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November 2017
Live Theatre: Anything Goes
Tickets: General Admission $15.00 Adults & Seniors $8.00 Students (17 & under) Dates: November 10th & 11th Friday & Saturday - 7:00pm Presented by George Stevens Academy, On the Stanley Subaru Stage, Directed by Moira McMahon Musical Director – Deborah Reinke Music, dance, laughs, and the age-old tale of Boy Meets Girl– no musical puts it on stage better than ANYTHING GOES! A hilarious shipboard romp, wrapped around one of Cole Porter’s most magical scores, ANYTHING GOES is Delightful, Delicious,…
Find out more »NT Live: Follies
Tickets:General Admission $15.00 Adults $12.00 Grand Members $10.00 Students $7.00 Seniors Follies - Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical is staged for the first time at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas. New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves. Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton play the…
Find out more »Live Theatre: Alice – Down the Rabbit Hole
Tickets: General Admission $12.00 Adults $8.00 Students Dates: ONE WEEKEND ONLY! November 17 - 19 Friday and Saturday - 7:00pm Sunday - 2:00pm Alice's first adventure in Wonderland with an eclectic mix of regional adult and student actors. It features a new adaptation of the classic story, original music and dance. Innovation and tradition meet in this fresh take on a favorite of both young and adult audiences. Things will get curiouser and curiouser. Check out our Education Facebook page…
Find out more »December 2017
Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers: The Grinch
Tickets:General Admission $9.00 Adults & Seniors $6.00 Youth (12 & Under) Dates: Friday, December 1st - 6:00pm Saturday, December 2nd - 1:00pm (following the Downtown Ellsworth Christmas Parade) On the Stanley Subaru Stage The Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers are back with their holiday hilarity and the great curmudgeon character, The Grinch!
Find out more »NT Live: Young Marx
Tickets:General Admission $15.00 Adults $7.00 Seniors $12.00 Grand Members $10.00 Students Young Marx Rory Kinnear (The Threepenny Opera, Penny Dreadful, Othello) is Marx and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night, Green Wing) is Engels, in this new comedy written by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman. Broadcast live from The Bridge Theatre, London, the production is directed by Nicholas Hytner and reunites the creative team behind Broadway and West End hit comedy One Man, Two Guvnors. 1850, and Europe’s most feared terrorist is…
Find out more »Robinson Ballet Presents The Nutcracker
Tickets:Reserved Seating $15.00 Adults & Seniors $12.00 Grand Members $7.00 Youth (12 & under) Dates: Saturday, December 9th - 2:00pm & 7:00pm Sunday, December 10th - 2:00pm On the Stanley Subaru Stage Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is an enchanting holiday tradition perfect for audiences of all ages. The story of Clara and her magical Christmas toy continues to inspire, and it is brought to magical life in this full production featuring the choreography of the Robinson Ballet.
Find out more »It’s A Wonderful Life – Live Radio Show!
Tickets: Reserved Seating $20.00 Adults & Seniors $18.00 Grand Members $10.00 Students (17 & Under) Dates: Friday, December 15th 7:00pm Saturday, December 16th 2:00pm & 7:00pm Sunday, December 17th 2:00pm This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.
