Lincoln County Community Theater (LLCCT), the resident theater company of Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater, will present a new series, “Sundays Without Scenery: Actors, A Script, and Your Imagination,” usually the last Sunday of each month.

“Sundays Without Scenery,” will offer a reading of a contemporary play, which may or may not go on to become a full scale production at the theater. All plays will be directed and rehearsed, leaving each audience's imagination will fill in the rest as they listen to the spoken text.

Actors who wish to be considered to take part in the readings, or other LCCT productions slated for this upcoming season (including Steven Dietz’ “Becky’s New Car” in November and another concert presentation in March), are invited to audition Tuesday, Sept 2. or Thursday, Sept. 4 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Porter Hall at Skidompha Library. Audition material will be provided.

LCCT’s goal is to provide opportunities for more actors and directors to “hit the boards” without requiring our hard-working, but limited, stage crew to have the responsibility of mounting each piece as a fully-staged production. Each reading will be followed by a “talk-back” with the actors and the director to allow discussion of the play and to assess interest in whether we might pursue a full-scale production.

The plays

During this season of World War II commemorations, the first reading, “Heroes,” adapted from Gérald Sibleyras' “Le Vent des Peupliers” by acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard, has a particular resonance.

John Mulcahy will direct and performances are slated for Sunday, Sept. 28 at 2 and 7 p.m. “Heroes,” the recipient of London’s Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, takes place in 1959. Three aging World War I veterans find themselves residing together in a military retirement home in the French countryside. They pass the time on their favorite isolated terrace — gossiping, joking and generally irritating one another. Looking out to the cemetery beyond, the trio dreams of freedom. Our three heroes set into motion a courageous and adventurous escape plan to make their escape once and for all.

“The Baby Dance,” by Jane Anderson, and directed by Mary Charbonnet, is the October offering. The play explores the conflicting and constantly shifting emotions surrounding the idea of surrogacy by following two couples whose lives become intertwined, each with a different goal. A newcomer to our area, Charbonnet comes to Damariscotta after a distinguished career as a member of the theater faculty at SUNY Fredonia.

Other titles being considered for the series include Donald Margulies “Dinner with Friends,” Nora Ephron’s “Love, Loss and What I Wore,” Jeffrey Hatcher’s “Miss Mannerly” and Jon Robin Baitz’ “Other Desert Cities.”

Skidompha Library is located at 184 Main Street, Damariscotta; use the Elm Street entrance. Actors cast in the last two Gilbert and Sullivan concerts do not need to attend these auditions unless they are interested in being considered for other shows during the season.

Questions about the reading series or the regular LCCT season can be emailed to the Production Supervisor, John Mulcahy, at lcctseason@gmail.com or by calling the theater office at 207-563-3424.

Additional information can also be found on the theater’s website, www.atthelincoln.org.