Conrad Bishop

Red Phoenix has found a winning formula with their Festival of Shorts.

Sunday 19 August at 2 pm Pontine Theatre presents guest artists, Conrad Bishop and Elizabeth Fuller, performing a reading from their new novel Galahad's Fool. Bishop & Fuller, Co-Directors of Sebastapol California's Independent Eye Theatre, will talk about their fifty years in theatre, and offer a short performance. The presentation takes place at the Plains School, #1 Plains Avenue, Portsmouth NH. Donations accepted at the door. For reservations, contact Pontine - info@pontine.org / 603-436-6660. The Plains School is fully accessible and is air conditioned. Free adjacent parking is available.

Pontine Theatre presents The Independent Eye theatre ensemble's inspired two-person vision of William Shakespeare's King Lear. Played out within the confines of an aluminum cage, King Lear and The Fool are accompanied by nearly 30 life-sized, hand, and finger puppets operated by actors and master puppeteers Conrad Bishop and Elizabeth Fuller. King Lear plays October 23 - 25 at Pontine's West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington Street in Portsmouth NH. The theatre is not visible from the street, look for the big 959 on the signpost at the head of the drive. This production is underwritten by Piscataqua Savings Bank. Performances are Today at 7:30pm, Saturday at 4pm, and Sunday at 2pm. Advance tickets are available online. Tickets may also be purchased at the door a half-hour prior to each show, based on availability. For tickets ($24) and more information, visit www.pontine.org

Pontine Theatre announces its 38th Annual Performance Series at their West End Studio Theatre in Portsmouth NH. 

One of the country's longest-standing research theater ensembles, Irondale, will headline its 34th season with Irondale Ensemble's epic staging of The 1599 Project, eight years in the making. The 2015-2016 Season also marks a new milestone for Irondale as it unveils the theatre's new presenting series. Irondale will present California's The Independent Eye Theater Company in their New York premiere of King Lear, October 12-13; a newly curated cabaret series, kicking off on October 16 with First Takes, an improvised preview of 1599 in development; and the sixth annual FLICfest, a festival of full-length evening works of six emerging choreographers, January 21-23 and 28-30.

Pontine Theatre presents The Independent Eye theatre ensemble's inspired two-person vision of William Shakespeare's King Lear. Played out within the confines of an aluminum cage, King Lear and The Fool are accompanied by nearly 30 life-sized, hand, and finger puppets operated by actors and master puppeteers Conrad Bishop and Elizabeth Fuller. King Lear plays October 23 - 25 at Pontine's West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington Street in Portsmouth NH. The theatre is not visible from the street, look for the big 959 on the signpost at the head of the drive. This production is underwritten by Piscataqua Savings Bank. Performances are Friday at 7:30pm, Saturday at 4pm, and Sunday at 2pm. Advance tickets are available online. Tickets may also be purchased at the door a half-hour prior to each show, based on availability. For tickets ($24) and more information, visit www.pontine.org

Touchstone Theatre presents longtime friends, collaborators, and fellow ensemble theatre artists of The Independent Eye theatre company in their adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear. The play, which runs October 15-18, 2015, features two actors and twenty puppets.

Pontine Theatre announces its 38th Annual Performance Series at their West End Studio Theatre in Portsmouth NH. 

The Independent Eye presents an inspired two-person take on William Shakespeare's KING LEAR. Played out within the confines of an aluminum cage, King Lear and The Fool are accompanied by nearly 30 life-sized, hand, and finger puppets operated by actors and master puppeteers Conrad Bishop and Elizabeth Fuller. KING LEAR plays April 10 through 26 (Press opening: April 10) at The Emerald Tablet (80 Fresno Street) in San Francisco. For tickets ($20, 25) and more information, the public may visit brownpapertickets.com.

The Independent Eye presents William Shakespeare's KING LEAR. Lear is the puppeteer of his own puppet show. In his mind, he is the only real human in his motherless kingdom of power and commodity, where love is merchandise for barter, quantifiable by the number of knights under his command.

November 7-10, Pontine Theatre kicks off its 36th season with performances by California-based artists, Conrad Bishop and Elizabeth Fuller, in their original production, GIFTS at Pontine's West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St, Portsmouth NH. Mr. Bishop and Ms. Fuller are the founding directors of The Independent Eye Theatre, located in Sabastopol, California. Performances are offered on Thursday and Friday at 7:30pm, Saturday at 4pm, and Sunday at 2pm. Tickets are $24 and may be purchased online: www.pontine.org. Tickets may also be purchased at the door (cash & checks only) a half-hour prior to each performance, based on availability. Guest artist accommodations for this production are provided by Best Western Plus Wynwood Hotel & Suites.

The Independent Eye's new play Gifts, created and performed by Conrad Bishop & Elizabeth Fuller, will be at Touchstone--321 E. 4th. St., Bethlehem on October 26, Saturday, at 8 pm.

Pontine Theatre announced its 36th performance season at the West End Studio Theatre in Portsmouth NH. This season, Pontine presents a four-event Performance Series, a three-event Cafe-Lyceum Series, a five-event 'Humanities-To-Go' Series, and its annual WEST-FEST New Vaudeville Holiday Shows. Pontine is a resident company at the West End Studio Theatre located at 959 Islington Street in Portsmouth, NH. Contact the company at -- info@pontine.org or 603-436-6660.

Riding the Changes will play at Little Pond, Bill and Bridget's home: 92 S. Penn Dixie Rd., Nazareth, Penn., tomorrow evening, September 24 at 7:30 pm. The reading, performance and talk will feaure performers, playwrights, radio producers and puppeteers Conrad Bishop and Elizabeth Fuller from their memoir CO-CREATION: FIFTY YEARS IN THE MAKING.

Conrad & Elizabeth, founding directors of Independent Eye Theatre (Sebastapol, CA), will offer a reading from their memoir, Co-Creation: Fifty Years in the Making. They'll also perform two comic repertory pieces, Dreamers, which introduced their first show in 1974, and Peace Negotiations, the clash of two old ladies at a Burger King.

Conrad & Elizabeth, founding directors of Independent Eye Theatre (Sebastapol, CA), will offer a reading from their memoir, Co-Creation: Fifty Years in the Making. They'll also perform two comic repertory pieces, Dreamers, which introduced their first show in 1974, and Peace Negotiations, the clash of two old ladies at a Burger King.

The Independent Eye presents a new vision of Mary Shelley's classic novel. Described as 'live theatrical animation,' the production features a trio of actors, two dozen life-size puppets, poetry, music and video. Adapted by Conrad Bishop & Elizabeth Fuller of Sebastopol, California this 'Frankenstein' tells the story of a man who, tormented by the death of his mother, seeks to conquer death by making birth obsolete.

The Independent Eye presents a new vision of Mary Shelley's classic novel. Described as 'live theatrical animation,' the production features a trio of actors, two dozen life-size puppets, poetry, music and video. Adapted by Conrad Bishop & Elizabeth Fuller of Sebastopol, California this 'Frankenstein' tells the story of a man who, tormented by the death of his mother, seeks to conquer death by making birth obsolete.

The American family is just as wonderfully dysfunctional as it was back in the 'good old days.' Watch the Birdie with a jazzy and tuneful score by Charles Gilbert (Assassins, Gemini, the Musical) tackles the truths and trials of American family life with heart, humor and sincerity.