Pontine Theatre to perform at Taylor Community May 29

LACONIA —  The Pontine Theatre will premiere an original stage adaptation of the short stories of Alice Brown on Wednesday, May 29, at 6:30 p.m. in Taylor Community’s Woodside Building. This free event is open to the public.

Brown was born in 1857 on a farm in Hampton Falls, the community that acted as a template for the villages depicted in her stories. She attended Robinson Female Seminary in Exeter, where she displayed a talent for writing at a young age. During her early years in Boston, Brown published her first novel, 'Stratford by the Sea' (1884). It was this novel that established Brown as a regional writer. 

She was best known for her New England tales, published 1895-1910. Collected into volumes, her stories of idyllic New England life portray the traditional simplicity of country life, including 'Tiverton Tales' (1899), 'The Country Road' (1906), 'Meadow Grass' (1886), and 'Country Neighbors' (1910).

For more information, visit www.taylorcommunity.org, or call 603-524-5600.