Living Hero: George Demas

[Jan Eveleth]

High school theater was a lesson in teamwork, dedication, focus, perseverance, and "practice makes perfect. George Demas was the extraordinary Mt. Desert Island high school theater director that changed the lives of a generation of teenagers. He cared about the kids, but never hesitated to push individuals to work way outside the boundaries they were comfortable with. He provided the chance for the teenagers to break out of their self-imposed, and group-established personas--to be something different and something more. He made everyone work hard to the point of exhaustion and unfailingly, we were proud and pleased with what we were able to accomplish as a team.