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Published
April 4, 2024

Christopher Durang, Tony-winning playwright with acid wit, dies at 75

His darkly comic plays included ‘Miss Witherspoon,’ a Pulitzer finalist, and ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,’ a Tony-winning homage to Chekhov.
Published
March 17, 2024

Brunswick High School actors ace production of ‘Phantom of the Opera’

The near-Broadway level of production — completed with vocal powerhouse seniors from the school — earned a standing ovation on its opening night.
Published
March 10, 2024

Edward Bond, British playwright who battled royal censors, dies at 89

Across more than 50 plays and additional libretti for operas and ballets, Bond explored the rage and brutality that he saw as an essential part of the human condition.
Published
February 19, 2024

Waterville’s former Railroad Square Cinema to house acting playhouse, cultural events center

Randy and Lisa Jones of Augusta bought the former Railroad Square Cinema complex, which they have renamed The Playhouse at Waterville Station. Their long-term goal is to make it a center for the arts and artisans.
Published
January 30, 2024

Chita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91

When accepting a Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2018, she said, 'I wouldn’t trade my life in the theater for anything, because theater is life.'

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Published
January 16, 2024

‘Knuffle Bunny’ comes musically alive at children’s museum

Mo Willems' adaptation of his popular book will be performed Jan. 26 to Feb. 25.
Published
December 13, 2023

‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ depicts a fantasy world forsaken by rhyme and reason

The Theater Project in Brunswick is putting on a stage adaptation of a children's book by the same name through Sunday, Dec. 17.
Published
November 8, 2023

Brunswick High School Players present ‘The Great Gatsby’
Published
November 6, 2023

Audience laughs way through ‘The Realistic Joneses,’ a four-person show in Brunswick

When John and Pony Jones move in down the road from Bob and Jennifer Jones, it turns out they have more in common than their names.
Published
October 30, 2023

Things to Do: Plays about dad and love, mock court

You can also see how Day of the Dead is celebrated, with altar, storytelling and music.