Andrea Michaud Tracy, LJ Demetita, Katrina Smedal, & guest soloists Riley Watts and Michelle Mola, who will perform an original duet. Call (207) 945-5911.

Maine author Elizabeth Peavey returns to St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, ME, on June 4 at 7 pm & June 5 at 2 pm with her one-woman show My Mother’s Clothes Are Not My Moth-er.Visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2540152. For more on Elizabeth, visit http://elizabethpeavey.com.

The Celebration Barn Theater Summer Shows in June & July at 190 Stock Farm Rd (off Rte 117), South Paris, ME, (at 8 pm unless other-wise noted) are: Mike Miclon’s The Early Evening Show June 4 & July 2; Molly Gawler’s Droplet Dance June 11; Hilby – The Skinny Ger-man Juggling Boy June 18; Susan Poulin’s Best of Ida June 25; Martin Dockery’s The Exclusion Zone July 9; Magician Peter Boie July 16; The Big Barn Family Show July 23 at 2 pm; The Big Barn Spectacular July 23; Matt Wilson’s Great One-Man Commedia Epic. Call (207) 743-8452 or visit www.celebrationbarn.com.

HOT FLASH! WHAT A FEELIN’!, a new musical comedy by Lucy Moderatz, will take the stage at The Footlights in Falmouth, 190 US Rte One, Falmouth, ME, Tues., Wed., & Thurs. at 7 pm June 7 – Aug. 18. Call (207) 747-5434 or visit www.thefootlightsinfalmouth.com.

Maine State Music Theatre on the Bowdoin College campus in Brunswick, ME, will open their season with GHOST, The Musical in the Pickard Theater June 8 – 25. A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, a special event, will be performed on June 20 at 2 pm & 7:30 pm. The 2nd show of the season is EVITA running June 29 – July 18, followed by FIDDLER ON THE ROOF July 20 – Aug. 6 with Maine native Brian Cimmet as music director. For children, JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, with book, lyrics & music by Marc Robin & Curt Dale Clark, will be offered on June 15 at 10 am & 12:30 pm and June 18 at 11 am. FMI www.msmt.org or call (207) 725-8769.

LAST ROUND-UP OF THE GUACAMOLE QUEENS, “a delicious-ly funny Southern fried comedy,” takes the stage at Lakewood Thea-ter on the shore of Lake Wesserunsett near Skowhegan, ME, June 9 – 11 & 16 – 18 at 8 pm, June 12 at 4 pm and June 15 at 2 & 7 pm. In the cast are Midge Pomelow, Heidi Holst, Cheryl Seamans, MJ Clifford, Kalyn Black, Uri Lessing, Stacey Watson, Raelene Keniston, Henry Quintal, Earl Boyd, Lyn Govoni, & Jeff Quinn. Next Nancy Carbone and Sarah Harriman will star in ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE June 23 – 25 & June 30 – July 2 at 8, June 26 at 4, and June 29 at 2 & 7. CHESHIRE CATS, called “a cross between a girls’ night out and a

real mission to raise money for breast cancer causes,” has women who have accepted the challenge to speed walk 13 miles through the Lon-don night. Shows will be July 7 – 9 & 14 – 16 at 8, July 10 at 4 and July 13 at 2 & 7. In the cast are Midge Pomelow, Vicki Gertsenberger, Pam Smith, Kily Hilton, Michelle Sweet, Jacob Coombs, Tucker At-wood, MJ Clifford, Raelene Keniston, John Kenney, Jane Ouderkirk, Jane Parker, & Mike Wiers. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN takes the stage July 21 – 23 & 28 – 30 at 8, July 24 at 4, and July 27 at 2 & 7. Heading the large cast are Bobby Keniston, Ted Smith, Jaylee Pomelow, Jacob Junkins, Connor Reeves, Derek Preble, Gretchen Lane, & Stephanie Irwin. Visit www.lakewoodtheater.org or call (207) 474-7176.

Penobscot Theatre Company will present the Maine premiere of ROCK OF AGES at the Opera House, 131 Main St., Bangor, ME, June 9 – July 2 with evening & afternoon performances. Ira Kramer plays aspiring rocker Drew Boley with Andrew Crowe as Stacee Jaxx, front man of the fictional band Arsenal. Crowe is also the music direc-tor of the show, which features more than 20 hit songs. Michele Col-vin is the director and choreographer. The cast includes Brianne Beck, Catherine Forthofer, Neil E. Graham, Daniel Kennedy, Ben Layman, Heather Libby, Grace Livingston, Bob Potts, Kristina Rex, Christie Robinson, Birdie Sawyer, Alekzander Sayers, Clarisse Shields, & Dominick Varney. PTC Youth actors will offer SCHOOL OF ROCK Jul. 14 – 17. Visit www.penobscottheatre.org or call (207) 942-3333. Bari Newport directed DUCK HUNTER SHOOTS ANGEL, PTC’s May production, which chronicled “the journey of a young man who left home but found that home never quite left him.” Andrew Crowe played NY journalist Sandy, who is sent to cover a mysterious angel shooting in Alabama, where he expected to find a hoax; but skepticism turned to surprise. Others in the cast were Ben Layman, Doug Meswarb, Arthur Morison, Amelia Forman-Stiles, Neil E. Graham, Greg Littlefield, Morgan Wiercinski, & Brian Michael. Lighting & scenic design were by Jonathan Spencer, scenic painting by Chez Cherry, costumes by Kevin Koski, props by Meredith Perry, & sound by Brandie Larkin.

At Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, ME, Top Hat Miniature Stage Productions will offer CAMELOT on June 11 with classically trained singer/actor David Worobec performing all the roles. Then on July 13 at 10 am the Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers will perform LEGEND OF THE BANANA KID, but this is already sold out! FMI visit www.mayostreetarts.org or call (207) 879-4629.

Open Book Players’ children’s show this spring will be a readers’ theater adaptation of Frank Baum’s THE WIZARD OF OZ with per-formances at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St., Gardiner, ME, June 11 at 7:30 & June 12 at 2. Lucy Rioux directs. Call (207) 582-7144. OBP’s April offering was the New England premiere of MEMORIAL…A Theatrical Oral History of Americans in Vietnam, which began at the Vietnam War Memorial. In a series of flashbacks it then helped the audience “experience some of the per-sonal histories as seen through the eyes and memories of the soldiers who participated in that war and returned home to a less than favora-ble welcome. The play ends where it began, at the Vietnam War Me-morial.” Lucy Rioux directed with music accompaniment by Curt Jack. The cast included Kathleen Brainerd, Arthur Bourget, Rita Mo-ran, Dave Brown, Ginger Smith, Cindy Turcotte, Bob Giroux, Andy Tolman, Kathy Kauffman, James Hodgkin, Linda McCann, & Don Chimera.

Firehouse Arts, 20 Center St., Yarmouth, ME, continues to offer Variety Night on the 2nd Friday of each month—June 10 & July 8—and Magic Night on the 4th Friday—June 24 & July 22, all at 7 pm. On June 10 the husband-and-wife comedy duo of John & Rebecca Higby will present The YoYo Show. FMI visit www.firehouseartsme.com, write info@firehousearts.com, or call (207) 450-5342.

Debra Susi directs NANA’S NAUGHTY KNICKERS with perfor-mances on the main stage at Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St., Waterville, ME, June 10, 11, 17 & 18 at 7:30 pm; June 12 & 19 at 2 pm. In this new comedy by Katy DiSavino, Bridget and her grand-

mother are about to become roommates for the summer in New York, but what’s this? Nana is running an illegal boutique from her apart-ment, selling handmade naughty knickers to every senior citizen in the 5 boroughs. Will she get arrested? Marie Cormier and Birdie Katz star. Call (207) 873-7000.

Midcoast Actors’ Studio of Belfast, ME, will offer Christopher Durang’s BEYOND THERAPY in readers’ theater format in June. FMI visit www.midcoastactors.com.

Carolyn Gage will perform her play THE PARMACHENE BELLE at 8 pm on June 11 during Bar Harbor Pride at the Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage St., Bar Harbor, ME. Email info@criteriontheatre.org or call (207) 288-0829.

Tom Littlefield directs Thornton Wilder’s OUR TOWN for OHMPAA (Oxford Hills Music & Performing Arts Assoc.) with per-formances at the Norway Grange, 15 Whitman St., Norway, ME, June 16 – 26. The large cast includes Mark Hazard (Stage Manager), An-drew Scott Turner (Dr. Gibbs), Corrine Turner (Mrs. Gibbs), Lucas Allen (George Gibbs), Chris Easton (Mr. Webb), Paula Easton (Mrs. Webb), Ebony Wells (Emily Webb), Sally Jones (Mrs. Soames), & Kristen Short (Professor Willard). Call Books-n-Things, Main St., Norway at (207) 739-6200.

Tensions rise in THEY DON’T PAY? WE WON’T PAY!, Portland Stage Company May production: Timothy Hassler, Kimbre Lancaster, Emma O’Donnell, Jeffrey M. Bender, William Zielinski Photo by Aaron Flacke

A special event at Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Port-land, ME, will be METHTACULAR written & performed by Steven Strafford and directed by Adam Fitzgerald. Strafford was one of the three actors in THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES at PSC in February. Shows will be June 16 & 17 at 8 pm, June 18 at 4 & 8, June 19 at 5. PSC’s Bare Bard summer show is A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM under the direction of Carmen-maria Mandley. Performances will be in Congress Square Park, Portland, July 21, 23 & 29 at 6:30 and July 31 at 2: at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation & Resi-dence July 22 at 6:30; at Bowdoinham Barn on July 24 at 4 (rain date July 30). Rocco Tripaldi is the stage manager. The large cast includes Megan Tripaldi (Oberon), Mackenzie O’Connor (Titania), Elinor Reina (Puck), Kerry Randazzo (Lysander), Leo Hilton (Demetrius), Eliza Waterman (Helena), Julianne Shea (Hermia), James Patefield (Bottom), Beth Somerville (Quince), Adair Emmons (Theseus), & Georgia Gibbs (Hippolyta). Visit www.portlandstage.org or call (207) 774-0465.

Paul Mullins directed PSC’s April production of MY NAME IS ASHER LEV with actors Noah Averbach-Katz in the title role, Patri-cia Buckley as The Women, & Joel Leffert as The Men. Set design was by Brittany Vasta, costumes by Lex Liang, lighting by Andrew Hungerford, sound by Shannon Zura, & stage management by Shane Van Vliet. The May production of THEY DON’T PAY? WE WON’T PAY! was directed by Ron Botting with Timothy Hassler (Luigi), Kimbre Lancaster (Margherita), Emma O’Donnell (Antonia), William Zielinski (Giovanni) & Jeffrey M. Bender in multiple roles. Set design

was by Anita Stewart, lighting by Gregg Carville, costumes by Kath-leen Brown, sound by Ian Milliken, & stage management by Myles C. Hatch.

PSC’s 27th

annual Little Festival of the Unexpected in May presented staged readings of 3 scripts, all winners in the latest triennial Clauder Competition: Brenda Withers’ STRING AROUND MY FINGER, which will receive a full production by PSC in the spring of 2017, was the Grand Prize winner, and tells the story of Emma and Kip who are preparing for their upcoming wedding when a medical emergency upends their plans; David Butler’s DYING TO KNOW, A Tale of Life and Death in Two Acts, was a Gold Prize winner and is a comic ex-ploration of our struggles to come to terms with death; Callie Kim-ball’s SOFONISBA was also a Gold Prize winner and, based on true events, tells the story of Sofonisba Anguissola, a Michelangelo-trained Italian painter called to be the court painter for Spain’s King Philip; she is an incredibly intelligent woman and gifted artist but refuses to marry. Gaslight Theater’s early summer show at Hallowell City Hall Audi-torium, 1 Winthrop St., Hallowell, ME, is ARE YOU BEING SERVED? by Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft, and yes, it’s based on the BBC comedy. Richard Bostwick directs. The play runs June 17 – 26, Fri. & Sat. at 7:30, Sun. at 2 pm. Visit www.gaslighttheater.org or call (207) 626-3698.

DOUBT, A Parable by John Patrick Shanley takes the stage at the Blue Hill Town Hall Theater, Blue Hill, ME, a production of New Surry Theatre June 17 – 19, 24 – 26, & July 8 – 9, Fri. & Sat. at 7, Sun. at 3. Bec Poole directs this Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award win-ning play. In the cast are Veronica Young, Patrick Harris, Nina Robin-son-Poole, & Amy Bramblett. Call (207) 200-4720. Dindy Royster directed New Surry’s May production of Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? with Jeff Brink as George, Cindy Robbins as Martha, Bryan Lescord as Nick, & Leanne Nickon as Honey.

Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School St., Rte 9, Berwick, ME, opens their season with NOISES OFF!, Michael Frayn’s farce about a dys-functional touring theater company, running June 17 – July 2, Wed.-Sat. at 8, with matinees on June 23 & 30 at 2. Next will be the dance musical ON THE TOWN with 3 sailors seeing the sights in NYC, July 6 – 23, Wed.-Sat. at 8, with matinees July 7, 14, & 21 at 2. Call (207) 698-1807 or visit www.hackmatack.org.

Sparrow’s Nest Theater, Rte 148, West Mills, ME, will present Da-vid Lindsay-Abaire’s RABBIT HOLE June 23 - 26. FMI visit www.sparrowsnesttheater.com, check them out on FB or call (207) 696-4323.

The Resurgence Dance Company will offer A VINTAGE STORY on the stage at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath, ME, June 24 & 25 at 7, June 26 at 2. The production explores the impact of racism with dance embodying the emotions of bullying, injustice, pain, & finally, kindness. Call (207) 442-8455 or visit www.chocolatechurcharts.org.

