BRUNSWICK — The final three performances of the Midcoast Youth Theater’s production of “Seussical” will pop up on the Crooker Theatre stage at 7 p.m. today and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Crooker Theater is located in Brunswick High School on Maquoit Road. This represents a change of venue from the previously announced performance site.
“The story is emceed by the Cat in the Hat ( Pam Tondreau) and centers around Horton the Elephant (Michael Millet),” according to a release from the company. “ Horton protects his tiny friend, Jojo (Lilly Gardiner) and the rest of the Whos while also guarding an abandoned egg, despite ridicule from the inhabitants of the Jungle of Nool, a kidnapping and a trial. Throughout his misadventures, Horton’s smitten neighbor, Gertrude McFuzz ( Phoebe Mendes), never loses faith in Horton.
The family show features a cast of 44 actors, ranging in age from 5 to 58. Henry Eichman directs the production, with choreography by Linda Gardiner and musical direction by Courtney Babbidge.
Tickets cost $10 for adults or $8 for students and seniors. To buy tickets, go online to www.youth- theater.org/ index.html.
For more information, call Henry Eichman at 751-2619.
Castlebay, Side Door mark Yule together
BRUNSWICK — The Side Door Coffeehouse will present Castlebay’s Yuletide Revelry concert tonight in the Morrell Meeting Room at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.
Castlebay, a duo composed of Fred Gosbee and Julia Lane, plays traditional music of the British Isles and Ireland on the Irish flute, Celtic harp, fiddle and guitar.
“ The celebration of the winter solstice was one of the most important in the calendar of the ancient people of the British Isles and Ireland,” a Side Door Coffeehouse release states. “ The word ‘yule’ means ‘wheel’ and symbolizes the turning of the sun-wheel. Many of the enigmatic circles of standing stones that rise from the wind-swept landscape are oriented to the solstice.”
Doors open at 7 p.m. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets cost $ 10 and are available at the door. For more information, call 729- 8515 or email jerryb51@hotmail.com.
Renaissance Voices playing at cathedral
PORTLAND — The Renaissance Voices, a 21- voice a capella ensemble, will perform “Christmas with Renaissance Voices” at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Cathedral of St. Luke, 143 State St.
Director Harold Stover “has once again put together an exciting program to welcome the joyous season,” a Renaissance Voices release states. “ The concert opens with four settings of the beloved carol, ‘In Dulci Jubilo.’ Music of the group’s namesake period, by Praetorius, Victoria and Bach, and Guerrero’s lively ‘Four Villancicos,’ will be intertwined with more contemporary works, by Peter Warlock, Richard Rodney Bennett and Abbie Betinis.”
Admission is $ 15 at the door. Discount tickets, at $12, can be purchased in advance, by cash or check, at Starbird Music or Longfellow Books in Portland, at Book Review in Falmouth, or at www.RenaissanceVoices.org. Admission for students is $5 (at the door only) with a valid student ID.
The audience is invited to a reception after the concert. For directions to the concert or for more information, visit the group’s website or call 729-4958.
‘Trailer Park Musical’ auditions on tap
BIDDEFORD — City Theater will hold auditions for “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” on Monday and Tuesday at 205 Main St., Biddeford.
The show calls for two men and five women. The cast must be prepared to use strong language, wear tacky outfits, spray cheese and sport 1980s-era hair and outfits.
Open auditions start at 6 p.m. each day. For more information, call 642-7840 or go to www.citytheater.org.
‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ at Skidompha Library
DAMARISCOTTA — Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main St., will screen the holiday classic film “It’s A Wonderful Life” at 6:20 p.m. Monday.
The film, directed by Frank Capra, stars James Stewart and Donna Reed.
The film centers on George Bailey, a “ small- town man whose life seems so desperate he contemplates suicide,” a release from the library states. “He had always wanted to leave Bedford Falls to see the world, but circumstances and his own good heart have led him to stay. He sacrificed his education for his brother’s, kept the familyrun savings and loan afloat, protected the town from the avarice of the greedy banker, Mr. Potter, and married his childhood sweetheart. As he prepares to jump from a bridge, his guardian angel intercedes, showing him what life would have become for the residents of Bedford Falls if he had never lived.”
As admission, the library requests a $5 donation to help expand its film collection. For information, call 563-5513.
Heartwood sharing more Christmas cheer
DAMARISCOTTA — “A Little More Heartwood Christmas,” a holiday production featuring poems, music and readings, will start at 7 p.m. Thursday in the atrium at Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main St.
“Heartwood brings back a few favorites from last year’s Christmas show, along with some new surprises,” a Heartwood Theater Company release states. “Returning by popular demand, John Adams sings/narrates ‘The Grinch’ and readers enchant listeners with ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales.’ Abbey Hutchins and Sarah Winglass grace the atrium with Christmas tunes, and a cast of 20 delivers favorite poems, music and readings.”
Suggested donation for admission is $5 for students or $8 for adults. No reservations are necessary. For information, visit www.heartwoodtheater.org or call 563-1373.
Storyteller tells holiday tales twice
BATH — Regional School Unit 1 will present master storyteller Odds Bodkin for two special performances.
He will present “A Christmas Carol, Told in the Style of Charles Dickens” at 7:30 p.m. today in Montgomery Theater at Morse High School, 800 High St.
“In 1843, Dickens began to perform ‘A Christmas Carol’ for audiences worldwide,” an RSU 1 release states. “ He stood behind a lectern with his specially prepared script and used character voices in his dramatic readings. Bodkin’s version uses 15 character voices and is performed in the same style — in a tuxedo behind a lectern.”
Tickets cost $15.
Odds Bodkin also will provide a matinee performance of “The Winter Cherries, Holiday Tales from Around the World” at 2 p.m.Saturday, also in Montgomery Theater. Tickets cost $8.
“This collection of stories will delight children ages 5 and up, as well as adults,” the release states.
Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling Veda at 443-6601. Tickets also will be available at the door just prior to the performances.
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