Applications are open now for the production and residency of Wholly Unwinding at Hogfish.
For their fifth season, Hogfish theater is proud to announce that they will be presenting for the first time, a flagship production that started as a regenerative arts seed project by a Hogfish artist-in-residence. Wholly Unwinding is a multi-genre work that defies categorization – part opera, part musical, part folk concert, part story-telling around the campfire for three voices, dancers, and chamber ensemble with music and libretto by Hailey McAvoy.
The story explores Hailey’s experiences growing up with Cerebral Palsy and her reconnection to embodiment through Alexander Technique with a series of poetic, psychedelic tableaux carried by songs and accompanied monologues. Themes include laying down armor, saying f*ck it to the medical model of disability, self-agency and reclamation, and the power of community. The three singers and dancers play students and friends on the journey together.
Application information:
Hogfish is looking for three singers, two dancers, a violinist and a cellist.
There is no application fee and no age limit.
Hogfish actively seeks a diverse team of all ethnic backgrounds, ages, body types, neuro and physical abilities, disciplines and styles, as well as gender & sexuality expressions.
For this production, Hogfish is particularly interested in spotlighting artists with disabilities, though artists of all abilities will be considered!
Application deadline is Monday, March 9th 2026.
For more information and to apply, please go to the Hogfish website.
The Maine Youth Action Network (MYAN) is conducting a statewide Accessibility and Inclusion Audit to better understand how youth programs across Maine are supporting young people with disabilities and other access needs. This includes physical, intellectual, sensory, mental health, neurodivergent, or chronic health conditions, as well as broader barriers such as transportation, financial, cultural and language access.
This work is rooted in MYAN’s role as a youth-serving network that focuses on strengthening programs and communities from the inside out. While other efforts often focus on policy or legal rights, MYAN’s goal is to learn directly from organizations about how inclusion happens in practice — and what supports you need to make programs more accessible for all youth.
MYAN is inviting organizations to share insights and experiences by completing a short 10–12 minute survey.
Your input will help:
Map existing supports and identify access barriers
Highlight effective, inclusive practices already happening across Maine
Develop a practical Accessibility Toolkit to help youth-serving organizations create more inclusive, accessible programs
This is just the beginning of what we hope will be a larger collaborative effort. After the survey, MYAN plans to:
Share early findings through community updates and virtual discussions, as well as at the Maine Youth Leadership Conference
Offer chances to review and provide feedback on pieces of the Accessibility Toolkit
Keep partners connected as we build shared learning around access and inclusion
Please feel free to share this opportunity with your networks and ask other organizations who provide programing for young people in Maine to complete the survey.
As a next step in this statewide effort, MYAN is now gathering input directly from youth participants and their parents/guardians/caregivers. We would be grateful for your help sharing the information below with your program participants — through email, newsletters, flyers, social media, or any other communication channel your organization uses.
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About the Accessibility & Inclusion Surveys
The Maine Youth Action Network (MYAN) is working to better understand what helps young people feel welcome in youth programs — and what gets in the way. To do this, we are gathering input from both youth and parents/guardians/caregivers across Maine.
These surveys focus on access challenges such as disability, transportation, cost, language, or any other barriers that make it hard to join or participate in youth programs. What people share will help shape future programs so they are more inclusive, supportive, and easier for all youth to access.
We want to understand what families experience when trying to access youth programs — especially when barriers like disability, transportation, cost, or language are involved.
Survey Time: 5–7 minutes
Privacy: All responses are confidential and will not be linked to you or your young person
Why It Matters
Your feedback will help MYAN:
Identify access and inclusion barriers across Maine
Learn what supports already exist
Advocate for programs that are more welcoming to all youth
Build tools and strategies to improve accessibility statewide
By sharing their perspectives, youth and families are helping build a more inclusive future for Maine’s young people.
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