Find out more »February 2018
The Opera House – Documentary
Tickets: General Admission $15.00 Admission The Opera House, a new film by multiple Emmy Award–winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke, surveys a remarkable period of the MetropolitanOpera’s rich history and a time of great change for New York. Drawing on rarely seen archival footage, stills, and recent interviews, the film chronicles the creation of the Met’s storied home of the last 50 years, against the backdrop of the artists, architects, and politicians who shaped the cultural life of New York City in the…
Find out more »Paul Draper: Mysteries of the Mind
Tickets: General Admission $20.00 Admission On The Stanley Subaru Stage, Mysteries of the Mind weaves mind reading, mystery, music and storytelling into an interactive theatrical journey where audience members become the stars of the show. Paul Draper reaches into minds and tells you your thoughts. He teaches audiences how to tell when someone is lying and how to read subtle body language—just like Sherlock Holmes solving a crime. Putting his own money on the line, Draper controls the thoughts and…
Find out more »G & S: Pinafore
Tickets: Reserved Seating $20.00 Adults & Seniors $15.00 Students (13-17) $10.00 Youth (12&under) Dates: Two Weekends! Friday, February 9th - 7:00pm Saturday, February 10th - 7:00pm Sunday, February 11th - 3:00pm Friday, February 16th - 7:00pm Saturday, February 17th - 3:00pm Sunday, February 18th - 3:00pm Pinafore - The story takes place aboard the ship HMS Pinafore. The captain's daughter, Josephine, is in love with a lower-class sailor, Ralph Rackstraw, although her father intends her to marry Sir Joseph Porter,…
Find out more »Winter Theatre Workshops
Vacation day? Time to PLAY! Spend your February vacation with the Education Department at the Grand. Each day of camp will follow the same format including theater games, history lessons, hands on projects, a movie, and much much more! With a rotating line up daily of guest teaching artists and topics, there is sure to be something to engage each aspiring artist’s interests. Students may register for any or all days of camp. Please email Director of Education, Jasmine Ireland,…
Find out more »Broadway or Bussed: Waitress
Tickets: $275/person Includes: -Round-Trip Motor Coach -Ticket to show -Dinner after the show! Print Registration Form Here. Waitress - February 24th - 2:00pm "The women of Waitress are changing Broadway!" - Time Magazine. Brought to life by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, this irresistible new hit features original music and lyrics by 6-time Grammy® nominee Sara Bareilles ("Brave," "Love Song"), a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson (I Am Sam) and direction by Tony Award® winner Diane Paulus (Pippin, Finding Neverland). "It's…
Find out more »March 2018
Grand Open Mic Night!
Tickets: General Admission $10.00 Admission On the Stanley Subaru stage One night. March 16th. The Grand stage is yours. Take it! Take the stage on Grand Open Mic Night (not to worry though you don’t have to use a mic) - bands, singers, actors, poets, magicians, just about anything is possible! (Some restrictions apply). Sign up slots are limited, and only FIVE bands will be accepted. In the case of excess requests, bands will be chosen to represent a variety…
Find out more »NT Live: Julius Caesar
Tickets: General Admission $15.00 Adults $7.00 Seniors $12.00 Grand Members $10.00 Students Julius Caesar Ben Whishaw (The Danish Girl, Skyfall, Hamlet) and Michelle Fairley (Fortitude, Game of Thrones) play Brutus and Cassius, David Calder (The Lost City of Z, The Hatton Garden Job) plays Caesar and David Morrissey (The Missing, Hangmen, The Walking Dead) is Mark Antony. Broadcast live from The Bridge Theatre, London. Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate.…
Find out more »Perform Your ALS Off!
Tickets:General Admission $15.00 Admission Live on the Stanley Subaru Stage, Perform Your ALS Off (Variety Show), is a fundraising event for the Bangor Walk to Defeat ALS. Proceeds go to benefit the The ALS Association Northern New England Chapter. The ALS Association - Northern New England Chapter was founded on August 20, 1999 to serve the needs of those living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) and their caregivers. The ALS Association (ALSA) is the only…
Find out more »April 2018
3rd Annual Grand Mouth-Off Lip Sync Battle
Tickets: General Admission $15.00 Admission A fundraiser for The Grand - on the Stanley Subaru Stage Sponsored by: Area businesses will compete in the Grand Mouth Off, each team will then compete against other businesses by performing a “Lip Sync” to popular tunes. Lip Sync teams will be judged by a panel of celebrity judges and the audience votes with their dollars. Teams will perform 2 for the audience and judges in hopes to win it all! The Judges: Chris…
Find out more »EHS One Act Fundraiser
Admission by donation at the door On the Stanley Subaru Stage Come support Ellsworth High School's Theatre of the Mad Jesters effort to get to the New England One Act Theater Festival! They will be performing an encore of their award winning show "The Secret in the Wings"! All proceeds to benefit the One Act cast travel to the New England Competition April 25th - 27th.
