Upcoming Events
October 2019
VARIETY!
Sat. Oct 19
Waterville Opera House
VARIETY! is a new, signature fundraising event for Waterville Creates! and sure to be the hottest ticket in town. Join us in supporting the arts in Waterville as we present VARIETY! on Saturday, October 19 at the historic Waterville Opera House. Amazing and original performances have been curated especially for this community event! Featured performances…
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NTL: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Sun. Oct 20
Waterville Opera House
This performance is an encore HD broadcast from London. Running time: 2 hours, 40 minutes “The course of true love never did run smooth.” A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play. As their dispute grows, the magical…
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Northern Light Inland Hospital Fall Pops Concert
Fri. Oct 25
Waterville Opera House
Join Northern Light Inland Hospital on Friday, October 25 at the Waterville Opera House for the 2019 Fall Pops Concert, featuring the majestic sounds of the Portland Symphony Orchestra. Proceeds from this year's event will support the purchase of a new cardiac monitoring system. This system provides information that caregivers need to understand and monitor…
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The Met: Manon
Sat. Oct 26
Waterville Opera House
THIS IS A LIVE BROADCAST FROM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY. Written by: Massenet Approximate Running Time: 3 hours, 50 minutes (2 intermissions) Massenet’s tale of passion, excess, and their consequences stars rising soprano Lisette Oropesa in the effervescent title role. Tenor Michael Fabiano is her ardent admirer, Chevalier des Grieux, with…
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Bolshoi Ballet: Raymonda
Sun. Oct 27
Waterville Opera House
THIS IS A LIVE BROADCAST FROM THE BOLSHOI BALLET IN MOSCOW. Written by: Alexander Glazunov Choreography by: Marius Petipa Approximate Running Time: 3 hours (intermissions TBA) Raymonda is betrothed to Jean de Brienne, a gallant knight who pledged to go on a crusade led by the King of Hungary. When her beloved leaves, Abderakhman, a…
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slice: improv basics
Tue. Oct 29
Waterville Opera House
acting isn’t just memorizing lines and not bumping into furniture; it’s all about listening, reacting, and being able to think on your feet. building these skills helps not only with performing, but with a variety of interactions, such as job interviews, presentations, and interacting with new people. in this session, students will learn the basics…
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Disney’s Newsies the Musical
Fri. Nov 8
Waterville Opera House
November 8, 9, 15 at 7:30pm November 10, 16, 17 at 2:00pm Music by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman Book by Harvey Fierstein Directed by Debra Susi Sponsored by Camden National Bank and Lipman & Katz Attorneys Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy…
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The Met: Madama Butterfly
Sat. Nov 9
Waterville Opera House
THIS IS A LIVE BROADCAST FROM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY. Written by: Puccini Approximate Running Time: 3 hours, 10 minutes (2 intermissions) Anthony Minghella’s vividly cinematic staging returns to cinemas, featuring soprano Hui He in the devastating title role. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts one of opera’s most beautiful and heartbreaking scores,…
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Sat. Nov 9
Waterville Opera House
November 8, 9, 15 at 7:30pm November 10, 16, 17 at 2:00pm Music by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman Book by Harvey Fierstein Directed by Debra Susi Sponsored by Camden National Bank and Lipman & Katz Attorneys Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy…
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Sun. Nov 10
Waterville Opera House
November 8, 9, 15 at 7:30pm November 10, 16, 17 at 2:00pm Music by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman Book by Harvey Fierstein Directed by Debra Susi Sponsored by Camden National Bank and Lipman & Katz Attorneys Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy…
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Fri. Nov 15
Waterville Opera House
November 8, 9, 15 at 7:30pm November 10, 16, 17 at 2:00pm Music by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman Book by Harvey Fierstein Directed by Debra Susi Sponsored by Camden National Bank and Lipman & Katz Attorneys Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy…
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Sat. Nov 16
Waterville Opera House
November 8, 9, 15 at 7:30pm November 10, 16, 17 at 2:00pm Music by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman Book by Harvey Fierstein Directed by Debra Susi Sponsored by Camden National Bank and Lipman & Katz Attorneys Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy…
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Sun. Nov 17
Waterville Opera House
November 8, 9, 15 at 7:30pm November 10, 16, 17 at 2:00pm Music by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman Book by Harvey Fierstein Directed by Debra Susi Sponsored by Camden National Bank and Lipman & Katz Attorneys Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy…
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Postmodern Jukebox: A Very Postmodern Christmas
Mon. Nov 18
Waterville Opera House
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox--the rotating supergroup devoted to period covers of pop songs, which Bradlee created in a basement apartment in Queens, New York--is a bona fide global sensation, having collected more than three million subscribers on YouTube while selling out major venues around the world and developing previously unknown talent into superstar singers. This…
