BLUE HILL — Murder most foul is afoot at the Town Hall Theater, where the New Surry Theatre opened last week the mystery drama “Laura,” based on progressive novelist Vera Caspary’s 1943 suspense story by the same name. Movie buffs are probably familiar with the 1944 film noir version of “Laura” with Dana Andrews and …
I love everything about Lamoine Community Arts — the cozy little, white clapboard Grange hall with its bumpy, dusty parking area, worn, wooden floors and the small but surprisingly deep stage, upon which the troupe performs.
BLUE HILL — Two years ago, when New Surry Theatre founder Bill Raiten announced his retirement after 45 years, it was hard to imagine. The idea of this dynamic presence — who recently won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Maine Arts Commission — not being part of the local theater scene was unsettling. Would …
BLUE HILL — There’s a saying amongst the nomadic Rahanweyn people of Somalia that goes: “There are only two noteworthy days in one’s life. The day one is born and the day one dies. Everything in between is herding.” For anyone living a complicated life in the 21st century there may be something enticing about …
Theater review ELLSWORTH — Well, there should be plenty of smiles to fully dress audiences over the next two weekends when The Grand’s sweet production of “Annie” hits the stage again. One would have to be the worst sort of curmudgeon not to crack a smile at the sight of a dozen or so raggedy …
ELLSWORTH — About 15 or so kids ranging in age from say 4 to 13 years old have assembled themselves into three small groups on The Grand’s stage. They are orphans in training, ready to start learning a new dance number for the musical “Annie,” opening Friday, Oct. 12. Well, not quite ready. “I need …
Anne Bancroft and Dustin Hoffman are hard acts to follow. But A.J. Mooney and Alekzander Sayers, who play the iconic roles of cougar housewife Mrs. Robinson and rudderless, young college graduate Benjamin Braddock in the Penobscot Theatre Company’s production of “The Graduate,” do their damndest to put their own mark on these characters.
Review STONINGTON — Anyone who has not been to Stonington lately, now is a good time to go. The drive is lovely, especially when you cross the handsome bridge spanning Eggemoggin Reach, and pass through Deer Isle village, with its tidy cottages, art galleries and filigreed coastline and come to Stonington itself. Overlooking the town …
BLUE HILL — Imagine if you will, a pair of good old friends, messing about in a small boat, drifting lazily down a river lined with sighing willows, populated by a community of forest creatures who seem as if they are reciting a collective poem. The two — who happen to be a water rat …
