Lisa Bostnar News

The Park Theatre will present a special one-night staged reading of the new play Dickens’ America, featuring celebrated actor Adam Sowers in the role of Charles Dickens himself.

Park Theatre in Jaffrey, New Hampshire will present a one-night staged reading of Dickens’ America on December 13. The new one-man adaptation by CEO Steve Jackson is based on Charles Dickens’ 1842 travelogue American Notes for General Circulation.

The Park Theatre in Jaffrey, New Hampshire will present a special 35th anniversary screening of Martin Scorsese’s crime classic GoodFellas on Friday, August 8 at 6:30 p.m.

The Park Theatre will host an exclusive sneak peek into a revolutionary new movie whose script is written by and the main two stars are played by minimally speaking autistic actors.

To get everyone in a romantic mood for Valentine's Day, The Park Theatre is presenting an evening of readings of some of the most notorious love letters ever written. Learn more here!

Brendon Fox, the new Artistic Director of the Peterborough Players has joined the cast of readers for The Park Theatre's Dickens Ghost Stories - An Evening of Storytelling event on Thursday, December 19 at 7:30pm. 

Explore the 2024 New England Dickens Fest at Park Theatre with a lineup of performances, workshops, and events celebrating Charles Dickens' legacy. Discover the full schedule and plan your visit.

Cyndy A. Marion's 'Thistles' is now being performed at 59E59 Theaters, produced by White Horse Theater Company in association with Anthony W. Lopez. The show will be on the Upper East Side stage through December 1st. 

59E59 Theaters has announced the lineup of its Fall 2024 season, which includes 8 productions under the Off Broadway theater's rent-free model. Learn more about the lineup here!

New York-based actress Lisa Bostnar will star in Gus Kaikkonen's new play Ten Minutes, Please, which was selected for its debut at the One Act Festival at the Chain Theatre. Learn more about the production here!

The Park Theatre in Jaffrey announced today their production of the first annual New England Dickens Fest. The festival honors the celebrated British author with five days of holiday concerts, stage plays, movies, contests, craft & food fair, and much more.

The Peterborough Players will round out its three-show Grand Restart with the U.S. Premiere of Where You Are, a new play written by Canadian playwright Kristen Da Silva. Directed by Tom Frey and performed on the new outdoor Elsewhere Stage at the Players, the “dramedy” will run from September 1-12 at 4:30pm.

His work has been nominated for a Tony, an Emmy and a British Academy Award. His more than 35 plays have been seen in theatres around the world.

Valentine’s Day will have a little extra love this year with The Park Theatre producing a live-streamed reading of two powerful and witty one-act plays from acclaimed British playwright Alfred Sutro (1863-1933). Beloved actors Lisa Bostnar and Gus Kaikkonen will read “A Marriage Has Been Arranged” and “The Open Door” live on February 13 at 7pm EST.

The Park Theatre announced today that they are producing another live-streamed event. This time it is a virtual New Year’s Eve Party featuring a who’s who of entertainers from the Monadnock Region and beyond. The show starts live at 7pm EST on December 31.

A timeless story returns to a virtual audience. “It's a Wonderful Life,” the 1946 Frank Capra film starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed, has been reimagined by playwright Joe Landry. This beloved American holiday story comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With a small ensemble bringing to life a myriad of characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve. 

Peterborough Players pulls back the curtain on Shakespeare in the next offering of their interactive theatrical workshop series, Playgroup. The two-session workshop will occur online on November 13th and 20th at 7:30pm EST.

The Park Theatre will air its live telethon and auction via Facebook Live and YouTube Live simultaneously this Friday, July 10, starting at 7pm, EDT. The evening will be co-hosted by Steve Jackson (Park Theatre CEO) and actor (tv, film, stage), Lisa Bostnar. The telethon and auction will help fund the final stages of the new performing arts center.

The Park Theatre announced today they would hold a live telethon and auction via Facebook Live and YouTube Live simultaneously on Friday, July 10, starting at 7pm, EDT.

The Peterborough Players rings in the New Year - and new decade! - with an audience favorite, Always...Patsy Cline, created and originally directed by Ted Swindley, from January 16th-26th. This rousing musical, featuring classic Patsy Cline hits, has not been seen on the Players' stage since 2003. The Players has a long history with the music of the country legend, having produced a separate look at Patsy Cline's life in a different show, A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, in 2014.