Find out more »Robinson Ballet presents: Robin Hood
Tickets: General Admission $10.00 Admission On the Stanley Subaru Stage, Dates: Saturday, April 14th - 7:00pm Sunday, April 15th - 3:00pm Robinson Ballet will follow the original tale of the most famous outlaw of England, Robin Hood, in their newest children’s matinee. Along with Little John, Friar Tuck, Maid Marion and the Band of Merry Friends, Robin Hood will take from the rich and give to the poor by using their superb skills of archery and sword fighting against King…
Find out more »Youth Vacation Workshops
Vacation day? Time to PLAY! Spend your April vacation with the Education Department at the Grand. Each day of camp will follow the same format including theater games, history lessons, hands on projects, a movie, and much much more! With a rotating line up daily of guest teaching artists and topics, there is sure to be something to engage each aspiring artist’s interests. Students may register for any or all days of camp. Full day (9 – 3 p.m.) =…
Find out more »May 2018
NT Live: Macbeth
Tickets: General Admission $15.00 Adults & Seniors $12.00 Grand Members $10.00 Students (17 & under) $7.00 Youth (12 & under) On the Coastal Eye Care Screen Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy, directed by Rufus Norris (The Threepenny Opera, London Road), will see Rory Kinnear (Young Marx, Othello) and Anne-Marie Duff (Oil, Suffragette) return to the National Theatre to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled…
Find out more »On the Fringe: An Evening of Short Plays
Tickets: General Admission $15.00 Admission On the Stanley Subaru Stage Cold Summer By Georgia Williamina Zildjian Cast: Verta: Jasmine Ireland Caroline: Georgia Zildjian Sailor: Orion Fellis A staged reading of a new work, directed by the author on the battered coast of Maine, many years ago now, two unusual women inhabit a house on the cliffs. Isolated from their small port town, where sailors often stop on their way to or from a voyage, rumors of second skins and savage…
Find out more »NLDA – A Million Dreams
Tickets: General Admission $15.00 Adults & Seniors $10.00 Youth (12&under) On the Stanley Subaru Stage Join us for one or both shows, as we celebrate the arts and provide endless entertainment in multiple genres of dance. We promise you a day of amazing talent and energy that's fun for the entire family! The beauty will flow beyond the dance floor! Join us and support your local artists, students and teachers.
Find out more »July 2018
Live Theatre: A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline
Tickets: Reserved Seating $25.00 Adults/Seniors $20.00 Grand Members $15.00 Students (13-17) $12.00 Youth (12&under) Dates:Two Weekends! June 21st-24th June 28th-30th July 1st Thursday, Friday, Saturday - 7:00pm Saturday and Sunday - 2:00pm On the Stanley Subaru Stage Sponsored by JT Rosborough,Inc. A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline Starring Gina Schuh Turner & Tim McCluskey This wonderful jukebox musical celebrates the short but inspiring life of the great Patsy Cline. Her story is told by a disc jockey, a Grand Ole…
Find out more »A Celebration Of 42 Years of GSSME: Trial By Jury and Favorites!
On the Stanley Subaru stage Tickets: General Admission $15.00 Admission The story concerns a "breach of promise of marriage" lawsuit in which the judge and legal system are the objects of lighthearted satire. Gilbert based the libretto of Trial by Juryon an operetta parody that he had written in 1868.
Find out more »Summer Met Encore: Luisa Miller
Tickets: General Admission $18.00 Adults and Seniors $10.00 Students (15 & under) Plácido Domingo adds yet another role to his legendary Met career in this rarely performed Verdi gem, a heart-wrenching tragedy of fatherly love. Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role opposite Piotr Beczała in the first Met performances of the opera in more than ten years. Bertrand de Billy conducts. Discover the Summer Met Encore series by clicking here.
Find out more »Met Guild Member Season Tickets ON SALE!
THE MET: LIVE IN HD TICKETS On sale dates: July 12th MET Guild Members (9:00 am) July 16th Grand Members (9:00 am) July 18th General Public (9:00 am) Individual Ticket Prices (Reserved Seating): $27.00 Adults $25.00 Grand Members $20.00 Students (15 & under) Season Tickets: $219.00 Adults $201.00 Grand Members Preview the 2018-2019 season by clicking here.
