New Hampshire Magazine
Behind the Curtain: Winnipesaukee Playhouse
This Meredith theater works to create art that inspires, engages and entertains the people of their community and beyond
May 7, 2021
Summer is just around the corner, which means that summer theater is too. To help celebrate this season of sunshine, rising temperatures, barbecues and outdoor fun, we’re starting “Behind the Curtain,” a series of profiles introducing you to the many unique (and even historic) summer theaters around New Hampshire.
For our latest profile, check out Winnipesaukee Playhouse in Meredith. The Playhouse aims to provide a fun and challenging theatrical environment for all Lakes Region locals and visitors in both performance-based and educational arenas. Whether your interest is to be onstage, behind-the-scenes or in the audience, The Winnipesaukee Playhouse has something for you. We reached out to Patron and Company Services Director Lesley Pankhurst to learn all about their mission
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New Hampshire can thank the glaciers for the abundance of lakes that spread across the landscape, left as the ice receded and melted more than 15,000 years ago. The state officially lists 944 lakes, 17 of them larger than 1000 acres. The largest of all, Lake Winnipesaukee, covers more than 44,000 acres.
In choosing the 10 lakes to include, considerations such as access, aesthetics, and activities were more important than size. NH has several larger lakes, including Ossipee Lake and Massabesic, which are not on this list. Some are lined by private cottages and have no public access or beaches; others are public water supplies that do not permit swimming, or otherwise limit public use.