We 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.
Read MoreIt is with a combination of sadness and profound love for our community that we announce the temporary closure of our Museum & Theatre facility at 142 Free Street in Portland (effective Friday, March 13th at 5 PM) and cessation of all associated programming for at least two weeks. We will continuously monitor and reassess the appropriate timing for reopening, in accordance with official public health recommendations. As an organization committed to STEM education, we take seriously the science-based assessment of the severity of our situation and the guidelines for how we should keep ourselves safe. More details here.
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