To recognize the State of Maine’s 200th birthday, we have planned four more episodes of WCTM Newscast By Kids For Kids. These four new episodes will celebrate Maine history through several different topics: Environmental Sustainability, Maine before 1820, Towns and Cities, and Arts and Culture.
Read MoreAs Maine finds creative ways to adapt to the pandemic, members and friends are asking, "Is the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine open?" The short answer is that our 142 Free Street facility in Portland, Maine is closed to the public currently; the long answer is that our programs and staff remain lively in the community. Here's how.
Read MoreIndigo Arts Alliance, an organization committed to cultivating the artistic development of artists of African descent, launches the Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival— in homes across the state. The event was created to honor legendary children’s author and illustrator Ashley Bryan whose award-winning picture book Beautiful Blackbird is a celebration of Blackness. Indigo, in partnership with I’m Your Neighbor Books and the Diverse BookFinder, will use the festival to celebrate children’s books and their creators from across the African diaspora.
Read MoreThe Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine has premiered a kids news program that is by kids and for kids in Maine. Published on the Museum & Theatre’s youtube channel, WCTM Newscast: By Kids For Kids features 8-15 year-olds as the news anchors, reporters, and often as the protagonists of news stories. The premiere episode covers news about Animal Refuge League adoptions, a Girl Scout troop’s research on the history of women’s suffrage, and a mysterious poll that encourages neighbors to vote on the street with rocks.
Read MoreWe are excited to announce WCMTM Presents: By Kids For Kids Newscast, a news program celebrating kids, community, and the positive news happening around the state during this time of social distancing. Spotlighting kids as helpers, organizations that are helping kids, and the great things neighbors are doing for each other, each episode of By Kids For Kids Newscast brings a healthy dose of good news to Mainers.
Read MoreOne month after temporarily closing its doors to the public on March 13th, the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine reports that it has served nearly 30,000 children, families, and teachers with free online educational programming. Recognizing the need to serve families who are sheltering in place and teachers who are adapting to online curriculum, Museum & Theatre educators have adapted their experiential programs in natural science, theater, and art and engineering challenges to daily livestreaming platforms.
Read MoreWe may not be in rehearsal together, but that doesn’t mean we can’t keep playing and taking new risks. In place of daily rehearsals, our Theatre Educators will host a variety of different activities every day to inspire creativity and the performing arts right in your own living room. Learn how to develop character, design lights, make props and more.
Read MoreThe Children’s Theatre of Maine has been continually performing plays for a young audience since 1922. We are the oldest continuously running children’s theatre in the country! That’s 98 years of plays for young audiences. While schools are not in session, and while theatres are dark, now is the time for artists to hunker down and turn on the ghost light while we write our stories. Join the Maine Youth Playwriting Challenge.
Read MoreIn order to continue to serve as a resource for parents, families, and the community during a period of time marked by public health curfews and quarantines, the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine launched a series of free, online educational programs. “At Home Together” includes “Wild Life” and “Makerspace” programs and the “Maine Youth Playwriting Challenge Online” program spans ten days.
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