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- EIN 01-0490316
- (207) 646-2402
- Po Box 1510 Ogunquit ME 03907-1510 USA
- www.ogunquitplayhouse.org
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Single Organization Support
Mission: Building upon a legacy of leadership in american theatre, the ogunquit playhouse produces world-class performances, cultivates new works for the stage, and preserves an iconic and historic playhouse for future generations. The ogunquit playhouse serves simultaneously
Programs: In 2017, the ogunquit playhouse celebrated its 85th season, continuing a legacy as one of the great theaters still surviving from the era when summer theatre was one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the country. Today, world-class theatre remains strong at the ogunquit playhouse. The 2017 season included five professional productions of broadway musicals and new works and a 3-week holiday production presented offsite at the music hall in portsmouth, nh. Over 105,000 patrons experienced our main stage shows during the 2017 season which spanned 24 weeks from may 17-october 29. Thousands more experienced our offsite holiday production, extending our season into december.
children's theater. The children's theatre series included four productions on the main stage. Children's theatre is a tuition-based learning cam for ages 9-15 that culminates in fully-staged musical productions often to sold-out audiences. The 1- and 2-week camps identify, strengthen and enhance each student's performance skills, self-esteem and self-expression. Students receive vocal, movement and acting training while preparing to perform before a live audience. In 2017, the children's theater program presented productions of disney's lion king junior, disney's alice in wonderland junior, willy wonka kids and fame junior. The camps also include a rising stars program for children ages 5-8. The rising stars camps are week-long sessions that introduce students to the theatre.