April 2013
Tuesday, April 2
The Velveteen Rabbit
“When a child loves you for a long, long time…then you become Real.” So says the Horse to the Velveteen Rabbit in Margery Williams’ famous and much-loved literary classic. With an original musical score, life-sized puppets, masks and magic, Enchantment Theatre Company presents a charming tale of love and devotion, creating an unforgettable theatrical experience for the whole family.
Barbara (Historic Theater)
Winner of the Best Director prize at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, the latest film from Christian Petzold (Yella, Jerichow) is a simmering, impeccably crafted Cold War thriller.
Wednesday, April 3
2013 - 2014 Sneak Peek
2012 - 2013 Season Sneak Peek for Corporate Partners & Major Donors.
Thursday, April 4
Barbara (Historic Theater)
Winner of the Best Director prize at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, the latest film from Christian Petzold (Yella, Jerichow) is a simmering, impeccably crafted Cold War thriller.
Blaine Harden
The award-winning Frontline and Washington Post reporter comes to Portsmouth with his international #1 and New York Times bestselling tale of one man’s journey out of North Korea.
Friday, April 5
Lore
Left to fend for themselves after their SS officer father and mother are interred by the victorious Allies at the end of WWII, five German children undertake a harrowing journey that exposes them to the reality and consequences of their parents’ actions.
Joshua James
Strangely familiar, yet refreshingly innovative, his songs are devastating in their honesty, working with themes that are intermittently elating, melancholic, and transcendent.
Saturday, April 6
The Second City: Laughing Matters
Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, John Belushi – these are just a few of the alumni of the most famous brand in improvisational live comedy. Funny and fast-paced, The Second City is always topical, highly interactive, and sure to have audiences rolling in the aisles as they create sketch comedy to satirize politics, culture, and news of the day.
Sunday, April 7
Lore
Left to fend for themselves after their SS officer father and mother are interred by the victorious Allies at the end of WWII, five German children undertake a harrowing journey that exposes them to the reality and consequences of their parents’ actions.
David Wax Museum
The band’s eclectic sound has deep roots in Mexican and American soil. On several trips south, David Wax has immersed himself in the country’s rich traditional music culture, son mexicano. Suz Slezak was homeschooled by her father on a small farm in rural Virginia, and reared on music – old time, Irish, classical, and folk.
Tuesday, April 9
The Civil War
Presented by Theaterworks USA. Students will learn about the Civil War through the eyes of Zak, a runaway slave who demands the right to fight his own fight; Will, his former best friend and “master;” Johnny, an Irish immigrant who volunteers to defend his new home; and Jackie, a girl who becomes a drummer boy.
Lore
Left to fend for themselves after their SS officer father and mother are interred by the victorious Allies at the end of WWII, five German children undertake a harrowing journey that exposes them to the reality and consequences of their parents’ actions.
Wednesday, April 10
Dan Shaughnessy
Award-winning Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy tells the thrilling story of legendary manager Terry Francona who led the Boston Red Sox to fame.
Lore
Left to fend for themselves after their SS officer father and mother are interred by the victorious Allies at the end of WWII, five German children undertake a harrowing journey that exposes them to the reality and consequences of their parents’ actions.
Thursday, April 11
Lore
Left to fend for themselves after their SS officer father and mother are interred by the victorious Allies at the end of WWII, five German children undertake a harrowing journey that exposes them to the reality and consequences of their parents’ actions.
Friday, April 12
The Gatekeepers
For the first time ever six former heads of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secret service, agreed to share their insights and reflect publicly on their actions and decisions.
Saturday, April 13
Great Expectations
For the very first time, the Dickens classic Great Expectations has been staged in London’s West End, and The Music Hall audience will be able to share the historic opening night experience.
The Gatekeepers
For the first time ever six former heads of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secret service, agreed to share their insights and reflect publicly on their actions and decisions.
Sunday, April 14
The Gatekeepers
For the first time ever six former heads of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secret service, agreed to share their insights and reflect publicly on their actions and decisions.
5th Annual Jewish Film Festival
For 2013, the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire offers an extraordinary lineup of engaging premiere films, with more programming than ever before. The movies and speakers this year continue our tradition of excellence, with ten films in eleven days in eight cities across the state.
Monday, April 15
Kent Stephens' Stage Force Presents: The Play Reading Series
Top professional actors read exceptional contemporary plays with no costumes, props, set or special lighting. The acclaimed spoken word series continues at The Loft.
Tuesday, April 16
The Gatekeepers
For the first time ever six former heads of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secret service, agreed to share their insights and reflect publicly on their actions and decisions.
