Film and Theater

three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told

WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre has announced audition dates for its holiday community theatre production of Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and Then Some!), to be staged at The Waldo on December…

Emily D'Angelo as Jess in Jeanine Tesori's "Grounded." (Photo by Paola Kudacki/Met Opera)

ROCKLAND — A live broadcast of the Met’s premiere of Grounded will be presented Saturday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m., at the Strand Theatre. An encore will be screened on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 1 p…

Fonkoze, a nonprofit dedicated to securing support for its Haitian partners working to alleviate poverty in the countryside of Haiti, is hosting events to celebrate its 30 anniversary and to…

Director Todd Field will introduce the film
The Battle of Algiers. (Photo courtesy Strand Theatre)

ROCKLAND — A 35mm screening of The Battle of Algiers (1966) will be presented as a Criterion Series “Filmmaker’s Pick” film on Friday, Oct. 4, at 5:30 p.m., at the Strand Theatre…

the lives of ten interconnected people, exploring the dynamics of relationships
The director and cast of "Months on End". (l-r, front: Cassidy Small, Abby Boucher, Nate Marx, Robyn Tarantino, Audra Martin, Julia Clapp; back: Jared Nickerson, Francis A. King, Brandon Muggy, and Greg Marsanskis). (Photo by Gwyneth Sauvage)

Belfast Maskers announces the upcoming production of "Months on End", a heartwarming and humorous play by award-winning playwright Craig Pospisil. This ensemble-driven piece will be performed at…

‘Rockwell, Maine, a seemingly idyllic town’

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre’s monthly Family Matinee Series presents The Iron Giant (1999) on Sunday, Sept. 29, at 1 p.m. The matinee series presents favorite family films from…

a greedy, rich, childless “magnifico” pretending to be on his deathbed

ROCKPORT — Everyman Repertory Theatre presents its final reading of their 'Forgotten Classics of the Stage' series, Ben Jonson's 'Volpone,' on Sunday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m., at Pascal Hall, 86…

Belfast's Got Talent

BELFAST — Do you have talent you’d like to let everyone know about? Singing, Instrumental, Dancing, Comedy, Mime, Magic? Maybe you play the Kazoo or have a Traveling Flea Circus?

On…

cast out into a hostile universe

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre announces their 2024-25 National Theatre Live series, which opens on October 3. National Theatre Live is an initiative presented by the Royal National Theatre in…

the tormented poet and his trio of lovers
Erin Morley as Olympia in Offenbach's "Les Contes d’Hoffmann." (Photo by Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera)

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre’s 2024-25 season of The Met: Live-in-HD performance transmissions from New York City’s Metropolitan Opera kicks off with Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffman on Saturday…

“Solo performers, duos, and groups are welcome to be part of this frightfully fun show”

THOMASTON — Have you ever dreamed of performing on stage at Watts Hall? Now’s your chance. Watts Hall Community Arts will hold a Performer Interest Meeting for the upcoming event, “Tales of Terror…

Determined to stand up against his corrupt peers, Smith takes his case to the Senate floor

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will present the film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m., as part of its Jubilee Film Series, which celebrates acclaimed…

WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre is in rehearsals for Tanglin’ Hearts, “a smart, fun, and funny country western musical comedy,” said the Waldo, in a news release. The productions is coming to the…

stealing treasures from different historical eras

ROCKLAND — The Criterion Series, a monthly film series sponsored by The Criterion Collection, continues with a screening of Time Bandits (1981) on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 2 p.m., at the Strand…

Camden International Film Festival

Cannes and Sundance, step aside! The 20th edition of the Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) is in the spotlight this month, with screenings of a wide variety of documentary films from…

sestercentennial celebration continues

UNION — Union’s sestercentennial celebration continues with a Wednesday, Sept. 11 presentation of “Community Voices.” The film begins at 7 p.m., in the Old Town House, 128 Town House Road.

BOOTHBAY HARBOR — The Sunday, Sept. 15 matinee, at 2 p.m., for the new film It Ends With Us (PG13, 2h 10m) will include a special opportunity to delve into the story’s underlying issues…

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will screen Klimt & The Kiss as a high-definition Exhibition On Screen presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Working with top international…

rich characters, sharp wit, and profound exploration of the human spirit

BELFAST — Belfast Maskers will present John M. Synge's groundbreaking play, "Playboy of the Western World," directed by Michael Toner, at the Basil Burwell Community Theater, 17 Court Street,…

CAMDEN — The Town of Camden and the Camden Public Library welcomes the Maine Outdoor Film Festival Selects Tour back to the Camden Amphitheatre on Thursday, Aug. 29, for an evening of outdoor …

updated with link to trailer

UNITY — The I Know ME program will screen its second movie, “Call Me Ishmael”, Sunday, August 25, at 4 p.m., at Clifford Student and Arts Center, 42 Depot St, Unity.

There will be a…

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre presents a new edition of its radio variety show series Strand On The Air with the “Free Parking Edition” on Sunday, Aug. 25, at 5 p.m. The show can be heard by…

a world dominated by patriarchy, poverty, domestic violence, and ethnic discrimination

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library and Midcoast Women present a film screening and discussion, Thursday, August 29, at 5:30 p.m. This event is free and open to all.

