Curtain up: Live theater returns to the valley

CONWAY — With few exceptions, the Mount Washington Valley has been without live theater since the COVID-19 pandemic shut just about everything down in March of 2020.

“I think if the pandemic has taught us anything,it is that nothing can or will replace theater,” Joe Longthorne, interim artistic director of The Barnstormers Theatre in Tamworth, said recently.

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06-14-21 Barnstormers directors building tight — Buy Now

Director of the Barnstormers' first show Clayton Phillips and artistic director of the company Joe Longthorne stand in front of The Barnstormers Theatre in Tamworth, where they are gearing up for summer shows. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)

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Arts in Motion-James and the Giant Peach — Buy Now

From left: Ava Frechette as Spiker, Charlie Nourse as James and Rosa Tepe as Sponge in Arts in Motion Theater Co.'s production of "James and the Giant" is set to open June 24. (ANDREW FOURNIER PHOTO)

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Buy Now

Aimee Frechette, director of Arts in Motion Theater Co.'s "James and the Giant Peach" sitting outside on the Pine Tree School in Conway. (LLOYD JONES PHOTO)

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Arts in Motion-James and the Giant Peach-3 — Buy Now

Arts in Motion Theater Co. rehearsing for "James and the Giant Peach" at Ham Arena in North Conway. The space will be transformed into a live theatet venue with curtaining, lights and sound. (JENNY BRADEEN PHOTO)

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Advice To The Players-As You Like It-2 — Buy Now

From left: Zach Blair, Alicia Edgar, Frederick Bickford and Lucy Randall-Tapply in Advice To The Players' 2020 production of William Shakespeare's "As You Like It" in Sandwich. (STACY EDGAR PHOTO)

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M&D-Zanadu-2 — Buy Now

From left: Alicia Tirey, Taylor Gunther, Mary Bastoni, Chelsea Hupalowsky, Stage Manager Cindy Sauerwein, Sam Kilbride and Kristen Bolduc during rehearsals for M&D at the Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse's production of the musical "Xanadu," which is set to open July 1. (PAULA JONES PHOTO)

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Xanadu Poster — Buy Now

M&D at the Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse will be presenting "Xanadu," a musical based on the 1980 cult film, begining July 1. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Believe in Books Summer Theater Camp wizard of oz wicked witch — The Wicked Witch speaks in the Believe in Books Summer Theater Camp's production of the Wizard of Oz last year. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Arts In Motion-Children's Summer Camp — Buy Now

Arts In Motion Theater Co. hosted an outdoor children’s theater camp at The Christmas Tree Farm Theatre at the Fryeburg Fair in Fryeburg, Maine, last summer. This year there will be a four-week theater camp at Pine Tree School in North Conway. (LISA DUFAULT PHOTO)

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Advice To The Players- Jessie Chapman — Buy Now

Advice To The Players Executive Director Jessie Chapman with her daughter Lenore. (KELLI MARIE TOWSLEY PHOTO)

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06-14-21 Barnstormers directors building exterior — Buy Now

The front of the Barnstormers Theater in Tamworth, where they are gearing up for summer shows. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)

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Drowsy Chaperone-Doug Shapiro — Buy Now

Doug Shapiro starred in The Barnstormers’ production of “The Drowsy Chaperone” in 2015. This year, he’ll be one of two leads in “Popcorn Falls” at the venerable Tamworth playhouse. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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06-14-21 Barnstormers field — Buy Now

The field next to the Tamworth History Center and the Barnstormers Theater, where Barnstormers will be constructing a stage for summer outdoor shows. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)

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