Wednesday, April 17
The Gatekeepers
For the first time ever six former heads of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secret service, agreed to share their insights and reflect publicly on their actions and decisions.
Paul Muldoon
This Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, professor and occasional rock guitarist has been described as “the most significant English-language poet born since the Second World War.”
Thursday, April 18
PMAC: Youth and Teen Round Robin
Students from The Music Hall’s Explore + Learn Partner of the Year, Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC) will showcase their songwriting craft in Round Robin format. Some of the PMAC students attended a songwriting workshop with the amazing Melissa Ferrick, prior to her November shows in The Loft. Hosted by PMAC Executive Director, Russ Grazier.
19th Annual Spotlight Awards
Presented by Seacoast Media Group: The 19th annual Spotlight Awards are the Seacoast’s Grammys, Tonys, Museum of Fine Art and Top Chef all rolled into one exciting evening at The Music Hall. Watch local actors, actresses and musicians perform and see winners in local theater, visual arts, music and local restaurants accept their accolades.
Friday, April 19
Festival Party
Join us for the Friday Festival Pre-Show Party in The Loft with live music by The Ben Baldwin Trio, featuring Kent Allyn and Jesse Williams.
Dirty Projectors
Fresh from their sold out Carnegie Hall debut, this indie-rock band with global reach (collaborations with David Byrne and Bjork) and local roots (Kittery’s Nat Baldwin) made it into Rolling Stone Magazine’s top 50 Best Albums of 2012 for Swing Lo Magellan.
Saturday, April 20
Joe Stevens
Meet Joe Stevens, raconteur and photojournalist. He will share stories and digital images of his life photographing some of the music industry’s major artists.
John Prine with Sarah Jarosz and Chris Trapper
One of the most influential songwriters of his generation and one of Bob Dylan’s favorite writers, this Grammy Award winner (Best Contemporary Folk album) is best known for penning Bonnie Raitt’s hit, Angel from Montgomery.
Sunday, April 21
Seacoast Singer Songwriter Round Robin
Round Robin in the Loft featuring talent from some of the Seacoast finest singer songwriters: Peter Squires, Guy Capecelatro III and friends!
Festival Bash at Martingale Wharf
Festival passholders and artists are invited to join in our Festival Bash at Martingale Wharf.
Double Bill: Aimee Mann and Sharon Van Etten
Probably best known for the New Wave band she co-founded, Til Tuesday, with the hit, Voices Carry, this rock singer/songwriter guitarist/bassist launched her solo career in 1989 which has included scoring and taking small roles in acclaimed independent films from The Big Lebowski to Magnolia – for the latter she earned a Best Song Oscar and Grammy Award nomination for Save Me.
Tuesday, April 23
Historical Tour
Taking visitors behind the scenes and through the restorations, renovations and history of the celebrated 1878 theater.
Wednesday, April 24
Oscar Shorts (Animated)
Animated titles: Fresh Guacamole, Adam And Dog, Head Over Heels, Maggie Simpson In “The Longest Daycare”, Paperman (winner)
Thursday, April 25
Oscar Shorts (Live Action)
Live Action titles: Asad, Buzkashi Boys, Curfew (winner), Death Of A Shadow, Henry.
Friday, April 26
Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Presented in partnership with and as fundraiser for Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire. SYRCL’s (South Yuba River Citizens League) 11th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour returns with another incredible selection of short films to change your world.
Saturday, April 27
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (Loft)
Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams) presents this visually stunning documentary about indigenous people living in the heart of the Siberian Taiga, with a culture virtually untouched by modernity.
Kronos Quartet
The legendary San Francisco string quartet —pioneers in “broadening the very notion of classical music to embrace world music and popular music” (New York Times).
Sunday, April 28
Giulio Cesare (Handel)
David McVicar’s second new production of the season is this dynamic staging of Giulio Cesare, a hit at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2005, which incorporates elements of Baroque theater and 19th-century British imperialism to illuminate the opera’s themes of love, war, and empire building.
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (Loft)
Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams) presents this visually stunning documentary about indigenous people living in the heart of the Siberian Taiga, with a culture virtually untouched by modernity.
The Company You Keep
A wanted man and former member of the revolutionary militant group the Weather Underground goes on the run after a journalist (Shia LaBeouf) outs him in this political thriller based on Neil Gordon’s novel. Robert Redford stars and directs.
Tuesday, April 30
A Place at the Table
49 million people in the U.S. - one in four children - don’t know where their next meal is coming from, despite our having the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all Americans.