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The Met: Akhnaten
Sat. Nov 23
Waterville Opera House
THIS IS A LIVE BROADCAST FROM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY. Written by: Philip Glass Approximate Running Time: 3 hours, 30 minutes (2 intermissions) Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines American composer Philip Glass’s transcendent contemporary creation, with Karen Kamensek conducting. Phelim McDermott’s stunning production employs a virtuosic company of acrobats and jugglers…
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Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas
Fri. Nov 29
Waterville Opera House
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas One of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia’s most important exports and a superstar in the Celtic music world (though she’s far too humble to admit it), fiddler and step-dancer Natalie MacMaster has built a sterling, multi-decade career on electrifying playing and must-see live performances. Her extensive discography…
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Paula Poundstone
Sat. Nov 30
Waterville Opera House
PAULA POUNDSTONE RETURNS TO WATERVILLE OPERA HOUSE! Paula Poundstone is a humorist, author and comedian known for her clever, observational humor and spontaneous wit. When she isn’t collecting hotel soaps while on tour or panel-ing on NPR’s #1 show, Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!, Paula hosts the popular Maximum Fun podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone.…
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The Nutcracker
Fri. Dec 13
Waterville Opera House
Bossov Ballet Theatre’s THE NUTCRACKER December 13 at 7:00pm December 14 at 2:00pm & 7:00pm December 15 at 2:00pm The holidays would not be complete without a visit to the magical world of The Nutcracker. Each performance brings toy soldiers, dancing mice, and delicious sweets to life. Bring the entire family to enjoy this holiday…
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Sat. Dec 14
Waterville Opera House
Bossov Ballet Theatre’s THE NUTCRACKER December 13 at 7:00pm December 14 at 2:00pm & 7:00pm December 15 at 2:00pm The holidays would not be complete without a visit to the magical world of The Nutcracker. Each performance brings toy soldiers, dancing mice, and delicious sweets to life. Bring the entire family to enjoy this holiday…
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Sat. Dec 14
Waterville Opera House
Bossov Ballet Theatre’s THE NUTCRACKER December 13 at 7:00pm December 14 at 2:00pm & 7:00pm December 15 at 2:00pm The holidays would not be complete without a visit to the magical world of The Nutcracker. Each performance brings toy soldiers, dancing mice, and delicious sweets to life. Bring the entire family to enjoy this holiday…
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Sun. Dec 15
Waterville Opera House
Bossov Ballet Theatre’s THE NUTCRACKER December 13 at 7:00pm December 14 at 2:00pm & 7:00pm December 15 at 2:00pm The holidays would not be complete without a visit to the magical world of The Nutcracker. Each performance brings toy soldiers, dancing mice, and delicious sweets to life. Bring the entire family to enjoy this holiday…
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NTL: Present Laughter
January 5, 2020
Waterville Opera House
This performance is an encore HD broadcast from London. Running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter. As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by…
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The Met: Wozzeck
January 11, 2020
Waterville Opera House
THIS IS A LIVE BROADCAST FROM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY. Written by: Alban Berg Approximate Running Time: 1 hours, 30 minutes (no intermission) Berg’s 20th-century shocker stars baritone Peter Mattei in the title role, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium and soprano Elza van den Heever as the long-suffering…
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Miss Holmes
January 24, 2020
Waterville Opera House
Written by Christopher M. Walsh Directed by Debra Susi When an anonymous note sends a newlywed wife looking for help, Miss Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson work together to uncover the secrets surrounding a corrupt police inspector whose wives have a habit of turning up dead. But this Holmes and Watson face far greater…
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January 25, 2020
Waterville Opera House
Written by Christopher M. Walsh Directed by Debra Susi When an anonymous note sends a newlywed wife looking for help, Miss Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson work together to uncover the secrets surrounding a corrupt police inspector whose wives have a habit of turning up dead. But this Holmes and Watson face far greater…
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January 26, 2020
Waterville Opera House
Written by Christopher M. Walsh Directed by Debra Susi When an anonymous note sends a newlywed wife looking for help, Miss Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson work together to uncover the secrets surrounding a corrupt police inspector whose wives have a habit of turning up dead. But this Holmes and Watson face far greater…
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January 31, 2020
Waterville Opera House
Written by Christopher M. Walsh Directed by Debra Susi When an anonymous note sends a newlywed wife looking for help, Miss Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson work together to uncover the secrets surrounding a corrupt police inspector whose wives have a habit of turning up dead. But this Holmes and Watson face far greater…
