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CONTACT:
Judy Lloyd, 582-7144 for venue info
VICTORIA BONEBAKKER – 207-773-5051 MHC-- for program info
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 8, 2009
“THEATER OF IDEAS: AS MAINE GROWS . . .” at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center September 30
Many Mainers will remember Taxing Maine, the award-winning play about the history of state taxes that toured 34 Maine sites in 2006. Now The Theater at Monmouth’s David Greenham and Dennis Price are back, this time to tackle the many issues facing our state as we move into the future in an audience-engaging performance/discussion that will surely bring laughs and thrills (and perhaps raise hackles) across the state. The play and discussion are presented by Johnson Hall, Gardiner Public Library, and City of Gardiner Economic Development Department at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center on September 30, at 7 pm. The Maine Humanities Council sponsors the performance, and tickets are available at no charge. Reservations are optional at the Johnson Hall performance, at 582-7144.
Using different historical characters, humor, little-known facts, thought-provoking stories and current material gathered from the general public, the play will explore the issues of growth and development in Maine. The performance will encourage the audience to consider how history, customs and attitudes influence the way we think about change and growth in our state, and about individual preferences in relation to the common good.
Following each performance, the actors will engage the audience in a discussion of the ideas raised in the play, giving audience members an opportunity to reflect on and share their thoughts about the issues that were examined in the performance and what they have heard and seen. As Greenham explained, “We modern Mainers like to think that we’re the first ones who have tried looking ahead to envision the future of Maine. In fact, Mainers have been passionately arguing about these issues of growth and development for about 400 years! As Maine Grows will share some of the great stories of the past in the context of our present challenges. Can all that history be fun? You betcha!”
The play and the discussion will last one hour. The program is appropriate for teenagers and adults. For more information about “As Maine Grows . . .” please contact the Maine Humanities Council at 207-773-5051 or 1-866- 637-3233 or visit www.mainehumanities.org.
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