See the Great Reviews OHA
Has Been Getting!
"It’s hard to imagine what the Shaker community of Sabbathday Lake in Maine would have in common with New Orleans’ Own Hot 8 Brass Band. And why would either feel at home in a century-old opera housing clinging to a Stonington hillside? That’s a trick question, the one-word answer for which is right there in the first paragraph. No, it’s not “hot." It’s “community.”"
Emily Booraem, July 3, 2008
Read The Whole Article!For "Macbeth"
Review - "The highlight of any Maine theatergoer’s summer is the production of one of Shakespeare’s masterpieces at the Stonington Opera House. The company of New York actors takes risks with the Bard few companies in Maine dare try, and pushes the technical limits of the more than 100-year-old facility...”
Judy Harrison, August 21, 2008
Preview - "There's a long-standing superstition in theater regarding Shakespeare's "Macbeth" - or, as spooked actors refer to it, "the Scottish play" - that holds the play is cursed. Mysterious accidents occur during performances. Productions fail. Someone has a bad hair day. Be that as it may, the toil and trouble undertaken by Stonington’s Opera House Arts to stage Shakespeare’s tragic tale of ambition, greed and betrayal ensures, as director Jeffrey Frace calls it, 'a scary good time.'"
Emily Burnham, August 12, 2008
For the 8th Annual Deer Isle Jazz Festival
"Over the course of the weekend, many of these Down Easters gained more than a passing knowledge of what a second-line is, what this music means, and why right now it both matters and is embattled more than ever. Through a Saturday night benefit, the festival raised some funds for Sweet Home New Orleans. More importantly, it raised awareness and created connections."
Larry Blumenfeld, July 30, 2008For 'As It Is In Heaven'
“With this production, Stonington Opera House Arts kicked off its summer season doing what for the past eight years it has done better than most other seasonal and year-round theater companies in Maine — challenged audiences to think while moving and entertaining them. Director Carol Estey successfully mined and last week brought to the Stonington Opera House stage all the complexities of "As It is In Heaven."”
Judy Harrison, July 7, 2008
"It explores the tension that surfaces when newcomers enter a tight-knit community, and offers the message that 'we need not look as far as heaven to see angels here on earth,' according to one reviewer.Further, the play offers insight into a community of believers whose practices often are shrouded in mystery and intrigue..."
Bob Keyes, July 6, 2008
