Forge Theater Labs is proud to announce its next live episode taping for Season 1, "Play Dates," a playwright-dramaturg-director "dating show" by Dr. Janna Segal, presented in partnership with Maine Playwrights Festival at Argenta Brewing, March 16th from 7:00 PM–9:00 PM. In this unique, one-night only show, Founder of Forge Theater Labs Joshua N Hsu and Maine Playwrights Festival Artistic Director Liz Carlson will act as matchmakers for eight playwrights and dramaturgs from Maine. Will they discover their ideal writing collaborators? Anticipate a flurry of creativity in this unparalleled theatrical dating show, featuring sound design by Cory Macgowan and music by Greasy Grass.
Forge Theater Labs – Novel Book Bar and Cafe – February 2026
Join Forge Theater Labs for a live taping of their first episode of Season 1, “The Will to Adapt”. In this episode, Forge Theater Lab hosts Megan and Josh meet and try to help writer Will overcome writer’s block and explore adaptation.
Saturday Night Special – Kalen Live at Bayside Bowl
Saturday Night Special – Singer Contest at the Thirsty Pig
Friday PM – 4th Annual Halloween Spooktacular
Tiny Circulation Desk – Avant Garde Noise – October 2025
Mechanics' Hall is joined by a whole group of experimental, abrasive musical artists for this latest Tiny Circulation Desk, including modulator and instrumentalist Nick Lawler, pianist and experimental songwriter Aaron Haines, and the avant garde performance artists The Asthmatic and Id M Theft Able.