Local playwright begins theater program Nov. 7
PRESQUE ISLE — Darci Faye is joining the Wintergreen Arts Center staff to teach a six-week after-school youth theatre program beginning Nov. 7.
Faye is a Caribou native and recently made her New York City playwriting debut with her play “Infinitely Yours” in the Planet Connections Theatre Festival. 
It was nominated for five awards, including Outstanding Playwriting of a New Script.
She also staged two of her plays at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, self-producing “Infinitely Yours” last October as a fundraiser for The Hope & Justice Project and staging a 10-minute play called “Just Wait” in the 10 Minute Student Playwright Festival.
At Wintergreen, Faye’s program is designed for students to dramatize a beloved children’s book and stage it at the end of the session. Students will be challenged to collaborate to create a script, build sets and create costumes. They will gain experience in all aspects of theatre, getting their creation from the page to the stage.
“We are thrilled to have Darci direct our youth theatre program,” said Heather Harvell, co-chair of Wintergreen’s board. “We have been putting out feelers to start such a program for a while now and are more than delighted to take the next step with Darci. She brings passion and experience to our center. I can’t wait for her to get started.”
“I’m very honored and excited that the Wintergreen Arts Center wants me to jump on board with them,” said Faye. “I’m excited for my next adventure in theatre in the County. I look forward to working with these students and possibly exposing them to theatre for the first time. This could be very well where their passion starts.”
Faye is the founder and president of the University Players at UMPI, where in just a little over a year, she put up eight shows – three full-length plays, three Broadway revues, a talent show and a 10-minute student playwright festival.
She studied playwriting for two years in New York City at the Off-Broadway theatre company Primary Stages’ Einhorn School of Performing Arts (ESPA). In December, she graduates from UMPI with a bachelor’s in criminal justice.
