Talents blend to create the new Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine

From Staff & Wire Reports

In the ancient folk tale “Stone Soup,” a band of bony soldiers floats into a village and proposes to the townspeople that they make soup out of stones for all to enjoy in the village square. Wary at first, the villagers are emboldened to add some scraps of meat here, a hidden potato there. The soup deepens, becomes a rich dish to satisfy our hunger. Be degrees, everything tastes better and better. Voila. Everybody’s happy!

On Thompson’s Point, the soup is nearly ready for 2021’s grand opening. We’ve seen the fanciful structure rise courageously during COVID. There is excitement, because when the Museum merged with the Children’s Theatre of Maine, a sense of our community being on stage crystallized. After all, Tony-winning actress (and Portland Magazine subscriber) Andrea Martin started her brilliant career with the Children’s Theatre of Maine.

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