After many years of hosting others on its stage but not producing its own shows, in 2014 The Grand restarted its fine tradition of live community theater with a new production of the Broadway hit Monty Python's Spamalot; following in 2015 were the Downeast Maine Playwright's Festival and Disney's Mary Poppins. As Grand Executive Director Gail Thompson learned her very first days at work in 2013, this is something that Ellsworth has been waiting for. “Everyone I spoke with had the same question for me – when is community theater returning to The Grand?” said Ms. Thompson. And now the success of both fall musicals, combined with the enthusiasm of local audiences, sponsors, and the Downeast community has allowed the Grand to present an entire season of its own productions beginning with...
June 2nd – 5th: The Farnsworth Invention. It’s 1929. Two ambitious visionaries race against each
