Play Festival 2026
Short original plays by local authors
MAY 30 & 31, 2026
Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center
928 White Oaks Road, Laconia NH
Free Event
Powerhouse once again performs exciting new works created in our winter playwriting workshop on the beautiful grounds of Prescott Farm. This event grows in popularity each year and gives the community a chance to produce and see over a dozen world premieres in one day! Check out the schedule, logistics, and weather info below.
PLAY FESTIVAL 2026 SCHEDULE
BRING LAWN CHAIRS, A PICNIC, A FRIEND…. and join us for these wonderful short original plays! Each location will have 4-5 different plays. Each location has 2 sessions each day. Start times at each location along with a list of plays are below. See one location or see them all!
Questions: info@powerhousenh.org.
In case of rain - all plays will be performed in the Prescott Farm barn. Picnic plays will begin at 1pm followed by Well plays at approximately 2:00pm followed by Rock plays at 3:20pm. Bring an umbrella (to walk the path from parking to the barn). Bring lawn chairs (there are limited chairs and benches in the barn). Enjoy the sound of the rain in the dry barn as you watch the plays!
WELL PLAYS
1pm & 3:30 PM
The Princess and the Toad
Director: Cecily Schultz
Playwright: Amanda Wagner
Cast: Courtney Palmer & David Nelson
Check the Treetops
Director: Amanda Wagner
Playwright: Aaron Compagna
Cast: Tess Hodges & Emma White
Gnome Improvements
Director: Lore Heywood
Playwright: Carey Hough
Cast: Alex Hunton & Alex Bradley
A Tale a Steadfast Slim Slydell an’ Round Heels Nell
Director: Gary Locke
Playwright: Chuck Fray
Cast: Cassandra Durand & Jennifer Schaffner
PICNIC PLAYS
1pm & 2:10pm
Lemonade
Director: Hayley DeSousa
Playwright: Kelly Bennett
Cast: Mary White & Emma Matheson
One More Hat Trick
Director: Kathleen Hill
Playwright: Mary White
Cast: Julie Hirshan-Hart, Wendy DeSousa, & Patty Sarausky
Who’s the Expert
Director: Tyler Romprey
Playwright: Julie Hirshan-Hart
Cast: Hayley DeSousa & Doreen Sheppard
A Park Bench Named Desire
Director: Katie Duncan
Playwright: Tess Hodges
Cast: Gwen Drake & Sharleigh Thompson
Turtle Butt
Director: Jim Rogato
Playwright: David Nelson
Cast: Aaron Compagna & Valerie Kehr
ROCK PLAYS
2:10pm & 3:30pm
The Settlement
Director: Brendan Berube
Playwright: Amanda Jennison
Cast: Amanda Jennison & Gary Locke
In the Rough
Director: Jenna Rogato
Playwright: Tyler Romprey
Cast: Alex Palmer & Jeremy Hart
And the Dish Ran Away From the Spoon
Director: Amanda Jennison
Playwright: Alyssa Mankofsky
Cast: Lorienne Valovanie & Jim Gocha
In Common
Director: Jennifer Cote
Playwright: Olivia Martinson
Cast: Nicole Gauvreau, Olesia Pazdro, & Robby Sturtevant
Hauntings for Hire
Director: Olesia Pazdro
Playwright: Courtney Palmer
Cast: Lore Heywood & Kelly Bennett
Thank you to our sponsors
Interesting Facts
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Wide variety
Over the years, we’ve had plays about everything from robots to chemistry and political intrigue to aging. We’ve had mermaids and witches and dragons with wings. We’ve had plays set from the 13th century to the future. There have been laughs and there have been tears. You never know what you’ll get!