Gorham actors in ‘Godspell’

With several Gorham actors, Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick is presenting the hit Broadway show, “Godspell,” for two shows only on Monday, July 28, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., in the Pickard Theater, 1 Bath Road, on the campus of Bowdoin College.

“Godspell,” based loosely on the Gospels and parables of Jesus, remains one of the most popular rock musicals of all time and features a score by Stephen Schwartz, including hits such as “Day by Day,” “God Save the People,” “By My Side,” and “Turn Back, O’ Man.”

Maine State Music Theater intern Kevin Nietzel and Cameron Wright of Gorham lead the show as Jesus and Judas, respectively.

The cast also features Gorham actors Melissa Bills, Eileen Hanley, Danielle Lane, Reid Watson and Matthew West, along with Tommy Waltz of South Portland, Alec Cohen of Falmouth, and interns Jessica Lawyer, Jennifer Maurer, Dylan Cole Passman, Zoe Raphael, Tara Lynn Steele and Andrew Winans.

Directed by Curt Dale Clark, the show is produced entirely by the 2014 MSMT Intern Company.

Ticket prices range from $20-$40. Tickets are available online at www.msmt.org, over the phone by calling 725-8769, or in person by visiting the Box Office located at in the Pickard Theatre at 1 Bath Road, Brunswick.

Dermody shaves head for cancer fundraiser

Megan Dermody of Gorham is one of 46 mothers in this year’s St. Baldrick’s Foundation campaign to raise funds and awareness to conquer kids’ cancer.

Dermody and the other team members will have their heads shaved at the Prudential Center in Boston on July 27 in the fifth annual St. Baldrick’s 46 mommas “Shave for the Brave.”

Dermody’s son, Finnian, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in November 2011. After surgery, he lost the ability to walk and speak. It took him a year to start walking again and three months to speak, and he continues to improve daily. “Finn is currently in remission and never ceases to amaze his family with his strength and bravery,” a St. Baldrick’s statement said.

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-driven and donor-centered charity dedicated to funding childhood cancer research. The 46 Mommas team was created in 2010 with a goal of raising $1 million for pediatric cancer research and has raised more than $1.4 million.

Free gazebo concert

North of Nashville will entertain 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, at the gazebo on the lawn at Gorham Municipal Center, 75 South St.

Free parking is available on South Street or in the municipal lot behind Baxter Memorial Library. Gorham Recreation Department sponsors the concert series.

U.S. taxpayer debt

The Bureau of the Fiscal Service reported on July 18 that the U.S. public debt was $17,599,556,606,441.85.