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Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Waterville Opera House has hosted cultural events in Central Maine for more than a century, as the venue of choice for theater, concerts, dance, comedy, and other performing arts. An 810-seat, municipally-owned architectural treasure, the Opera House is currently being restored and renovated, so that it may continue to present the performing arts for the next 100 years and beyond.

NEXT ON STAGE

I Hate Hamlet
June 1, 2, 8, 9 at 7:30pm
June 3, 10 at 2:00pm
Studio Theater (First Floor, 93 Main Street)

Tickets: $12 Adults, $10 Seniors/Youths

Written by Paul Rudnick
Directed by Sumner Hayward

Andrew Rally seems to have it all: celebrity and acclaim from his starring role in a hit television series; a rich beautiful girlfriend; a glamorous, devoted agent; the perfect New York apartment; and the chance to play Hamlet in Central Park. There are, however, a couple of glitches in paradise. Andrew's series has been canceled; his girlfriend is clinging to her chastity with unyielding conviction; and he has no desire to play Hamlet. When Andrew's agent visits him, she reminisces about her brief romance with John Barrymore many years ago, in Andrew's apartment. This prompts a seance to summon his ghost. From the moment Barrymore returns, dressed in high Shakespearean garb, Andrew's life is no longer his own. Barrymore, fortified by champagne and ego, presses Andrew to accept the part and fulfill his actor's destiny. The action becomes more hilarious with the entrance of Andrew's deal-making friend from LA, spouting the laid-back hype of the Coast and offering Andrew a fabulous new TV deal worth millions of dollars. The laughs are nonstop as Andrew wrestles with his conscience, Barrymore, his sword, and the fact that he fails as Hamlet in Central Park.

For more information, please call 873-7000.

PLEASE NOTE: The Cathy Kreger concert scheduled for May 18 has been canceled.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Anything Goes
(Studio One for Dancers Recital)
Main Stage
May 19 at 7:00pm
May 20 at 2:00pm

I Hate Hamlet
(ACAT)
Studio Theater
June 1, 2, 8, and 9 at 7:30pm
June 3 and 10 at 2:00pm

The Race
(ACAT)
Studio Theater
June 29, 30, July 6, and 7 at 7:30pm
July 1 and 8 at 2:00pm

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