The documentary film…

“Ants On A Log”

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre’s outdoor Sunshine Series will present “Ants on a Log,” an award-winning children’s music group that centers positivity, social justice, and silliness, Thursday, Aug…

Jellicle Cats come out to play on one special night of the year

CAMDEN — Camden Ballet Theatre presents Andrew Llyod Webber's blockbuster meow-sical "CATS", based on T.S. Eliot’s book Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, August 15 and 16, at 6 p.m.,…

BELFAST — Belfast Maskers held auditions last month for John M. Synge's celebrated play, "Playboy of the Western World." Directed by actor, director, and dialect coach Michael Toner, the renowned…

Aphra Behn’s 1677 play

ROCKPORT — Everyman Repertory Theatre's 'Forgotten Classics of the Stage' series continues with a rehearsed reading of Aphra Behn’s 1677 play ‘The Rover’ on Sunday, Aug. 18, at 2 p.m., at Pascal…

a gifted baseball player with severe schizoaffective disorder

WALDOBORO — The historic Waldo Theatre, in Waldoboro, is honored to announce the Maine premiere of Outsider on Thursday, Aug. 15, at 5:30 p.m. Outsider, a 40 minute award-winning…

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will present the movie Forrest Gump (1994) on Thursday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m., as part of its Jubilee Film Series, which celebrates acclaimed films that have…

Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County invites Greater Waldo County to a single night screening on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m. A Community Conversation will follow with Hospice and Palliative Care…

WALDOBORO — On Friday, Aug. 9, at 8 p.m., laugh and be amazed with comic psychic Peter Antoniou.

From amazing the judges on America’s Got Talent, to headlining in Las Vegas, to selling out…

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will present a free Member Appreciation screening of Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), starring Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins, on Monday, Aug. 19, at 5:30 p.m. Free…

UNION — The film of a story telling session for Union’s 250th will be shown in its entirety for the first time on Wednesday, August 14, at 7 p.m., in Union’s Old Town House.

The 45-minutes…

ROCKLAND — The Criterion Series, a monthly film series sponsored by The Criterion Collection, continues with a double-feature screening of two films by acclaimed director Wes Anderson on Sunday,…

from security guard to director, everyday visitor to celebrities and members of the royal family

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will screen My National Gallery: London as a high-definition Exhibition On Screen presentation on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Working with top…

WALDOBORO — The Waldo has two shows this month featuring former contestants from America’s Got Talent and Italia’s Got Talent.

“On August 9, at 8 p.m. laugh and be amazed with comic psychic…

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre’s outdoor Sunshine Series will bring “ShinDaiko,” a Japanese taiko drumming ensemble based in Boston, to the Safe Harbor Gazebo, 60 Ocean St in Rockland, on Sunday,…

Saving Walden’s World

ROCKLAND — Belfast resident James Merkel is embarking on an unconventional project—spreading an important message of sustainability through a unique film tour conducted solely by sailboat and…

After a sold-out premiere and rave reviews, a Peace of Forest, Maine’s first feature-length movie ever filmed and produced entirely in Maine will be featured at the Colonial Theater in…

ROCKLAND — Comedian Paula Poundstone will bring her distinctive brand of spontaneous observational comedy to the Strand Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 7:30 p.m.

Poundstone is a regular…

ROCKLAND — CatVideoFest 2024, a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos, will be screened Saturday, Aug. 3, at 5:30 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 4, at 3 p.m., at the Strand Theatre.…

a quest for recovery and inclusion in Maine’s Capitol City

WATERVILLE — Filmmakers and theater producers Michael Gorman and Donna Daly, of Rockland-based The Forty Hour Club, will premiere their new film, A Phantom Song, at The Maine…

Strand theatre

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will present the 2024-25 season of The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts from New York City.…

Mythic Heart Theatre presents Under The Rose Moon, Friday and Saturday, July 19 and 20, at 7 p.m. There will be another show Sunday, July 21, at 4 p.m.

All shows will take place at the Red…

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre’s monthly Family Matinee Series will screen A Bug’s Life (1998) on Saturday, July 27, at 3 p.m. The matinee series presents favorite family films from…

eight-year-old Lucy and her goofy pal Little Chucky are searching for buried treasure

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre’s outdoor “Sunshine Series” Thursday, July 25, at 10:30 a.m., will bring Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers’ performance of “Everybody Loves Pirate!” to the Safe Harbor…

an example of the revival of laughing comedy

CAMDEN — The Forgotten Classics of the Stage series continues with a rehearsed reading of Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer, presented on Sunday, July 21, at 2 p.m., in the 3rd…

ROCKLAND — Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is hosting a free screening of Deep Rising, a new documentary about the emerging deep-sea mining industry, Wednesday, July 24, at 7 p.m.,…

In 1936, ‘It Can’t Happen Here’ opened simultaneously on 21 stages in 17 states

ROCKPORT — Everyman Repertory Theatre joins Writers for Democratic Action’s nationwide event  in presenting “It Can’t Happen Here – Again" …

Amy Kunzinger, of Appleton,, was named to the Spring 2024 Dean's List at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a…