Season 14

2015 - 2016

No Biz Like Show Biz

Conceived & Directed by Brian P. Allen
Arrangements & Musical Direction Victoria Stubbs

September 23 - October 11, 2015

This original musical revue takes audiences on a journey through the Golden Age of Broadway as seen through the careers of Mary Martin and Ethel Merman.  Songs from hit shows like Anything Goes, South Pacific, Gypsy, Peter Pan, Girl Crazy and The Sound of Music will be featured along with gems from Once Touch of Venus, Red Hot and Blue, Leave It to Me and many others.

  • Staring:
    Marie Dittmer
    Lynne McGhee*
    Jen Means

    Director - Brian P. Allen^
    Musical Director - Victoria Stubbs
    Set Design - Craig Robinson
    Lighting Design - Iain Odlin
    Costumes and Production Stage -Manager Justin Cote
    Technical Director - Steve Underwood
    Assistant Technical Director - Craig Robinson

    * Member Actors' Equity Association
    ^ Member SDC, Society of Directors & Choreographers

Mama's Boy

by Rob Urbinati

October 28 - November 22, 2015

World Premiere

Good Theater is proud to present the world premiere of this exciting new play from the author of Death by Design. Broadway veteran, Betsy Aidem plays Marguerite Oswald with Graham (The Rainmaker) Emmons as Lee Harvey Oswald, Laurel (The Rainmaker) Casillo as Marina Oswald and Erik (4000 Miles) Moody as Robert Oswald in this fascinating look at the mother and the family behind an event that changed the course of history.

  • Marguerite - Betsy Aidem*
    Marina - Laurel Casillo*
    Lee Harvey - Graham Emmons
    Robert - Erik Moody

    Directed by Brian P. Allen^
    Stage Manager - Casey Oakes*
    Assistant Stage Manager - Michael Lynch
    Set Design - Craig Robinson
    Lighting Design - Iain Odlin
    Costume Design - Justin Cote
    Scenic Artist/Props - Cheryl Dolan
    Technical Director - Steve Underwood
    Assistant Technical Director - Craig Robinson

    * Member Actors' Equity Association
    ^ Member SDC, Society of Directors & Choreographers

Broadway at Good Theater

Annual Fundraiser Concert

December 2 - 6, 2015

This year Broadway at Good Theater will be a tribute to the 1930s and all of the amazing musicals to open on the Great White Way during that decade.  Shows written by the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart, Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern among many others.  Kenita R. Miller (The Color Purple, Ragtime, Xanadu) will be our Broadway guest star.  She will be joined by up and coming NYC singer Nicholas Callaway Foster and a cast of more than a dozen of your local favorites.

  • Conceived & Directed by Brian P. Allen^
    Musical Director & Arrangements by Victoria Stubbs

    Starring Kenita R. Miller
    Special Guest     Nicholas Callaway Foster

    Featuring:
    Glenn Anderson, Marissa Sheltra Brown, Kelly Caufield, Matt LaBerge, Jim Gaddis, Jennifer Manzi MacLeod, Conor Martin, Lynne McGhee, Jen Means, Halim Moldaver, Amy Roche, Benjamin Row, Steve Underwood

    ^ Member SDC, Society of Directors & Choreographers

    * Member Actors' Equity Association
    ^ Member SDC, Society of Directors & Choreographers

A Christmas Carol

adapted by Will Rhys

November 27 – 29, 2015

The amazing Will Rhys brings his own adaptation of the Dickens classic to life as he plays every character in A Christmas Carol!  A true tour de force performance that is not to be missed.  Great entertainment for the entire family. Thanksgiving weekend only!

  • All Characters - Will Rhys


    Lighting Designer - Iain Odlin
    Stage Manager - Michael Lynch
    Technical Director - Craig Robinson

    * Member Actors' Equity Association

Shear Madness

by Paul Portner
Original adapters Marilyn Abrams & Bruce Jordan
Original director Bruce Jordan

January 27 – March 20, 2016

Maine Premiere

Voted "Best Comedy of the Year" seven times by the Boston Globe and recipient of the title "Best Play of the Year" by both the Chicago Sun-Times and the Philadelphia Enquirer, Shear Madness has been inducted into the Comedy Hall of Fame, the first play ever to receive that accolade.  Shear Madness is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as the longest running play in the history of the USA.  

