Click on the links below to stream past performances by Pontine Theatre—on demand—from Vimeo. If you like what you see, please consider joining us for a live performance at the Plains School or on tour. Enjoy!
An original adaptation of George Savary Wasson’s novel, set in the 19th century on the coast of Maine.
• A New England Christmas, 1:20, 2022
An original adaptation of Donald Hall’s short story “Christmas Snow.”
• Isles of Shoals: the Eternal Sound of the Sea, 1:03, 2022
"Isles of Shoals:the Eternal Sound of the Sea” explores the lore and legends of an archipelago off the New Hampshire/Maine coast through the writings of poet, Celia Thaxter, who grew up there and author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, who came for a summer visit.
• Cap’n Eli’s Best Ear, 49:03, 2023
Based on a holiday story by Frank Stockton, with music by the New England Fiddle Ensemble.
An original play about the lives of 19th century textile mill workers in Portsmouth NH and Lowell MA, drawn from letters, diaries and newspaper articles.
• A New England Christmas 2024, 53:024, 2024
Adaptations of William Dean Howell’s story “Chistmas Every Day,” Robert Frost’s poem “Christmas Trees” and Alice Van Leer Carrick’s memoir “Chritsmas in Our Town,” with music by the New England Fiddle Ensemble.
• Robert Frost’s New Hampshire, 55:07, 2024
Original stagings of five early poems by Robert Frost.
• A New England Christmas 2025, 54:44, 2025
Original adaptations of two short stories: “A Speakin’ Ghost” by Annie Trumbull Slosson and “Christmas Back Home” by Eugene Wood. Music by the New England Fiddle Ensemble.
• Sojourner’s Stories: New Englanders in Nature, 1:04, 2025
Adaptations of “Farmer Eli’s Vacation” by Alice Brown, “The Star-splitter” by Robert Frost and “A White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett.
• The Flat Iron Lot, 51:09, 2026
A short slide lecture on Portsmouth NH’s anniversary celebrations followed by an adaptation of Alice Brown’s short story, “The Flat-Iron Lot,” presented in commemoration of America 250.