Maiya Koloski and Luis Del Valle III in a scene from the Mad Horse Theatre Company’s production of “Appropriate.” Photo by Katie Day
‘Appropriate’
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, $18 in advance, $20 day of show. space538.org
Mad Horse Theatre Company presents an award-winning play penned by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Christopher Price. “Appropriate” tells the story of the Lafayette family in Arkansas, and what transpires when its members gather after their patriarch dies. A trio of adult children sift through decades of items attached to their father’s life, and one discovery in particular kicks off a roller coaster ride of surprises and conflicts.
Bay Mist party boat docked at Casco Bay Ferry dock in Portland. John Patriquin/Staff Photographer
Inter-Island Cruise
6 p.m. Friday. Casco Bay Lines, 56 Commercial St., Portland, $25. cascobaylines.com
Shake off those winter blues out on the salty sea with a ticket to the 13th annual Inter-Island Cruise. Casco Bay Lines’ Bay Mist will stop at six islands, while you chow down on a Moe’s BBQ buffet and dance to blues, R&B, classic rock and more from Delta Knights Band.
Cast of “Dear Edwina.” See it at USM Gorham through March 8. hoto by Noli French/French Photography
‘Dear Edwina’
7 p.m. Friday, 2 & 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 4. Through March 8. Maine Stage at Russell Hall, University of Southern Maine, 37 College Ave., Gorham, $16, $12 seniors, $6 students and youth. usm.maine.edu/theatre
The USM Department of Theatre launches its 2020 season with a delightful musical that will charm audience members of all ages. “Dear Edwina” centers around 13-year-old Edwina Spoonapple whose only wish is to be part of the Kalamazoo Advice-a-Palooza Festival. When Spoonapple hears a talent scout is in town, she sets up a stage in her family’s garage in a bid to attract some rays of the proverbial spotlight. With a little help from her siblings, oddball friends and helpful neighbors, Spoonapple addresses several global issues with hilarious musical numbers.
“Blithe Spirit” runs through March 8 in Bath. Photo by Dave Mention
‘Blithe Spirit’
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Through March 8. The Annex at Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath, $12 in advance, $15 at the door. chocolatechurcharts.org
Celebrated British playwright Noël Coward’s comedic farce “Blithe Spirit” has a two-week run in Bath. Set in the late 1930s, the play tells the (literally) spirited tale of socialite novelist Charles Condomine. When he hires the mystic Madame Arcate to assist with his latest book, the ghost of Condomine’s deceased first wife is accidentally conjured and intent on wreaking all sorts of havoc.
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