Caribou native gives up NYC to inspire Maine youngsters on stage

Cast members for "We Are Monsters" take time from practice at Wintergreen Arts Center in Presque Isle to pose with music director Aaron Swanson (back row, from left), choreographer Emily Sjoberg, director Darci Faye, assistant director Alexandra Kruczek and assistant music directors Tom Watson and Sawyer O'Donnell. (Courtesy of Dottie Hutchins)

Youth theatre is blooming in Aroostook County, thanks to a 2007 Caribou High School graduate who honed her theatrical skills in New York City and brought them home to inspire local youngsters.

“I always loved theatre, but there’s not a lot here,” said Darci Caitlin Faye, 28, who graduated from the University of Maine at Presque Isle last December. She said while high school and middle school students have great programs to encourage acting, she noticed a gap in opportunities for elementary aged students.

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