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The Met: Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
February 1, 2020
Waterville Opera House
THIS IS A LIVE BROADCAST FROM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY. Written by: The Gershwins Approximate Running Time: 3 hours, 15 minutes (1 intermission) The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel Blue in the title roles. Director James…
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February 1, 2020
Waterville Opera House
Written by Christopher M. Walsh Directed by Debra Susi When an anonymous note sends a newlywed wife looking for help, Miss Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson work together to uncover the secrets surrounding a corrupt police inspector whose wives have a habit of turning up dead. But this Holmes and Watson face far greater…
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February 2, 2020
Waterville Opera House
Written by Christopher M. Walsh Directed by Debra Susi When an anonymous note sends a newlywed wife looking for help, Miss Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson work together to uncover the secrets surrounding a corrupt police inspector whose wives have a habit of turning up dead. But this Holmes and Watson face far greater…
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NTL: All My Sons
February 8, 2020
Waterville Opera House
This performance is an encore HD broadcast from London. Running time: 2 hours, 45 minutes Broadcast from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters) and Bill Pullman (The Sinner, Independence Day) star in Arthur Miller’s blistering drama All My Sons. America, 1947. Despite hard choices and even harder…
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NTL: Hamlet
February 9, 2020
Waterville Opera House
This performance is an encore HD broadcast from London. Running time: 3 hours, 30 minutes Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, Doctor Strange) plays the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Now seen by over 900,000 people worldwide, the original broadcast returns to international cinemas to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday. As a country arms itself…
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Missoula Children’s Theatre Camp: The Tortoise vs. The Hare
February 17, 2020 - February 22, 2020
Waterville Opera House
Waterville Opera House collaborates with Missoula Children’s Theatre, an internationally recognized touring group, to present sessions of theater camp during February and summer vacations for students in the first through eighth grades. Each week concludes with a fully realized performance, with scenery, costumes, and props. Theatre camp provides children with hands-on opportunities to learn about…
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Dar Williams in Concert
February 23, 2020
Waterville Opera House
Dar Williams has been called “one of America’s very best singer-songwriters” by The New Yorker. She’s released ten studio albums and authored four books including her latest, “What I Found In A Thousand Towns,” to be released in September. Known as much for her staunch progressive ideals as her raw acoustic energy, Williams has been…
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The Met: Agrippina
March 7, 2020
Waterville Opera House
THIS IS AN ENCORE BROADCAST FROM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY. Written by: Handel Approximate Running Time: 3 hours, 45 minutes (1 intermission) As the imperious title empress, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads the Met premiere of Handel’s tale of deception and deceit. Harry Bicket conducts Sir David McVicar’s wry new production, which…
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The Met: Der Fliegende Holländer
March 14, 2020
Waterville Opera House
THIS IS A LIVE BROADCAST FROM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY. Written by: Wagner Approximate Running Time: 2 hours, 20 minutes (no intermission) Sir Bryn Terfel returns to the Met for the first time since 2012, as the mysterious seafarer searching for salvation. Director François Girard, whose mesmerizing production of Parsifal recently…
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Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle
March 15, 2020
Waterville Opera House
THIS IS AN ENCORE BROADCAST FROM THE BOLSHOI BALLET IN MOSCOW. Written by: Adophe Adam Choreography by: Alexei Ratmansky Approximate Running Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes (intermissions TBA) The young peasant girl, Giselle, dies of a broken heart when she learns that the man she loves, Albrecht, has betrayed her. Against her own will, she…
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Bolshoi Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
March 29, 2020
Waterville Opera House
THIS IS AN ENCORE BROADCAST FROM THE BOLSHOI BALLET IN MOSCOW. Written by: Sergei Prokofiev Choreography by: Alexei Ratmansky Approximate Running Time: 3 hours, 5 minutes (intermissions TBA) Despite each of their families being merciless enemies, Romeo and Juliet are deeply in love. The rivalry between the two families will cost Mercutio’s life, causing Romeo…
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Tuck Everlasting the Musical
April 10, 2020
Waterville Opera House
Music by Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen Book by Claudia Shear and Tim Federle Directed by Debra Susi What would you do if you had all eternity? Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence, but not until she becomes unexpectedly entwined with the Tuck Family does she get…
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April 11, 2020