Theater at Monmouth opens its summer repertory season on June 25 with CYRANO by Edmond Rostand, adapted by Jo Roets. Tess Van Horn directs this play about the large-nosed swordsman who let tongue-tied Christian use his words to woo Roxane. The cast includes Christopher Holt as Cyrano, Marjolaine Whittlesley as Roxane, & Tim Kopacz as Christian. It runs in rep at Cumston Hall, Main St., Mon-mouth, ME, through Aug. 19. TAM actors will offer their silly and maybe musical side in the annual Black Fly Follies on July 2. Then Dawn McAndrews directs Shakespeare’s LOVE’S LABOR’S LOST, which opens July 7 & runs in rep through Aug. 20. The cast includes Bill Van Horn as Don Armado, James Noel Hoban as Boyet, Mark S. Cartier as Sir Nathaniel, & Janis Stevens as Holofernes. THE BARBER OF SEVILLE by Pierre Beaumarchais, directed by Mat-thew Arbour, takes the stage July 14 – Aug. 21. The cast includes Lucas Calzada as Figaro, Tim Kopacz as Count Almaviva, Kelsey Burke as Rosina, & Bill Van Horn as Bartholo. Joseph Discher directs

Shakespeare’s HENRY V, running July 21 – Aug. 20. The cast in-cludes Jake Loewenthal as Henry V, Bill Van Horn as Pistol, & Mark S. Cartier as Bardolph. And Davis Robinson directs THE ILLUSION by Pierre Corneille adapted by Tony Kushner, running July 28 – Aug. 19. The cast includes James Noel Hoban as Matamore, Janis Stevens as Alcandre, & Mark S. Cartier as Pridimant. Meanwhile, PUSS IN BOOTS, the family show, by Charles Perrault and adapted by Dawn McAndrews, opens July 2 and runs in rep with 1 pm matinees through Aug. 18; Stacey Mancine Koloski directs. Call (207) 933-9999.

Acadia Repertory Theatre, Somesville, Mt. Desert Island, ME, will open with BAKERSFIELD MIST by Stephen Sachs, June 28 – July 10; next will be DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE by Jeffrey Hatcher, July 12 – 24; then THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE, Abridged, July 26 – Aug. 14. Performances are Tues.-Sun. at 8:15 pm, except the final show of each run will be at 2 pm Sun. The 2016 Chil-dren’s Theater play will be THE PRINCESS AND THE PAUPER adapted by Cheryl Willis, and it will be staged at 10:30 am Wed. & Sat. June 29 – Aug. 27. Visit www.acadiarep.com or call (207) 244-7260.

A trio of plays under the umbrella title Written in the Stars: Greek Mythology Comes to Life will be performed this summer at the Chil-dren’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland. First will be PERSEUS AND MEDEA June 30 – July 16, adapted & di-rected by Brittany Cook; then THE TWELVE LABORS OF HERACLES July 21 – Aug. 6; and ICARUS AND DAEDELUS Aug. 11 – 27. FMI visit www.kitetails.org or call (207) 828-1234 Ext 247.

Michael Gorman, playwright of UltraLight, presented in final Community Staged Reading of the season at Opera House Arts, Stonington

In Stonington, ME, Opera House Arts’ 2016 Live! for $5 offers 6 hour-long, live performances on Wednesdays at 7 pm, starting with SNAFU! on June 29, comedy in the tradition of Abbott & Costello and Laurel & Hardy. Next on July 13 will be Post Comedy Theatre, Robert Post’s one-man variety show, and on July 20 Molly Gawler presents Droplet Dance, a collection of solo dance works with ele-ments of acrobatics. The summer’s mainstage plays open with Virgin-ia Woolf’s ORLANDO, adapted by Sarah Ruhl, running June 23 – July 9 at the Burnt Cove Church, taking the audience on a time-traveling journey as “your typical Elizabethan Man wakes up one fine day to find he has become, of all things, a woman.” AN ILIAD by Lisa Peterson & Denis O’Hare, based on Homer’s THE ILIAD trans-lated by Robert Fagles, takes the stage at the Stonington Opera House July 14 – 23. Meg Taintor directs. And this year the Shakespeare in

Stonington play will be JULIUS CAESAR at the Opera House July 28 – Aug. 7, directed by Peter Richards. 17 years of Opera House Arts will be celebrated at the Annual Benefit Gala on July 6 with cocktails at 6 pm and Dinner, Cabaret & Auction at 7. Entertainment will in-clude a romp through JULIUS CAESAR, affectionately burlesquing Shakespeare and Ancient Rome. For all these visit www.operahousearts.org or call (207) 367-2788. The final Community Staged Reading of the 2015-16 season in May was Michael Gorman’s ULTRALIGHT, a play about a young man’s struggle to help his older brother fight his heroin addiction. The reading was a partnership be-tween OHA and the Forty Hour Club, a resident company at LaMaMa Theatre in NYC, where Gorman’s plays have previously been pro-duced.

This summer’s Deertrees Repertory Company at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison, ME, will open with AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, adapted by Mark Brown from the Jules Verne novel, with performances at 7:30 pm on July 1, 2, 7 & 9. Next will be the USA premiere of UNDERFOOT IN SHOW BUSINESS!, a new comedy by Charles Leipart, adapted from the memoirs of Helene Hanff, per-formed at 7:30 on July 15, 21, 23 & 29. The 3rd will be TERMINAL BAR by Maine playwright David E. Butler, also a USA premiere, in August—more about that in our August issue. The PortOpera Young Artists will also perform, I believe in THE MEDIUM, but I don’t have the dates for that yet. Visit www.deertrees-theatre.org or call (207) 583-6747.

Watts Hall, Main St., Thomaston, ME, will be the venue for perfor-mances of THE MUSIC MAN July 2, 3, 8, & 9 at 7 pm. Daryl Hahn directs with set design by artist Ron Covert.

Cold Comfort Theater will celebrate the holiday with Songs of America on July 4 at noon in the Park on Main St., Belfast, ME (Free). Then they will offer CRIMES OF THE HEART by Beth Henley at 6 pm July 6 – 9 in Wales Park, Belfast. Aynne Ames directs and in the cast are Chesley Lovell (Lenny Magrath), Autumn Stupca (Chick Boyle), Dakota Wing (Doc Porter), Maggie Goscinski (Meg Magrath), Grace Underhill (Babe Botrelle), & Nathaniel Gray (Barnette Lloyd). Visit www.coldcomforttheater.com, email coldcomforttheater@gmail.com or call (207) 930-7244.

John Cariani’s LOVE/SICK is the summer show for the River Com-pany July 8, 9, 15 & 16 at 7:30, July 10 & 17 at 3 pm in the Meeting Hall at the Skidompha Library in Damariscotta, ME. This play of 9 vignettes with 2 characters each will have overall direction by Mitch-ell Wellman, but new company members Mallory Adams & Tyson Bailey will each direct a scene. Call (207) 563-8116.

MaineStage Shakespeare Company will perform in the Kennebunks again this summer July 8 – Aug. 13, with ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL opening July 8, RICHARD III opening July 9, & THE TEMPEST opening July 16. FMI visit www.mainestageshakespeare.com.

Midcoast Youth Theater will present a double feature July 14 – 16: A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD with young actors in grades K – 2; and ALADDIN, JR. with young actors in grades 3 – 5. THE ADDAMS FAMILY is scheduled for July 28 – 30 with a cast of teens. FMI call (207) 837-8567 or visit www.midcoastyouththeater.org.

The Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Rd, Rte 114 (1/2 block north of Rte 35) in Standish, ME, will offer Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST July 14 – 31, Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30, Sun. at 5. Call (207) 642-3743 or visit www.schoolhousearts.org. SAC’s April production of Neil Simon’s BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS was directed by Jerry Walker with Gerald Davis (Eugene), Sumida Sferes (Blanche), Ellen Stanley (Kate), Paige Goldstein (Laurie), Ashley McBreairty (Nora), Josh Davis (Stanley), & Chris Roberts (Jack).

Portland-based Cast Aside Productions will stage the Maine premi-ere of HEATHERS: The Musical July 14 – 17, Thurs.-Sat. at 8, Sun. at 2:30. FMI visit www.castasideproductions.com.

The Originals will present Agatha Christie’s THE UNEXPECTED GUEST July 15 – 17 & 21 – 23 at the Saco River Theatre in Bar

Mills, ME. Dana Packard directs and those in the cast are Jennifer Porter, Harlan Baker, Stowell Watters, Nancy Packard Grams, Mat-thew Fagerberg, Jake Berger, Rebecca Cole, Charlie Cole, William McDonough III, & Dana Packard. Call (207) 929-5412.

Saco River Theatre in May: Jennifer Porter singing with Glenn Miller Orchestra Steve Feeney photo

Keith Anctil directs the female version of Neil Simon’s THE ODD COUPLE for the Freeport Players with performances July 15 – 31 at the Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St., Freeport, ME, Fri. & Sat. at 7:30, Sun. at 2 (preview July 14 at 7:30). In the cast are Jen Musick (Olive Madison), Leah Douglass (Florence Unger), An-drea Myles-Hunkin (Sylvie), Chelsea Cook (Micky), Hilary Manuel (Renee), Denis Shannon (Vera), & Paul Chin (Manolo Costazuela). Visit www.fcponline.org or call (207) 865-2220.

THE ODD COUPLE (Female Version), Freeport Players: Jen Musick (Olive) and Leah Douglass (Florence)

Shakespeare’s THE TEMPEST is the summer production of Heart-wood Regional Theater Company with performances at the Parker B. Poe Theater, Lincoln Academy, Newcastle, ME, July 15, 16 & 20-23 at 7:30, July 17 at 3. The cast includes Steven Shema (Prospero), Deirdre Manning (Miranda), Helena Farhi (Ariel), Robbie Love (Caliban), Mark Puchinsky (Alonso, King of Naples), Jay Pastucha (his son, Ferdinand), Jason Osorio (Trinculo), & Jahmeel Powers (Stephano). Griff Braley directs. There is original music by Mehuman Johnson, and the production team includes movement by Karen Montanaro, lighting by Letitia Munson, costuming by Heidi Kopishke, & technical direction/weapons consultant Mark Bedell. Visit www.heartwoodtheater.org or call (207) 563-1373.

Everyman Repertory Theatre will stage CASABLANCA, a parody based on the film, Sat. July 16 & 30 at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., Camden, ME. David Greenham directs. In the cast are Dagney Ernest, Jen Hodgson, Paul Hodgson, Ryan Jackson, & David Troup. FMI visit www.everymanrep.org or call (207) 236-0173.

Fenix Theatre Company’s summer production in Deering Oaks Park, Portland, ME, is Shakespeare’s MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING running Thurs.-Sat. evenings at 6:30 pm July 21 – Aug. 13. Abigail Killeen directs. The cast includes Sally Wood (Beatrice), Rob Camer-on (Benedick), Casey Turner (Hero), Chris Davis (Claudio), Mark Rubin (Don Pedro), Sean Ramey (Don John), Peter Brown (Dogber-

ry), Shane VanVliet (Verges), & Kevin O’Leary (Leonato). Bring your chair, picnic, and maybe bug spray. FMI visit www.fenixtheatre.com.

OUR TOWN, Heartwood Regional Theater Company May production: Grace Experience (Emily) Photo by Jenny Maher

Bangor-based Ten Bucks Theatre’s summer Shakespeare production will be THE COMEDY OF ERRORS directed by Julie Arnold Lisnet. Shows will be July 21 – 24 & 28 – 31 at Indian Trails Park, Brewer, and Aug. 4 – 7 at Fort Knox in Prospect, ME. Bring lawn chairs or blanket & a picnic. FMI visit www.tenbuckstheatre.org.

MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON’S, Biddeford City Theater May production: (clockwise from top) Karl Carrigan (Mitchell Lovell DDS), Rebec-

ca Cole (Arlene Miller), and Ryan Lane (Paul Miller) Audra Hatch photo

WEST SIDE STORY takes the City Theater stage at 205 Main St., Biddeford, ME, July 22 – Aug. 7, Fri. & Sat. at 7:30, Sun. at 2. Visit www.citytheater.org or call (207) 282-0849. City Theater’s May pro-duction of MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON’S was directed by Linda Sturdivant with set design by Karl Carrigan, scenic art by

Jessica Chaples-Graffam, lighting by Daniel Brodhead, & the 1979 costumes by Barbara Kelly. In the cast were Rebecca Cole, Karl Carrigan, & Ryan Lane as the trio of nutty would-be murderers.

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is the summer choice for Marsh River Theater, Rte 139 Monroe High-way, Brooks, ME, with shows July 22 - 23 & 29 – 31. Call (207) 722-4110.

The Camden Shakespeare Festival, Camden, ME, in association with the Camden Public Library, will present two plays: THE TEMPEST in the Camden Amphitheater (near the Library) July 26 – 28 & Aug. 4, 5, 7, 10, 13 & 14; and THE COMEDY OF ERRORS at High Mountain Hall July 30 – 31 & Aug. 3, 6, 11 & 12. Artistic Direc-tor Stephen Legawiec directs. In the event of heavy rain, performances will be in St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church, 33 Chestnut St., Camden. The decision will be made by 4 pm at the latest and will be posted on FB and www.camdenshakespeare.org. FMI on the shows visit the website or email info@camdenshakespeare.org.

PortOpera’s annual presentation at Merrill Auditorium, Myrtle St., Portland, ME, will be the opera CARMEN by Georges Bizet July 27 & 29. FMI visit www.portopera.org or call (207) 842-0800.

WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre April production: Luke Benning (George) & Meghan

O’Brien (Martha) Photo by Lori Arsenault

In the University of Southern Maine’s April 23 – May 1 production of Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, directed by William Steele, those in the cast were Meghan O’Brien (Martha), Luke Benning (George), Martin Bodenheimer (Nick), & Brittany Burke (Honey). Design of the three-quarters-in-the-round set was by Shannon Zura and costumes by Joan Larkins Mather. Ellen Chickering directed USM’s Music Department April 30 offering of a staged con-cert version of Monteverdi’s THE CORONATION OF POPPEA, with accompaniment by Tina Davis and Scott Wheatley on two keyboards. The cast included Caryn Matthews (Poppea), Rhiannon Vonder Haar (Nerone), Helena Crothers-Villers (Octavia, Nero’s spurned wife), Christopher Garrepy (Ottone, Poppea’s former lover), James Brown

(Amalta, Poppea’s nurse), Rachel Shukan (Goddess of Fortune & Drusilla, Octavia’s lady-in-waiting in love with Ottone), Kiersten Curtis, Jeffrey Mosher, Matthew LaBerge, Teremy Garen, Logan MacDonald, & Thomas Hanlon.

