By Reba | Published:
April 25, 2013
Bridget Fehrs, an 8th grader at Lincoln Middle School, has been a puppeteer with Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine’s Kids on the Block puppet troupe for nearly three years. (If you come to our theatre productions, you’ve probably seen her on stage there, too – she’s been acting with us for years, and just [...]
By Reba | Published:
February 6, 2013
About Reba: BA Theatre Arts, Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA) MA Theatre Education, Emerson College (Boston, MA) (expected 2013) Reba spent two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco, where she facilitated a clowning troupe and helped them teach theatre workshops for youth all over the south-west region of the country. Aside from [...]
By Reba | Published:
February 16, 2012
About Reba: BA Theatre Arts, Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA) MA Theatre Education, Emerson College (Boston, MA) (expected 2013) Reba spent two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco, where she facilitated a clowning troupe and helped them teach theatre workshops for youth all over the south-west region of the country. Aside from [...]
By Reba | Published:
July 21, 2010
As the dates of our preview and opening performances draws nearer, I asked five members of the cast of Pinocchio to share their experiences so far. Here is what Claire, Eden, Kaleigh, Michela and Bianca had to say: 1. Why did you decide to do Theatre at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine this [...]
By Reba | Published:
April 27, 2010
I asked some key questions to 3 very interesting young actors in The Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings, Bianca Brown, Erica Glidden and Alysha Alling. Here’s what the girls had to say: 1. Why do you do theatre at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine? BIANCA: Because of all the nice people, and the [...]
By Reba | Published:
April 26, 2010
Summertime is coming up, and I am really excited that our theatre is going to stay alive and active all summer long! A lot of theatres go black in the summertime and don’t offer any productions for audiences or opportunities for actors. Not us! Summertime is maybe our busiest time at the Children’s Museum & [...]
By Reba | Published:
March 25, 2010
Whether your child is a natural actor or a wallflower, creative play and theatre activities will inspire your whole family to play together. The benefits of introducing your child to dramatic play at an early age are numerous. Dramatic play improves cognitive development, social skills, communication, motor skills and emotional development. Young children have vibrant [...]
By Reba | Published:
March 18, 2010
I had the pleasure of interviewing some young audience members as they were leaving Cinderella last Thursday. The Dress Up Theatre was packed, but both Leo and Jai had front row seats on the bolsters! Jai even got to go up on the stage when the Fairy God Mother (played by 11-year-old Bridget Fehrs) did [...]
By Reba | Published:
March 1, 2010
Cinderella opened this weekend to sold out crowds! It was great to see so many girls coming to the shows dressed as Cinderella. I think there might be some confusion about our Cinderella and The Emperor’s New Clothes show dates! Sunday was not the final performance of Cinderella, there is still a chance to catch [...]
By Reba | Published:
February 18, 2010
Claire has been acting in our plays since 2008 and she is so fun to work with. Seeing her grow through the years has been amazing and I asked her to share a little about her acting experience. Here’s what she had to say: “Joining back in autumn of 2008, I acted in Raggedy Anne [...]