Find out more »Live Theatre Showcase
Tickets: General Admission $10.00 Admission On the Stanley Subaru stage Enjoy an evening of short plays and scenes performed by local actors and theatre troupes from the past 80 years.
Find out more »Grand Youth Education Day
Here at the 1938 art deco Grand theatre we will be offering free tours and workshops! 12:00pm – 1:00pm - Open House / Tours 1:00pm - 2:00pm - Creative Movement Workshop with Jasmine Ireland 1:00pm - 7:00pm - Film Poster Sale ($5.00 per Poster!) 2:00pm - 3:00pm - Performance Improv Workshop with Nick Turner 3:00pm - 4:00pm - Open House / Tours
Find out more »Grand Member Met Season Tickets ON SALE!
THE MET: LIVE IN HD TICKETS On sale dates: July 12th MET Guild Members (9:00 am) July 16th Grand Members (9:00 am) July 18th General Public (9:00 am) Individual Ticket Prices (Reserved Seating): $27.00 Adults $25.00 Grand Members $20.00 Students (15 & under) Season Tickets: $219.00 Adults $201.00 Grand Members Preview the 2018-2019 season by clicking here.
Find out more »General Public Met Season Tickets ON SALE!
THE MET: LIVE IN HD TICKETS On sale dates: July 12th MET Guild Members (9:00 am) July 16th Grand Members (9:00 am) July 18th General Public (9:00 am) Individual Ticket Prices (Reserved Seating): $27.00 Adults $25.00 Grand Members $20.00 Students (15 & under) Season Tickets: $219.00 Adults $201.00 Grand Members Preview the 2018-2019 season by clicking here.
Find out more »Battle of the Camps: A Lip Sync Battle
Tickets: General Admission $5.00 Admission On the Stanley Subaru stage Grand Summer Intensives Camp vs DEFY Camp Discovery Come cheer on these campers as they battle against each other in the first ever Battle of the Camps Lip Sync Battle!
Find out more »Cirque Us Starstruck Preview
Free Admission at The Ellsworth Harbor Park A Preview of Saturdays show STARSTRUCK. We look to the stars for inspiration. We look to the stars for guidance. And in their infinite wisdom the stars mysteriously shine back. Each one twinkles in the dark, vast sky holding a secret wish. Enter the world of STARSTRUCK: A Cosmic Circus. Join our intrepid Astronomer and gaze into the cosmos, where we fall into orbit with nine acrobat planets, each one the center of their own…
Find out more »Cirque Us – Starstruck
Tickets: General Admission $15.00 Adults and Seniors $10.00 Youth (12 & under) On the Stanley Subaru Stage We look to the stars for inspiration. We look to the stars for guidance. And in their infinite wisdom the stars mysteriously shine back. Each one twinkles in the dark, vast sky holding a secret wish. Enter the world of STARSTRUCK: A Cosmic Circus. Join our intrepid Astronomer and gaze into the cosmos, where we fall into orbit with nine acrobat planets, each one the…
Find out more »Summer Met Encore: Madama Butterfly
Tickets: General Admission $18.00 Adults and Seniors $10.00 Students (15 & under) Anthony Minghella’s breathtaking production features Kristine Opolais in the tragic title role and Roberto Alagna as her callous American lover. From April 2, 2016. Discover the Summer Met Encore series by clicking here.
