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PublishedJuly 28, 2022
Silly and spiritual, Smoke on the Mountain brings bluegrass to Portland Stage
For their annual collaboration with Maine State Music Theater, Portland Stage is headed to Appalachia.
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PublishedMay 6, 2022
Who was Sabina Spielrein? A new musical tells the story of Freud and Jung’s pioneering colleague
The creators discuss Spielrein's life, the production's history and exactly how one makes an analyst sing.
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PublishedMay 2, 2022
Story of psychoanalyst Sabina Spielrein set to song in musical premiering at Portland Stage
'Sabina' tells the real-life story of a young Russian woman who was institutionalized then went on to become a student and the lover of psychoanalyst Carl Jung.
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PublishedApril 4, 2022
Theater review: In a lived-in bedroom, two teenagers exchange ideas about life
Sarah Lord and Pascal Arquimedes star in 'I and You' at Portland Stage.
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PublishedApril 1, 2022
“I and You” at Portland Stage offers healing, hope and the beauty of human connection
The stars and director of this coming-of-age drama describe the intense work that goes into two-person plays.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2022
Last Ship to Proxima Centauri creates uncanny space at Portland Stage
The deck of a nearly thousand-year-old spaceship is an uncommon setting for the theater. Learn how a galaxy four light years away was brought to Forest Ave.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2022
Senior Living is a rare, authentic story about growing old
Learn how the writers, director and actors of the current Portland Stage production are "un-marginalizing" an often over-looked population
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PublishedOctober 25, 2021
“Searching for Mr. Moon” finds surprising details in universal themes about family
“If this play makes one extra conversation happen that wasn’t going to before, then it’s a success,” says writer and star Rich Topol.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2020
Play by the rules: Portland Stage welcomes a live audience and the responsibility that comes with it
Working under strict Equity guidelines, the theater company knows its success in producing live theater will have implications for stages nationwide.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2020
Maine theaters scramble back into action
This fall, there are many options for live theater – indoors, outside and online.
