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BLUE HILL — There are few things more enthralling than attending a good play, well-performed and produced — especially so if the play is unfamiliar and takes some unexpected twists

BLUE HILL — There are few things more enthralling than attending a good play, well performed and well produced – especially so if the play is unfamiliar and takes some

Reviewed by Nan Lincoln Special to The Ellsworth American BLUE HILL — It has been a challenging season for New Surry Theatre. The recent death of its

I just can’t say enough about the effort, talent and enthusiasm the New Surry Theatre has put into keeping the shows going on during this pandemic.

A paeon to parenting Special to The Ellsworth American  BLUE HILL — I just can’t say enough about the effort, talent and enthusiasm with which the New Surry Theatre has put into keeping the shows going on during this pandemic. Not only have they found theatrical fare well-suited for Zoom presentations, they have found plays that are relevant politically and socially. Their latest production, “Motherhood Out Loud,” also is seasonally in tune with performances over Mother’s Day weekend...

New Surry’s “Red Hot Patriot” play sizzles Special to The Ellsworth American BLUE HILL — There have been more than a few times in the past four or five years when I have missed Molly Ivins’ Texas brand of sharp-shooting humor, aimed at American politics, politicians and culture. Oh, what on earth would this prolific newspaper columnist, author and commentator, who died far too soon in 2007, have had to say about Donald Trump’s ascendence and fall, the politics of p...