NST sizzles with “Red Hot Patriot”
There have been more than a few times in the past four or five years when I have missed Molly Ivins’ Texas brand of sharp-shooting humor aimed at American politics, politicians and culture.
Articles by: Nan Lincoln
Nan Lincoln
The former arts editor at the Bar Harbor Times writes reviews and feature stories for The Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander.
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Gone to the dogs: Mutts star in canine operas
What could be more ridiculous than a pack of dogs dressed in silly costumes and “lip-synching” to classic opera on Zoom? Or should I say, what could be more ingenious? Or should I say both? Theater, dog and/or opera lovers will get a chance to determine this for themselves by checking out what is perhaps Penobscot Theatre Company’s most outrageous pandemic production, thus far. The Dog Operas is a series of three operatic virtual shorts.
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The sisterhood is powerful in new NST play reading
Performances of Andrea Lepcio’s “Looking for the Pony” will be performed in an online live streamed reading Friday and Saturday, March 5 and 6, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 7 at 3 p.m.
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Actors get personal in “Flyin’ Solo”
Remember how in the olden days we used to gather for dinner parties? And as we sat around the table, shoulder to shoulder, we would share both good food and our best stories. Well, that’s kind of what it is like watching a performance of the Penobscot Theatre Company’s virtual performance of “Flyin’ Solo.”
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Island author lends a spooky tale to upcoming virtual event
BANGOR — For those who decide not to take the kids trick-or-treating this weekend and limit their Halloween fun, there are three spooky theatrical events being offered virtually by the Penobscot Theatre Company’s Digitus Theatrum. They are suitable for varied ages and even include a story from a local source. Digitus Theatrum features two virtual plays, “The Glitch Witch” and “Ghost Hunt,” …
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MDI choirs shine like silver and gold
ELLSWORTH — Mount Desert Island’s school show choirs and a new jazz octet mined a heap of gold and silver last Friday at the District VI Middle/High School Vocal Jazz Festival, and every one of them are going on to the finales Friday-Saturday, March 27-28, at Lawrence High School in Fairfield. The day of song …
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Don’t miss the, uh, Gondola! – Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Gondoliers” is grand fare
ELLSWORTH — It has been a decade or so since the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Maine has taken us on a trip to Venice aboard “The Gondoliers” with its side trip to the realm of Barataria. I had forgotten what a fun, topsy-turvy musical excursion it is, filled with colorful characters, clever songs, impossible plot …
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A place at the table: Open Table MDI celebrates its second year
BAR HARBOR — The tenets of Sikhism, a religion which originated during the brutal Mogul reign, in the Punjab area of India, in the late 15th century, include faith and meditation, divine unity and a belief in the equality of all humankind. It also requires its adherents to engage in honest conduct, selfless service and …
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Choral concert makes ‘today’ a brighter place
BAR HARBOR — Once again, the Acadia Choral Society is making a wonderful contribution to Christmas spirit here on Mount Desert Island with the lovely winter concert “Hodie,” which Director Daniel Pyle explained is Latin for “today.” That theme, which was also in the title and text of several of the songs on the program …
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Shakeup at the Criterion
BAR HARBOR — The Criterion Theatre is going through yet another changing of the guard. The theater’s Executive Director Amy Roeder, Development Director Mark Tipton and three board members all resigned in the past month. Roeder and Tipton both joined the theater in May of last year; Roeder had been the fourth executive director of …