2024-25 Season

Coming this Summer!

The Irish . . . and How They Got That Way

by Frank McCourt

August 27, 28, 29, 30*, 31, September 3, 4, 5, 6*, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13*, 14 – 2025
Wednesdays & Fridays at 7 PM / Thursdays & Sundays at 2 PM / *Saturdays at 2 PM & 7 PM

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The Irish… And How They Got That Way is an irreverent history of the Irish through the tumultuous 20th and 21st centuries through the eyes of Pulitzer Prize winning author, Frank McCourt (Angela’s Ashes, ‘Tis, Teacher Man).

Presented by Maine State Music Theatre and The Public Theatre

2025-26 Season

2025 Manhattan Short Film Festival

September 26 @ 7:00 pm | September 27 @ 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm
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Attention all film lovers and film makers:

The Public Theatre will be hosting the GLOBAL MANHATTAN SHORT film festival. Film lovers will unite in over 500 venues worldwide to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world.

Tickets: General Admission – All tickets $15

Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes with one 15 minute intermission.

Misery

by William Goldman adapted from the novel by Stephen King

Oct 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, Nov 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 ,9 – 2025

Thurs & Fri @ 7:00 pm / Sat @ 3:00 pm / Sun @ 2pm / *Sat, Nov 1 @ 3:00 pm & 7:30 pm

Stephen King’s best-selling psychological thriller and Oscar-winning film is now a spine-chilling play. Truth is stranger than fiction when a famous romance novelist veers off the road in a winter storm and wakes up incapacitated in the home of his “number-one fan”

A Christmas Carol

adapted by Christopher Schario

December 12, 13, 14 – 2025
Fri @ 7:00 pm / Sat @ 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm / Sun @ 2:00 pm
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Six actors and a fiddler perform the Dickens out of this beloved holiday story told in a way you’ve never imagined and will never forget! Don’t miss this unique and acclaimed adaptation originally created at The Public Theatre, now published and performed all over the world!. Children 18 and under only $15!

Still

by Lia Romeo

Jan 30, 31, Feb 1, 5, 6, 7*, 8 – 2026
Thurs & Fri @ 7:00 pm / Sat @ 3:00 pm / Sun @ 2pm, Sat, Feb 7 @ 3:00 pm & 7:30 pm

Lost love is rekindled in this funny, heartbreaking, sexy and smart story when a couple who broke up in their 30s reunite in their 60s. But what happens if you love someone but hate the things they believe? Is love enough to overcome our differences? Second chances are given, secrets revealed, and an avocado goes flying in the Maine premiere of this recent Off-Broadway hit and Outer Critic’s Circle nominee for Best New American Play. It’s the perfect show for this moment in time.

Whit’s End

by Norm Foster

Mar 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28*, 29 – 2026
Thurs & Fri @ 7:00 pm / Sat @ 3:00 pm / Sun @ 2pm, *Sat, Mar 28 @ 3:00 pm & 7:30 pm

From the author of Halfway There and Lunenburg comes the US premiere of a hilarious and heartwarming new comedy about love, family and significant others. When a widowed father summons his grown children home to share some “big news”, they are convinced he must be dying – why else would he pay for the plane tickets? But dad has good news – he’s fallen in love and wants to introduce her!  Whether you’re a parent or a child, this delightfully funny comedy about the way we expand our hearts to expand our family is for you.

Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk

by Catherine Bush

May 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16*, 17 – 2026
Thurs & Fri @ 7:00 pm / Sat @ 3:00 pm / Sun @ 2pm, *Sat, May 16 @ 3:00 pm & 7:30 pm

In 1955 at the age of 67, Emma “Grandma” Gatewood told her children she was “going for a walk.” and set out with her duffel bag, shower curtain (to keep dry) and a pair of Keds sneakers to walk the Appalachian Trail. Two thousand miles later, she became the first woman to solo hike 14 states from Georgia to the top of Mt Katahdin in Maine. Don’t miss the New England premiere of this true and inspiring adventure celebrating the resiliency of the human spirit and the courage required to walk into the unknown.

Hansel and Gretel

by Tanglewood Marionettes

All Tickets $15!

May 30, 2026
Student Matinees: May 26-29 Read more about Student Matinees >>

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Hansel and Gretel is based on the classic fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, and features melodies from the Humperdinck opera. The colorful set is in the shape of a giant story book; as the pages turn, each new and exciting scene is revealed. All the staging, scenery, and marionettes are handcrafted by Tanglewood Marionettes and together represent over a year of construction time.

The story itself is set in the mid-nineteenth century. As the tale unfolds, Hansel and Gretel must call upon their inner reserves and learn new methods to overcome the challenges they encounter while lost in the wood.

Running time: 45 minutes

Appropriate for Children 5 and up ; best for Children 6 – 12