Victorian Themed Shows
Add a touch of vintage charm to your next event! These engaging presentations are ideal for Victorian-inspired tea parties, themed fairs, museum programs, and more—sure to captivate audiences and leave them wanting more.
Step back to 1908 and enjoy an afternoon tea with Mrs. Gordon, a spirited woman eager to share delightful stories from life at the dawn of the 20th century.
With a variety of themed presentations available, there's always something new steeping in her teapot of tales!
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"(Rita) Parisi, a charming and animated storyteller, skillfully drew her audience back in time and led her guests in a lively conversation, encouraging questions and comments...an entertaining afternoon with glimpses in the lives of our grandmothers."
-Pelham-Windham NH News
Adapted from the Writings of
Sarah Orne Jewett
Step into the flickering shadows of 19th-century New England in this (electrical) candlelit theatrical presentation.
Gothic Victorian Tales brings to life the haunting and mysterious world of regional writer Sarah Orne Jewett, known for her richly drawn characters and quiet, unsettling atmosphere.
In this evocative performance, you'll encounter:
A family haunted by a lingering curse
A mysterious stranger who unsettles a small town
An old woman who may—or may not—be immortal
Blending Gothic tension with New England locales, these tales explore the thin veil between the known and the unknowable, the natural and the supernatural.
Perfect for fans of regional literature, atmospheric drama, and literary mystery.
50 minute performance with atmospheric lighting and Q & A
Appropriate for ages 10 and up
"Rita Parisi's presentation of Gothic Victorian Tales by Candlelight is transporting. She enters the room as Sarah Orne Jewett in period dress, silently evoking Jewett's time and place. She speaks as Jewett, the storyteller, and as Jewett's characters, and is so true, so effortless in her delivery that Rita is, in turn, each of them. Against a simple backdrop and so few props, what Rita does is no less than magical, no less mysterious and mystical than Jewett's work itself."
-Susan Odencrantz, audience member, Cape Elizabeth ME
