About Us
The Theater Project was founded in 1971 as a non-profit community-based theater in Brunswick, Maine. For nearly 40 years we have provided innovative, entertaining performances, designed programming for members of our community with special needs, and taught theater to thousands of children from Maine to the Middle East and beyond.
The Theater Project is committed to offering the community stimulating performances that encourage audiences and participants to think and feel; to laugh and cry. We are equally committed to an educational program that enables participants to take risks, to discover their creative spirit while problem solving and working together, and to take responsibility for what they accomplish.
Our Staff
Directeur Confit
Al Miller
Executive Director
Wendy Poole
Theater Manager
Joanna Patterson
Affiliates
Lighting Design
Jp Gagnon
Set Design
Christopher Price
Sound Design
Jim Hall
Photography & Web
Heather Perry Weafer
Video Multi Media
Jeff Smat
Board of Directors
President - Corrie Calderwood
Vice President - Elise DeRosa
Treasurer - Bonnie Paige
Directors
Evie Katz
Andrea Tracy
Barb Kay
Em Baer
Everette Hanke
Jen Crosby
Young Company Board
President - Meghan McGuire
Vice Pres - Maddie Kay
Treasurer - Liz Kneebone
Secretary - Charlotte Crosby
Historian - Vivian Tracy
The Theater Project includes:
The Professional Ensemble Company - A group of professional actors committed to performing the best of innovative theater, new plays, and the classics throughout the year.
The Young Company - A group of bright and energetic high school and college age actors performing and directing their own works, new plays, and works from the theater repertory.
The Young People's Theater - A long-standing program for elementary though middle school actors, including classes and productions by young actors.
The Center Stage Players - A group of Mid-Coast Maine seniors who create and perform original and classic pieces in a Readers’ Theater format. Performing as a group twice a year.
The Outreach Program - Includes at least one touring production each year for schools and communities, as well as extensive residencies to introduce theater as an important educational resource. Our professional theater educators have brought theater to students throughout Maine, the Northeast and Midwestern US, as well as the Middle East.
Year-Round Classes - For adults, teenagers, and school age actors.
The Summer Festival - Plays ranging from Shakespeare to lively experiments performed in repertory, presented by by The Young Company Teen Camp and The Young People’s Theater.
Community Festivals - Inviting the community to explore the themes and questions raised by one play, in close connection with area schools.
Our Mission: To change young and old; to enrich and inspire their living, and to provide a safe environment for original and dynamic exploration.