Theater Management Board

Elaine Albright was the Director of Libraries and then Dean of Cultural Affairs and Libraries at the University of Maine from 1983-2005. She is now a Fogler Fellow for Library Development at the University of Maine. Her responsibilities included the Hudson Museum, The Maine Center for Performing Arts, and The Raymond H. Fogler Library.

Bland Banwell is a professional weaver who also loves the piano and gardening.  Since moving  to Belfast in 1995 she has served for several years on the Board of the Coastal Mountains Land Trust.  She is the retiring president of The Camden Conference with which she served one year as Board member followed by two years as president. Bland is also on the Board of Belfast’s Waterfall Arts.

Martin Gottlieb

Martin Gottlieb moved to Stockton Springs, ME as a full-time resident in January, 2003 after taking an early retirement as Vice President and Counsel from John Hancock Financial Services in Boston. Living in the Boston area or over 35 yrs., he was a faithful and long-time season subscriber to the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Ballet and a small theatre company called The Speakeasy Theatre. As a financial contributor to these artistic organizations, and as a volunteer with the Ballet as Dancer Liaison, he had an opportunity to meet informally with performers, artistic directors, business staff and Board members to discuss the strengths and development (in the broader sense) needs and future direction of these groups. During the ‘80's he was music and choir director of the UU Church in Medfield, MA.

Pat Hustus

Pat Hustus is originally from Mississippi. After her husband, Ed, a pilot for Eastern Air Lines retired, they settled in Belfast, Ed's home town, and ran a boat building business for 10 years. After retiring again, Ed now works part time at Hamilton Marine in Searsport, and Pat enjoys volunteer work, giving time and energy to Meals on Wheels, Belfast's Park and Recreation Commission, the Chamber's Visitor Center, and GreenStreets! as well as the Maskers. Between meetings and trips to the Y, she enjoys gardening, reading, bicycling, figuring out the computer and trying to stay with just 10 games of Free Cell at a time. Pat has been gathering props for the Maskers for 8 years and in the process has met some wonderful people within the acting community as well as merchants and individuals who gladly lend a prop or two.

Nell Moore

Nell Moore is an artist who has been an amateur (in the best sense of the word) of college and community theater since she was a student at McGill University, where she fell in love with costumes. A dozen years later when she lived in New York, she completed a professional course in costume design and construction. It wasn’t until 1990, after more than a decade of studying and practicing architecture in New York, Boston, and Camden, Maine that she began her career with the Belfast Maskers as a set designer. She joined the Maskers’ Board soon after that, and served until 2005. She rejoined this year.  Since moving to Maine in 1984 she has served on the Planning Board of Northport, been President of Artfellows’ cooperative gallery in Belfast, and currently serves on the Belfast Planning Board’s Intown Design Review Committee.

Nell believes that Theatre, along with poetry, dance, music, and the visual arts, is a vital ingredient in the life of a community. Theatre is the one place where all the arts can and must be practiced collaboratively, not only encouraging and nurturing creativity in the participants, but fostering community spirit and educating actors, crew, and audience.

Lilias Outerbridge

Lilias Outerbridge is a native of New York City where she and her husband lived for many years with their four children. A graduate of NYU and Bank Street School of Education, she taught elementary school in the city for 10 years. When the family moved to Rockport, ME in 1979, she was Special Education teacher at Hope Elementary School.

Moving once again in 1986 to Belfast, she met recently retired Basil Burwell and his wife Nancy, and began her long involvement with the creation and development of the Maskers Theatre.  She has been on the Maskers Board since its beginning; has acted in many productions, and has been the stage manager and producer too many times to count.

Maureen Stalla

Maureen Stalla graduated from Stanford University in English, and got a masters degree at St. Michael’s College. At Stanford she met her husband Stan, and they promptly went overseas for the next 25 years. They recently moved to the area after summering here for18 years. Maureen and Stan have four children, raised in Jordan, Oman, Sri Lanka and Peru. Maureen’s activities overseas were as varied as the countries she lived in:  in Jordan she was the first Jordanian National Tennis coach and newspaper columnist, in Oman she taught English for the British Council, in Sri Lanka she was a Peace Corps trainer and English teacher, and in Peru she wrote curriculum and taught Middle School language arts, as well as was president of an embassy non profit organization.

Penny Squibb is a graduate of Bennington College where she majored in dance. She has always been a supporter of both visual and performing arts. Before retiring to Belfast, Penny had the job of librarian and Associate Dean of Students at Storm King School in New York. Pen has won New England awards for her stitching which has been displayed in galleries and museums throughout the New England area. Working with Maskers gives her yet another interest to share with her husband.