“PONY” by Sylvan Oswald

Presented by Portland Theater Festival, and co-presented by Mechanics’ Hall

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.

For more information, and to purchase tickets, please visit Portland Theater Festival’s website HERE!

August 18 – 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 Sunday, August 28

Location: Mechanic’s Hall Ballroom, 519 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101

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 platform on which they were purchased.

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 Ticket Tailor platform.

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.

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