JESUS CHRIST, SUPERSTAR was staged in April by the New Eng-land School of Communications Entertainment Production Degree Program students in Husson University’s Gracie Theatre in Bangor, ME. Jeri Misler directed with musical direction by Phil Burns.

THE ODYSSEY, Double Edge Theatre’s traveling outdoor spectacle, made a stop on May 13 & 14 on the front lawn of the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, ME.

HANSEL AND GRETEL, in an original musical adaptation by Miles Burns, opened at the Players’ Ring, 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth, NH, on May 28 and continues June 2 & 9 at 8 pm, June 4, 5, & 11 at 3 pm. The 21st Century Adventures of Sherlock Holmes continues its improv-isation extravaganza on June 23 at 8 pm with Sam Bennett, Brian Paul, Tomer Oz, Zach Cranor, Bretton Reis, Molly Dowd Sullivan, & Jess Miller. Visit www.playersring.org or call (603) 436-8123. Gener-ic Theater’s Play Reading on May 11 was FRANK’S HOME by Richard Nelson set in the summer of 1923 when architect Frank Lloyd Wright relocated to California “hoping to re-ignite a faltering career and mend relations with his adult children.” The play is the “portrait of an American artist with the unshakable belief in the importance of art over everything else.”

At the Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, NH, CURIOUS GEORGE: The Golden Meatball will be staged on June 3 at 10 am (sold out) and again at noon. Next the Millworks Theatre Troupe will present ROALD DAHL’S WILLY WONKA June 10 – 12, Fri. at 7:30, Sat. at 2 & 7:30, Sun. at 2. Call (603) 335-1992. Then Sole City Dance offers Soul to Sole on June 26 at 1 pm & 4:30 (for this call 603 – 750-7777).

BILLY ELLIOT will be staged at the Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester, NH, June 3 – 25, Fri. at 7:30, Sat. at 2 & 7:30, Sun. at 2. Call (603) 668-5588.

M & D Playhouse, 1857 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH, has scheduled Jason Robert Brown’s THE LAST FIVE YEARS for performances June 9 – 25, Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30 pm (this replaces the previously announced COMPANY). Next will be John Cariani’s LAST GAS running July 14 – 30, Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30. Call (603) 733-5275. M & D’s May production of THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB was directed by Deb Jasien with Karen Gustafson, Jane Duggan, Paula Jones, Melissa Grady, & June Desmond as the Southern former col-lege swim teammates who have a reunion once a year. Eric Jordan directed the April production of the modern revenge comedy EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR, with Melissa O’Neil as Nan, Ben Steber as her abusive husband Kyle, Tristan Andrews-Preston as her friend Si-mon, & Natalie Mae as a helpful stripper. Also in May, M & D held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of their Culture Café and the opening of their Theatre Arts Studio with space for re-hearsals and the fall line-up of a variety of theater classes.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR. will be offered by Garrison Play-ers, 650 Portland Ave (corner of Rte 4 & Roberts Rd), Rollinsford, NH, June 10 – 11 & 16 – 18 at 7 pm, and June 11, 12 & 19 at 2 pm. Call (603) 750-4278.

Arts in Motion Theater Company of North Conway, NH, will pro-vide hilarious adventure aboard the Conway Scenic Railroad with their Murder Mystery Dinner Theater performances on June 11 & 18 (call 1-800-232-5251). Then their summer season continues at the Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse in No. Conway with Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM June 23 – 25, June 30 – July 2, & July 7 – 9. Heading the large cast will be Zack Whitley (Theseus), Caitlin Purnell (Hippolyta), Carson Behr (Oberon), Kathryn Lees (Ti-tania), Asva Frechette (Puck), Ethan Reinbach (Lysander), Cain Drouin (Demetrius), Courtney Barrows (Hermia), Robin Croce (Hele-na), Chance Bousquet (Bottom), & Kim Hamilton (Quince). Call (603) 356-0110.

Hampstead Stage, based in Center Barnstead, NH, will be touring THE WIZARD OF OZ (for all ages) and ALADDIN (for ages 5 & up) from June 13 – Aug. 7. FMI call (603) 776-6044 or 1-800-619-5302.

The New London Barn Playhouse, 84 Main St., New London, NH, starts its 84th summer season with the 59th

Annual Straw Hat Revue June 9 – 12, Thurs-Fri, at 7:30, Sat. at 5 & 7:30, Sun. at 5. BRIGADOON takes the stage running June 15 – 26; then HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING runs June 29 – July 17, followed by SHREK running July 20 – 31. Show times for these are Wed. at 2 & 7:30; Tues. &Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30, Sun. at 5. Call (603) 526-6710. The Majestic Theatre of Manchester, NH, will offer DEATH BY CHOCOLATE by Paul Freed on June 10 at 7 and June 11 at 2 & 7 at the Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway, Derry, NH. Mike Wood directs. Next will be FATHER OF THE BRIDE by Caroline Francke, also at the Derry Opera House, July 29 & 30 at 7, July 31 at 2. Carol Neveux directs. Call (603) 669-7469.

GRACE AND GLORIE, Winnipesaukee Playhouse March production: Molly Parker Myles (Glorie) and Barbara Webb (Grace)

The Winnipesaukee Playhouse professional summer company per-forms in the New Hampshire premiere of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER by Rick Elice with music by Wayne Barker June 15 – July 2 in their theater at 50 Reservoir Drive, Meredith, NH. Shows will be Mon-Sat. at 7:30 with matinees at 2 on June 20, 23 & 30 (No Sunday performances for any of these shows). The summer company continues with Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM July 6 – 16, Mon-Sat at 7:30 with matinees at 2 on July 7 & 11; fol-lowed by Alan Ayckbourn’s LIVING TOGETHER July 20 – 30, Mon-Sat. at 7:30 with matinees at 2 on July 21 & 25. Call (603) 279-0333 or visit www.winniplayhouse.com.

Interlakes Summer Theatre in Meredith, NH, opens with ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE June 21 – 26, followed by 9 TO 5 June 28 – July 10, THE PRODUCERS July 12 – 24, and MY FAIR LADY July 26 – Aug. 7. Shows are Tues.-Sat. at 7:30, Sun. at 5, matinees Wed-Thurs. at 2. Call (603) 707-6035.

The Barnstormers, 104 Main St., Tamworth, NH, opens with Sond-heim & Wheeler’s A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC June 23 – July 2; A. R. Gurney’s SYLVIA July 7 – 16; then Brian Friel’s DANCING AT LUGHNASA July 19 – 23; and DAS BARBECU by Jim Luigs & Scott Warrender July 28 – Aug. 6. Shows are 7:30 on Thurs., at 8 on Fri., at 2 & 8 on Sat., at 5 on Sun., and at 7:30 on Tues-Wed.the 2nd week (except LUGHNASA, which runs one week, including Tues/Wed. at 7:30). Call (603) 323-8500 or visit www.barnstormerstheatre.org.

At North Country Center for the Arts, Jean’s Playhouse (formerly Papermill Theatre) in Lincoln, NH, presents Ken Ludwig’s LEADING LADIES June 23 – July 9, Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30, with Wed. matinees at 2 pm June 29 & July 6. Paul Mroczka directs with set by Jim Webber, lighting & sound by Dan Brunk, costumes by Lori McGinley, tech-nical direction by Arianna Knox, & stage management by Christa Arzon. In the cast are Mary Berthelsen (Meg), Sean Ormond (Leo), Josh Dennis (Jack), Hayley Heath (Audrey), Steven James (Duncan), Barbara Webb (Florence), Scott Sweatt (Doc), & Oliver Prose (Butch). Next will be GODSPELL July 14 – 30, Tues.-Sat. at 7:30,

matinees at 2 on July 20 & 27. Sharon Paquette directs with musical direction by Jamie Feinberg & choreography by Whitney Stone. Head-ing the cast are Sean Ormond (Jesus), Steven James (John the Baptist & Judas). Call (603) 745-2141. Jean’s Playhouse May production of THE DINING ROOM was directed by Amanda Pawlik with the fol-lowing cast: Daniel Adams, David Bownes, Jordan Gagan, Jim Gocha, Mandy Gennaro, Donna Kerr, Diane Nickerson, & Barbara Webb.

Seacoast Repertory Theatre, 125 Bow St., Portsmouth, NH, will stage REEFER MADNESS June 24 – July 24. Call (603) 433-4472 or visit www.seacoastrep.org.

THE LITTLE MERMAID will be the kid friendly show this summer at the Prescott Park Arts Festival, Portsmouth, NH, June 24 – Aug. 21, Thurs-Sun. with some 1 pm, some 7 pm, & some 8 pm showtimes. Visit www.prescottpark.org or call (603) 436-2848.

OLIVER! is the summer choice at the Leddy Center for the Arts, 131-133 Main St., Epping, NH, July 8 – 24, Fri. & Sat. at 7:30, Sun. & Wed. at 2. Elaine Gatchell directs & choreographs and the music di-rector is Bruce Gatchell. Call (603) 679-2781 or visit www.leddycenter.org.

Weathervane Theater, 389 Lancaster Rd., Whitefield, NH, will open their 51st repertory season on July 11, running through Aug. 26, Mon-Sat. at 8. Shows are MAMMA MIA, DRIVING MISS DAISY, MEET THE BEATLES, THE KING AND I, THE WIZ, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, and PETER AND THE STARCATCHER. Special events are Bubble & Squeak on July 9, Best of 2016 on Aug. 27, and the Patchwork Players touring a summer children’s show July 1 – Aug. 27. Call (603) 837-9322 or visit www.weathervanetheatre.org.

Actorsingers will offer FOOTLOOSE at the Janice B. Streeter Thea-tre, 14 Court St., Nashua, NH, July 15 at 8, July 16 at 2 & 8, July 17 at 2. Dan R. Pelletier directs, musical direction is by Amanda Morgan, and choreography by Danielle DiPasquale. Visit www.actorsingers.org or call (603) 320-1870.

The Village Players, 51 Glendon St., Wolfeboro, NH, will present BATHROOM HUMOR by Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore July 22 – 31. Jay Sydow directs this farce, which takes place in the 2nd floor bathroom of a house hosting a wild office party as people share gossip and reveal that nobody is really the person they claim to be. In the cast are Meggin Dail, Priscilla Adams, Jennifer Smith, James Cross, Chris Campbell, Russ Ellis, Christian Boudman, & Bob Rautenberg. Call (603) 569-9656 or visit www.village-players.com.

Opera North, performing at the Lebanon Opera House, 51 No. Park St., Lebanon, NH, will stage EVITA July 29 and Aug. 2, 4, 6, 11, & 13 at 7:30, Aug. 10 at 2; and Donizetti’s comic opera DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT July 31 at 5, Aug. 3 & 10 at 7:30, Aug. 6 at 2, with Martha Eason & Lindsay Ohse sharing the role of Marie, Martin Clark & Andrew Surrena sharing the role of Tonio, and Alex Soare as Sgt. Sulpice. Puccini’s TOSCA follows Aug. 5, 9, & 12 at 7:30, Aug. 7 at 5, with Sandra Lopez as Tosca, Aleksey Bogdanov as Scarpia, & Jeff Gwaltney as Cavardossi. Call (603) 448-0400.

From May 6 – 8 the Concord Community Players, Concord, NH, staged THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE by Gilbert & Sullivan, di-rected by Karen Braz. Heading the cast were Laurence Weissbrot (Major-General Stanley), Erik Peter Hodges (the Pirate King), Elliot Tardif (Pirate Apprentice Frederic), Jillian Spring (Mabel, a ward of the Major-General), and Debra Buckley (Pirate Maid-of-all Work Ruth).

In April Northern New England Repertory of New London, NH, presented HEROES by Gerald Sibleyras in the translation by Tom Stoppard. John Goodlin directed and the actors were Mike Gregory (Gustave), Kevin Tarleton (Henri), & Charley Freiberg (Philippe).

Storyteller & variety artist Jackson Gillman continues touring, offer-ing The Magic of Rudyard Kipling: Just So on May 13 at Firehouse Arts, Yarmouth, ME.

The New England Foundations for the Arts (NEFA) has awarded grants to Everyman Theater, SPACE Gallery, Denmark Arts Center, Eastport Arts Center, Portland Ovations, Theater at Monmouth, Saco River Theater, & Maine College of Arts.

York, ME, native Kyle Rankin was back in the state in May shooting a new film, THE WITCH FILES. He said, “I read that the seeds of the Salem witch trials might have been planted in Maine, that some of the first girls to accuse people were in Maine.” So the film plot concerns girls from different high school cliques who get detention, discover they have magical powers, & then come up against a much older witch, who lived in Maine before the Salem witch trials in the 1690’s. Kyle was here two years ago when he filmed THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEB, which has made the rounds of theaters internationally as well as nationally.

Meanwhile, the Emerge Film Festival, which took place in Lewis-ton/Auburn April 18-May 1, screened a number of films by Maine filmmakers with some Maine actors: NEPTUNE, directed by Derek Kimball, with Jane Ackerman, Tony Reilly, Christine Louise Mar-shall, Bill McDonough, & Maureen Butler; NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, a short film written by Jody McColman & produced by Anna Gravel, with 9-year-old Ellie Foss, William McDonough III, Colbi Gannett, Tara McConnell, & Kate Lizotte; SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN, a short film based on a Stephen King story, directed by Corey Norman with Anne Bobby, Andrew Lyndaker, Dan Dominguez, & Beth Somerville; WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR, a short film written & directed by Charlie Mahoney with Chris Pinchbeck in the cast; ONE TEAM: THE STORY OF THE LEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL BLUE DEVILS (soccer team) by Ian Clough; and A WHEEL OUT OF KILTER, written, produced, & act-ed by Ross Morin.

From Apr. 28 – May 15, Bangor-based Ten Bucks Theatre offered their 4th

installment of their FAWLTY TOWERS series at the Cyrus Pavilion on the UMaine Orono campus. Bernard Hope directed with Ron & Julie Lisnet as Basil & Sybil Fawlty, who balance running a hotel with keeping their guests and each other in line. Maine State Ballet’s spring dance program in April was SLEEPING BEAUTY directed by Linda MacArthur Miele, with costumes & scen-ery by Gail Csoboth. Dancers included Rhiannon Pelletier as Princess Aurora, Nathaniel Dombek as her Prince, Frederick Bernier as the evil witch Carabosse, & Veronica Druchniak as the Lilac Fairy who saves the day.

