Island Pond (Rockingham County, New Hampshire) Island Pond (Rockingham County, New Hampshire) Island Pond (sometimes referred to locally as Big Island Pond) is a water body located in Rockingham County in southern New Hampshire, in the towns of Derry, Hampstead and Atkinson. The pond is near the head of the Spicket River watershed, which feeds the Merrimack River in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The pond was formed from the merger of two smaller bodies of water in 1878, when a dam raised the water level by 8.5 feet. The pond is named for Governor's Island, a island that lies within it. The island in turn is named for
Body of Water (musical) for the show was nominated for Best Original Music by the San Francisco Bay Area Critics Circle Excellence in Theatre Awards. The overall reception of Body of Water was positive. Charles Jarrett of the Rossmoor News and 20 year member of the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle raved of "the brilliant and cacophonic mixture of words, music, and social madness" that evolved into an "absolutely captivating, terrifying sequence of events that keep you on the edge of your seat." He also praised the music by Jim Walker as "wonderfully raw, cryptic, and thought-evoking" as well as the "exciting dance choreography"