Theater Project Celebrates 40th Season, Announces Line-Up

For our 40th season, Founder/Artistic Director Al Miller and Executive Director Wendy Poole have crafted a season of comedy, collaboration, and creativity - three things that exemplify The Theater Project's open and joyous approach to theater.

The 40th season opens on September 23 with a benefit performance by Birdie Googins (aka The Marden's Lady) in her one woman show ACCIDENTALLY MAINE'S ONLY SUPERMODEL.  The evening promises a kooky, over-the-top performance by a wildly popular, wickedly funny lady.

Now officially a part of The Theater Project, the reader's theater group known as The Center Stage Players will be onstage October 14 - 16 with a new show titled GETTING OLD IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.

As the leaves start falling, The Theater Project will present a Young Company production of GET SMART.  Adapted from the 60's sitcom, Agent Maxwell Smart and the beautiful Agent 99 must stop the evil forces of KAOS from carrying out their latest dastardly plan.  The ultimate spoof of secret agent thrillers, GET SMART will run October 28 - November 6.

MIRACLES ON SCHOOL STREET is the holiday offering this year, featuring actors of all ages, from third graders to senior citizens, and will be on stage December 9 - 18.  Also during the holiday season, Al Miller and company will present the annual treat WALES AND TALES for one show only, on December 20.

The new year opens with the Professional Ensemble in repertory from January 19 - February 20, as the acting company presents CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION by Annie Baker and WINTER CABARET.  Baker's CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION is the story of four New Englanders who enroll in a 6-week long community center drama class to experiment with harmless theater games, and find that hearts can still be broken, and tiny wars of epic proportion can be waged and won.  WINTER CABARET is that audience favorite, an evening of short plays that delight, poke fun, get zany, and let loose.  Featuring live music and delicious desserts, CABARET is the perfect antidote to cabin fever.

Shakespeare takes center stage from March 23 - April 1 as an all-ages collaboration of adult and Young Company actors brings A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM to luminous life.  April 27 - 29 will feature a performance that highlights the ongoing collaboration between The Theater Project and the artists from Spindleworks.  And we'll stay in the woods as The Young People's Theater performs Roald Dahl's FANTASTIC MR. FOX from May 4 - 6.

Another Center Stage Players production will be onstage May 18 - 20, and at the other end of the spectrum, June 1 - 3 brings the 16th annual production of VOICES IN THE MIRROR.  VOICES is the wildly original sketch comedy creation by The Theater Project's Young Company - think SNL by and for local teens.

And while it may seem early to be talking about next summer, The Theater Project's summer line up will include THE DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, an original adaptation by the Young People's Theater summer camp, and BOXERS, A COLLECTION OF SHORTS by the Young Company theater camp - an entire evening of short plays put together in one week!

The Theater Project's momentous 40th season will finish August 10 - 12 with an exciting Alumni Weekend, featuring any and all alumni who want to come back and perform in an evening onstage.  More information on The Theater Project's schedule can be found on our Season at a Glance page, or by calling 729-8584.