Portland Ballet reprised in May THE ARMED MAN: A MASS FOR PEACE at the John Ford Theater in Portland High School. Choreogra-phy was by Nell Shipman with original music by Kurt Jenkins, origi-nally dedicated to Kosovo victims, but here given a universal theme. Leading dancers were Wyatt Barr (Soldier in Body), Jennifer Jones (Life), Erica Diesl (Death), Morgan Brown Sanborn (Conscience), & Joseph Jeffries (Soldier in Spirit).

CROSSING DELANCEY, The Public Theatre May production: Carole Schweid (Bubbie), Deanna McGovern (Izzy), and Marina Re (Hannah)

Christopher Schario directed CROSSING DELANCEY, the final play of The Public Theatre’s 2015-16 season in Lewiston, ME. In the cast of this romantic comedy were Deanna McGovern (Izzy), Carol Schweid (her grandmother, Bubbie), Marina Re (Hannah, the match-maker), Peter Simon Hilton (Tyler, the famous author), & Ben Rosen-blatt (Sam, the man who is ultimately the right choice for Izzy). Set design was by Judy Staicer, lighting by Bart Garvey, & costumes by Kathleen Payton Brown.

SLEEPING BEAUTY, Maine State Ballet April production: Veronica Druchniak (Lilac Fairy). Photo by Janet Davis

Sanford Maine Stage Theatre Company presented ECLIPSED by Lisa Patrick-Wilkinson, an audience participation mystery/comedy, as dinner theater in May at the Nasson Little Theatre in Springvale, ME.

Michael Frayn’s NOISES OFF was the April show for Presque Isle Community Players on the UMaine Presque Isle campus. Joe Zubrick directed and those in the cast were Jeff Ashby, Donato Cham-pagne, Jim Derosier, Tamia Glidden, Linda Grover, Ron McArdle, Mimi Smith, Morgan Swan, & Aaron Swanson.

Updating the Cast and Crew April issue coverage of Portland Shake-speare Company’s RICHARD II, presented in the chapel of St. Luke’s Cathedral, director James Noel Hoban actually stepped in as Henry Bolingbroke for all performances.

In May Gypsy Lew Theater Company presented MATT & BEN by Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers, “a not-so-true but hilarious story of how young Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote the screenplay to Good Will Hunting.” Glynnis Nadel directed with set & lighting de-sign by Stacia Saniuk-Gove, stage management by Ella Mock, and Mary Randall as Matt & Beth Somerville as Ben. Shows were on the stage of L/A Community Little Theatre in Auburn, ME.

The SPACE Gallery in Portland was the venue in May for PERSEPHONE IN THE LATE ANTHROPOCENE by Megan Grumbling with original music by Denis Nye. The playwright’s “spoken opera” variation on the myth, as Persephone goes between her world and the underworld, is tied to our present environmental man-made changes (unofficially known as the Anthropocene epoch). Tess Van Horn directed the three-quarter round presentation that had a surrounding installation as well as costumes by Jenna Crowder, & lighting by Corey Anderson. In the cast were Bridgette Kelly as Per-sephone, Deborah Paley as her goddess mother, Demeter; and a chorus of Paul Haley, Marjolaine Whittlesey, & Ian Bannon.

PERSEPHONE IN THE LATE ANTHROPOCENE at the SPACE Gallery in May: (Front) Bridgette Kelly, (Middle) Paul Haley, Marjolaine Whittlesey, Ian

Bannon, (Back) Deborah Paley Photo by Craig Robinson

Patrick Dorrow Productions offered two productions on April 24 at the Star Theatre in Kittery, ME: SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE TOO, by youth for youth, in the morning; and NUNSENSE in the late afternoon.

A Company of Girls’ May Madness Theater Festival presented two plays between Apr. 29 & May 7 at the Portland Ballet Studio Theater in Portland, ME: HOLES based on the book by Louis Sachar and CHARLOTTE’S WEB.

John Willey directed Shakespeare’s KING LEAR that was performed at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath, ME, in May. Original music was written & performed by composer/violinist Donald Cran-dall. Costume design was by Melanie Willey. The cast included Gor-don Adams (Lear), April Joy Purinton (Goneril), Jacqueline Mansfield (Regan), Ellie Hawks (Cordelia), Vince Shatto (Fool), & Henrik Strandskov (Gloucester).

Rachel Morin, well-known publicist, frequently for L/A Community Little Theatre, sometimes an actor, writer for a local paper, and all-round community volunteer, in May became the 43rd

person named Citizen of the Year by the Auburn Business Association, Auburn, ME, and was presented with the award at Martindale Country Club. In May, Bonny Eagle High School, Standish, ME, renamed their thea-ter for the late P. Michael Bourgoin, who taught and directed plays there for 25 years and was especially loved by his students for recog-nizing something special in each of them. Mike’s own acting career included commercials, some TV specials, and on-stage characters such as Salieri in AMADEUS. For years he also directed a theater group called The Town Players, which performed at Bonny Eagle in the summer a variety of shows that included SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY, BRIGADOON, & A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE.

Muriel Kenderdine

ACT ONE, Good Theater April production: Michael Wood (Moss Hart), William Oliver Watkins (Max Siegel), Lisa Stathoplos (Frieda Fishbein), &

Mark Rubin (George S. Kaufman). Photo by Steve Underwood

WINTER FLOWERS, ACAT’s Evening of One Acts April 29-30: Marie Cormier and Jeralyn K. Shattuck

Named Citizen of the Year by the Auburn Business Association, Rachel Morin with her son, Gerry

ALPHABETICAL THEATER LISTINGS

Acadia Repertory Theatre (Summer)Prof./Non-Equity Box 106, Somesville, Mt. Desert, ME 04660 (207) 244-7260 Cheryl Willis, Art.Dir., Andrew Mayer, Producing Dir. Kenneth Stack, Exec. Director www.acadiarep.com email: art@acadiarep.com

BAKERSFIELD MIST – Jun. 28 – Jul. 10 DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE – Jul. 12 – 24 COMPLETE WKS SHKSPRE Abridged-Jul.26-Aug.14 MURDERED TO DEATH – Aug. 16 – Sep. 4 Children’s Theater: THE PRINCESS & THE PAUPER- Wed. & Sat. Jun. 29 – Aug. 27 @ 10:30 am

Acadia Community Theater P.O.Box 301, Mt. Desert, ME 04660 www.acadiacommunitytheater.net acadiacommunitytheater@gmail.com

ACAT Theatre – Community REM Community Initiative Member Waterville, ME http://www.acattheatre.org Doree Austin, Artistic Dir. (207) 458-9282 Mailing: 127 Cushnoc Rd., Vassalboro,ME 04989

Acorn Productions – Prof./Equity Guest Artists P.O. Box 4644,Portland, ME 04112 Michael Levine, Producing Dir. www.acorn-productions.org Email acornacting@gmail.com

DARK ROOMS @ PortFringe – June 21,24,25 Naked Shakespeare First Friday Series returns in Oct

ACT ONE (Artists’ Collaborative Theatre of New Eng) Prof. Non-Eq, P.O. Box 3324, East Hampstead, NH 03926. Perf. at West End StudioTheatre, 959 Islington St, Portsmouth, NH. Stephanie Nugent (603) 300-2986 www.actonenh.org

THE SPITFIRE GRILL – Aug. 18 – Sep. 3

Actorsingers – Community Theater Actorsingers Hall, 219 Lake St., Nashua, NH (603) 320-1870 www.actorsingers.org

FOOTLOOSE – Jul. 15 - 17

ADD VERB Productions Arts/Creativity/ Social Innovation - Prof. Touring Cathy Plourde, Director Current productions: YOU THE MAN (one-man show on dating violence, sexual assault and unhealthy relationships.) THE THIN LINE(one-woman show on eating disorders.) OUT & ALLIED (LGBT Youth) Contact: info@addverbproductions.org

Advice To The Players – Prof/Community - P. O. Box 14, 12 Main St.,No.Sandwich,NH 03259 (603) 284-7115 Rebecca Boyden – Exec. Dir. (603) 986-6253 (on FB) www.advicetotheplayers.org

American Irish Repertory Ensemble (AIRE) – Prof. Portland, ME Tony Reilly, Artistic Director www.airetheater.com

Arts in Motion at Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse Main St., No. Conway, NH (603) 356-0110 www.artsinmotiontheater.com

Murder Mystery Dinner on Conway RR-June 11 & 18 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – June 23 – July 9 ANNIE WARBUCKS – Aug. 11 - 21

Bangor Ballet (207) 945-5911, 945-3457 14 State St.,Bangor, ME Ivy Clear-Forrest , Dir. www.bangorballet.com

Hooked on Classics–Gracie Jun. 4, Mt. Desert HS Jun.5

Bangor Community Theatre (207) 619-4228 P.O. Box 2261, Bangor, ME 04402-2261 www.bangorcommunitytheatre.org Also on FB

POLTERHEIST – Sep. 23,24,30 & Oct. 1 CHRISTMAS AT THE GRANGE – Nov. 25 – Dec. 4

Barnstormers Theatre - Prof Equity 104 Main Street, P. O. Box 434, Tamworth, NH 03886 (603) 323-8500 Robert Shea, Artistic/Exec.Director Office: (603) 323-8661 www.barnstormerstheatre.org

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC – Jun. 23 – Jul. 2 SYLVIA – Jul. 7 – 16 DANCING AT LUGHNASA – Jul. 19 – 23

DAS BARBECU – Jul. 28 – Aug. 6 A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED – Aug. 11 – 20 YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU-Aug.25-Sep.3

Bates College Theater Dept. Lewiston, ME 04240 Box office: (207) 786-6161 Michael Reidy,Managing Director (207) 786-6187 www.bates.edu S=Schaeffer Theater; G=Gannett

Belfast Maskers - Community Belfast, ME 04915 Erica Rubin Irish, Pres.

Biddeford City Theater – Community Theater 205 Main St.,P.O.Box 993, Biddeford, ME 04005 (207) 282-0849 www.citytheater.org Linda Sturdivant, Artistic Director

WEST SIDE STORY – Jul. 22 – Aug. 7 OVER THE RIVER & THRU THE WOODS-Oct. 14-23 A CHRISTMAS SURVIVAL GUIDE – Dec. 2 – 18 PUMP BOYS & DINETTES – Mar. 17 – 26, 2017 STEEL MAGNOLIAS – May 12 – 21, 2017 THE WIZARD OF OZ – Jul. 21 – Aug. 6, 2017

Booth Theater (Prof. Summer) (207) 646-8142 Betty Doon Hotel, 13 Beach St., Ogunquit, ME www.boothproductions.com

Bossov Ballet Theatre www.bossovballet.com 295 Main St.,MCI, Pittsfield, ME 04967 (207) 487-6360 Natalya Nikolaevna Getman, Artistic Director

Bowdoin College www.bowdoin.edu/arts Brunswick, ME 04011 (207)725-3375 W=Wish P=Pickard Paul Sarvis, Chair Theater & Dance

Camden Civic Theatre – Community Opera House, Elm St., P.O.Box 362,Camden,ME 04843 Box Office: (207)236-2281 Scott Anthony Smith, Pres. www.camdencivictheatre.com

Camden Shakespeare Festival, Camden, ME - Prof. Stephen Legawiec, Artistic Dir. www.camdenshakespeare.org

THE TEMPEST – Jul. 26 – Aug. 14 THE COMEDY OF ERRORS – Jul. 29 – Aug. 12

Capitol Center for the Arts www.ccanh.com 44 So. Main St., Concord, NH (603) 225-1111

Carousel Music Theater 196 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor, ME (207) 633-5297 www.carouselmusictheater.org

Cast Aside Productions, Portland, ME Daveid Surkin, Artistic Dir, Celeste! Green, Exec. Dir. www.castasideproductions.com

Boozical Theater Night at Flask – 1st

SARAJEVO’S CHILD - PortFringe-June 19, 23, & 26 Wed.of month

HEATHERS The Musical (Maine premiere)–Jul. 14 – 17 TITANIC The Musical – Nov.

