Throwback Thursday

Rebecca Hart, Tommy Piper, Mark Watson and Stephanie Dodd 

in OHA's 2009 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Tommy Piper is back for more Shakespeare in Stonington...this time as the Bard's most beloved comic creation, Sir John Falstaff. Join him, as he and his talented costars bring The Merry Wives of Windsor to the Opera House stage in a blaze of 1980s neon. Get your tickets today!

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The Emilia Dahlin Quartet took the stage during last year's 14th Annual Deer Isle Jazz Festival.

Don't miss any of this year's amazing performances...starting tomorrow night we have GSA's J-A Double-Z opening for Evan Christopher's Clarinet Road, followed up on Saturday by Maine's own Novel Jazz Septet opening for singer & pianist Geri Allen. 

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Randy West on piano and Min Xiao-Fen on pipa at the 2006 Deer Isle Jazz Festival 

Next weekend, OHA will be celebrating the 15th Annual Deer Isle Jazz Festival with pianist and singer Geri Allen, and Evan Christopher's Clarinet Road - along with appearances by George Stevens Academy's J-A-Double Z Jazz Combo and Maine's own Novel Jazz septet. Don't miss a note - get your tickets today!

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Bridgman|Packer Dance stunned audiences with their 2013 production of Voyeur.

Art and Myrna are back in Stonington with TWO amazing new productions….Remembering What Never Happened and TRUCK, along with an exciting interactive on-stage installation during their intermissions. Don’t miss it!

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Q2: Habitat Seagulls danced up a storm at the Settlement Quarry in 2009. 

Next week we’re bringing back the best of both the dance and gull worlds… Bridgman|Packer Dance is returning after their successful 2013 production of Voyeur with TRUCK and Remembering What Never Happened. Plus The Seagull by Anton Chekhov will be at breathtaking Ames Farm. Get your tickets for these two spectacular productions today!

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Suzanne Nance, Grace Valdez, John McVeigh & Eric McKeever delighted audiences with this 2013 encore performance of the Gala production inspired by West Side Story.

Suzanne and John are teaming up again with musical director Peter Szep for this year’s Gala PLUS two additional performances at the Burnt Cove Church on July 9th and July 10th. The Fat Knight – inspired by Shakespeare’s  most beloved comic creation, Sir John Falstaff – is a wild night of arias, popular standards and more.

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The very talented Kathleen Turco-Lyon, Tommy Piper and Craig Baldwin in OHA’s 2011 production of Elizabeth Rex, directed by Peter Richards.

Peter, Kathleen, Tommy and Craig are teaming up again this summer in the seashore production of Chekhov’s dark comedy, The Seagull - July 10-12, 16-19 and 23-26. Seating is limited at breathtaking Ames Farm, so click here get your tickets today!

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In 2013, Bridgman|Packer dance enchanted OHA audiences with the video/dance magic of Voyeur.

Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer are returning July 16-19 with new multimedia performances of TRUCK and Remembering What Never Happened. Tickets are available now both online and by calling the box office, 207-367-2788.

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Michael Miclon and Shane Miclon wowed the crowds with their juggling in OHA’s 201210 Real Star Acts. Photo by Karen Gallela. 

Michael will be back at the Opera House next Wednesday, June 17 at 7pm to screen his directorial debut of Richard3, a comedic film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Richard III. Don’t miss this gleefully absurd story of the famed hunchback maniacal king who murders his way to the top!

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Avner the Eccentric thrilled Opera House crowds in 2007. Photo by Annie Tselikis

Avner will be return this July 22nd as part of OHA’s exciting Live! for $5 series. See everything we’ve lined up here…

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The DaPonte String Quartet at the Burnt Cove Church in 2012. 

The DaPonte String Quartet will be back this summer for Chamber at the Church. Get your tickets or subscription today!

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Nicole Nolan, Peter Richards and Per Janson in the 2014 Shakespeare in Stonington production of Romeo & Juliet.

Nicole and Per are pairing up again in next week’s student-run “Our Own” Staged Community Playreading of columbinus, directed by Nicole and featuring Per alongside talented current and former area students. Join us on Wednesday, May 27 or Thursday, May 28 at 7pm!

Peter Richards returns to the island this summer to direct an exciting site-specific production of Chekhov’s The Seagull, as well as the next in the “Our Own” series – Dylan Thomas’ Under Milkwood. Email info@operahousearts.org to get on this list to read this community classic, August 5-6.

And, of course, Shakespeare in Stonington will be back strong this year, with a mischievous and merry rendition of The Merry Wives of Windsor. Get your tickets here!

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 Peter Boie masters the straight jacket during his 2011 “Live! for $5″ performance.

We have some great acts on tap for this year’s “Live! for $5.” Click here to see them all!

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Bob Burke and Larry Estey lending a helping hand at Volunteer Day, 2014. 

Want to join the ranks of these illustrious individuals? Volunteer Day is Saturday, May 16 from 1pm to 4pm. If you’re interested in helping out, call 367-2788, email info@operahousearts.org, or just stop by the theater in your cleaning or gardening clothes on the 16th.

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Joshua McCarey in the 2013 “Our Own” production of The Insurgents.

If you haven’t already read, Joshua McCarey is OHA’s new Education Associate! Check in tomorrow to learn more about him in this week’s “Behind the Scenes at the Opera House…”

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Kathleen Turco-Lyon and Morgan Witham in the 2011 production of Elizabeth Rex, directed by Peter Richards.

Peter and Morgan have teamed up again in this evening’s “Our Own” staged play reading of Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize winning Anna Christie. Joining Morgan on stage are guest artists Per Janson and Bob Burke, and community members Jeff Brink, Larry Estey, Mark Robinson and Veronica Young.

Come join us tonight at 7pm!

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Danny Jones and Josh Bywater in The Aliens (2012), directed by Peter Richards.

Peter Richards is back at the Opera House! He’ll be directing the next “Our Own” production, Eugene O’Neill’s Anna Christie Wednesday, April 22 and Thursday, April 23.

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Roger Greene and Joshua McCarey in the 2013 “Our Own” production of The Insurgents.

Want to be part of an “Our Own” staged play reading? The community table read of Eugene O’Neill’s Anna Christie is this Saturday from 10 am to noon. Email Producing Artistic Director Linda Nelson at lnelson@operahousearts.org if you’re interested in attending.

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Local kids learn new skills at OHA’s Arts Camp, 2003.

Registration for this year’s Arts Camp begins later this month! Start planning your summer activities!

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Perry Hunter (left) & Paul Fishman (right), OHA’s earliest volunteers working on the driveway in 2003. 

The Opera House will be closed from today until the evening of Friday, April 10 as we race toward this summer’s grand reveal of the new lobby and scene shop – but we’re still working away down in the front office, so come down and say hi. Tickets for the summer season are now on sale – start your planning!