Maine Arts Academy Theater

05/07/2019

MEAA produces ‘The Queens of Brimstone’

Sidney, ME- Maine Arts Academy Student Theater will present an original student written musical entitled The Queens of Brimstone. The musical is written by MEAA junior, Isabella Coulombe with songs by Isabella Coulombe and MEAA junior Aaron Walsh. The play is directed by MEAA junior Natalie Gilbert and is suitable for children of all ages! The public performance for The Queens of Brimstone is on Saturday, May 11 at 2pm on the Alumni Stage, Maine Arts Academy in Sidney, ME. Tickets for the event are $10 for Adults and $5 for students and children under 18. The musical will go on to tour to area elementary schools the following week.

The Queens of Brimstone is a fun and uplifting play that takes place in a “suburban fairytale world” with fairytale style sets and costumes. This play illustrates the power of positive thinking and proves that true friendship and positivity can always light the way home, no matter how lost a person gets! The performance runs 50 minutes.

Although playwright Isabella Coulombe could be considered a prolific young playwright, The Queens of Brimstone is Coulombe’s first play to be produced. Breaking into a huge smile, Coulombe comments, “It’s really exciting! It’s so cool to see everyone doing their best to bring the characters to life!” The Maine Arts Academy theater program is dedicated to developing and fostering young theater artists like Coulombe. Theater students at MEAA spend a good part of their day participating in acting, directing, playwriting, and theater leadership classes. There, they learn the skills necessary to collaborate with each other as young creative artists. “We have a collaborative process that absolutely nurtures the work of these talented students. They learn to both relate to the world through their art form and express their unique place within it. I am blessed to work in such an inspired and creative environment.” says Jeri Pitcher, Director of the Theater Program at MEAA.

For more information about The Queens of Brimstone performance on May 11 or the MEAA Theater program, you may contact Jeri Pitcher at [email protected] or visit:

Maine Arts Academy is Maine's only arts high school. Student paths include music, dance, theater, and visual arts.

03/26/2019

Coming Up!!

Sidney, ME- Maine Arts Academy Theater students will present their Third Annual Ten Minute Play Festival and Dinner on Thursday evening, April 11th at 6pm at The Lodge on the MEAA campus. The evening will consist of five original plays written, directed, and performed by MEAA Theater Students. The plays will be performed with dinner courses served between each 10 minute play. Tickets for the event are $20 for Adults and $10 for students and should be purchased in advance on the MEAA website by April 9 through the following steps. Go to www.maineartsacademy.org, then go the news and events tab and the link for the tickets will be right there!

“The 10 Minute Play Festival is a great outlet for MEAA students to develop theater skills and creativity. This festival showcases the collaborative nature of our theater program!” says Festival Artistic Director and MEAA student Mars Bisson. The five original plays guaranteed to entertain consist of: The Commercial written by Madelyn Rancourt and directed by Carina Higgins; Three Martini’s written by Natalie Gilbert and directed by McKayla Prophett; The Social Experiment written by Evelyn Mercier, and directed by Madelyn Rancourt; A Life Less Human written by Kobi Appleby and directed by Marie LaBrecque; and The Teenage Experience written by Carina Higgins and directed by Sal Bush.

This evening of shows is an array of different genres, some comedic and some more serious. Please join us for an enjoyable evening of dinner, some laughs, and a new appreciation for all the different sides and styles of original student written work! For more information, please contact MEAA Theater Program Director, Jeri Pitcher: [email protected] or visit our website: www.maineartsacademy.org

Maine Arts Academy is Maine's only arts high school. Student paths include music, dance, theater, and visual arts.

03/01/2019

Hello MeAA Students, parents, and faculty!!

And welcome to the new MeAA Theater Page!!

On this page we'll be updating you on many things revolving around the theater program here!

Who are we?

We are Audrey Weston and Neveah Schuchardt, two stage managers in the theater leadership program that is offered at our school. On this page we will be informing you on events happening at our school in the theater program, along with the details that follow. This includes plays and productions we put on along with any opportunities that we may have.

Here’s what we’ve done so far!! …

Recently we have put on three original one act plays written, directed, and performed by students who go here! These three plays were all very different in variety but all sharing the same meaning, which is a giant thank you to the women in our lives who we look up too and appreciate.

And here’s what we’re working on now!! ..

Currently we are all working on 5 original plays written, directed, and performed by current students at MeAA. These are shorter than the one acts, but still just as fun and amusing as the past shows that we’ve put on.

We are also working on a student written musical! The musical is called ‘Queens of Brimstone’ and it was written by Isabella Coulombe and directed by Natalie Gilbert. We will be taking this musical to a variety of elementary schools around the area to show them this show.

Please feel free to shoot us a message with any questions, comments, or concerns!

03/01/2019