New Hampshire Theatre Project

06/12/2026

Don't miss theatre KAPOW's production of Morning Sun - TONIGHT and all weekend long at NHTP!
www.nhtheatreproject.org/onstagenow

"You're a failure. As a mother, you're a failure. You let her drift and now what she is, Charlotte, is mediocre. She is mediocre is what she is."
"Thanks, Granma"

Morning Sun finds the love in family fights... and reopens Friday night at 7.30 pm at New Hampshire Theatre Project in Portsmouth. Shows Saturday at 4 pm and Sunday at 2 pm.

Photo by Matthew Lomanno, photographer
Featuring Pamela Battin-Sacks, Rachael Chapin and Annie Lelio.

06/11/2026

NHTP COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTER SURVEY: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_lKQ__YlQrHvlwUAr7R4uoQawgUdxZHrNrJiWJRt3j42sGA/viewform

New Hampshire Theatre Project is planning for our next few years, including a planning retreat on Friday, June 19, 2026. As part of that work, we want to hear from the community we serve.

This short survey takes about 3-5 minutes. Your responses are anonymous unless you choose to share your contact details at the end.

Your input directly informs our planning - it helps us understand how we are doing and where we can grow. Thank you for being part of New Hampshire Theatre Project.

New Hampshire Theatre Project is planning for our next few years, including a planning retreat on Friday, June 19, 2026. As part of that work, we want to hear from the community we serve. This short survey takes about 3-5 minutes. Your responses are anonymous unless you choose to share your contact....

06/10/2026

We are almost halfway to our NH Gives fundraising goal with a little more than 5 hours left to go! Please check out our donation link at: https://www.nhgives.org/organization/nhtheatreproject
Everyone at NHTP appreciates your support!

06/10/2026

NH Gives continues until 5pm tomorrow! We've raised nearly 30% of our fundraising goal, but we still need your help. Every donation helps - as does sharing our page and spreading the word about NHTP! Big thanks to everyone who has donated so far!

New Hampshire Theatre Project Theatre for Your LifeWho We AreNew Hampshire Theatre Project (NHTP) is an applied theatre company, using the craft of theatre to spark thoughtful conversations, encourage empathy, and make connections that ultimately ignite change. We belie...

06/05/2026

Mothers and Daughters, Identity and Memory:
theatre KAPOW explores the light of Morning Sun - NEXT WEEKEND AT NHTP!

theatre KAPOW
presents

MORNING SUN
by Simon Stephens

A Guest Artist Production at New Hampshire Theatre Project

June 12 - 7:30pm
June 13 - 4:00pm
June 14 - 2:00pm
TICKETS: https://portsmouthnhtickets.com/?org=67a27f92-6e98-47a1-8542-25b60a1e63a6


theatre KAPOW (tKAPOW) finishes its 18th season with Morning Sun by Simon Stephens at NH Theatre Project in Portsmouth, NH June 12 - 14, 2026.

In Greenwich Village a generation or so ago, the city is alive. Joni Mitchell sings, friends and lovers come and go, and the regulars change at the neighborhood tavern. As 50 years pass, one woman’s life is revealed in all its complexity, mystery and possibility in this play about mothers and daughters, beginnings and endings. As it picks apart evolving ideas of identity, family, memory, and more, Morning Sun reminds us that the interruptions in our lives are the ghosts we carry with us. Beautifully crafted and deeply moving, this NH premiere is a poignant exploration of the human experience.

Rachael Chapin Longo, the actress playing Charlie McBride in this production, has been making theatre with tKAPOW since 2013. “I read Morning Sun for the first time over a year ago,” Longo shared “and I remember being struck by Stephens’ use of such a focused and narrow lens to draw the audience into his storytelling.”

Seacoast area theatre artist Leslie Pasternack, a longtime friend and ‘playmate’ of the company, is directing for the first time with tKAPOW. “This play tells a rich and layered story of one woman’s life with her family,” Pasternack said, “but it’s also about searching to make connections between the diverse elements of our lives. We are full of contradicting impulses, and we’re trying to resolve or at least understand them, but time pulls us forward regardless. And we look back over our shoulder and wonder what we missed.”