Cauldron & Labrys Productions 160 Dartmouth St., #1, Portland, ME 04103 (207) 774-4231 Carolyn Gage – Artistic Director

THE PARMACHENE BELLE in Bar Harbor-June 11 LACE CURTAIN IRISH at PortFringe-June 25-26

Celebration Barn Theater - Theater School/Workshops 190 Stock Farm Rd. (off Rte. 117) South Paris, ME 04281 (207) 743-8452 www.CelebrationBarn.com Email: info@celebrationbarn Amanda Houtari,Exec.Dir

Mike Miclon’s Early Evening Show–June 4,Jul.2,Aug.6 Molly Gawler’s Droplet Dance – June 11 Hilby-the Skinny German Juggling Boy – June 18 Susan Poulin’s Best of Ida – June 25 Martin Dockery’s The Exclusion Zone – July 9 Magician Peter Boie – July 16 The Big Barn Family Show – July 23 at 2 pm The Big Barn Spectacular – July 23 at 8 pm Matt Wilson’s Great One-Man Commedia Epic-July 30 CB Presents Jeff Wirth’s Story Box – Aug. 5 Drew the Dramatic Fool – Aug. 13 Happenstance Theater’s Brouhaha – Aug. 20 Bill Bowers’ All Over the Map – Aug. 27 Mike Miclon’s The Early Evening Show – Sep. 3

Center Theatre for Performing Arts, 20 E.Main St. P.O.Box 441, Dover-Foxcroft,ME 04426 Patrick Myers,

Exec. Dir. (207)564-8943 www.centertheatre.org

10th

Annivers. Encore(Slightly Off-Ctr Players–Aug.4-14

Children’s Museum &Theatre of Maine 142 Free St, Portland, ME 04101 (207) 828-1234, Ext.247 Reba Short, Art.Dir.Theatre www.kitetails.org

PERSEUS AND MEDUSA – June 30 - Jul. 16 THE TWELVE LABORS OF HERACLES-Jul.21-Aug.6 ICARUS AND DAEDALUS – Aug. 11 - 27

Chocolate Church Arts Center 804 Washington St., Bath, ME 04530 (207)442-8455 www.chocolatechurcharts.org Jennifer DeChant,Exec.Dir

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE – Sep. 9 - 18

Classics Repertory Company, The - Prof./Non-Equity/Touring,P. O. Box 1281, Dover, NH 03821 (603) 743-3796 Jewel Beth Davis, Artistic Director

SIMPLY SHAKESPEARE - Touring H.S.,Libraries, etc

Colby College Theater Dept.,Waterville,ME 04901 (207) 859-4535 Box Office; 872-3388-Theater Dept. James C. Thurston,Chair http://web.colby.edu/theater S=Strider; C=Cellar Theater

Cold Comfort Theater – Community Belfast, ME Aynne Ames, Artistic Director (207) 930-7244 coldcomforttheater@gmail.com www.coldcomforttheater.com

Songs of America – Jul. 4 at noon in the Park on Main CRIMES OF THE HEART – Jul. 6 – 9 @ Wales Park THE MIKADO – Aug. 3 - 6

College of the Atlantic www.coa.edu Rte 3, Bar Harbor, ME Jodi Baker, Performing Arts Professor jbaker@coa.edu

Community Little Theatre – Lewiston/Auburn Great Falls Art Center, 30 Academy St., P.O Box 262, Auburn, ME 04212 (207) 783-0958 www.laclt.com Box Office email: boxoffice@laclt.com

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY – June 3 – 12 SHREK The Musical (Youth) – Jul. 15 – 16 Summer Teen Musical Theater Showcase-Jul.16-17 Disney’s BEAUTY & THE BEAST– Aug. 19 - 28

A Company of Girls – (Children’s Workshop/Theater) P.O.Box 7527, Portland, ME 04112 (207) 874-2107 Jennifer Roe, Exec./Art. Dir. www.acompanyofgirls.org

Concord Community Players –Community Concord City Aud., Prince Street, Concord, NH P.O.Box 681, Concord, NH 03302 Box Off.(603)228-2793 www.communityplayersofconcord.org

Crowbait Club, The Portland, ME www.thecrowbaitclub.org (Also on FB)

Monthly Theater Deathmatch-Jun.1 & Jul. 6 @Mayo St ATTEMPTED MURDERS @ PortFringe –Jun.23,24,25

Deertrees Theatre, P.O. Box 577, Harrison, ME 04040 (207)583-6747 -Box Office www.deertrees-theatre.org Andrew Harris, Artistic & Executive Dir. (207) 583-6747

PORTopera Young Artists :THE MEDIUM– Dates TBA Deertrees Repertory Company: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS-Jul. 1,2,7,9 UNDERFOOT IN SHOW BUSINESS-Jul.15,21,23,29 TERMINAL BAR (USA premiere) – Aug. 4,5,13,18

Denmark Arts Center – Community 50 W. Main St. (Rte. 160), Denmark, ME (207) 452-2412 Cookie Harrist, Artistic Director www.denmarkarts.org

Downriver Theatre Company - Community @ UM Machias,O’Brien Ave.,PO Bx 75, Machias, ME www.freewebs.com/downrivertheatrecompany

Dramatic Repertory Company (Prof.) Portland, ME www.dramaticrep.org Keith Powell Beyland, Artistic Dir. info@dramaticrep.org TIX online or 1-800-838-3006

Eastport Arts Center - Stage East-Community Theater 36 Washington St.,Eastport, ME 04631 Box Office: (207) 853-4650 Nancy Tintle, Pres. www.stageeast.org

Everyman Repertory Theatre – Prof.

P.O. Box 938, Rockport, ME 04856 (207) 236-0173 www.everymanrep.org Paul Hodgson, Artistic Director

CASABLANCA – Jul. 16 & 30 @ Camden Opera House

Fenix Theatre Company – Prof. Portland, ME. Rob Cameron, Producing Artistic Dir. www.fenixtheatre.com (207) 400-6223

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – Jul.21 – Aug. 13 Thurs.-Sat. evening in Deering Oaks Park

Fiddlehead Community Players (207) 657-2244 Fiddlehead Art & Science Center, 25 Shaker Rd., Gray, ME 04039 www.fiddleheadcenter.org

Figures of Speech - Prof. Non-Equity/Touring 77 Durham Rd., Freeport, ME 04032 John Farrell (207) 865-6355 www.figures.org

THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL – Touring 2016

Firehouse Arts 20 Center St., Yarmouth, ME (207) 450-5342 Michael Trautman, Artistic Director www.firehouseartsme.com

Variety Night – June 10 & Jul. 6 Magic Night - June 24 & Jul. 22

Footlights Theater, The 190 U.S. Rte 1, Falmouth Station, Falmouth, ME (207)747-5434 www.thefootlightsinfalmouth.com

HOT FLASH! WHAT A FEELIN’!-Tues-Thurs- June 7 – Aug. 18

Franco Center, The Dolard & Priscilla Gendron 46 Cedar St.,P.O.Box 1627, Lewiston, ME 04241-1627 (207) 783-1585 Mitchell Clyde Thomas, Exec. Director

Freeport Players – Community Theater P.O Box 483, Freeport, ME 04032 (207)865-2220 Elizabeth Guffey,Managing/Art. Dir www.fcponline.org

THE ODD COUPLE (Female) – Jul. 15 - 31 COMPLEAT WKS SHKSPRE(Abridged)–Sep.16-Oct.2 Ghosts of Freeport’s Past w/Historical Soc.-Oct. WFCP Home Time Radio Hour – Dec. 2 - 4

Freeport Family Performing Arts – Community Freeport, ME (207) 415-6251 Tim Ryan

Garrison Players – Community Theater 650 Portland Ave/Rte 4, Rollinsford,NH (603)516-4919 Box Off: (603)750-4ART www.garrisonplayers.org

BEAUTY & THE BEAST, JR. – June 10 - 19

Gaslight Theater - Community Theater P.O. Box 345, Hallowell, ME 04347 (207)626-3698 Richard Bostwick, Gen. Mgr www.gaslighttheater.org

ARE YOU BEING SERVED? – June 17 - 26 BLACK COFFEE – Aug. 19 - 28 THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER – Nov. 13 - 20

Good Theater Productions – (Prof./Equity Guests) at St. Lawrence Arts & Community Center 76 Congress St.,Portland, ME. www.goodtheater.com Brian P. Allen – Artistic Dir (207) 885-5883

VANYA,SONIA,MASHA & SPIKE – Oct. 19–Nov, 20 Broadway at Good Theater (Fundraiser)-Nov. 30-Dec. 4 LOVE LETTERS – selected dates Jan/Feb THE MAY QUEEN – Jan. 25 – Feb. 26 THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL – Mar. 29 – Apr. 30 SHEAR MADNESS – Jan. 2018

Grand Theater, The - Community 165-167 Main St.,P.O. Box 941 Ellsworth, ME 04605 Gail Thompson, Executive Director (207) 667- 9500, (207) 667-5911 www.grandonline.org

THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION – June 3 - 5 The Capitol Steps – June 24

Hackmatack Playhouse (Summer) Prof.Non-Equity 538 School Street, Berwick,ME 03901 (207)698-1807 Michael Guptill.Producer; Crystal Lisbon, Artistic Dir. www.hackmatack.org

NOISES OFF! – June 17 – Jul. 2 ON THE TOWN – Jul. 6 - 23 ONCE UPON A MATTRESS – Jul. 30 – Aug. 13 ALMOST, MAINE – Aug. 17 – Sep. 3 Hampstead Stage Co– Touring, Prof. Children’s Theater. 1053 N. Barnstead Rd, Ctr Barnstead, NH 03225 (603)776-6044, 1-800-619-5302 Kathy Preston,Owner;

Michael Phillips,Artistic Director www.hampsteadstage.org

THE WIZARD OF OZ (for all ages) & ALADDIN (age 5 & up)-Touring June 13 – Aug. 7

Harborside Shakespeare Company, The (Summer) 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor,ME www.harborsideshakespeare.org (207) 939-6929

Heartwood Regional Theater Co. 18 Biscay Rd.,P. O. Box 1115, Damariscotta, ME 04543 (207) 563-1373 Griff Braley – Artistic Director www.heartwoodtheater.org (S = Skidompha Library) (P = Parker B. Poe Theater)

THE TEMPEST (P) – Jul. 15 - 23

Hope Hoffman’s Town Hall Theater – Community Bowdoinham, ME Touring www.hopehoffman.com

Husson Univ. Gracie Theatre,1College Circle, Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 941-7888 www.gracietheatre.com

Hooked on Classics (Bangor Ballet) – June 4

Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center-Prof.&Comm. 280 Water Street,P.O. Box 777, Gardiner, ME 04345 Michael Miclon, Exec. & Artistic Dir. (207)582-7144 www.johnsonhall.org.

Kevin O’Leary Productions Portland, ME - Equity Guests

THE ROLES OF A LIFETIME–Nov.at PB Studio Theat.

Lake Region Community Theater P.O.Box 221, Casco, ME 04015 Janet Ver Planck, Pres. www.lrctme.org (207) 655-7317 632-1410

WILLY WONKA – Aug. 12-14 & 19-21

Lakewood Theater/Curtain Up Enterprises (Summer) Community Theater, Box 331, Skowhegan, ME 04976 (207) 474-7176 www.lakewoodtheater.org

MONEY MATTERS – May 26 – June 4 LAST ROUNDUP OF THE GUACAMOLE QUEENS- June 9 – 18 ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE – Jun. 23 – Jul. 2 CHESHIRE CATS – Jul. 7 – 16 YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN – Jul. 21 – 30 DEATH BY DESIGN – Aug. 4 – 13 HELLO DOLLY – Aug. 18 - 27 OF MICE AND MEN – Sep. 1 – 10 CONFESSIONS OF A DIRTY BLONDE-Sep.15-24

Lamoine Community Arts – Community Theater Lamoine, ME Carol Korty, Pres. (207) 667-4441 www.lamoinearts.org

Leddy Center for the Performing Arts 131-133 Main St., P.O.Box 929, Epping, NH 03042 (603) 679-2781 www.leddycenter.org

OLIVER! – Jul. 8 – 24 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE – Oct. 21- Nov. 9 A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Musical) – Dec. 2 - 11

Lincoln Theater, P.O.Box 237, Damariscotta, ME 04543 www.atthelincoln.org John Mulcahy, Prod.Supervisor Box Office (207)563-3424

Lorem Ipsum – Theater Collaborative Portland, ME Tess Van Horn (207) 409-7387 www.loremipsumtheater.com

Lyric Music Theater - Community Theater 176 Sawyer St., So. Portland, ME 04106 (207)799-1421 Bruce Merrill, Pres. www.lyricmusictheater.org

Disney’s BEAUTY & THE BEAST – Oct. 7 – 23 LITTLE WOMEN – Jan. 13 – 20, 2017 SPRING AWAKENING – Mar. 17 – Apr. 2, 2017 CATCH ME IF YOU CAN – June 2 – 18, 2017

M&D PLAYHOUSE – Community P.O. Box 5002 PMB 134, No. Conway, NH 03860 Ken Martin, Artistic Dir. info@yourtheatre.com (603) 733-5275 www.yourtheatre.com

THE LAST FIVE YEARS – June 9 – 25 LAST GAS - Jul. 14 – 30 A VERY POTTER MUSICAL – Aug. 18 – Sep. 3

Mad Horse Theatre Company Prof./Equity guests 24 Mosher St., So. Portland, ME 04106 (207) 747-4148 Christine Marshall, Artistic Dir. www.madhorse.com

STUPID F**KING BIRD (by A.Posner adapted from THE SEAGULL) - May 19 – June 5 HOW DARE YOU SIR: A GENTLEMAN’S PANEL @ PortFringe – June 25 THE TOTALITARIANS (Maine premiere)-Sep/Oct THE NETHER (Maine premiere) – Jan/Feb THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT – April MR.BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY- June 2017

Maine(Collins) Center for the Arts, Orono,ME 04469 (207)581-1110; Box Off: 581-1755 or 800-CCA-TIXX www.collinscenterforthearts.com (CC) and UMO Theater Dan Bilodeau, Chair, School of Performing Arts, Orono, ME 04473 (207)581-1963; 800-622-8499 (Box Office) H=Hauck; M=Minsky CP=Cyrus Pavilion www.umaine.edu/spa

MaineStage Shakespeare Company – Prof.Summer Kennebunk, ME (207)205-3848 Chiara Klein,Art. Dir. www.mainestageshakespeare.com (207) 613-6225

In Rep:ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL open Jul.8, RICHARD III open Jul.9,THE TEMPEST open Jul.16

Maine State Ballet www.mainestateballet.org 348 US Route 1, Falmouth, Maine 04105 (207) 781-7MSB Linda MacArthur Miele, Art. Dir

CAN-CAN PARISIEN & RAYMONDA-Aug.11-20

Maine State Music Theatre (Summer) Prof. Equity P.O. Box 656, Brunswick, ME 04011 www.msmt.org (207) 725-8769 Curt Dale Clark, Artistic Director

GHOST The Musical – June 8 – 25 Jack and the Beanstalk– June 15 A Grand Night For Singing – June 20 EVITA – June 29 – Jul. 16 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF – Jul. 20 – Aug. 6 MAMMA MIA – Aug. 10 – 27 Footlight Follies – Aug. 15 Aladdin – Aug. 22

Main Street Entertainment & Mystery for Hire Prof/Non Equity, Dan & Denise Marois, Poland, ME (207) 998-2472 www.mysteryforhire.com

Majestic Theatre – Community Theater 922 Elm St., Manchester, NH www.majestictheatre.net Admin (603) 644-8155 – Box Office (603) 669-7469

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE (Derry) – June 10 – 11 FATHER OF THE BRIDE (Derry) – Jul. 29 - 31

Manchester Community Theatre Players Jewish Federation Theatre, 698 Beech St., Manchester, NH 03104 (603) 627-7679 www.mctp.info and Second Stage Professional Company (603) 627-8787

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST – Oct. 14 - 23

Marsh River Theater (Community: spring to late fall) Rte. 139 Monroe Hwy, Brooks, ME (207) 722-4110

JOSEPH & AMAZING…DREAMCOAT-Jul.22-31 SOUVENIR – Sep. 9, 10, 16, 17

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, ME www.mayostreetarts.org (207) 879-4629 Blainor McGough, Exec. & Artistic Dir.

