Film and Theater

Heartwood Regional Theater Company
Courtesy of Heartwood Regional Theater Company

Heartwood Regional Theater Company, in collaboration with Lincoln Academy, announces student auditions for the Broadway musical "Hadestown" nominated for 14 Tony Awards and winner of eight.…

"Lee" opens at the Harbor Theater Nov. 15. Courtesy of the venue

“Lost On A Mountain In Maine” - (PG; 1 hour, 55 minutes) – This film brings to life the harrowing true story of Donn Fendler, a 12-year-old boy who survived nine days lost in…

Lincoln County Community Theater
"Saint Dad," an LCCT presentation, opens Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now. Courtesy image

Lincoln County Community Theater proudly presents, "Saint Dad," directed by John Mulcahy.  Cast members are Emily Rose, Christina Belknap, Nanette Hennig Fraser, Gregory J…

"Lost on a Mountain in Maine' opens Nov. 6 at Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

"Lost on a Mountain in Maine" - (PG; 1 hour, 55 minutes) -  Produced by Sylvester Stallone, this film brings to life the harrowing true story of Donn Fendler, a 12-year-old…

"Saturday Night": a look behind the scene, before the first broadcast of "Saturday Night Live" in October, 1975. Opens Nov. 8. Courtesy of the venue

"The Wild Robot" - (PG; 1 hour, 42 minutes) - Based on the #1 New York Times bestselling novels for children, written by local author, Peter Brown. The epic journey of a robot…

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"Nosferatu": The multi-media production. Nov. 3 at The Waldo. Courtesy of the venue

Keep the Halloween spookiness…

Lincoln Theater
"McCurdy Point": The horror thriller plays one night only: Nov. 2.  Courtesy of the venue

Lincoln Theater is proud to present the Maine premiere of “McCurdy Point,” a new film, filmed in Midcoast Maine, playing on the big screen for one night only on Saturday, Nov. 2. And making this…

"Lost on a Mountain in Maine" opens Nov. 1; special screening Nov. 3 with guest lecturer. Courtesy of the venue

“The Wild Robot” - (PG; 1 hour, 42 minutes) - The animated adaptation of the award winning, much-loved children’s novel by Maine resident Peter Brown. The film follows the epic…

"Wild Robot" opens Friday, Nov. 1 at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of the venue

“Lee” - (R; 1 hour, 57 minutes) - A pivotal decade in the life of American war correspondent and photographer, Lee Miller (Kate Winslet). Miller’s singular talent and unbridled…

Heartwood/Lincoln Academy production
Elias Bassett is Macbeth in the LA/Heartwood collaboration opening Oct 25. Griff Braley photo 

Excitement is mounting in the Poe Theater, as 22 students race to the opening night of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” – an ambitious undertaking for any cast - and these students will deliver a…

Kate Winslet stars in "Lee" opening at the Lincoln Theater Friday, Oct. 25. Courtesy of the venue

“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 45 minutes) - After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by…

Harbor Theater
"Lost on a Mountain in Maine" opens at Harbor Theater Nov. 1. Courtesy of the venue

On Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m., Harbor Theater presents a screening of “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” introduced by a talk called "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Woods? Horror and the Power of Kids" by…

"The Wild Robot" opens Friday, Oct. 26 at Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

Joker: Folie À Deux” - (R; 2 hours, 18 minutes) – This is the much-anticipated sequel to the 2019 Oscar-winning “Joker.” Joaquin Phoenix reprises his role as Arthur Fleck,…

"Monster House" plays Saturday, Oct. 26 at 2 at Harbor Theater. Courtesy photo

During the 2024-25 movie season, the towns of Boothbay Harbor, Southport, and Boothbay will once again sponsor five free family movies for everyone in the community. This year, Harbor Theater…

"Joker" film still

Joker: Folie à Deux” - (R; 2 hours, 18 minutes) - Todd Phillips returns with the much-anticipated sequel to the 2019 Oscar-winning Joker. Joaquin Phoenix reprises his role as…

Cadence Balbo Towle as Lady Macbeth and Elias Bassett as Macbeth during a recent rehearsal.  Courtesy of Heartwood

In what has become an annual theater highlight in this community, Lincoln Academy (LA) and Heartwood Theater present their 22nd collaborative production in LA’s Poe Theater, Oct. 25 –…

Lincoln Theater
"Beetlejuice" Oct. 16 and 17; the sequel opens Oct. 18.  Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Pumpkinfest Weekend is here, and Lincoln Theater is ready to celebrate in style, offering the perfect way to usher in the spooky season with a lineup of family-friendly films and special events.…

The Strand Theater
The Theatre at Monmouth presents "Romeo and Juliet" at the Strand Theater

A live stage production of William Shakepeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" will take place on the Strand Theatre stage on Friday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. This 90-minute adapted version will be performed by…

"Hocus Pocus" returns to the Lincoln Theater's Silver Screen Oct. 11-13. Courtesy of the venue

"Between the Temples" - (R; 1 hour, 51 minutes) - Last chance! - Ben (Jason Schwartzman) is a 40-something cantor losing his voice and possibly his faith. Struggling to meet the…

"Joker Folie À Deux” opens Oct.11 at the Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

“Nowhere Special” - (NR; 1 hour, 36 minutes) - Inspired by true events. James Norton (Happy Valley, Mr Jones, Little Women) is a 35-year-old Belfast window cleaner, John, who has…

The Waldo Theatre
Waldo Theater poster

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 Dec. 13, 14 and 15.…

Pierre-Auguste Renior's "The Umbrellas" at the National Gallery, London.

