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Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while continuing her fight for the freedom of Oz’s silenced Animals and desperately trying to expose the truth she knows about The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum). Glinda, meanwhile, has become the glamorous symbol of Goodness for all of Oz, living at the palace in Emerald City and reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. Under the instruction of Madame Morrible (Oscar® winner Michelle Yeoh), Glinda is deployed to serve as an effervescent comfort to Oz, reassuring the masses that all is well under the rule of The Wizard. As Glinda’s stardom expands and she prepares to marry Prince Fiyero (Olivier award winner and Emmy and SAG nominee Jonathan Bailey) in a spectacular Ozian wedding, she is haunted by her separation from Elphaba. She attempts to broker a conciliation between Elphaba and The Wizard, but those efforts will fail, driving Elphaba and Glinda only further apart. The aftershocks will transform Boq (Tony nominee Ethan Slater) and Fiyero forever, and threaten the safety of Elphaba’s sister, Nessarose (Marissa Bode), when a girl from Kansas comes crashing into all their lives. As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.

Rated PG 2 Hours 18 Minutes

Playing November 21st through December 11th

Open captions for all Wednesday shows.

In Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia 2,” detectives Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman) find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the mammal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.

Rated PG 1 Hour 47 Minutes

Playing November 26th through December 11th

Open captions for all Wednesday shows.

Dive into the timeless, transformative tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, a notoriously miserly and cold-hearted man who despises Christmas. This holiday season, witness the magic as three spectral visitors—the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come—take Scrooge on a harrowing yet ultimately hopeful journey through his life. Experiencing the chilling shadows, vibrant joys, and profound regret of his memories and potential future brings Dickens’ powerful message of redemption and the true spirit of Christmas to life. See the talented Slightly Off-Center Players present this holiday classic on the Center Theatre stage!

Thank you to our Holiday Sponsors: The Mill Inn and Cafe, Lary Funeral Home, Piscataquis Monumental, and Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union.

$16 at the door

$14 in advance

$12 for Theatre Members

$8 for kids 12 and under

December 12th, 13th, 19th, and 20th and 7pm

December 13th and 20th at 2pm

There will also be a pay-what you can Dress Rehearsal on Thursday, December 11th

Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights. As they well know, controlling the flow of ideas means control over communities.

In Texas, the Krause List targets 850 books focused on race and LGBTQia+ stories – triggering sweeping book bans across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate. As tensions escalate, librarians connect the dots from heated school and library board meetings nationwide to lay bare the underpinnings of extremism fueling the censorship efforts. Despite facing harassment, threats, and laws aimed at criminalizing their work – the librarians’ rallying cry for freedom to read is a chilling cautionary tale.

Not Rated 1 Hour 32 Minutes

Playing December 12th & December 13th

George Orwell was one of the most radical and visionary authors of the 20th Century, whose 1940s novels, such as 1984 and Animal Farm, foretold a chilling, all-to-believable authoritarian future. Acclaimed director Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro), working in collaboration with the Orwell Estate, seamlessly interweaves historical clips, readings from Orwell’s diary, cinematic references, and dynamic modern day footage to craft not only a definitive portrait of the writer himself, but an entirely fresh take on how remarkably relevant and prophetic his work has become. Peck, who has his own personal connection to the material-as an 8-year-old he was forced to flee the Duvalier dictatorship in Haiti-doesn’t just present the information but shows new ways of seeing it, drawing patterns and connections we might not otherwise realize. As terms like “Big Brother” and “Newspeak” become more prevalent and ominous with each passing day, Orwell: 2+2=5, featuring award-winning actor Damian Lewis as the voice of Orwell, provides a stirring depiction of the dangers of power and the fragility of so-called civilized society, told through the eyes of a man from the past who just might hold the key to the world’s future.

Rated R 1 Hour 59 Minutes

Playing December 14th through December 17th

Open captions for all Wednesday shows.

When an unexpected guest turns up at the picturesque cabin in the woods, threatening destruction of the “perfect holiday;” four friends are forced to find the true meaning of Christmas.