Find out more »Live Theatre: Disney’s Winnie the Pooh – Kids
Tickets: General Admission $12.00 Adults/Seniors $8.00 Youth (12&under) Dates: Friday, July 27th - 7:00pm Saturday, July 28th - 2:00pm On the Stanley Subaru Stage Disney's Winnie the Pooh KIDS is a delightful show based on the beloved characters of A.A. Milne and the 2011 Disney animated feature film. Featuring favorite songs from the film, as well as new hits by the Academy Award-winning Robert and Kristen Lopez (Frozen), this honey-filled delight is as sweet as it is fun. Storytellers welcome us…
Find out more »Live Theatre: Disney’s Winnie the Pooh – Kids
Tickets: General Admission $12.00 Adults/Seniors $8.00 Youth (12&under) Dates: Friday, July 27th - 7:00pm Saturday, July 28th - 2:00pm On the Stanley Subaru Stage Disney's Winnie the Pooh KIDS is a delightful show based on the beloved characters of A.A. Milne and the 2011 Disney animated feature film. Featuring favorite songs from the film, as well as new hits by the Academy Award-winning Robert and Kristen Lopez (Frozen), this honey-filled delight is as sweet as it is fun. Storytellers welcome us…
Find out more »August 2018
AUDITIONS: Annie
On the Stanley Subaru Stage There will be auditions August 2nd and August 4th for our fall musical Annie! Audition Schedule: 12:00pm - 1:00pm Dogs 1:00pm – 3:00pm Youth (ages 5 -15) 3:00pm – 5:00pm Adults (15 & up)
Find out more »Summer Met Encore: Il Trovatore
Tickets: General Admission $18.00 Adults and Seniors $10.00 Students (15 & under) Anna Netrebko heads an all-star cast that also includes Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Dolora Zajick, and Yonghoon Lee, in Sir David McVicar’s thrilling production. From October 3, 2015. Discover the Summer Met Encore series by clicking here.
Find out more »Summer Met Encore: Eugene Onegin
Tickets: General Admission $18.00 Adults and Seniors $10.00 Students (15 & under) Renée Fleming and Dmitri Hvorostovsky bring Tchaikovsky’s poignant tragedy of unrequited love to life. From February 24, 2007. Discover the Summer Met Encore series by clicking here.
Find out more »Peter and the Starcatcher Jr.
Young Adult Company will perform Peter and the Starcatcher based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, which earned nine Tony Awards including “Best Play”. This story is based on the literary classic Peter Pan and told through fresh and innovative staging.
Find out more »Does Hancock County Have Talent?
Tickets: General Admission $10.00 Admission On the Stanley Subaru stage In collaboration with The Blue Hill Fair ** Performers restricted to age 10 and up. Performers MUST register by August 21st! Click Here for Registration form** Performers will be judged and the top 12 will be advanced to the "Does Hancock County's Have Talent?" Competition on August 30th at The Blue Hill Fair. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 talented performers at The Blue Hill Fair! 1st…
Find out more »Broadway or Bussed: The Book Of Mormon
Tickets: $275/person Includes: -Round-Trip Motor Coach -Ticket to show -Dinner after the show! Print Registration Form Here. The Book of Mormon - August 25th - 2:00pm **Contains explicit language.** The New York Times calls it "the best musical of the century." The Washington Post says, "It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals." And Entertainment Weekly says, "Grade A: the funniest musical of all time." Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show calls it "Genius. Brilliant. Phenomenal." It's The Book of Mormon, the nine-time Tony…
Find out more »Summer Met Encore: Turandot
Tickets: General Admission $18.00 Adults and Seniors $10.00 Students (15 & under) Franco Zeffirelli’s glittering production stars the great dramatic soprano Nina Stemme in the title role, Marco Berti as Calàf, and Anita Hartig as Liu. From January 30, 2016. Discover the Summer Met Encore series by clicking here.
Find out more »Hancock County’s Got Talent!
Admission w/ paid fair admission At the The Blue Hill Fair The top 12 performers from "Does Hancock County Have Talent?" on August 23rd have advanced to Compete at The Blue Hill Fair! Cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 talented performers at The Blue Hill Fair! 1st Place $500 2nd Place $250 3rd Place $100!
Find out more »October 2018
Live Theatre: Annie (Musical)
On the Stanley Subaru Stage Co-Sponsored by Serendib & Machias Savings Bank Directed by Leslie Michaud, Music Director, Holly Smith, Choreographer, Jasmine Ireland $20 Adults/Seniors, $18 Grand Members, $12 Students (17&under) Reserved Seating Leapin' Lizards! The irrepressible comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who…
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