Harbor Theater’s much-loved art film series Exhibition on Screen returns Oct. 19 with a few new flourishes. First, the series has moved to Saturday afternoons so that audience members whose work…

Where It's At
Courtesy of the author

This summer I received a copy of a memoir written by a man who had been a member of a small band that was part of the original stage production of “The Rocky Horror Show.” Martin Fitzgibbons was…

"Singin' in the Rain" plays Oct. 3 and 4 at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of the venue

“Didi” - (R; 1 hour, 34 minutes) - In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family…

Lincoln Theater
Erin Morley as Olympia in Offenbach's Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann." Courtesy of the venue

The Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD series is back at Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, offering opera lovers a chance to experience eight live performances broadcast directly from the Met stage in…

 "Nowhere Special" opens at the Harbor Theater starting Oct. 4. Courtesy of the venue

"Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” - (PG13; 1 hour, 44 minutes) - After 36 years, director Tim Burton triumphantly brings us the sequel to the iconic fantasy…

"Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice" opens at Harbor Theater Friday, Sept. 27. Courtesy of the venue

The Critic” - (R; 1 hour, 35 minutes) - Academy Award nominee Sir Ian McKellen (“The Lord of the Rings,” “The Good Liar”) plays Jimmy Erskine, a powerful 1930s London theater…

A new award-winning documentary on the origins and rise of right-wing extremism in America will be shown on Tuesday, Oct.  8, at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta. The screening of “…

“Twisters” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 2 minutes) -  From the producers of the Jurassic, Bourne and Indiana Jones series. A former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a…

“It Ends With Us” -  (PG13; 2 hours, 11 minutes) - When Lily Bloom’s first love, Atlas Corrigan, unexpectedly reappears, her relationship with Ryle Kincaid, a…

Get ready for a musical experience, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems' best-selling children's books, that will leave audiences doing the "Flippy Floppy Floory" dance all night long!

The Waldo Theatre

The Waldo Theatre is in rehearsal for “Tanglin’Hearts,” a smart, fun and funny country western musical comedy coming to its stage later this month, and it’s the creation of local actress,…

We are starting small and dreaming big. Foot on the Ground Productions (an amateur theatrical production company based in Lincoln County) will present a live, scripted performance of "War of the…

So what do “Stagecoach,” “Dark Victory,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” and “Of Mice and Men” all have in common? You might answer, as I would have done before I did my…

“Widow Clicquot” - (R; 1 hour, 29 minutes) - After her husband’s untimely death, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot flouts convention by assuming the reins of the fledgling wine…

“Green Border” - (PG15; 2 hours, 32 minutes: B&W, English subtitles) - In the treacherous and swampy forests that make up the so-called “green border” between Belarus and…

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…

Harbor Theater invites our members to a free event: “Jamie Wyeth and the Unflinching Eye” (2024; 1 hour, 20 minutes) on Sunday, Sept. 8. There will be a wine and dessert reception beginning at 6:…

The Sunday, Sept. 15 matinee at 2 p.m. of the popular new film “It Ends With Us” (PG13; 2 hours, 10 minutes) adapted from Coleen Hoover’s romantic novel will include a special opportunity to delve…

Lincoln Theater
Frances Mercanti-Anthony
Lincoln Theater is pleased to host the premiere of “Frances Floats,” an original piece written, directed, and performed by Round Pond resident Frances…

“Fly Me To The Moon” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 12 minutes) - Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in a sharp, stylish romantic comedy set against the high-stakes backdrop of…

“Harold and the Purple Crayon” - (PG; 1 hour, 32 minutes) - Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws…

Southport Memorial Library

Southport Memorial Library is pleased to welcome he highly acclaimed, award-winning author of  the Mainely Mystery series, Matt Cost as its next author/speaker on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 6…

Harbor Theater

Labor Day weekend brings two major family events to Harbor Theater: a Family Free Pass Night for “Harold and the Purple Crayon” on Friday, Aug. 30 only, and the free “Grease” sock hop event on…

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“Touch” -  (R; 2 hours and 1 minute – English, Japanese, Icelandic with subtitles) - Discover what might have been. “Touch” is a film by Baltasar Kormákur, a love story years and…

“Deadpooll & Wolverine” R; 2 hours, 7 minutes. For the third installment in the Deadpool franchise, this action comedy finds a listless Wade Wilson toiling away…

“Jurassic Park” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 6 minutes) - The final film in our 2024 Summer Blockbuster series. A select group is chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs…

“Janet Planet” - (PG13; 1 hour, 53 minutes) - In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination…