When Pony, a formerly incarcerated trans guy, moves to a small rural town to start a new life, he quickly becomes entangled with its isolated community. He starts to fall for a waitress named Marie who is obsessed with a recent local murder; His butch social worker doesn't get him; and a young trans guy from the city is inexplicably following him around. Pony is a seminal work of trans theater exploring questions of generational difference, class and gender on an epic scale. Director Jess Barbagallo's production crackles with pop, noir, and 90s influences.

August 19 - September 4

• Thursday - Saturday · 7:00 doors; 7:30 show
• Sunday · 4:30 doors; 5:00 show 

• Special matinée on Saturday, August 27 · 1:30 doors; 2:00 show
• No performance on Thursday, August 18 (canceled)
• No performance on Sunday, August 28

Performances will take place at Mechanic's Hall, 519 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101.

Directed by Jess Barbagallo

• Pony — Ian-Meredythe Lindsey
• Marie — Michaela Micalizio
• Heath — Sampson Spadafore
• Stell — Megan Cross
• Cav — Diana Stokke

Intimacy Choreography by Leo Mock

• Artistic Director: Dave Register
• Executive Director: Ian Bannon
• Associate Artistic Director: Sally Wood
• Casting Director: Kendall Cooper
• Production Stage Manager: Lauren Stockless
  
• Managing Director: Jennifer London
• Festival Coordinator: AP Nuri
  
• Set Design: Peter Bloom and Connor Perry
  
• Lighting Design: Seifallah Salotto-Cristobal
• Costume Design: Lily Prentice
• Assistant Stage Manager: Mallory Topel

Pony is co-presented with Mechanics' Hall.

ABOUT

Founded in 2021 by East Shore Arts and Mayo Street Arts, Portland Theater Festival (PTF) presents an annual summer season of diverse, inclusive, and exceptional professional theater to the City of Portland. Locally staffed and incubated, PTF offers cutting-edge performances in intimate and found spaces with the aim of promoting a more mindful, more compassionate, and more harmonized community in Maine.

SLIDING SCALE ADMISSION POLICY

No one will be turned away for lack of funds; contact PTF at info@portlandtheaterfestival.org for information on our sliding scale admission policy.

CANCELLATION POLICY

PTF has a no refund policy for all reservations. In the event that PTF is forced to cancel an event due to weather, illness, etc., refunds will be offered via the Ticket Tailor platform.

COVID-19 POLICY

PTF is committed to the safety of everyone involved with our events and will adhere to the existing Federal & Maine CDC guidelines during all phases of production. We anticipate mid-production changes to our COVID-19 policy in response to developments in the pandemic. All changes will be communicated via email via the platform on which they were purchased.

All patrons and staff attending events will need to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test (administered by an authorized provider with your name included on the test) within the past 48 hours, along with a matching photo ID. Proof of vaccination can be your physical vaccine card/official record, or a photo of such documents. Proof of a negative test result can be physical or digital.

All audience members, staff, and volunteers will be asked to mask while not actively eating or drinking.

To allow our artists to perform unmasked, all cast and crew are tested at least twice weekly and within 48 hours of each performance.