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Boston Globe
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Palace Theatre Short Play Festival makes its New Hampshire debut
The inaugural Get N.H. Morning Report A weekday newsletter delivering the N.H. news you need to know right to your inbox. Enter Email Sign Up 'I don't know what the other five plays are about,' Zolla said in a phone interview while driving to a recent rehearsal. 'They could be comedies, dramas, romances, anything.' Advertisement That roll-the-dice sense of uncertainty about what unexpected stories, characters, and memorable lines might pop up on stage next is part of what makes this type of festival exciting. 'For someone who loves theater, I think it's a fun night out,' Zolla said. William Kanteres, a co-producer for the festival, said three of the plays came from playwrights in New Hampshire, two came from writers in Massachusetts, and one came from someone in Michigan. Advertisement One of the plays, 'The College Game,' is about five high school seniors competing on a game show for acceptance to an Ivy League college. Another, 'Bob in 4B,' is about two women who bond with each over reflections on life with men. And Zolla's contribution, 'Marriage Counseling on Valentine's Day,' explores a therapist's unconventional tactics to help a bickering couple. At the end of Saturday night's performances, a panel of judges will select the best play to win the festival's 'Astro Award' and a small cash prize, and attendees will vote to select an audience favorite, organizers said. Tickets for the event, which is presented by Kanteres Real Estate, are This article first appeared in Globe NH | Morning Report, our free newsletter focused on the news you need to know about New Hampshire, including great coverage from the Boston Globe and links to interesting articles from other places. If you'd like to receive it via e-mail Monday through Friday, Steven Porter can be reached at
Boston Globe
21-02-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
N.H. lawmakers consider rolling back protection for trans people in anti-discrimination law
The bill's prime sponsor, Republican Representative Jim Kofalt, said the measure is a way to protect people's privacy rights and physical safety, rejecting criticism of the bill as transphobic. He pointed to conflict in Get N.H. Morning Report A weekday newsletter delivering the N.H. news you need to know right to your inbox. Enter Email Sign Up And, he said, 'I have also heard from legislators in the State House that they have felt uncomfortable using bathrooms in the State House because there was a person of the opposite sex in the bathroom with them.' Advertisement That claim was met with pushback from Democratic Representative Alice Wade of Dover, who is transgender. 'I myself am a trans woman, and I'm going to bet that most of you would not have known that unless I had told you,' she said. 'Just this morning, I used the women's restroom down that hall. No issues.' And Wade raised questions about how the law could be enforced. 'Put yourself in my shoes. Imagine there's a padlock on every public restroom,' she said. Both the House and the Senate passed a version of the same proposal last year, which was vetoed by then-Governor Chris Sununu, a Republican. At the time, Sununu said the proposal 'seeks to solve problems that have not presented themselves in New Hampshire, and in doing so invites unnecessary discord.' The introduction of this year's bill comes as two transgender teenagers are fighting a state law barring them from playing girls' sports, a Advertisement The New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association previously stated that 'it would be fundamentally unjust and contrary to applicable State and Federal Law to preclude a student from participation on a gender specific sports team that is consistent with the public gender identity of that student for all other purposes.' The organization recently suspended its rule on the inclusion of trans athletes, pointing to the state law and Trump's executive order. Steven Porter of the Globe staff contributed to this report. This story first appeared in Globe NH | Morning Report, our free newsletter focused on the news you need to know about New Hampshire, including great coverage from the Boston Globe and links to interesting articles from other places. If you'd like to receive it via e-mail Monday through Friday, Amanda Gokee can be reached at