Waterville Opera House
Music by Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen Book by Claudia Shear and Tim Federle Directed by Debra Susi What would you do if you had all eternity? Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence, but not until she becomes unexpectedly entwined with the Tuck Family does she get…
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April 11, 2020
Waterville Opera House
Music by Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen Book by Claudia Shear and Tim Federle Directed by Debra Susi What would you do if you had all eternity? Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence, but not until she becomes unexpectedly entwined with the Tuck Family does she get…
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April 17, 2020
Waterville Opera House
Music by Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen Book by Claudia Shear and Tim Federle Directed by Debra Susi What would you do if you had all eternity? Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence, but not until she becomes unexpectedly entwined with the Tuck Family does she get…
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April 18, 2020
Waterville Opera House
Music by Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen Book by Claudia Shear and Tim Federle Directed by Debra Susi What would you do if you had all eternity? Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence, but not until she becomes unexpectedly entwined with the Tuck Family does she get…
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April 19, 2020
Waterville Opera House
Music by Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen Book by Claudia Shear and Tim Federle Directed by Debra Susi What would you do if you had all eternity? Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence, but not until she becomes unexpectedly entwined with the Tuck Family does she get…
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The Met: Tosca
April 25, 2020
Waterville Opera House
THIS IS AN ENCORE BROADCAST FROM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY. Written by: Puccini Approximate Running Time: 3 hours (2 intermissions) Superstar soprano Anna Netrebko appears in her 16th Live in HD transmission, taking on the soaring title diva of Puccini’s grand melodrama. Bertrand de Billy conducts Sir David McVicar’s evocative production,…
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Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake
April 26, 2020
Waterville Opera House
THIS IS AN ENCORE BROADCAST FROM THE BOLSHOI BALLET IN MOSCOW. Written by: Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography by: Yuri Grigorovich Approximate Running Time: 2 hours, 45 minutes (intermissions TBA) Prince Siegfried is summoned by his parents to choose a bride. However, he encounters a mysterious and magnetic swan-woman, Odette, by the lake and is captivated.…
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The Met: Maria Stuarda
June 6, 2020
Waterville Opera House
THIS IS AN ENCORE BROADCAST FROM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY. Written by: Donizetti Approximate Running Time: 2 hours, 45 minutes (1 intermission) A pseudo-historical opera about Mary, Queen of Scots, and her bitter rivalry with Queen Elizabeth I, Donizetti’s drama thrills with intense stand-offs and impressive vocal displays. Soprano Diana Damrau…
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A Flea in her Ear
June 12, 2020
Waterville Opera House
June 12, 13, 19, 20 at 7:30pm June 14 and 21 at 2:00pm Written by David Ives Adapted from the original work by Georges Feydeau Directed by Debra Susi Sponsored by Maine Technology Group A Flea in Her Ear is the greatest of French farces, perhaps the greatest farce ever written. Set in Paris, the…
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June 13, 2020
Waterville Opera House
June 12, 13, 19, 20 at 7:30pm June 14 and 21 at 2:00pm Written by David Ives Adapted from the original work by Georges Feydeau Directed by Debra Susi Sponsored by Maine Technology Group A Flea in Her Ear is the greatest of French farces, perhaps the greatest farce ever written. Set in Paris, the…
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June 14, 2020
Waterville Opera House
June 12, 13, 19, 20 at 7:30pm June 14 and 21 at 2:00pm Written by David Ives Adapted from the original work by Georges Feydeau Directed by Debra Susi Sponsored by Maine Technology Group A Flea in Her Ear is the greatest of French farces, perhaps the greatest farce ever written. Set in Paris, the…
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June 19, 2020
Waterville Opera House
June 12, 13, 19, 20 at 7:30pm June 14 and 21 at 2:00pm Written by David Ives Adapted from the original work by Georges Feydeau Directed by Debra Susi Sponsored by Maine Technology Group A Flea in Her Ear is the greatest of French farces, perhaps the greatest farce ever written. Set in Paris, the…
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June 20, 2020
Waterville Opera House
June 12, 13, 19, 20 at 7:30pm June 14 and 21 at 2:00pm Written by David Ives Adapted from the original work by Georges Feydeau Directed by Debra Susi Sponsored by Maine Technology Group A Flea in Her Ear is the greatest of French farces, perhaps the greatest farce ever written. Set in Paris, the…
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June 21, 2020
Waterville Opera House
June 12, 13, 19, 20 at 7:30pm June 14 and 21 at 2:00pm Written by David Ives Adapted from the original work by Georges Feydeau Directed by Debra Susi Sponsored by Maine Technology Group A Flea in Her Ear is the greatest of French farces, perhaps the greatest farce ever written. Set in Paris, the…
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