Portland Stage

It’s the Berlin Conference of 1884 and the nations of Europe teeter on the brink of feathershed over their nest-holdings in Africa: Penaquill, the poised and hopeful delegate from Portugal, finds it impossible to convince her fellow delegates to treat the African ducks with a shred of dignity (ducknity?) while Leopold II, the King of Belgium, seeks nothing but the total and complete subjugation of the African continent. In her quest to stop the mad tyrant, Penaquill gains an unlikely ally in

Portland Public Library · Downtown Library 5 Monument Square · Portland, Maine 04101 Moderated by Portland Stage’s Literary Manager Todd Brian Backus A book club-style discussion series held at the Portland Public Library’s Downtown Branch two weeks before the opening of each Mainstage Production. Scripts are available at the reference desk at the Downtown Branch, or by contacting Raminta Moore at

Playwright Tom Stoppard Tickets available starting August 18, 2026 As three researchers dig into the history of an idyllic English estate, they uncover the secrets of its past – or do they? In this masterwork from the late Tom Stoppard, the world of 1809 bleeds into the present as science, sex, literature, and love ensnare two worlds and stories slip seamlessly through time. “Pure entertainment for the heart, mind, so

Seven sisters. Seven decades. The extraordinary in the ordinary. This lyrical memory play focuses on the challenges and joys of seven sisters born into rural poverty in the early twentieth century. A hymn to the beauty and magnitude of ordinary women, Seven Sisters explores sisterhood, love, loss and aging with humor, compassion and a healthy dose of snark.