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Opera House Arts

We offer a year-round schedule of professional theatre, music, film, dance, community events, and more. Opera House Arts’ programs serve all of Hancock County’s winter and summer residents and visitors, with a special emphasis on the residents of Deer Isle and the Blue Hill peninsula.

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Opera House Arts has a rich history with over 20 years of production history.

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Performance History
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Theater

Over the past twenty-four years, Opera House Arts has built a legacy of classical, contemporary, and original work. Theater performances take place in multiple venues, including the historic Stonington Opera House and the restored Burnt Cove Church Community Center

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Music

Opera House Arts presents a wide-ranging annual concert series featuring musicians across genres. Featured concerts have included Grammy award winners, future stars, and local favorites performing Broadway hits.

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Live! for $5

Live! for $5 is an annual series of live performances, available to all for a ticket price of only $5. The series features a wide variety of performances for intergenerational audiences and participants.

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Movies

Opera House Arts presents a year-round schedule of first run movies, film festivals, beloved classics, and more. In 1918, shortly after the birth of the movie business, the Stonington Opera Company was issued a license to “use cinematographic appartus,” and movies have been shown in the theater ever since.

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Community Programs

Over the years, Opera House Arts has held community conversations, workshops, playreadings, classes, book launches, meetings, and more. Winter favorites include open mic and trivia nights in the lobby. Since 2002, Opera House Arts has hosted the Bud Carter Memorial Scholarship Concert, raising student funds for music lessons, camps, and instruments. Another local favorite event is the annual Island Women Speak.

Our Mission

Opera House Arts employs the performing arts to foster and promote excellence in all the ways we perform our lives: Incite Art, Create Community.