The company has been in rehearsal since late April. Longo said, “As we've been working on the play, I have been thinking so much about the things left unsaid that haunt us. The strength of a mother. The strength of a daughter. The push and pull of what we want to be and how others perceive us.” Pasternack added with a smile, “The script is also frequently hilarious, as the actors suddenly reveal a juicy tidbit to the audience or morph into an unexpected new character.”

Completing the cast are NH actresses Pamela Battin-Sacks and Annie Lelio, both performing with tKAPOW for the first time. Morning Sun is stage-managed by company member Carey Cahoon, Artistic Director Matt Cahoon is the scenic and lighting designer, costume design is by Barbara Holbrook, and sound design by Kyrie Ellison-Keller.

Performances of Morning Sun at New Hampshire Theatre Project are June 12 at 7:30pm, June 13 at 4:00pm and June 14 at 2:00pm. tKAPOW’s series sponsor is Saint Mary’s Bank. For tickets or more information, visit www.tkapow.com.

About theatre KAPOW

theatre KAPOW (www.tkapow.com) develops ensemble productions of great dramatic literature to explore the human experience and inspire and challenge both artist and audience. tKAPOW places emphasis on the importance of rigorous formal training to develop an ensemble of skilled and dedicated theatre artists.

theatre KAPOW is supported in part by NH Dance Collaborative.

About Simon Stephens

Simon Stephens is a contemporary English playwright whose recent works include The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (2013 Olivier Award Best New Play, 2015 Tony Award Best Play), Heisenberg (2015 Off-Broadway), numerous adaptations of shows like the National Theatre's 2016 The Threepenny Opera, Chekov's The Seagull (2017) and The Cherry Orchard (2014), plus On the Shore of the Wide World (2006 Olivier Award Best New Play).

06/03/2026

Help support New Hampshire Theatre Project during this year's NH Gives fundraising campaign!

READ ABOUT OUR CAMPAIGN AT https://www.nhgives.org/organization/nhtheatreproject

DONATION LINK GOES LIVE JUNE 9

NH Gives is New Hampshire's statewide celebration of giving. In just 24 hours each year, thousands of donors come together to support local nonprofits, raising millions of dollars that strengthen communities across the state. Every donation matters, and together, donors have helped nonprofits grow programs and make a lasting impact.

This year, NH Gives takes place June 9-10, and NHTP has a goal of $15000 to help support our organization's mission of Applied Theatre in this community and throughout New Hampshire, including our outreach programs, such as the Elephant-in-the-Room Series®? and Theatre For Life.

And to kick things off, we will be holding a special NH Gives Campaign Launch Party at OTTO Portsmouth from 5pm-10pm on June 9! OTTO has generously agreed to donate 10% of all food and beverage sales for the entire day to NHTP, so you can come help support our organization by stopping by and having a meal - or even ordering a pizza to go! We will have a table there at OTTO throughout the evening, and we welcome you to join us for dinner or come by to say a quick hello.

And then, on June 10, New Hampshire Theatre Project will have an open house all day from 10am-5pm for the remaining hours of our NH Gives campaign- so feel free to stop by and visit our theatre, join us for a drink and a snack, and be a part of our livestream, as we ask our community for support.

June 9 5pm-10pm - NH Gives Campaign Launch Event at OTTO 110 Brewery Ln in Portsmouth

June 10 10am-5pm - Open House at NHTP 959 Islington St. #3 in Portsmouth

Everyone at New Hampshire Theatre Project appreciates your generosity, friendship, and support. All donations help, big and small! We have shared our mission and programs throughout this community and beyond for more than 38 years, and we wouldn't be able to continue to do it without your help... so THANK YOU!

05/18/2026

NHTP's Elephant-in-the-Room Series® brings its Navigating Eldercare Program to the Senior Meals & Senior Center of Coos County in Berlin, NH on May 19 and to the Portsmouth Senior Center in Portsmouth, NH on May 20.

We welcome you to join us at one of these free events!

Time Before Goodbye:
Navigating Eldercare
Film Screening, with facilitated panel discussion and community dialogue.