The Crowbait Club – June 1 & Jul. 6 LEGEND OF THE BANANA KID (Frogtown Mtn Puppeteers) – Jul. 13 at 10 am (Sold Out) Top Hat Miniature Stage Productions: CAMELOT – June 11 JEKYLL & HYDE – Nov. 5

MeACT (Maine Assoc. of Community Theaters) P.O. Box 489, Monmouth, ME 04259 www.meact.weebly.com

Midcoast Actors’ Studio P.O.Box 19, Belfast, ME. Jason Bannister, Art. Dir. www.midcoastactors.com (207) 370-7592

BEYOND THERAPY (Reader’s Theater) - June ARMS AND THE MAN – Sep. 9 - 18 4000 MILES – Nov. LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (Workshop culminating in limited number of performances) True Stories

Midcoast Family Theatre Company – Community Outreach pgm of Pen Bay YMCA, 116 Union St., Rock- port, ME (207)542-6791 Sally B. Landsburg.Kate Fletcher

The Traveling Theatre,Senior Readers,Teen Readers

Midcoast Youth Theater (Community), P.O.Box 43 104 Harpswell Rd, Brunswick, ME 04011 (207) 837-8567 www.midcoastyouththeater.org

Double Feature:A YEAR W/FROG AND TOAD (Gr. K- 2) & ALADDIN, JR. (Gr. 3-5) – Jul. 14 – 16 THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Gr. 9 – 12) Jul. 28 – 30 WIZARD OF OZ JR (Gr. 6-8) – Aug. 11 – 13

Milford Area Players – Community Theater Box 193,Milford, NH 03055 (603) 673-2258 www.milfordareaplayers.org

ONE FLEW OVER CUCKOO’S NEST-Aug.12-21

Monmouth Community Players - Community Theater P.O Box 359,Monmouth, ME 04259 (207) 514-4929 www.monmouthcommunityplayers.com Adam Blais, Artistic Director

Music Hall, The – Prof. www.themusichall.org 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801 Box Office (603) 436-2400, Admin. (603) 433-3100 Patricia Lynch, Exec. Dir

Disney’s BEAUTY & BEAST(Ogunquit)-Nov.30-Dec.18

Nashua Theatre Guild, 14 Court St.,PO Box 137,Nashua, NH 03061 (603)320-2530 www.nashuatheatreguild.org

STAGE DOOR - TBA

Nasson Community Center/Little Theater-Community 457 Main St., Springvale, ME 04083 (207) 324-5657 www.nassoncommunitycenter.com

NETC (New England Theatre Conference) 215 Knob Hill Dr., Hamden, CT 06518 (617) 851-8535 www.netconline.org

New Hampshire Shakespeare Festival Prof.Non-Equity P. O. Box 191 Deerfield, NH (603) 666-9088

New Hampshire Theatre Project- Educational/Touring 959 Islington St., P.O Box 6507, Portsmouth,NH 03802 (603)431-6644 Genevieve Aichele, Artistic Director www.nhtheatreproject.org

THE WINTER’S TALE (Sr. Youth) – May 27 – June 5

New London Barn Playhouse (Summer)Prof.Non-Equity 84 Main St., P.O Box 285, New London, NH 03257 (603) 526-6710, 526-4631; Box Off. 526-6710 Keith Coughlin,Producing Artistic Dir. www.nlbarn.com

BRIGADOON – Jun. 15 – 26 HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS ….. Jun. 29-Jul.17 SHREK – Jul. 20 – 31 THE 39 STEPS – Aug. 3 – 7 CRAZY FOR YOU – Aug. 10 – 21 DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER – Aug. 24 – Sep. 4

New Surry Repertory Theatre & Acting School P.O.Box 1597, Blue Hill, ME 04614 (207) 200-4720 Bill Raiten, Artistic Dir. www.newsurrytheatre.org

DOUBT, A Parable – June 17 – Jul. 9 HONK – Aug. 5 - 20

North Country Center for the Arts– Prof. Jean’s Playhouse (formerly Papermill Theatre) P.O.Box 1060, Lincoln, NH 03251 Box Office: (603)745-2141; Admin.(603)745-6032 Sharon Rae Paquette, Prod. Artistic Dir. www.jeansplayhouse.org

LEADING LADIES – June 23 – Jul. 9 GODSPELL – Jul. 14 – 30 AVENUE Q – Aug. 4 – 20 ALTAR BOYZ – Aug. 25 – Sep. 10 STEEL MAGNOLIAS – Sep. 22 – Oct. 1 ON GOLDEN POND – Oct. 6 - 15

Northern New England Repertory (NNE Rep) P.O.Box 1559,New London,NH 03257 (603)526-8251 Box Office (603) 526-4112 www.nnertc.org

Northern Stage, 76 Gates St. but performing at Briggs Opera House, 5 So.Main St., White River Junction, VT 05001 (802) 297-7000 www.northernstage.org Carol Dunne, Artistic Dir. (802) 291-9009

North Haven/Waterman’s Community Center 12 Main St., No. Haven, ME 04853 (207)867-2100 www.watermans.org Christie Hallowell, Exec.Dir.

Ogunquit Playhouse (Spring to Fall)-Prof. Equity P.0. Box 915, Ogunquit, ME 03907 (207)646-5511 Bradford Kenney, Exec. Artistic Dir.

www.ogunquitplayhouse.org

LET IT BE – May 18 – Jun. 11 ANYTHING GOES – Jun. 15 – Jul. 9 THE HUNCHBACK/NOTRE DAME-Jul.13-Aug.6 PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT-Aug.10-Sep.3 SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS-Sep.7-Oct.1 MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET – Oct. 5 – Nov. 6 BEAUTY & THE BEAST(@Music Hall)-Nov.30-Dec.18

Open Book Players – Readers Theater Ensemble Gardiner, ME (207)441-3210 Lucy Rioux, Art.Dir.

THE WIZARD OF OZ – June 11 - 12

Open Waters Theatre Arts Productions Portland, ME Jennie Hahn jhahn@open-waters.org

Opera North www.operanorth.org Lebanon Opera House, 51 No. Park St.,Lebanon,NH 03766 (603) 448-4141 Box Office: (603) 448-0400

EVITA – Jul. 29; Aug.2,4,6,10,11,13 DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT-Jul.31;Aug.3,6,10 TOSCA – Aug. 5,7,9,12

The Originals - Prof. Equity P.O. Box 661, Bar Mills, ME 04004 (207) 929-5412 Saco River Theatre www.sacorivertheatre.org Dana Packard and Jennifer Porter

THE UNEXPECTED GUEST– Jul. 15 – 23 ANGEL STREET – Oct. 21 – 29 THE RESTORATION – Apr. 2017

Orono Community Theatre, Orono, ME Sandy Cyrus, Artistic Director oct4me@gmail.com

Out of the Box Theater – Community Theater Wilton, ME Linda Britt & Stan Spilecki Email lindabrittootb@gmail.com

Oxford Hills Music and Perf. Arts Assoc. – Community P.O.Box 131,Norway, ME 04268 www.ohmpaa.com

OUR TOWN (at Norway Grange) – Jun. 16 – 26 OHMPAA One-Acts (Norway Grange) – Aug. 5 – 7 INTO THE WOODS (Norway Grange) – Nov. 10 – 20 AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITORS(various loc.)-Dec.

Palace Theatre - Prof./Equity Guest Artists 80 Hanover St. - P.O. Box 3006, Manchester, NH 03105 (603) 668-5588 www.palacetheatre.org

BILLY ELLIOT – June 3 - 25

Paper Moon Players – Community Rumford, ME Keith Grassette (207) 369-0129

Peacock Players, 14 Court St.,Nashua, NH 03060 Box Office: (603) 886-7000 Gen. Tel: (603) 889-2330 www.peacockplayers.org YT= Youth Theater, 6-18

Penobscot Theatre – Prof. /Equity Guest Artists 131 Main St.(Bangor Opera House), Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 942-3333 Admin. (207) 947-6618 Bari Newport, Producing Artistic Director www.penobscottheatre.org

ROCK OF AGES (Maine premiere) – Jun.9 – Jul. 2 SCHOOL OF ROCK (Youth) – Jul. 14 – 17 TRANSFORMER TALES: STORIES OF THE DAWNLAND (Youth) – Aug. 11 – 14 CALENDAR GIRLS – Sep. 8 – 25 MURDER FOR TWO (Maine Premiere)-Oct. 20-Nov.6 OLIVER! – Dec. 1 – 24 LUMBERJACKS IN LOVE (ME Premiere)-Feb. 2-19 PAPERMAKER – Mar. 16 – Apr. 2 I LOVED, I LOST, I MADE SPAGHETTI–Apr./May 7th

2017 Show TBA

Pie Man Theatre Company – Prof. So. Portland, ME. www.piemantheatre.org Josh Brassard & Steph Ross, Co-Artistic Directors

MY BROTHER’S KEEPER @ PortFringe-Jun.21,24,25

Players’ Ring, 105 Marcy St.,Portsmouth,NH 03801 (603) 436-8123 www.playersring.org

HANSEL AND GRETEL – May 28 – June 11 New Series: The 21st

Holmes: June 23 Century Adventures of Sherlock

Play Readings (Generic Theater): TBA ARCADIA – Sep. 2 – 18 OMEGA – Sep. 23 – Oct. 9 A BITTER PILL: The Songs of Billy Butler (Mad Men of Oopsy Daisy Inc) – Oct. 14 - 30 A Special Tribute to Gary Newton – Nov. 4 – 6

YE MERRY GENTLEMEN – Nov. 11 – 27 A CHRISTMAS CAROL – Dec. 2 – 23 Andrew Pinard: Discovering Magic – Dec. 28 – 30 DOUBT – Jan. 6 – 22 THE MAIDS – Jan. 27 – Feb. 12 MORNING’S AT SEVEN – Feb. 17 – Mar. 5 HURLYBURLY – Mar. 10 – 26 THE SECRET OF COMEDY – Mar. 31 – Apr. 6 ALL THE WAY – Apr. 21 – May 7 VENUS IN FUR – May 12 – 29 LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES – June 2 – 18, 2017

The Playhouse – A Theater for Children, Munjoy Hill, Portland, ME (207) 253-5125 Erica Thompson, Art. Dir.

Pontine Movement Theatre, 135 McDonough St. P.O. Box 1437, Portsmouth, NH 03802 (603) 436-6660 Marguerite Matthews, Greg Gathers

Portland Ballet www.portlandballet.org 517 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME 04101 (207) 772-9671 Nell Shipman, Artistic Director Michael Greer, Executive Director PB ST=Portland Ballet Studio Theater WPAC = Westbrook Performing Arts Center

Portland Fringe Portland, ME www.portfringe.com 1296 Westbrook St., Portland, ME 04102

2016 Festival – June 18 – 26 @ various sites

Portland Opera Repertory Theatre – Prof. P. O. Box 7733, Portland, ME 04112-7733 (207) 842-0800 www.portopera.org

CARMEN - Jul. 27 & 29

Portland Ovations (formerly PCCA)-Prof,Tours 50 Monument Sq.,2nd Floor, Portland, ME 04101 (207) 773-3150 Tix (207) 842-0800 Aimee Petrin, Exec. Director www.portlandovations.org

Portland Playback Theatre Portland, ME (207) 799-3489 dlagraf1@maine.rr.com David La Graffe, Art. Dir. www.portlandplayback.com

First Friday Series: Jun.3 & Jul. 1 @516 Congress St

Portland Players – Community Theater 420 Cottage Rd., So. Portland, ME 04106 Jeff Campbell, Pres. (207)799-7337 www.portlandplayers.org

Andrew Lippa’s THE WILD PARTY-May 20-June 5 BONNIE & CLYDE: The Musical – Sep. 23 – Oct. 9 BILLY ELLIOT – Dec. 2 – 18 ROMEO AND JULIET – Jan. 27 – Feb. 12, 2017 PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE–Mar.24–Apr.9,2017 ROCK OF AGES – May 29 – June 6, 2017

Portland Shakespeare Company (Prof.) Portland, ME James Hoban, Artistic Director

Portland Stage Company -Prof./Equity 25A Forest Ave., Portland, ME 04101 (207)774-1043 Box Office:(207) 774-0465 S=Studio Th. www.portlandstage.org Anita Stewart, Exec. & Art. Dir.

