Free ‘Hunger Games’ film at PPL

PORTLAND — The Teen Room at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, will screen a free matinee of “The Hunger Games” on Friday, Aug. 24, at 2:30 p.m. in the Rines Auditorium at the Main Library.

“The Hunger Games” is based on Suzanne Collins’ young adult novel by the same name. The book is the first in a triology that includes “Catching Fire” and “Mockingjay.”

For more information, visit www.portlandlibrary.com.

Morse junior interns for book publisher

The Times Record
TOPSHAM

Jordan Omo, a junior at Morse High School and the Bath Regional Career and Technical Center, recently completed a summer internship with Just Write Books in Topsham.

According to a release from Just Write Books, Omo worked as the assistant to the publisher, Nancy E. Randolph, and said his favorite work was scanning and preparing photographs — old and new — for publication in books.

Omo came to the attention of Randolph at the 2012 Skills USA pin design state competition when his design won first place. Omo created his pin showing a silhouette of a fisherman and lighthouse on an outline of the state of Maine. Randolph said his presentation was clear, smart and knowledgeable about the design process and the culture of Maine.

Omo plans to continue with graphic design education during his high school and college years.

Students needed for ‘Frankenstein’ movie

FREEPORT — Figures of Speech Theatre, a puppetry theater company located at 77 Durham Road, is seeking high school students from Brunswick to Portland to join The Figures of Speech Student Ensemble this fall.

A news release describes the production as follows:

Now in its fifth year, The FOSSE pairs top-quality professional artist mentors with high school students to create original adaptations of classic tales using FST’s signature blend of puppets, masks, shadows, music, actors, dance and more. The FOSSE is gearing up to create a filmed, puppetry adaptation of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” this year.

Director Ian Bannon has pulled together major funding including grants from the Maine Arts Commission and Maine Community Foundation to support the $34,000 budget for “Frankenstein.” Students will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with the artist mentors, taking the reins from day one as The FOSSE creates this film from scratch.

FST artistic director John Farrell and visual arts mentor Abbeth Russell will help the ensemble envision and create the necessary shadow puppets.

Music mentor Nic Robichaud will help the ensemble create an original, contemporary soundtrack.

Barry Dodd, videography mentor along with his videography team will help the ensemble shoot the 2-D and 3-D performances and edit them into film. A short “behind the scenes” documentary will also be produced to record the process.

FST has partnered with the Maine Learning Technology Initiative to broadcast the finished approximately 45 minute film to every interested middle and high school classroom in Maine, followed by a live chat forum between the audience and student artists.

The FOSSE is actively recruiting high school students to join the ensemble. Students writers, builders, artists, musicians, actors, dancers, movie buffs, photographers, techies, thinkers and doers are encouraged to join.

There is no audition process, but The FOSSE requires its ensemble members to fully commit to the project as well as read and discuss Shelley’s novel before attending rehearsals.

For more information, call 865-6355 or visit www.figures.org/ FOSSE.