Made possible through a partnership with Faith Channel

Playing

Sun, Dec 14th at 3pm

Thu, Dec 18th at 7pm

See the beloved 1988 holiday comedy Scrooged for free thanks to the Lakeshore House Lodge and Pub in Monson, Maine!

In this modern take on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life, Claire Phillips (Karen Allen). But after firing a staff member, Eliot Loudermilk (Bobcat Goldthwait), on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.

Rated PG-13, 1 Hour 41 Minutes

Thursday, December 18th at 7:15pm

Free!

Thanks to the Lakeshore House Lodge and Pub in Monson

With “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” James Cameron takes audiences back to Pandora in an immersive new adventure with Marine turned Na’vi leader Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), Na’vi warrior Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), and the Sully family.

Rated PG-13 3 Hours 12 Minutes

Playing December 19th through January 15th

Open captions for all Wednesday shows.

SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends set sail in their biggest, all-new, can’t miss cinematic event ever… The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman - a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate - on a seafaring comedy-adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.

Rated PG 1 Hours 36 Minutes

Playing December 19th through January 1st

Open captions for all Wednesday shows.

See the FA Alumni Jazz Band at the Center Theatre Sunday, December 21st at 2pm. Admission by donation to benefit Center Theatre and the Band!

Get into the swing of the holidays with this all-star jazz band – dancing in the aisles is highly recommended!

Join us for a Center Theatre tradition! The last Wednesday of the year we always show It’s A Wonderful Life – so come celebrate with us!

After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George’s wish come true. George starts to realize how many lives he has changed and impacted, and how they would be different if he was never there.

1946, PG, 2 Hours and 9 Minutes.

Playing Wednesday, December 31th at 7:00pm for Classic Movie Night! Members are free, everyone else $5 admission.

It’s an American Girl Party at the Center Theatre! Come to the Theatre on Saturday, January 24th at 3pm to watch Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008). Come dressed as your favorite American Girl doll and get a free small popcorn. We’ll have an American Girl Doll raffle and lots of fun!

Kit Kittredge (Abigail Breslin), a girl growing up in Depression-era Cincinnati, has a nose for news and a knack for picking up strays. When a crime spree hits the Ohio city, all evidence points to the local hobo community, particularly Kit’s friend Will. She recruits her friends Ruthie and Stirling to sniff out the real thief, but the children uncover a plot that reaches far beyond Cincinnati.

Rated G 1 Hour 40 Minutes

Playing Sat, Jan 24th at 3pm!

To Commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Combining magical realism and evocative hand-drawn animation with revelatory interviews and verité footage, “Among Neighbors” examines the story of a small, rural town where Jews and Polish Catholics lived side by side for centuries before World War II. The film brings the Polish response to the Holocaust to life through the last living eyewitnesses, revealing both love and betrayal as it zeroes in on one of the last living Holocaust survivors from the town, and an aging eyewitness who saw Jews murdered there — not by Nazis, but by her own Polish neighbors. Produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Yoav Potash.

1 Hour 40 Minutes

Playing Tuesday January 27th

Set in a Post-Apocalyptic future where an event known as “The Quiet Rapture” caused all known stars and habitable planets in the universe to disappear, a convict is sent to search an ocean of blood discovered on a desolate moon, using a small submarine nicknamed the “Iron Lung”.

Rated R 2 Hours 7 Minutes

Playing January 29th through February 1st

See Groundhog Day (1993) free thanks to the Lakeshore House Lodge and Pub in Monson, Maine!

Phil (Bill Murray), a weatherman, is out to cover the annual emergence of the groundhog from its hole. He gets caught in a blizzard that he didn’t predict and finds himself trapped in a time warp. He is doomed to relive the same day over and over again until he gets it right.

Rated PG, 1 Hour 36 Minutes

Monday, February 2nd at 7:00pm

Free!

Thanks to the Lakeshore House Lodge and Pub in Monson