METHTACULAR – June 16 – 19 Bare Bard Portland Theater Series: MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM-July 21 - 31 THE IRISH…AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY (collaboration w/MSMT) – Aug. 16 – Sep.4 LATER LIFE – Sep. 27 – Oct. 23 SOTTO VOCE – Nov. 1 – 20 A CHRISTMAS CAROL – Nov. 30 - Dec. 24 ARSENIC AND OLD LACE – Jan. 24 – Feb. 19, 2017 BUYER & CELLAR (One-Man Show)–Feb. 28-Mar.26 STRING AROUND MY FINGER – Apr. 4 – 23, 2017 DISGRACED – May 2 – 21, 2017

Portland Symphony Orchestra, P.O. Box 3573, Portland, ME 04104 Carolyn Nishon Ex.Dir., Robert Moody, Music Dir www.portlandsymphony.org

Prescott Park Arts Festival (Summer), P.O. Box 4370, Portsmouth, NH (603) 436-2848 www.prescottpark.org

THE LITLE MERMAID – Jun. 24 – Aug. 21

Presque Isle Community Players, P.O. Box 373, Presque Isle, ME 04769 (207)762-1351 www.picplayers.com

Public Theatre, The - Prof. Equity 31 Maple St.,Lewiston, ME 04240 (207)782-3200 Office: 782-2211 Christopher Schario & Janet Mitchko, Co-Artistic Directors www.thepublictheatre.org

RAAPA – Rumford Assoc. for Advancement of Performing Arts Dinner Theater (Community) Rumford, ME (on FB)

Rangeley Friends of the Arts - P.O.Box 333, Rangeley, ME 04970 (207)864-5000 www.rangeleymaine.com

River Company – Prof./Non-Equity – at Skidompha Library/Porter Meeting Hall, P.O.Box 101,Damariscotta, ME 04543 Andrea Handel, Pres. Reservations: (207) 563-8116 www.rivercompany.org

LOVE/SICK – Jul. 8 - 17 THE OUTGOING TIDE – Fall A CHRISTMAS CAROL – Dec. 4 (2 performances)

Robinson Ballet Company Brewer, ME 04412 (207) 989-7226 Art. Dirs: Keith Robinson and Maureen Lynch Stevie McGary, Exec.Dir. www.robinsonballet.org

Rochester Opera House 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, NH (603) 335-1992 www.rochesteroperahouse.com

CURIOUS GEORGE–June 3 @ 10 am (sold out) & Noon WILLY WONKA (Millworks Theater) - June 10-12 Soul To Sole (Sole City Dance) – June 26

Sandy River Players-Community Theater, P.O.Box709 Farmington, ME 04938 Jayne Decker, Art. Dir. sandyriverplayers@hotmail.com

Sanford Maine Stage – Community P.O. Box 486, Springvale, ME 04083 (207)324-8227 www.sanfordmainestage.com (NLT=Nasson Little Theat)

Schoolhouse Arts Center - Community & Children's Theater Rte. 114, 1/2 blk No. of Rte. 35, P.O. Box 140, Standish ME 04084-0140 (207) 642-3743 www.schoolhousearts.org

Daytime Players Present Readers’ Theater – June 3 – 5 Disney’s BEAUTY & THE BEAST – Jul. 14 – 31 Disney’s 101 DALMATIANS Kids – Aug. 5 – 7 THE SOUND OF MUSIC JR. – Aug. 19 – 21 CLUE The Musical – Sep. 16 – Oct. 2 Daytime Players – Oct. TBA Disney’s CINDERELLA Kids – Nov. 4 - 6 MIRACLE ON 34th

STREET – Dec. 2 - 18

Seacoast Repertory Theatre - Prof. Non-Equity 125 Bow St. Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 433-4472 www.seacoastrep.org

REEFER MADNESS – June 24 – July 24 Viewer’s Choice – Aug. 5 – 28 LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd

Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID – Dec. 2 - 23 FLOOR – Sep. 16 – Oct. 9

Snowlion Repertory Co. – Prof./Equity Guest Artists P.O. Box 1199, Portland, ME 04104-1199 www.snowlionrep.org Al D’Andrea, Artistic Director Margit Ahlin, Producing Director (207) 518-9305

A CHERRY ORCHARD IN MAINE - Fall

Sparrow’s Nest Theater (Community) Rte 148, West Mills, ME (207) 696-4323 Fred Liebfried & Diane Leeman (on FB) www.sparrowsnesttheater.com

RABBIT HOLE – June 23 - 26

Stage One Productions-Prof. Non-Equity/Dinner Thea. 124 Bridge St., Manchester, NH 03101 George F. Piehl (603) 669-5511 www.stageoneproductions.net

Stage Source of Boston,Boston Theater Network Equity & Non-Equity, 15 Channel St Suite 103, Boston, MA 02110 (617) 350-7611 www.stagesource.org

St. Lawrence Arts Center 76 Congress Street, Portland (207) 775-5568 www.stlawrencearts.org Deirdre Nice, Exec. Dir. (GT = Good Theater) (VM = Vivid Motion)

VANYA,SONIA,MASHA & SPIKE(GT)-Oct.19-Nov.20 Broadway at Good Theater (GT) – Nov.30-Dec. 4 Holiday Show (VM) – Dec. THE MAY QUEEN (GT) – Jan. 25 – Feb. 26 THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL (GT) – Mar. 29 – Apr. 30 SHEAR MADNESS (GT) – Jan. 2018

Stonington Opera House – Equity Small Prof. Theater One Opera House Lane, P. O. Box 56, Stonington, ME 04681 (207) 367-2788 www.operahousearts.org

Meg Taintor, Producing Artistic Director

ORLANDO (at Burnt Cove Church) – June 23 – Jul. 10 AN ILIAD – Jul. 14 – 23 JULIUS CAESAR (Shakespeare) – Jul. 29 – Aug. 7 MR. BURNS,A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY-Aug.25-Sep.4 Live for $5 Family Shows at 7 pm: SNAFU! – June 29 Post Comedy Theatre – July 13 Doplet Dance – July 20 Ten Strings & A Goat Skin – Aug. 3 Kaleidoscopia – Aug. 10 Tardy Brothers Comedy & Juggling Show – Aug. 17 Community Staged Readings: TBA Sep. 21-22

Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre 117 Main St., Kennebunk, ME (207) 441-8163 Paul Dervis, Art.Direector, Susan Staples,Managing Dir. www.stormwarnings-theatre.com

2016-17 season – Dates TBD THE NEW GIRL & Other Plays by I.Horovitz THE LIFT A new work by David Gow EXCHANGE STREET

Studio 48 Performing Arts & Dance Center 20 Davis St., Brunswick, ME (207) 798-6966 Rebecca Beck, Founder

Studio Theatre of Bath – Community Theater P. O. Box 710 Bath, ME 04530 (207) 443-1606 www.studiotheatreofbath.com

TALLEY’S FOLLY @ Library Park Gazebo-Aug.18-28

Summer Theatre in Meredith Village (Prof.) P.O. Box 837, Meredith, NH 03253 (603) 707-6035 Nancy Barry,Producing Dir. www.interlakestheatre.com

ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE – June 21 – 26 9 TO 5 – June 28 – July 10 THE PRODUCERS – Jul. 12 – 24 MY FAIR LADY – Jul. 26 – Aug. 7 FOOTLOOSE – Aug. 9 - 14

Ten Bucks Theatre Company Mail: 300 French St, Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 884-1030 www.tenbuckstheatre.org Julie Arnold Lisnet, Pres.

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS – Jul. 21 – 31 at Indian Trails Park, Brewer; Aug. 4 – 7 at Fort Knox

Theater at Monmouth Prof.Equity/Shakespeare & Classics-Cumston Hall, P.O. Box 385, Monmouth, ME 04259 (207) 933-9999, 933-2952 www.theateratmonmouth.org Dawn McAndrews, Producing Artistic Director

Black Fly Follies – July 2 Summer Repertory: CYRANO June 25 – Aug. 19 PUSS IN BOOTS (Family Show) – Jul. 2 – Aug. 18 LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST – Jul. 7 – Aug. 20 THE BARBER OF SEVILLE – Jul. 14 – Aug. 21 HENRY V – Jul. 21 – Aug. 20 THE ILLUSION – Jul. 28 – Aug. 19 BOEING BOEING (Fall)

Theater Ensemble of Color Portland, ME Rene Johnson FB Email TheaterEnsembleofColor@gmail.com

Theater Project, The - Prof. Non-Equity/Equity Guests Young Peoples Theater & Community Theater 14 School St., Brunswick, ME 04011 (207) 729-8584 Al Miller, Artistic Director www.theaterproject.com CSP=Center Stage Players, YC=Young Co, YP=Young People’s Theater, PE=Prof. Ensemble

Voices in the Mirror (YC) – June 3 – 5 Boxers, A Collection of Shorts (YC) – Jul. 29 - 30

Theatre Under the Stars (Prof.) 3 Noon Peak Rd.,Waterville Valley, NH (603) 726-0098 Donna Devlin, Art.Dir. www.shakespeareinthevalley.com

Umbrella Theatre , The - (Community) Lincoln Street Center for Arts & Education Rockland, ME Sally MacVane, Valerie Wells

University of Maine Farmington, Alumni Theater, Academy St., Farmington, ME (207) 778-7465 www.umf.maine.edu

University of Maine Machias www.umm.maine.edu 9 O'Brien Ave., Machias, ME (207) 255-1200

University of New Hampshire Durham, NH

(603) 862-2290, (603) 862-0093 David Kaye, Chair Johnson Theatre (J) Hennessy Theatre (H) www.unh.edu/theatre-dance

USM Theater Dept.Russell Hall,College Ave.Gorham, ME 04038 (207)780-5480 Box Office:(207) 780-5151 Andrew Harris, Chair www.usm.maine.edu/theater MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (Opera Wkshp)-Mar.’17 UU Theater – Community -UU Church, 169 Pleasant St., Auburn, ME Toby Haber baywest@roadrunner.com

Village Players, The – Community Theater 51 Glendon St., P.O.Box 770, Wolfeboro, NH 03894 (603) 569-9656 www.village-players.com

BATHROOM HUMOR – Jul. 22 - 31 CAROUSEL – Nov. 11 - 20

Vivid Motion, Inc. Dance Company 90 Bridge St. Dana Warp Mill, Suite 227 (Drouin Dance) P.O.Box 1417, Westbrook, ME 04098 www.vividmotion.org

Scenes from NUTCRACKER BURLESQUE @ PortFringe – June 19 & 23

Waldo Theatre - Community P. O. Box 587, 916 Main St., Waldoboro (207) 832-6060 Diane Walsh, Artistic Dir. www.thewaldo.org

Waterville Opera House www.operahouse.com 1 Common St.., Waterville, ME 04901 (207) 873-5381, Tix 873-7000

NANA’S NAUGHTY KNICKERS – June 10 - 19

Wayside Theatre – Community Wayside Grange,851 No. Dexter Rd.,Rte 23, Dexter,ME (207) 924-8813 Jane Woodman – Art. Dir. On FB

Weathervane Theater (Summer)-Prof. Eq. & Non-Eq. 389 Lancaster Rd, P.O.Box 127,Whitefield, NH 03598 (603) 837-9322 Jacques Stewart, Artistic Director www.weathervanetheatre.org

In repertory Jul. 11-Aug.26: MAMMA MIA, DRIVING MISS DAISY, MEET THE BEATLES, THE KING AND I, THE WIZ, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, PETER & THE STARCATCHER. Bubble & Squeak Jul. 9; Best of 2016 Aug. 27; Patchwork Players touring children’s theater shows Jul. 1-Aug. 27

Whitebridge Farm Productions, P.O. Box 406 New Hampston, NH 03256 (603) 744-3652

Windham Center Stage – Community Theater P.O.Box 529, 8 School Rd., Windham, ME 04062 (207) 893-2098 www.windhamtheater.org

Winnipesaukee Playhouse & Performing Arts and Education Center– Prof. & Comm. 50 Reservoir Rd., Meredith, NH 03253 Bryan Halperin–Ex..Dir, Neil Pank- hurst–Art.Dir. (603)279-0333 www.winniplayhouse.com:

PETER & THE STARCATCHER(Prof.Co.)Jun.15-Jul.2 MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Prof.Co.)-Jul.6-16 LIVING TOGETHER (Prof.Co.) – Jul. 20 – 30 THE ALMOST TRUE & TRULY REMARKABLE ADVENTURES OF ISRAEL POTTER(Prof)Aug.3-13 CABARET (Prof. Co) – Aug. 17 – Sep. 3 THE WALTZ (Prof. Co.) – Sep. 7 – 10 THE GHOST IN THE MEADOW (Prof.Co.)-Oct. 5-9 CARRIE The Musical (Ed.Dept.) – Oct. 21 – 23 THE WAR OF THE WORLDS(Winni Players)-Oct.28-29 LAUGHTER ON 23rd

THE BOY WHO DREW CATS (Ed.Dept.) – Dec. 2-4 FLOOR(Winni Players)=Nov.10-13

JACK & THE BEANSTALK (Prof.Co.) – Dec. 16-31

Winterport Open Stage - Community Theater P.O. Box 5, Winterport, ME 04496 (207)223-2501 (on FB) www.winterportopenstage.net

Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble (Prof.) Bowdoinham, ME. www.ziggurattheatre.org Stephen Legawiec, Dana Wieluns (207)319-7289 info@ziggurattheatre.org

All information is up to date as of press time. Cast & Crew suggests you call to confirm.

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

ACORN PRODUCTIONS Acting Academy at Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland, ME. Coming to the Mountain, a workshop for ages 16-100 exploring extreme physicality, clowning, & how it informs personal connection to playing Shakespeare, taught by Carmen-maria Mandley, June 11 & 12, 10am-6pm. Come dressed in moveable clothing & comfortable footwear and have 8-10 lines of Shakespeare. FMI visit www.acorn-productions.org .

After School ARTS, 31 Lafayette St., Portland, ME. An after school arts enrichment for children ages 5 – 12. Erica Thompson, Artistic Director. For class listings visit www.theschoolhouseonmunjoyhill.com.

AYNNE AMES, COLD COMFORT THEATER Artistic Director offers classes in Belfast, ME, for “12 – 20” working on scene study, characterization, methodology & confidence!. Call (207) 930-7244.

BOSSOV BALLET SCHOOL, 125 So. Main St., Pittsfield, ME 04967. Classes in ballet at Maine Central Institute. (207) 487-6360.

CASCO BAY MOVERS DANCE STUDIO, 517 Forest Ave., Portland, ME 04101. (207) 871-1013. Classes for children, teens, adults.

CELEBRATION BARN, 190 Stock Farm Rd. (off Rte 117), So. Paris, ME. The Voice & the Performer with Natsuko Ohama Jun. 20-25; Intro to Eccentric Performing with Avner Eisenberg Jun. 27-Jul.2; Advanced Eccentric Performing Jul. 4 – 9; Celebration Barn Devising Intensive with Davis Robinson, Karen Montanaro & Guests Jul. 11 – 23 (11 days); Bouffon & the Ecstasy of Mocking with Giovanni Fusetti Jul. 25 – 30; Story Box: Interactive Performance Intensive with Jeff Wirth Aug. 1-6; Spymonkey’s Creating Clown Material with Aitor Basauri Aug. 8-13. FMI www.celebrationbarn.com, email info@celebrationbarn.

CENTRE OF MOVEMENT School of Performing Arts, 19 State St., Gorham, ME 04038. Children & adults.Vicki Lloyd (207) 839-3267.

CITY DANCE, 196 U.S. Rte One, Falmouth, ME. Tap, ballet, jazz, street funk, pre-school. FMI call (207) 767-0870.

