The Maine Humanities Council Presents
A Hair-Raising Theatrical Thriller
As Maine Grows...
Do you have fond memories of Taxing Maine, the award-winning play about the history of state taxes that toured our fair State back in 2006?* Well, we hope so, because the Theater at Monmouth’s David Greenham and Dennis Price are coming back, this time tackling the weighty issues facing Maine as we grow into our future.
Maine is changing so rapidly and in so many ways, it’s almost impossible to keep up with it all. There is population growth in some areas and decline in others, new business clusters springing up in some places, dying in others. Maine’s governor wants us to become a leader in wind technology; the proposed school consolidation is intended to provide better education for less money. Meanwhile, there is always lots of conversation around land use: do we want to turn traditional timberlands into resorts, houses and golf courses or leave them as open space? What about public access? How well do we actually do this planning business? How well has Maine ever done it? As Maine Grows brings you some of the stories of past efforts at planning and growth. Silly? Outrageous? Depressing? Insane? It depends on your perspective.
As Maine Grows doesn’t touch on every issue of development, but we think it will help to start a conversation in your community about the important issues we’re facing and how we might want to address them.
If you would like to ensure that As Maine Grows... makes a stop in your neck of the woods in 2009, please fill out an application to secure a spot on David and Dennis’s calendar. If you have questions, please call MHC at 773-5051.
Scheduled Venues
| Date & Time | Town | Location |
| June 3 (Wednesday), 7pm | Biddeford | McArthur Library |
| June 8 (Monday), 6:30pm | Auburn | Auburn Library |
| June 9 (Tuesday), 5:30pm | Westbrook | Walker Memorial Library |
| July 13 (Monday), 3pm | Rangeley | Rangeley Public Library |
| August 25 (Tuesday), 7pm | Naples | Naples Public Library |
| August 26 (Wednesday), 7pm | Orland | Orland Historical Society |
| September 8 (Tuesday), 7pm | Ellsworth | Ellsworth Public Library |
| September 12 (Saturday), 11am | Bangor | Bangor Public Library |
| September 12 (Saturday), 3pm | Dover-Foxcroft | Center Theatre |
| September 14 (Monday), 6:30pm | Scarborough | Scarborough Public Library |
| September 18 (Friday), 7pm | Gorham | White Rock Grange, 33 Wilson Road |
| September 19 (Saturday), 7pm | Freeport | Freeport Community Library |
| September 29 (Tuesday), 7pm | Brunswick | Morrell Room at Curtis Memorial Library |
| September 30 (Wednesday), 7pm | Gardiner | Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center |
re-scheduled to Nov. 19, please see below | Augusta | University of Maine at Augusta |
| October 7 (Wednesday), 7pm | Waterville | Thomas College Library |
| October 8 (Thursday), 7pm | Portland | Maine Historical Society |
| October 9 (Friday), 7pm | York | York Public Library |
| October 10 (Saturday), 7pm | Vinalhaven | Smith Hokanson Memorial Hall |
| October 13 (Tuesday), 4:30pm | York | York County Community College |
| October 14 (Wednesday), 7pm | Monmouth | The Theater At Monmouth |
| October 16 (Friday), 7pm | Springvale | Nasson College Alumni Association |
| October 15 (Thursday), 11:30am | Bangor | College Center, University College of Bangor |
| October 18 (Sunday), 2pm | Lille | Musée culturel du Mont-Carmel |
| October 24 (Saturday), 7pm | Belfast | Belfast Maskers Theater |
| October 28 (Wednesday), 6pm | Bridgton | Bridgton Public Library |
| November 4 (Wednesday), 7pm | Farmington | Lincoln Auditorium in Roberts Learning Center |
| November 19 (Thursday), 4pm | Augusta | UMA, Jewett Hall auditorium |
* You can refresh your memory of Taxing Maine, or hear it for the very first time, via our podcast.
