Laconia Contemporary Company

08/18/2025

Thank you to all who attended our run of Bess Wohl’s “Small Mouth Sounds”! Full production photos + more to come soon! 🤫

08/17/2025

You’ve got one more chance to see this fantastic production that audiences are RAVING about! 2 PM at the WCR — tickets are available online or at the door!

Laconia Contemporary Company presents the regional premiere of Bess Wohl's SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS, Directed by Julia Matthews, and featuring Lydia Brubaker, Erick Goldsmith, Adam Kissinger, Connor Mclaughlin, Mara Nagle, Frith Rooney, & Cat Whelan.
SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS presented by Laconia Contemporary Company will be playing at the WCR Center for the Arts-
August 15th at 7:30 PM
August 16th at 2:00 PM
August 16th at 7:30 PM
August 17th at 2:00 PM
Secure your tickets NOW at laconiatheater.org.
"Small Mouth Sounds" is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)

08/16/2025

An opening night standing ovation — you’ve got 3 more chances to catch this incredible production!

Laconia Contemporary Company presents the regional premiere of Bess Wohl's SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS, Directed by Julia Matthews, and featuring Lydia Brubaker, Erick Goldsmith, Adam Kissinger, Connor Mclaughlin, Mara Nagle, Frith Rooney, & Cat Whelan.
SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS presented by Laconia Contemporary Company will be playing at the WCR Center for the Arts-
August 15th at 7:30 PM
August 16th at 2:00 PM
August 16th at 7:30 PM
August 17th at 2:00 PM
Secure your tickets NOW at laconiatheater.org.
"Small Mouth Sounds" is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)

08/15/2025

Some *spoiler-free* shots of "Small Mouth Sounds" in preparation for OPENING NIGHT! Photos by the incredible John Pankratz.

Free parking available behind the WCR Center (accessible off Madison Ave), in the Trinity Lutheran Church lot (accessible off 5th Street), and at the Abe Lincoln lot (accessible off Washington St.).

Laconia Contemporary Company presents the regional premiere of Bess Wohl's SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS, Directed by Julia Matthews, and featuring Lydia Brubaker, Erick Goldsmith, Adam Kissinger, Connor Mclaughlin, Mara Nagle, Frith Rooney, & Cat Whelan.
SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS presented by Laconia Contemporary Company will be playing at the WCR Center for the Arts-
August 15th at 7:30 PM
August 16th at 2:00 PM
August 16th at 7:30 PM
August 17th at 2:00 PM
Secure your tickets NOW at laconiatheater.org.
"Small Mouth Sounds" is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)

08/13/2025

3 days until we bring this script to life in front of a live audience! 🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫

Laconia Contemporary Company presents the regional premiere of Bess Wohl’s SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS, Directed by Julia Matthews, and featuring Lydia Brubaker, Erick Goldsmith, Adam Kissinger, Connor Mclaughlin, Mara Nagle, Frith Rooney, & Cat Whelan.
SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS presented by Laconia Contemporary Company will be playing at the WCR Center for the Arts-
August 15th at 7:30 PM
August 16th at 2:00 PM
August 16th at 7:30 PM
August 17th at 2:00 PM
Secure your tickets NOW at laconiatheater.org.
“Small Mouth Sounds” is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)
                               

08/12/2025

Our fearless director, Julia Matthews, giving notes during last night's tech rehearsal for "Small Mouth Sounds" at the WCR Center for the Arts -- opening this Friday!

Laconia Contemporary Company presents the regional premiere of Bess Wohl's SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS, Directed by Julia Matthews, and featuring Lydia Brubaker, Erick Goldsmith, Adam Kissinger, Connor Mclaughlin, Mara Nagle, Frith Rooney, & Cat Whelan.
SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS presented by Laconia Contemporary Company will be playing at the WCR Center for the Arts-
August 15th at 7:30 PM
August 16th at 2:00 PM
August 16th at 7:30 PM
August 17th at 2:00 PM
Secure your tickets NOW at laconiatheater.org.
"Small Mouth Sounds" is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)
                               

08/11/2025

In preparation for the regional premiere of "Small Mouth Sounds" by Bess Wohl with Laconia, check out the 2015 NYT profile of the original off-Broadway production, featuring playwright Bess Wohl & original director Rachel Chavkin (of "Hadestown" fame!). Event link & ticket link in bio.

The characters in a new play say almost nothing, an exercise in mindfulness that was both challenging and relieving for its writer.

08/09/2025

Perhaps now is the time to say a few words about pain…

Laconia Contemporary Company presents the regional premiere of Bess Wohl's SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS, Directed by Julia Matthews, and featuring Lydia Brubaker, Erick Goldsmith, Adam Kissinger, Connor Mclaughlin, Mara Nagle, Frith Rooney, & Cat Whelan.
SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS presented by Laconia Contemporary Company will be playing at the WCR Center for the Arts-
August 15th at 7:30 PM
August 16th at 2:00 PM
August 16th at 7:30 PM
August 17th at 2:00 PM
Secure your tickets NOW at laconiatheater.org.
"Small Mouth Sounds" is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)

08/08/2025

Opening night for the regional premiere of “Small Mouth Sounds” is one week away!

Laconia Contemporary Company presents the regional premiere of Bess Wohl's SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS, Directed by Julia Matthews, and featuring Lydia Brubaker, Erick Goldsmith, Adam Kissinger, Connor Mclaughlin, Mara Nagle, Frith Rooney, & Cat Whelan.
SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS presented by Laconia Contemporary Company will be playing at the WCR Center for the Arts-
August 15th at 7:30 PM
August 16th at 2:00 PM
August 16th at 7:30 PM
August 17th at 2:00 PM
Secure your tickets NOW at laconiatheater.org.
"Small Mouth Sounds" is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)