Deertrees Theatre Festival Brings Award-winning Broadway Shows to the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine
August 27th, 2010 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Deertrees Theatre Festival in Harrison, Maine
Just up the street from Crystal Lake and Long Lake in Harrison, Maine, on a wooded lot that used to be a deer run, sits the Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center. Built of hemlock in an Adirondack Style, Deertrees first opened its doors in 1936. Today the theatre offers an eclectic schedule of events for young and old from late June until early September.
Broadway stars and local would-be actors as well as world-acclaimed musicians and aspiring students have graced the stage of Deertrees Theater.With signatures from stars the likes of Rudy Vallee, Arthur Treacher and Ethel Barrymore etched onto the backstage walls, performers at Deertrees Theatre immediately feel a part of history in the making. The building is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
Enrica Clay Dillion, a seasonal resident and renowned drama coach, founded Deertrees Theatre and brought big city talent to the area. Though many professional and local stars graced its stage and signed the walls, the theatre fell on hard times in the 1980s and landed in the town’s hands. In 1999, the Deertrees Foundation, a non-profit organization, received the property deed from the town. The foundation’s mission is to provide quality performing and visual arts to the lakes region and western mountains of Maine. This is done in several forms—it serves as a venue for community based productions; it provides educational opportunities through student workshops; and if offers quality professional performances at reasonable prices to area residents.
A full performance schedule is available on the theatre’s Web site.
Before the show, make some time to view lakefront properties. Own a piece of real estate in the area and you can enjoy all the events at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center.
Tom - MrLakefront
