| Ghost Lives Of Puddle Dock |
Lamplight Dialogues, an exiting new kind of theatre, will take you into the past and behind the scenes in six historic houses in "America’s oldest neighborhood". Audiences peak into the private lives of families inside their actual homes in this brilliant and original production by Kent Stephens. Only 14 performances!
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October 8 through 25
Strawbery Banke
At night, in the historic properties of Strawbery Banke, the ghosts of Puddle Dock’s former residents come out. In the parlor before the fire, or around the dining table by candlelight, they do what families have always done: plan for the future, celebrate the past, dream, recriminate, worry, reach accommodation, and exchange sentiments of love and loyalty.
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LAMPLIGHT DIALOGUES, another History Theatre collaboration between Strawbery Banke Museum and Harbor Light Stage, will allow audiences to visit with these ghosts and witness their encounters in a unique, thrillingly intimate theatrical experience staged in the houses and on the grounds of the museum. For the price of a single ticket, you will travel with fellow theatergoers in small groups to see six separate short plays in six different historic properties. Here’s what’s in store:
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Lamplight Dialogues is a nighttime journey into the ghost lives of Puddle Dock. Written and Directed by Kent Stephens
Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 pm; Saturday October 10th at 8 pm,
Saturday October 17th and 25th at 6pm and 9 pm, and Sundays at 5 pm.
Running time: 1 hour and 45 minutes, including intermission.
Online tickets available now through Strawbery Banke Museum. Space is extremely limited, so reserve now!
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"A Person of Suspicious Character"
In the William Pitt Tavern:
On what should be the greatest night of his life, with General Washington on the premises, tavern keeper and former Tory John Stavers learns that Portsmouth patriots have long memories.
"To Drink the Wild Air (A Ghost Story)"
In the Walsh House:
A tempest-tossed Keyran Walsh haunts his former home and gives a museum curator a most unexpected lesson in "living history".
"The Miracle of Fiction"
In the Thomas Bailey Aldrich House:
His father dead and his dream of a Harvard education shattered, young Tom Bailey shares one last night of laughter and secrets with "Kitty" Killian, Irish housekeeper, before leaving home forever.
"The Chiefest of All Conundrums"
In the Goodwin Mansion:
Ichabod Goodwin thinks he has reached the age of contentment. Tonight Sara Parker Rice Goodwin will prove him wrong -- and surprise him as only a wife of thirty years can.
"A Little Naches"
In the Shapiro House:
Mollie Shapiro is late for Sabbath, and her father Avrum is not happy about it. She’s also bringing home some significant news, but will he be able to hear it?
"Petticoat Rule"
In the Abbot Store:
16-year-old Leslie Clough has lived with Bertha ‘Nana" Abbot since he was nine. Now that he’s earning his way in the world, his family, who’ve neglected him for so long, want him back. But Bertha has no intention of letting him go. A story of a remarkable relationship.
Finale and Curtain Call around the Bonfire in Puddle Dock
Online tickets available now through Strawbery Banke Museum. Space is extremely limited, so reserve now
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