THEATER

VDay York County’s 2014 production of “The Vagina Monologues,” will show Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27 at 6 p.m. at the Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church, 5 Lebonon St., Sanford. Eve Ensler’s award-winning play is based on interviews done with more than 200 women. Tickets are available for purchase online at www.eventbrite.com or at the door. Ninety percent of proceeds will go to benefit the domestic violence services provided by Caring Unlimited, while the other 10 percent goes back to the VDay Organization to continue raising awareness (www.vday.org).

“The Savannah Disputation” will show at Portland Stage Company through May 18. The show by Evan Smith follows two sisters’ discussion of their Catholic faith. Visit portladnstasge.org or call 774-0465 for more information and tickets.

“A New Day Cabaret,” a one-woman musical revue featuring Nancy Day, will show Thursday, May 1 at 6 p.m. at Clay Hill Farm, 220 Clay Hill Road, Cape Neddick. The show features an original score, vocals and keyboard, and will feature Day’s talent for writing music and lyrics in the moment with ideas from the audience during the show. Dinner will be served during the performance. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Details and ticket information can be found online at clayhillfarm.com or by calling 361-2272.

“Oliver! The Musical” will be performed by Our Theatre Company at Nasson Little Theatre from through May 10. The shows will be on Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. General admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and children 12 and under. For more information, call the box office at 294-2995 or go to www.myotc.org. The Nasson Little Theatre is located at 457 Main St. in Springvale.

“Marvins’ Room,” a dramatic play about family, will be presented by The Originals at Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Buxton, April 25 and 26 and May 1, 2, 3 at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday matinee on April 27 at 2:30 p.m. For ticket information and reservations, call 929-5412.

“Cinderella: The World’s Favorite Fairy Tale” will be performed at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland, through April 27 with various showtimes at 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and during April vacation week on Thursday, April 24, at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. This is a special re-telling with the well-known Cinderella introducing the audience to characters with similar stories from other cultures. The play will be performed by actors age 8-16 and runs approximately one hour without an intermission. Call 828-1234, ext. 231 or visit www.kitetails.org for more information. Tickets are $8 for members, $9 visitors.

ART

The Ogunquit Museum of American Art has released its 2014 exhibition schedule. John Laurent’s work will be on display from May 1 to June 22 in the Sculpture and Long Gallery. “Henry Strater: Arizona Winters, 1933-1938” will be on exhibit from May 1 through Oct. 31 in the Strater Gallery. “Tradition and Excellence: The OMAA Permanent Collection” will be on exhibit May 1-Oct. 31. The museum is located at 543 Shore Road in Ogunquit. For more information, go to www.ogunquitmuseum.org.

Award-winning teacher/artist Ray Lund will be featured in an exhibit, entitled “40,” at Biddeford City Hall from April 25 to May 24. The exhibit will showcase artworks and other objects that have come from Lund’s work for 40 years as a teacher/artist. The opening will be Friday, April 25 from 5-8 p.m. during the Biddeford+Saco ArtWalk.

The 2014 President’s Student Art Show, hosted on the seventh floor of the Law Building on University of Southern Maine’s Portland campus, will be on view through Wednesday, May 7, featuring the artwork of several local artists, and advanced photography students Jodie Locke of Biddeford, Ellen Snow of Eliot, Carrie Parent of Lyman, Bronwyn Townsend of Portland, Jacob Dube of Saco and Dalton Link of York. The exhibit is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and is free and open to the public.

The art of York resident and potter Mary Sweeney will be on display at Just Us Chickens gallery, 16A Shapleigh Road in Kittery, during May. A reception will take place on Friday, May 2 from 4-7 p.m. Scratchboard artist Bob Goudreau’s works are also on display for the month of April. Visit www.justuschickens.net for more information or call 439-4209.

A collection of paintings by Debra Yoo will be on display at the University of New England’s Biddeford Campus Center from May 3-31, featuring her still lifes and landscapes. The exhibit is free and open to the public. UNE’s Campus Center is located at 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, contact Diane Noble by email at [email protected] or phone, 284-6394.

MUSIC

The Portland chapter of the American Guild of Organists will present their annual members recital on Sunday afternoon, May 4 at 2:30 p.m. at First Parish Church, UCC, corner of Main and Beach streets, Saco. The program will consist of hymn-based organ music performed by chapter members. Admission is free. Visit www.agoportlandmaine.com for more information.

The Hive, 84 Main St., Kennebunk, will host a “Mad Hatter’s Tea Party” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the May Day Festival on May 3. The festival kicks off at 1:30 p.m. with a May Day Parade.

Simons & Goodwin perform acoustic traditional and contemporary folk music at the McArthur Public Library on Sunday, April 27 at 3 p.m. For more information about this free concert, call McArthur Public Library at 284-4181.