  • Barbara DeMarco - Kathleen Kimball
    Mikey Thomas - Conor Riordan Martin
    Tony Whitcomb - Michael Wood*
    Eddie Lawrence - Paul Drinan
    Nick O’Brien - Timothy C. Goodwin*
    Mrs. Shubert - Laura Houck*

    Director - Brian P. Allen^
    Set - On loan from Christopher Tarjan
    Costumes - Justin Cote
    Lighting Design - Iain Odlin
    Stage Manager - Michael Lynch
    Scenic Artist/Props - Cheryl Dolan
    Set Assistants - Conor Martin, Scott Leland, Devon Cole
    Design Consultant - Jeanne Handy Designs
    Technical Director/Set Design - Steve Underwood
    Assistant Technical Director - Craig Robinson

    * Member Actors' Equity Association
    ^ Member SDC, Society of Directors & Choreographers

  • “…a fun-filled ride from start to finish…laugh-out-loud funny...crackled with excitement...zany production keeps the laughs coming with rapid-fire improv…hilarious one-liners and outrageous antics!" - Maine Sunday Telegram “side-splittingly funny…both hilariously funny and full of surprises......not to be missed!" - BroadwayWorld.com

    “wacky, uproarious action…no-holds-barred comic calamity…it will leave you in stitches…” - Journal Tribune

    “…pitch-perfect...a cast of A-list actors...” - The Phoenix

    “It’s riotously funny.”- The Forecaster

Act One

by James Lapine
from the autobiography by Moss Hart

April 6 - May 1, 2016

Regional Theater Premiere
First professional production since the Broadway debut!

The biggest play in Good Theater’s history!!! A cast of 14 actors play 60 roles in this sweet, touching, funny and very moving story of Broadway. Many of your favorite actors will bring these real-life characters to the stage. An incredible finale to Good Theater’s 14th season.

  • Michael Wood* - Moss
    Mark Rubin - Hart/Father/George Kaufman
    Halim Moldaver - Mossy/Bernie
    Thomas Campbell
    Betsy Dunphy
    Paul Haley
    Meredith Lamothe
    Allison McCall
    Erik Moody
    Tony Reilly
    Amy Roche
    Lisa Stathoplos

    Director - Brian P. Allen^
    Set Design - Francois Lamothe
    Costume Design - Justin Cote
    Lighting Design - Iain Odlin
    Stage Manager - Michael Lynch
    Technical Director - Craig Robinson
    Scenic Artist - Cheryl Dolan
    Production Manager / Sound Design - Steve Underwood

    * Member Actors' Equity Association
    ^ Member SDC, Society of Directors & Choreographers

  • “Much of the credit for this success at Good Theater must be attributed to director Brian P. Allen, who has cleverly sculpted the forty-four-character cast and multiple locales of the play into a tightly staged drama using fourteen actors and a single, flexible, bare bones set. That Allen had the vision to realize this would work not only for the intimate Good Theater space, but also for the script, is just one of the many strokes of his genius on display here.” - BroadwayWorld.com

    “…a triumphant production…glides lithely from the sweetly funny to the quietly wrenching, painting every other shade of laughter and emotion in between.” - BroadwayWorld.com

    “Act One is an unqualified success for the Good Theater and an absolute must-see for Portland audiences. Not only does the production demonstrate the considerable artistic range of the company, but it takes the ensemble to another, larger-scale level of excellence. One can only marvel at what Brian P. Allen and his company have achieved in just a little over a decade!” - BroadwayWorld.com

    “Allen is now closing out Good Theater’s 14th season with an endearing staged version of “Act One” that proves that dreams can come true.” - Portland Press Herald

    “Good Theater’s “Act One” shines with creativity…the play is packed with standout performances.” - Portland Press Herald

    “Good Theater’s beautifully rendered production of “Act One” offers a fast-paced production filled with vibrant characters and a feel-good message about the importance of having dreams.” - Portland Press Herald

    "I loved this big, sprawling show; I was utterly hooked from first scene to denouement.” - The Forecaster