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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - Belfast Maskers Community Theater
43 Front Street
Belfast, Maine 04915
Phone: (207) 338-9668
Nov 26 thru Dec 06, 2009. See what happens when "the worst kids in the world" infiltrate the church Christmas pageant. In this adaptation of Barbara Robinson's novel, young Grace Bradley has been asked to take over directing the pageant when the usual lady is injured. This unfortunately coincides with the disheveled, delinquent, and violent Herdman kids showing up at Sunday School to take advantage of the refreshments -and deciding they'll take over the pageant. Will the Herdmans learn about the meaning of Christmas or will the town go up in flames as they enact their proposed "Revenge in Bethlehem"? Find out at the Belfast Maskers waterfront theater. Opens Thanksgiving evening with a special "preview evening" price of $8. The show runs for two weeks, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7 with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2. Tickets are available at The Fertile Mind, at the theater one hour before curtain, or by calling the box office: $5 for 12 and under, $10 for teens, and $15 for all others. Map + Directions | Report Update
Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus - Waterville Opera House
93 Main Street
Waterville, Maine 04901
Phone: (207) 873-7000
Nov 27 thru Dec 06, 2009. Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Clause by Andrew J. Fenady. Based on the Teleply by Val DeCrowl and Andrew J. Fenady. Inspired by a simple, poignant letter written over 100 years ago by 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon to the editor of the New York Sun-and by the timelss editorial response printed on the front page of the Sun. Virginia wondered and wrote: "Dear Editor, I am eight years old. Some of my friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says if you see him in the Sun, it's so. Please tell me the truth. Is there a Santa Claus?" Ed Mitchell, the Sun's editor, gives the assignment of answering Virginia's question to Frank Church,who, until his wife and baby died last Christmas Eve, was the Sun's best and most dependable reporter. Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus is a play for young and old, magically reaffirming life's highest beauty and joy-"the eternal light with which childhood fills the world. Map + Directions | Report Update
The Santaland Diaries - Portland Stage (Studio Theatre)
25A Forest Avenue
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 774-0465
Nov 27 thru Dec 20, 2009. Spend an irreverent evening with Crumpet, one of Santa's little helpers during the holiday rush at Macy's as he copes with thousands of shoppers (and their kiddies) with whacked out, wicked wit. This show is a holiday treat for grownups, so leave the little angels at home for a behind-the-scenes peek at an elf gone bad. For info and tickets phone (207) 774-0465. Map + Directions | Report Update
A Christmas Carol - Portland Stage
25A Forest Avenue
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 774-0465
Nov 27 thru Dec 24, 2009. Travel back in time to Victorian England where ghosts, time travel, and memories help a cold and lonely old miser regain his heart. Our adaptation remains remarkably true to Dickens' original book. Dickens' story seems best told in his words, allowing audiences to hear the richness of his language, and to experience the story of Scrooge's encounters with the spirits of past, present, and yet-to-come in the way that the author intended. For info and tickets phone (207) 774-0465. Map + Directions | Report Update
Irving Berlin's White Christmas: The Musical
Eagles Way
Topsham, Maine 04086
Phone: (207) 751-2619
Dec 03 thru Dec 06, 2009. This multigenerational production at Mt. Ararat High School (Eagles Way off Route 201) by Midcoast Youth Theater tells the story of two army buddies with a song-and-dance act who put together a holiday show with the help of a pair of singing sisters. The cast performs 17 classic Irving Berlin songs, including "Blue Skies," "I Love a Piano," "How Deep Is the Ocean," and of course "White Christmas." Tickets $10 adults, $8 students/seniors, $5 kids age 5-8. Shows Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night at 7 p.m., Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. Map + Directions | Report Update
Improv Comedy Benefit
Farmington, Maine 04938
Phone: (207) 578-0357
Dec 04 thru Dec 05, 2009. Tis that time of year again - crowded aisles, petrified fruitcakes, and motorized Santa statuettes. And signs are pointing to a tough winter of keeping the woodfires stoked and the oil tanks on Full. The only way to properly prepare for what ails us? Laughter. Again. The western Maine comedy troupe, Teachers Lounge Mafia, invites audiences to Stale Milk & Sour Cookies II: Another Evening of Irreverent Holiday Comedy, at 7:30 p.m. in Lincoln Auditorium on the University of Farmington campus. The performance features a collection of all-original sketch and improv comedy designed to keep Aunt Edna's eggnog down and Uncle Bunny's complaining bearable. And this year's production should leave everyone feeling just a little warmer in the house and the heart. All proceeds will go toward the Good Neighbor Tri-Town Fuel Assistance Program, aiding households in the Jay-Livermore-Livermore Falls area. Map + Directions | Report Update
Home Time Radio Hour - Freeport Community Players
30 Holbrook Street
Freeport, Maine 04032
Phone: (207) 865-2220
Dec 04 thru Dec 06, 2009. WFCP is on the air with live bands, great tunes, original jingles and comedy skits in the 6th annual Old Time Radio Hour. Great music and great comedy! Tickets are $10 (purchase online) in advance, $15 at door.Shows Friday and Sat, 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Map + Directions | Report Update
Scrooge - Studio Theatre of Bath
880 Washington Street
Bath, Maine 04530
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Dec 04 thru Dec 13, 2009. Based on Dickens' "Christmas Carol" this musical version of the story is just the thing to celebrate the holiday season. Performances on weekends. Map + Directions | Report Update
Stellaluna - South Portland Auditorium
637 Highland Avenue
South Portland, Maine 04106
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Dec 05, 2009. Baby bat Stellaluna's life is flitting along nicely - until one night an owl attacks her mother, knocking the bewildered batlet out of her mother's loving grasp. The tiny bat is lucky to land in a nest of baby birds, but her whole world is turned upside down. Stellaluna's adoptive mother is happy to take her under her wing, but only if she stops behaving like a bat and starts behaving like a good bird should. This colorful puppet theater work will charm anyone who has ever beeen asked to be something they're not. Geared toward ages 4 - 9. Map + Directions | Report Update
A Christmas Carol - Bangor Opera House
131 Main Street
Bangor, Maine 04401
Phone: (207) 942-3333
Dec 10 thru Dec 30, 2009. After a two-year hiatus, this beloved and timeless classic is back in an all new production at Penobscot Theatre. Join the thousands who make this theatrical event part of their annual holiday traditions. Whether this will be your first or 30th visit to A Christmas Carol, this special production (with all the "Bah, humbugs," ghosts, music, dancing and Scrooge's discovery of life and love), will keep you festive all season long. Map + Directions | Report Update
A Christmas Carol, the Musical - City Theater
205 Main Street
Biddeford, Maine 04005
Phone: (207) 282-0849
Dec 02 thru Dec 19, 2010. Biddeford City Theater presents A Christmas Carol, the Musical. Map + Directions | Report Update