Organist Harold Stover will perform at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St., Portland, on Sunday, April 27 at 3 p.m. Admission is by donation. All proceeds will benefit the St. Luke’s ongoing series, Music in the Cathedral.

The Biddeford School Department announces upcoming student performances: The Biddeford Middle School production of “Shrek the Musical” will be Tuesday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the performing arts center. Donations will be accepted. The BHS and BMS “Jazz a la mode” show will be May 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the BMS cafe. Audience members are encouraged to bring a pie to share. The BMS and Biddeford Intermediate School chorus concert will be Thursday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the performing arts center. The BHS band and chorus pops/awards concert will be Thursday, May 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the BHS Little Theater.

The Taylor O’Donnell Group will perform an evening of “standards,” old and new, at the First Parish Federated Church Concert Series, Saturday, April 26 at 7 p.m. at the church, 150 Main St., South Berwick. The group’s style is rooted in jazz, folk and R&B. For more information and advance tickets, call 450-8746. The FPFC Concert Series continues on May 17 with Carol Coronis (Greek, Celtic, Appalachian and Middle Eastern) and will wrap up its inaugural season with Salt River on June 7.

The 8th annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Memorial Piano Festival will run April 25-27 at the S. Judson Dunaway Center, 23 School St., Ogunquit, beginning with an 8 p.m. performance April 25 by pianist Masanobu Ikemiya. On Saturday, April 26 at 8 p.m., pianist Anastasia Antonacos will perform. On Sunday, April 27 at 3 p.m., student recitals, featuring local piano students, will be free for everyone. Tickets for the other concerts are available online at www.ogunquit.org/shop.php or at the Dunaway Center, the Ogunquit Camera Shop and the Ogunquit Welcome Center. The performance is sponsored by Ogunquit Performing Arts. Visit www.ogunquitperformingarts.org for more information.

Country singer Frankie Ballard will perform at The Asylum in Portland on April 26. For more information, visit www.frankieballard.com.

Doug Kolmar, a singer-songwriter performing folk, pop, jazz and Americana, will perform on Sunday, April 27 at 1 p.m. at Elements: Books Coffee Beer, 265 Main St., Biddeford. Call 710-2011 or visit www.elementsbookscoffeebeer.com for more information.

SPECIAL INTEREST

The 12th annual Maine Deaf Film Festival will take place through Saturday, April 26 at various sites: On Thursday evening, “A Life Without Words” will show at the Talbot Auditorium, Luther Bonney Hall, University of Southern Maine Portland Campus. Skyping in will be director Adam Isenberg. Also at Talbot Auditorium, on Friday evening, “Silent Music” will show, and on Saturday, Louis Neethling, director of “Tree Fairy” and producer of”Who Cares?” will present. Visit www.mainedeaffilmfest.com for more information.

Sandra Bernhard will perform at Jonathan’s on Saturday, April 26 at 7 p.m. Her show, “Sandyland,” blends theater, rock and roll, and stand-up comedy with burlesque and cabaret. For more information, call 646-4777.

Registration has begun for the 2014 Children’s Drama Camp at The Hackmatack Playhouse, Route 9 in Berwick. Camp is limited to 30 children, ages 7-13. Call Hackmatack Playhouse at 698-1807 or visit www.hackmatack.org for more information.

AUDITIONS

Selfies submitted by the local and international community are being sought for the upcoming SELF/selfie exhibition, curated by Donna McNeil, which will be shown at Engine, 265 Main St., Biddeford on May 30 during the Biddeford+Saco ArtWalk and will run through Saturday, July 19. Send in selfies via email at [email protected] no later than May 19. The exhibition consists of two parts: SELF and selfie, including 2D and 3D works by various artists. Email or call 370-9130 with questions.

Saco Bay Artists is seeking participants for its summer fine arts shows on the library lawn in Ocean Park. Shows will be Friday, July 4; Saturday, Aug. 2; and Saturday, Aug. 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Show guidelines and applications are available at www.sacobayartists.org. Applications are due June 1, 2014. For more information call Kathy Angel Lee at 245-8235.

City Theater in Biddeford is casting for “The Full Monty” musical, seeking six men, four women, one boy and 10 or more male and female ensemble roles. Auditions will be April 30 and May 1, from 6-8 p.m. at City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. These are open auditions. Be prepared to sing something in the style of a modern rock musical. Bring sheet music in the desired key. An accompanist will be provided. There will be a dance audition; no specific attire required. For detailed audition information, visit www.citytheater.org. 

Participants are being sought for a new reality show, “Utopia,” a project for Fox television in which 15 people will live with limited means for one year and work together to create a better society. The production team will be in Portland April 29 to May 2 to meet those who are interested and are accepting applications online at www.utopiatv.com.