COLD COMFORT THEATER, Belfast, ME, offers Back to the Basics Theater Intensive on June 11. Director, teacher, & AEA actor Harlan Baker will teach this workshop exploring character motivation & objectives with warm-up exercises, improv, monologues & scene study. Students are asked to bring a contemporary monologue of their choice to work on; it should be roughly 2 minutes long & should be familiar to you but does not need to be memorized. FMI email coldcomforttheater@gmail.com.

DENMARK ARTS CENTER, 50 W. Main St.(Rte 160), Denmark, ME. Mondays: Adv. Contemporary Dance at 7:30; 2nd & 4th Tuesdays: Songwriters Circle at 7:15; Wednesdays: Beginners Movement & Meditations 5:30-7 pm. (207) 452-2412 www.denmarkarts.org Summer Camps: Dance Camp for ages 6-16 Jul. 11-15, 9:30-2:30 with Cookie Harrist & Delaney McDonough of Hio Ridge Dance; Musical Theater Camp for ages 7-14 Aug. 1-5, 9-2, with Mary Bastoni; Actor’s Improv Camp for ages 10-16 Aug. 15-19, 10:30-12:30, with NY actress Jessica Smith. To register email info@denmarkarts.org.

DROUIN DANCE CENTER at Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge Street, Suite 325, Westbrook, ME. All types dance, ages & experience. Visit www.drouindancecenter.com or call (207) 854-2221 FMI.

FIREHOUSE ARTS, 20 Center St., Yarmouth, ME, Michael Trautman, Arti- stic Director. FMI visit www.FirehouseArtsME.com, call (207) 450-5342, or email info@firehouseartsme.com.

GOTTA DANCE, Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge St., Studio 425, Westbrook, ME 04092. Call (207) 321-1240. www.gottadance2.com. Beginner to advanced classes in ballroom dance – no partner necessary.

HEARTWOOD THEATER Summer Camps at the Poe Theater, 81 Academy Hill Rd., Newcastle, ME: Enter Gr.1-2 in fall-Jun.27-30, 9-11 am; Enter Gr.3-8, Jun.27-Jul.1 & Jul.5-7, 9 am-1pm;Enter Gr.6-12, Jun.27-Jul.1 & Jul.5-7, 9am-1:30pm. Register at www.heartwoodtheater.org.

LIGHTS UP IMPROV, Classes in improvisation for kids & adults taught by David LaGraffe—over 25 years experience. Ongoing classes for all ages & experience. Headquartered at the Portland New Church. David also offers courses at various locations in the greater Portland area, as well as half-day and day-long workshops throughout southern Maine. Call (207) 799-3489, email lightsup1@maine.rr.com or visit www.lightsupimprov.com; also www.portlandplayback.com.

MAINE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, 348 U. S.

Rte. One, Falmouth, ME. (Home of Maine State Ballet) Training in dance, voice, drama, music. Call (207) 781-7672 for schedule & information.

MIDCOAST ACTORS’ STUDIO will be offering musical theater camp to work on all on-and-off stage theater aspects of ANNIE for ages 8-14 Jul. 11-22, 9am-3pm, Mon-Fri, at Troy Howard Middle School, 173 Lincolnville Ave., Belfast, ME. $150 cost also includes snacks, camp t-shirt, trip to the pool, and cookout & performance for family & friends on the last day. The camp is run by THMS theater teacher & MAS artistic director Jason Bannister. Register by July 1—limited scholarships available. FMI email midcoastactors@gmail.com or call MAS at (207) 370-7592.

NEW SURRY THEATRE & ACTING SHOOL, Blue Hill, ME. Bill Raiten Artistic Director. FMI www.newsurrytheatre.org

OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE, Ogunquit, ME, Summer Children’s Camps for-- Rising Stars: ages 5-8: Little Red Riding Hood Jun.27-Jul.1, The Little Mermaid Jul. 18-22 & Aug. 22-26, Treasure Island Aug. 15-19; Center Stage: ages 8-10: OZ Aug. 1-5; Junior Players: ages 9-16 The Jungle Book Jun. 27-Jul.3, Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jul. 11-24, Treasure Island Jul. 25-31; Teen Players: ages 13-18 School of Rock the Musical Aug. 5-19, performances Aug. 20-21. Visit www.ogunquitplayhouse.org

PENOBSCOT THEATRE Dramatic Academy, Main St., Bangor, ME. Ongoing theater classes for youth. Summer Sessions: Session 1 School of Rock (musical) for ages 4 – 18, June 20 – Jul. 15 with performances Jul. 14 – 17; Session 2 Transformer Tales—Stories of the Dawnland for ages 4 – 20, Jul. 25 – Aug. 12; Both sessions offer Tech Track, a special course of study for young people ages 13 & up interested in work behind the scenes. FMI & to register, visit www.penobscottheatre.org & click on the Education tab. Also available: School Residency Programs: Authors Alive, Improv Alive, Arts Alive; from 90-min. workshops to week-long engagements. FMI visit www.penobscottheatre.org & click on the Education tab, email education@penobscottheatre.org or call (207) 947-6618.

PORTLAND FENCING CENTER, 90 Bridge St., Suite 410, Westbrook, ME. Taught by Nancy Reynolds. FMI call (207) 856-1048.

PORTLAND SCHOOL OF BALLET, 517 Forest Ave., Portland, ME. ( Home of Portland Ballet) Call for schedule information (207) 772-9671 or visit www.portlandballet.org.

PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY, 25A Forest Ave., Portland, ME. Theater for Kids ongoing. Summer sessions for campers K – Gr.12 exploring a different text each week: Harry Potter, X-Men, The Hobbit, & Tales of Ramona Quimby. FMI or to register: email education@portlandstage.org . or call (207) 774-1043 X 104.

THE PUBLIC THEATRE, 31 Maple St., Lewiston, ME, offers a 3-week Professional Theater Training Program for Young Actors ages 11-16 Jul. 11-29, Mon-Fri, 9 am-4 pm, culminating in a public performance at the end of the final week. Participation is through audition only. A limited number of scholarships are available for those with appropriate financial need. FMI on fees & auditions visit www.thepublictheatre.org, call (207) 782-2211, or email info@thepublictheatre.org.

ROBINSON BALLET SCHOOL, Studio at 107 Union St., Bangor, ME. (Home of Robinson Ballet) (207) 989-7226 (Voice Mail)

ROCHESTER OPERA HOUSE, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, NH: 4 sessions of summer camp—ages 8-12 Jun.27-Jul.8; ages 4-7 Jul.11-22; ages 6-12 Jul.25-Aug.7;musical theater for ages 13+ Aug.8-19. FMI visit www.rochesteroperahouse.com.

SCARBOROUGH DANCE CENTER. Oakhill Plaza, Rte 1, Scarborough, ME. Classes for all ages & types of dance. Melissa Willey, Dir. Visit www.scarboroughdancecenter.com or call (207) 883-4569.

SCHOOLHOUSE ARTS CENTER, Rte. 114 just no. of Rte. 35, Standish, ME. Summer classes. Storybook Theater Jul. 11-15, help create your own play & perform on Jul.15; Princess & Pirate Camp Jul. 18-22, write your own play & perform on Jul.22; Disney’s 101 DALMATIANS Jul. 25-Aug. 7, Audition June 25, 9-12, perform Aug.5-7; THE SOUND OF MUSIC Aug. 8-21, Audition June 18, 9am-1pm, perform Aug.19-21.Visit: www.schoolhousearts.org, email education@schoolhousearts.org, or contact Education Director Dillon Bates at dillonfbates@gmail.com .

SEACOAST REPERTORY THEATRE, 125 Bow St., Portsmouth, NH. (603) 433-7272 X 131. Workshops for young performers from 5 and up in all aspects of musical production. Also Jazz/Tap/Tumbling/Ballet for all levels.

AUDITIONS & OPPORTUNITIES :

We try to bring our subscribers all the audition information available. However, theaters may set their own audition dates after we go to print; so we suggest that you also consult your newspaper listing & the individual theater as well (see Theater Listings). Subscribers, for notification between issues, send your email address to castandcrewnewsletter@yahoo.com BANGOR COMMUNITY THEATRE will audition for the play POLTERHEIST on Aug. 7, 3-5 pm & Aug. 8, 6:30-8 pm, at the Bangor Grange Hall, 1192 Ohio St., Bangor, ME; performances will be Sep. 23, 24, 30 & Oct. 1.They will audition for CHRISTMAS AT THE GRANGE, an original musical, on Sep. 11, 3 – 5 pm, &Sep. 13, 6:30-8 pm, also at the Grange Hall; performances Nov. 25-37 & Dec. 2-4. www.bangorcommunitytheatre.org

CHOCOLATE CHURCH ARTS CENTER, 804 Washington St., Bath, ME, will audition for THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE by Gilbert & Sullivan on June 5, 1-3 pm, & June 6, 6-8 pm. There will be a cast of 35, 15-20 adults & 10-12 children (ages 6-16) to play a variety of characters. Be prepared to dance, sing a song of your choice (a capella), read from a script, & improvise. Wayne Otto directs this all-family show; performances Sep. 9-11 & 16-18.

LYRIC MUSIC THEATER,176 Sawyer St., South Portland, ME, will announce auditions soon for their fall show Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Check www.lyricmusictheater.org and your newspaper for notices. Performances will be Oct. 7 – 23.

MIDCOAST ACTORS’ STUDIO, Belfast, ME, will audition for G.B. Shaw’s ARMS AND THE MAN June 23 & 24 at 6 pm at Troy Howard Middle School, 173 Lincolnville Ave. Set in Bulgaria during the Balkan War of 1885, the play is a satirical comedy about love, (anti)war, gender roles, & social structure. Shaw himself called it “an anti-romantic comedy.” Although written during the Victorian era, the play still resonates in our current world. Roles for 4 men (ages 25-60) & 3 women (ages 23-60). One male extra also needed. Show dates are Sept. 9 – 18 at the Troy Howard Stage, Belfast. Wendy Schweikert directs. FMI email midcoastactors@gmail.com or call (207) 370-7592.

OPERA HOUSE ARTS, Stonington, ME, has launched the Harbor Residency program to provide artists & ensembles with 2 of the most requested resources for the development of new work: time & space. Through the residency program participating artists will receive free rehearsal space & accommodations and, in exchange, will have opportunities to engage with Deer Isle-Stonington’s year-round community. Residencies are available for individuals and groups of artists creating works of theater, performance, dance, film & opera. This includes, but is not limited to, playwrights, theater companies, collaborative ensembles & performance artists. Applications will be accepted & reviewed on a rolling basis, with residencies offered January through May for periods of time to be determined by the needs of the project. The application process is in 3 steps: the initial proposal, including a 1-page letter of intent addressing specific questions & an artistic CV or resume; a meeting, either in person or through Skype, between the artist & OHA; and the submission of a residency outline & timeline. FMI email Producing Artistic Director Meg Taintor at director@operahousearts.org, call (207) 367-2788, or visit www.operahousearts.org.

PENOBSCOT THEATRE COMPANY held open auditions for the 2016-17 season on May 21-22. However, callbacks will be taking place during the summer. If you missed the auditions and would like to be considered for future roles, send a letter of interest, resume & headshot to Bari Newport, Producing Artistic Director, Penobscot Theatre Company, 115 Main St., Bangor, ME 04401. (Please, no phone calls.)

PENOBSCOT THEATRE COMPANY, Bangor, ME, continues to accept on a regular basis new plays which tell stories of the Bangor region; possible subjects: ice industry, lumbering history, Hannibal Hamlin, etc. Playwrights should send a synopsis, a 10-page sample, development/production history, & a short bio of the playwright to Penobscot Theatre Company, 115 Main St., 4th

Floor, Bangor, ME 04401. PORTLAND PLAYERS, 420 Cottage Rd., South Portland, ME, will audition for BONNIE AND CLYDE: The Musical on May 31 & June 2 at 6:30 pm. 1st rehearsal on or about Aug. 1; show dates Sep. 23 – Oct. 9. Be prepared to sing 16 bars that show off your voice (accompanist provided; no a capella or recordings). There will be readings from the script. There will be no dance audition, although movement will be employed throughout the production. At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow went from 2 small-town nobodies to a duo whose love and mutual cravings for excitement & fame led to the pursuit of crime. Visit the website at www.portlandplayers.org for character descriptions list. Ray Dumont directs with musical direction by Evan Cuddy. Producers are Joanna Chantal/Giselle Paquette.

MORE CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS SNOWLION REPERTORY CO., Portland, ME, PlayLab – Playwrights meet to hear their work & get feedback. Monthly readings of rehearsed & directed new plays at 408 Broadway, South Portland, ME, usually on a Tuesday. FMI: Margit Ahlin, at margit@snowlionrep.org or (207) 518-9305. Also see www.snowlionrep.org.

SPOTLIGHT MAINE DANCE STUDIO, 875 Broadway, So. Portland, ME. (207) 767-1353 www.spotlightdancemaine.com

STAGES: Performing Arts Academy for Kids, 24 Mosher St., So. Portland, ME 04106. Theater classes pre-school - high school. FMI (207) 699-3330. www.stagesacademy.com

STUDIO 408: Classes in modern, tap, & theater for children ages 4 – 18 with Betsy Melarkey Dunphy at 408 Broadway, South Portland, ME. FMI call (207) 799-3273.

TERPSICHORE DANCE, 798 Main St., So. Portland, ME. Classes for age 3 - adult. Musical theater dance. Maria Tzianabas, Dir. (207) 518-9384

THE THEATER PROJECT, 14 School St., Brunswick, ME. Theater classes for kids, teens, and sometimes adults. Some scholarships available. FMI visit www.theaterproject.com or call (207) 729-8584.

VIVID MOTION, INC Quirky dance company,90 Bridge St.,Suite 227,2nd floor, Dana Warp Mill, Westbrook,ME.. Company class Wed. 7-8:30 pm, mixed level, pay-what-you-can. FMI www.vividmotion.org

WATERVILLE OPERA HOUSE & ARTSPACE, 93 Main St., 3rd

floor, Waterville, ME. Classes in dance plus theater camps during summer & school vacation weeks. FMI call (207) 873-5381.

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