The ensemble cast of “Ride the Cyclone.” Photo courtesy of Monmouth Community Players

MAKE YOUR WAY TO MONMOUTH

The Monmouth Community Players present a production of Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell’s musical “Ride the Cyclone.”

The show opens on April 18 and runs through April 27 at Cumston Hall at 796 Main St. in Monmouth.

“Ride the Cyclone” has a plot that at first glance seems jarring, but is actually quite uplifting. Six teenage Canadian chamber choir singers don’t survive a roller coaster accident. In the purgatory they find themselves in, the teens encounter a mechanical fortune teller who offers them a second chance. With humor and songs, “Ride the Cyclone” looks at the meaning of life through the eyes of young adults.

Tickets for “Ride the Cyclone” are $20, $17 for seniors and students. Purchase them at monmouthcommunityplayers.org.

Maine Roller Derby skaters in action on the track. Photo by Jim Vernier

WHEELS UP

Maine Roller Derby presents its second international tournament on June 14-15 at Happy Wheels in Westbrook.

The tournament is called Skatecationland: The Way Derby Should Be, and will feature MRD’s all-star travel team. They’ll be facing off against the Muddy River Rollers from Moncton, New Brunswick, Lehigh Valley Roller Derby from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Boston Roller Derby out of Massachusetts.

The sanctioned games could help Maine’s standing in the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Northeast region.

Tickets are $20 to attend individual days or $30 for a two-day pass. Roll on over to mainerollerderby.com to get yours.

Ray LaMontagne performed at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland on May 27, 2014, as part of his Supernova tour. Gabe Souza/Portland Press Herald

DOUBLE TROUBLE

Singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne will celebrate the 20th anniversary of his debut “Trouble” album by playing it in its entirety for two nights at the State Theatre.

The shows, which will also include other songs from LaMontagne’s catalog, are on Sept. 29 and 30.

LaMontagne, a native of New Hampshire, lived in Maine for many years and in fact, launched his career here. Although he no longer is a Mainer, we’ll always get to claim him as one of our own.

Tickets for the concerts are $125-$250, reserved seating. Get tickets before both shows sell out at statetheatreportland.com.