

"Timeless Reflection" (detail) by Judith Clendenning
The Waterwoman Staged Reading
Fri, Sep 04
|Eastport Arts Center
This play, written by Island Institute Fellow Naphtali Leyland Fields-Forbes, collects and retells oral histories of Eastport and Sipayik


Time & Location
Sep 04, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington St, Eastport, ME 04631, USA
Guests
About the event
Join us for this special performance combining local history and the theatrical arts into one special evening. "The Waterwoman" was written by Naphtali Leyland Fields-Forbes when she was an Island Institute Fellow. It grew out of a project in which she interviewed scores of people from Washington County and let them tell their stories of growing up in this area. Most of the participants were from Eastport and Sipayik. The stories within this play are those of real people that Naphtali simply brought to the page from her recorded interviews. Directed by Richard Sullivan and Jared Hagan.
This play will be performed as a staged reading, meaning actors may have scripts in hand.