Based on research and interviews with with caregivers, elders, healthcare providers, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, municipal and state health agencies, and eldercare professionals and organizations throughout the state of New Hampshire, the film explores the labyrinthine process of Navigating Eldercare that we all must face in one way or another at some point in our lives. A powerful, personal, and informative piece, The Time Before Goodbye illuminates many of the myths currently surrounding eldercare, tackles misconceptions and misunderstandings of how our complicated healthcare systems work both for and against clients, highlights the difficulties both caregivers and patients face, and offers the understanding to both elders and caregivers that they are not alone, and that there are numerous resources available for help that most people do not know exist. As with all EITRS programs, we will have a post-screening discussion about the topic.

BERLIN: Tuesday, May 19, 6:00 pm
Presented by Town of Berlin and the Tri-County Community Action Program
Senior Meals & Senior Center of Coos County, Berlin NH
REGISTER: https://portsmouthnh.ticketsauce.com/e/the-time-before-goodbye-navigating-eldercare-fil-6
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PORTSMOUTH: Wednesday, May 20, 5:30 pm
Presented by NHTP and Portsmouth Recreation & Senior Services
Portsmouth Senior Activity Center, Portsmouth NH
REGISTER: https://portsmouthnh.ticketsauce.com/e/the-time-before-goodbye-navigating-eldercare-fil-5


This tour is made possible with partial funding from
The National Endowment for the Arts

Based on research and interviews with with caregivers, elders, healthcare providers, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, municipal and state health agencies, and eldercare professionals and organizations throughout the state of New Hampshire, Time Before Goodbye: Navigating Eldercare explores the labyrinthine process of Navigating Eldercare that we all must face in one way or another at some point in our lives. A powerful, personal, and informative film, Time Before Goodbye illuminates many of the myths currently surrounding eldercare, tackles misconceptions and misunderstandings of how our complicated healthcare systems work both for and against clients, highlights the difficulties both caregivers and patients face, and offers the understanding to both elders and caregivers that they are not alone, and that there are numerous resources available for help that most people do not know exist.
This Elephant-in-the-Room Series® film was created in collaboration with Guiding Light Medicaid Consultant Barbara Barney, with funding support from the NH State Council on the Arts, the NH Bureau for Adults & Aging, and the Agnes Lindsay Trust.

05/08/2026

Much beloved by his family, friends, and the theatre community, Griffinn passed away due to aggressive cutaneous T-cell lymphoma on April 4.

Griffinn was a vivacious, charismatic performer and a veteran of many productions around the Seacoast.

Together with our fellow theatre makers in the area, WE ARE DEDICATING TODAY'S PERFORMANCE IN HIS MEMORY.

🎭With Players Ring Theatre | The Seacoast Repertory Theatre | Newmarket Millspace: Center for Art, History & Culture | Rochester Opera House | Hackmatack Playhouse | Prescott Park Arts Festival | Firehouse Center for the Arts | Threshold Stage Company

11/17/2025

This Wednesday night 11/19 at NHTP!

New Hampshire Theatre Project's Elephant-in-the-Room Series® presents The Time Before Goodbye: Navigating Eldercare - screening followed by panel discussion. Free registration and more info at: www.nhtheatreproject.org/onstagenow

Based on research and interviews with with caregivers, elders, healthcare providers, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, municipal and state health agencies, and eldercare professionals and organizations throughout the state of New Hampshire, the film explores the labyrinthine process of Navigating Eldercare that we all must face in one way or another at some point in our lives. A powerful, personal, and informative piece, The Time Before Goodbye illuminates many of the myths currently surrounding eldercare, tackles misconceptions and misunderstandings of how our complicated healthcare systems work both for and against clients, highlights the difficulties both caregivers and patients face, and offers the understanding to both elders and caregivers that they are not alone, and that there are numerous resources available for help that most people do not know exist. As with all EITRS programs, we will have a post-screening discussion about the topic.

This Elephant-in-the-Room Series® film presentation is sponsored by Elliott & Wendy Weiss, Jennifer Kinsey & John Bunker, and Kennebunk Savings Bank. The Time Before Goodbye was created in collaboration with Guiding Light Medicaid Consultant Barbara Barney, with funding support from the NH State Council on the Arts, the NH Bureau for Adults & Aging, and the Agnes Lindsay Trust.