Stage East proudly returns to the theater with two in person offerings this June. Krapp’s Last Tape by Samuel Beckett and The Human Voice by Jean Cocteau will be played back-to-back June 4, 5 11 and 12, at 7 pm, and June 6 and 13 at 2 pm. Both plays are short one-person ... [Read More]
Eastport Arts Center embarks on its first-ever summer session of Children’s Theater Workshop on Wednesday July 14th from 10:30 am-12:30 pm. Each week through August 18th, participants from ages 7 to 18* can join in to play theater games, build skills on stage, and learn the ins-and-outs of improvisation ... [Read More]
Auditions for Stage East’s upcoming production of Almost, Maine by John Cariani will be held October 23rd from 1-4 pm at Eastport Arts Center. The show, which has become an American theater staple, revolves around the romantic lives of the inhabitants of a fictional town in northern Maine. The casting is ... [Read More]
Stage East opens their 30th anniversary season on October 15th with 30 plays—or rather, with 30 Neo-futurist Plays from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) by Greg Allen. This show originally ran in Chicago for 30 years, and has been chosen by ... [Read More]
Children’s Theater Workshop’s fall session will run Saturdays, October 16 to December 11, 10-11:30 am, at Eastport Arts Center (EAC). Attendees will be split into age-based groups; ages 8-12 will work with Mark Macey on adapting a children’s book for performance, while ages 13-18 will work with L. Elwood ... [Read More]
Children’s Theater Workshop will hold its culminating performance this Saturday at 11:30 am at Eastport Arts Center. Students from the younger group will perform a stage adaptation of the popular children's book, The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. Audiences will also see a series of short monologues ... [Read More]
The cast and crew of Stage East’s Almost, Maine are hard at work on the show, which opens at Eastport Arts Center on December 17 and runs December 18 and 31 and January 1, with matinees on December 19 and January 2. Evening shows are at 7 pm; matinees are at ... [Read More]
Auditions for Stage East’s next production, pool (no water) by Mark Ravenhill, will be held January 8th at the Eastport Arts Center from 1-3 pm. Originally developed in conjunction with the renowned physical theater company Frantic Assembly, pool is a visceral new play about the fragility of friendship and the jealousy and resentment ... [Read More]
EAC’s Sunday Afternoons at the Arts Center series will continue January 23 with Stage East Artistic Director Mark Macey on Theater Appreciation and the Basics of Dramaturgy. Macey will cover the basics of theater history and dramatic theory. Attendees will learn to better "read" and understand scripts, staging, and ... [Read More]
EAC’s Sunday Afternoons at the Arts Center series will continue with a Stage East staged reading at 3 pm, Sunday, February 27, of Just Give Me Ten Minutes (3 one act plays and 3 monologues), a comedy by Tor Alexander Valenza. Cast members JJ Arroyo, Anson Bergonzi, Missy Fredette, ... [Read More]
"... A fascinating story of artistic frustration. Friends of a celebrated artist join her in her home and party like the old days when they were all struggling to get by. When she suffers a freak accident, they stay to help her convalesce but cannot contain the jealousy that ... [Read More]
Eastport Arts Center will host the University of Southern Maine theater department’s touring production The Women Who Mapped the Stars on Friday, April 8. Two daytime performances for local school children will be followed by an evening performance, open to the public, at 7 pm. The theater group’s visit ... [Read More]
Stage East is excited to announce auditions for its upcoming original musical Away Down East (A Wicked Good Time!) composed by Elizabeth H. Nichols-Goodliff and Directed by Lauren “L” Elwood. Drop-in auditions will take place on Saturday, April 16th from 1-3 pm on a first come, first served basis. ... [Read More]
Stage East's season premiere, Dracula: the Musical?, will open on October 21 and run through October 30, with evening shows on Fridays and Saturdays at 7 pm and Sunday matinees at 2 pm. The book, music, and lyrics were penned by Rick Abbot, an editor and science fiction, mystery, ... [Read More]
Stage East's first Play-by-Play series of the 2022-2023 season will take famed English playwright William Shakespeare as its subject. The course will be held on Tuesdays from 6-9 pm, October 25, November 15, December 13 and January 17, and will include readings and a helpful study guide covering the ... [Read More]
Fabrics, clothing, and costumes! Stage East’s spring clean can be your windfall. From the practical to the whimsical, this sale is a bargain at a dollar a bag - cash only. Bags will be provided but patrons are encouraged to bring their own as well. Come find some treasures ... [Read More]
Stage East is thrilled to announce its upcoming “Company Formation Meeting” on Saturday, July 15 at 2 pm at the residence of Stage East President, Brian Schuth. The event aims to bring together individuals who share a passion for theater and are willing to invest their time and efforts ... [Read More]
Stage East will be presenting a musical revue based on the theme of “Music and the Movies”. The performance dates will be Friday, December 29th and Sunday, December 31st, 2023. This event will be part of Eastport’s New Year’s Eve celebration and will take place at the Eastport Arts ... [Read More]
Join Stage East to celebrate New Year’s Eve weekend in Eastport with a salute to Music and the Movies. This large cast ensemble musical revue will bring back memories of your favorite musical moments from popular movies. Performances take place at the Eastport Arts Center on Friday, December 29th ... [Read More]
Stage East will begin a new Directing Workshop on February 12; the group will meet every other week on Mondays through May 20, from 6-8:30 pm. Led by experienced director and longtime Stage East President Brian Schuth, the workshop aims to bring together people who are serious about learning ... [Read More]
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