# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mum’s the Word: MOMologues Reading & Artist Slide Talk
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us at Corthell Hall on the University of Southern Maine’s Gorham Campus on Thursday, July 16th at 7pm for Mum’s The Word: “MOMologues” Reading followed by an artist talk reflecting how Allen’s social art practice informs her multidisciplinary art work. 

Featuring Tess Van Horn, Stephanie Clay, Reba Askari, Keyla Alston-Griffin, and Juliet Tasker. Directed by Tess Van Horn. 

“MOMologues”, created by Brianna M. Allen and directed by USM Theater faculty member Tess Van Horn, asks self-identifying mothers: What would you share about motherhood if you could do so anonymously? This community play of monologues challenges the expectations and portrayal of American motherhood with confessions, vulnerability and wider communal anthems. This program includes mature and potentially triggering content. 

“It would behoove a sociology or women’s study professor to bring [Momologues] to the University of Alaska Fairbanks for what it shows, not tells, about contemporary mothers. Momologues forced my introspection and also forced me to consider the reasons for my discomfort. I believe that discomfort is exactly the effect the playwright intended to produce in audience members.” - Hank Nuwer, Managing Editor, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (Alaska, 2023)

This work is made possible by a growing community of over 100 self-identifying mothers archived at MomologueCollective.com  Allen’s work is based on the book, The Momologue Collective: An Anthology by Self-Identifying Mothers, published in 2022.

This project is brought to you with support from The Rasmuson Foundation’s Individual Artist Award Program (2025), The Connie Boochever Fellowship Award in partnership with Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Alaska Arts & Cultural Foundation (2025), as well as the Alaska State Council on the Arts Career Opportunity Grant (2023). 

Artist Biography: 

Playwright, performer and visual artist, Brianna Allen created The Momologue Collective in 2018, as a platform for self-identifying mothers to contribute anonymous and true short-stories about motherhood to be shared among a creative community. She holds BFA in Painting and Entrepreneurial Studies from the University of Southern 

Maine. Allen exhibits throughout the state of Alaska (two solo exhibits this year). This year she was selected as a playwright for her short play “Mom, Look!” at the reputable Valdez Theatre Conference, and last year for her full-length play “Boarding Motherhood.” In 2025, she was awarded the Individual Artist Award from the Rasmuson Foundation, as well as awarded the Connie Boochever Felllowship Award. She was awarded Artist of the Year in 2022 in Homer, Alaska. She lives on Ninilchik Tribal lands currently known as Homer, Alaska and works as Development Lead at Bunnell Street Arts Center. Allen and her husband are parents their two daughters Josephine, 8 and Manon, 6.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gorham/mums-the-word-momologues-reading-and-artist-slide-talk/200030146570953
- **Event Categories**: art, business, performances, fine-arts, crafts, entertainment, conferences
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 45

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Gorham
- **state**: ME
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Corthell Concert Hall
- **lat**: 43.680884441024
- **long**: -70.446983356295
- **full address**: Corthell Concert Hall, 13 University Way, Gorham, ME 04038, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Mum s the Word: MOMologues Reading & Artist Slide Talk being held?
  - **A:** Mum s the Word: MOMologues Reading & Artist Slide Talk takes place on Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Corthell Concert Hall, 13 University Way, Gorham, ME 04038, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Mum s the Word: MOMologues Reading & Artist Slide Talk?
  - **A:** Mum s the Word: MOMologues Reading & Artist Slide Talk is organized by The Momologue Collective.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Mum s the Word: MOMologues Reading & Artist Slide Talk is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Gorham, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Mum s the Word: MOMologues Reading & Artist Slide Talk sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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