Preview: END DAYS at Some Theatre CompanyJune 23, 2023End Days by Deborah Zoe Laufer is an intriguing play that explores the life of sixteen-year-old Rachel Stein, who is going through a difficult time. Her father has been deeply affected by the events of 9/11 and hasn't been able to move forward, while her mother has found solace in a newfound religious devotion. To add to the chaos, Rachel's new neighbor happens to be a sixteen-year-old Elvis impersonator who has fallen head over heels for her.
BWW Feature: ORONO BASED SOME THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES 5TH SEAONJune 20, 2019In the 3 and half years they have been in operation, Some Theatre Company hasn't been afraid to choose the obscure, the angsty and the downright bloody! This season will be no exception. Producing 21 shows in 3 years, 20192020 has been designed around books and movies, (with the exception of Next to Normal which had to move dates and pushed it into this season rather than the tail end of 1819)
BWW Feature: SWEENEY TODD TICKETS GO ON SALE! at Some Theatre CompanyMarch 11, 2019Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd - and that you can this April in Orono!
Tickets went on sale today for Some Theatre Company's riveting production done 3/4 in the round.
'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' is a macabre musical masterpiece with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. It is based on the 1973 play by Christopher Bond.
BWW Feature: ICEBOUD at Sandy River PlayersMarch 11, 2019The Sandy River Players of Farmington are offering an opportunity to celebrate the arrival of spring after a long harsh Maine winter by presenting a play about such a winter and the family that endures it. The play 'Icebound' is a Maine play in every aspect, sure to be appreciated by those who want to revisit a moment in the history of this great state and its people.
New Surry Theatre Holds Open Auditions For Little WomenJanuary 2, 2019This adaptation, by Tomas Hischak, remains very faithful to Louisa May Alcott's timeless and deeply influential work. The story, narrated by the older Josephine March, follows the four March 'little women' and their family and community as the girls grow from young sisters to young women, bolstered by imagination and the strong love within their family. This is a story of finding the balance between independence and the strong ties of family, as Jo March makes her way in the world, not only as her own person but also charting new territory for women.
COCK (THE COCKFIGHT PLAY) at Dramatic Repertory CompanyNovember 8, 2018Dramatic Repertory Company (Keith Powell Beyland, Artistic Director) presents the Maine Premiere COCK (the cockfight play) by Mike Bartlett, directed by Keith Powell Beyland & Tess Van Horn, playing November 9 - 18, 2018. This premiere production will be presented at the Studio Theater at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave.