Pontine Theatre Theater Company - Portsmouth, NH Pontine West End Studio Theatre 959 Islington Street Portsmouth, NH 03801      Pontine Theatre creates original productions based on the history, culture, and literature of New England. All productions are rooted in the actor-training technique of the great French actor, Etienne Decroux. Productions feature the use of masks, puppetry, panoramas, and movement...all designed and created by Pontine Co-Director, Greg Gathers. Pontine is a permanent two-person ensemble which was founded in 1977 by Co-Director, Marguerite Mathews (NH Artist Laureate 02-06).      Pontine is a resident company at The West End Studio Theatre, a 50-seat black-box venue located in Portsmouth NH.