At the Theaters

The Appalachian Trail, 'Phoenix,' Schrock and Shakespeare

Thu, 09/24/2015 - 9:30am

The Harbor Theatre

“A Walk In the Woods,” starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte plays for a second record-breaking week.

In this new comedy adventure, celebrated travel writer, Bill Bryson (played by Academy Award winner Robert Redford), instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife (Academy Award winner Emma Thompson), and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail — 2,200 miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine.

The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, once he agrees to hike with the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek — his long lost friend Katz (Academy Award nominee Nick Nolte), a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer who, after a lifetime of relying on his charm and wits to keep one step ahead of the law — sees the trip as a way to sneak out of paying some debts and sneak into one last adventure before its too late. The trouble is, the two have a completely different definition of the word, “adventure.”

“A Walk In The Woods” plays Wednesday, Sept. 23 through Saturday, Sept. 26, Wednesday, Sept. 30 and Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 27 at 2 and 7 p.m.

The Harbor Theatre is located at 185 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor. For more information, call 207-633-0438 or visit www.harbortheatre.net.

Lincoln Theater

NT Live: “The Beaux’ Stratagem”: Simon Godwin (Man and Superman) directs George Farquhar's wild comedy of love and cash. Playing Thursday, Sept. 24 at 2 and 7 p.m.

“Phoenix”: A spellbinding mystery of identity, illusion and deception unfolds against the turmoil of post-World War II Germany in the stunning new film from acclaimed director Christian Petzold. In German with English subtitles. Playing Friday, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 27 at 3 and 7 p.m.

Kate Schrock in Concert with guest Glen DaCosta on Friday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m.: Kate Schrock is a nationally acclaimed recording artist originally from South Bristol. She has released seven albums on her independent Kakelane label and has shared the stage with Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones, Stephen Stills and Wayne Kramer of MC5. Her sound and style has been compared to Joni Mitchell, Bessie Smith and Eva Cassidy with the uniqueness in identity of artists such as Kate Bush.

Kate will be bringing with her the legendary saxophonist from Bob Marley & the Wailers, Glen DaCosta who was featured on her 2007 release "Invocation.” Together, Schrock & DaCosta blend their disparate styles to form a sound and show that is at once both transcendent and uplifting.

Royal Shakespeare Company presents: “Othello” Othello is the greatest general of his age; a fearsome warrior, loving husband and revered defender of Venice against its enemies. But he is also an outsider whose victories have created enemies of his own. Othello realizes too late that the greatest danger lies not in the hatred of others, but his own fragile and destructive pride. Plays Saturday, Sept. 26 at 1 p.m.

“The End of the Tour” tells the story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter and novelist David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel), which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's ground-breaking epic novel, “Infinite Jest.” The film is based on Lipsky's critically acclaimed memoir about this unforgettable encounter, written following Wallace's 2008 suicide. Plays Wednesday, Sept. 30 and Thursday, Oct. 1 at 2 and 7 p.m.

The Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater Street in Damariscotta. For more information, call 207-563-3424 or visit www.atthelincoln.org.