Peterborough Players

Peterborough Players Comes Downtown to Mariposa Museum for First Friday

5/21/2019

Peterborough, NH – Join the Peterborough Players at the Mariposa Museum for First Fridays beginning in June. At the inaugural event Artistic Director, Gus Kaikkonen, will introduce the 2019 Summer Season and popular company members, Bridget Beirne and Tom Frey, will perform Friday, June 7th 6:00 – 7:00pm at the Mariposa Museum in Peterborough.

Kaikkonen will preview the upcoming 86th summer season which offers a wide variety - from classic drama and good comedy, to the best of contemporary theatre, an East Coast premiere, and a popular musical. It’s a season featuring plays by two local playwrights with national recognition, and is filled with incredibly strong female roles, bringing back Players’ favorites Bridget Beirne, Lisa Bostnar, Rebecca Brinkley, Dale Hodges, Becky London, Kathy Manfre and Carolyn Michel among others. The season opens June 19 with Mahida’s Extra Key to Heaven by Russell Davis featuring Aliah Whitmore, granddaughter of the late beloved actor James Whitmore, in the title role. It’s followed by the evocative and witty play Gertrude Stein and a Companion by Win Wells; Morning’s at Seven, the unashamedly well-made comedy by Paul Osborn; the charming and popular musical She Loves Me with book by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; and Dumas’ Camille by Peterborough playwright Charles Morey who will direct this moving play with beautiful music about the relationship of reality to memory and art, set at a rehearsal for Verdi’s La Traviata. The last two plays of the 2019 summer season are A Doll’s House Part 2, the contemporary Tony Award-nominated Broadway hit by Lucas Hnath, and Rose, a stirring play by Martin Sherman.

Beirne and Frey will discuss how the Players helped draw them from their long-time residence in New York to a home in Peterborough, as well as perform a brief excerpt from a favorite play.

"We look forward to welcoming friends downtown,” says Managing Director, Keith Stevens . “This incredibly generous community is so supportive of the Players; we love having the opportunity to step outside the barn and into the beautiful space at the Mariposa Museum for this program.”

Don’t miss this first edition of Peterborough Players downtown at the Mariposa Museum on June 7th. Admission is free, doors open at 5:30 pm, and the program will begin at 6:00pm. Season Subscriptions and Barn Door Flex Passes are now on sale and can be purchased at Peterborough Players, 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough, or by calling (603) 924-7585. For more information, please visit www.peterboroughplayers.org.

Questions? Contact: Beth Brown
Telephone: (603) 924-9344 x105
Email: bbrown@peterboroughplayers.org

Peterborough Players is New Hampshire’s premiere professional regional theater. Known for an annual Summer Season consisting of 7 main stage productions and 2 children’s shows, the Players also now produces a 3-play Winter Season and continues to offer the Arts on Screen series that includes screenings of renowned performances from the Metropolitan Opera and London’s National Theatre. The Players enriches the human experience by producing quality live professional theatre, developing and training theatre artists, and offering New Hampshire a wide variety of performing arts events. Peterborough Players is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information please visit Peterborough Players, 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough, NH 03458 or www.peterboroughplayers.org.

Shakespeare's MACBETH, Broadcast from the National Theatre

4/30/2019

“By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes..."

This Saturday, the quintessential tale of lust for power and political ambition unfolds at the Players. Don't miss the National Theatre broadcast of Shakespeare's Macbeth - May 4th at 1pm.

The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy, directed by Rufus Norris (Threepenny Opera, London Road), sees Rory Kinnear (Othello) and Anne-Marie Duff (Suffragette) play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

*Please note this production contains scenes of a violent nature.

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I'M NOT RUNNING by David Hare, Broadcast from the National Theatre

4/14/2019

"The premiere political dramatist writing in English"
-Washington Post (on David Hare)

Master of British drama David Hare (Academy Award nominee for The Reader and The Hours) brings his explosive new play I'm Not Running to the National Theatre. Join us for the broadcast on April 20th at 1pm at the Players!

With all of the intrigue and depth of great political dramas like House of Cards and The Bodyguard, I'm Not Running follows one woman's journey as she navigates the world of campaigning and politics. Pauline Gibson (played by Siân Brooke of BBC's SHERLOCK and DR. FOSTER) has spent her life as a doctor, the inspiring leader of a local health campaign. When she crosses paths with her old boyfriend, a stalwart loyalist in Labour Party politics, she’s faced with an agonizing decision. What’s involved in sacrificing your private life and your peace of mind for something more than a single issue? Does she dare?

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JULIE, Based on Strindberg's MISS JULIE, from National Theatre Live

4/4/2019

JULIE: What are we going to do?
JEAN: Escape.

Did you love Vanessa Kirby on The Crown? Then you must see Julie this Saturday, April 6th at 1pm. Vanessa Kirby (Princess Margaret on The Crown, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Eric Kofi Abrefa (The Amen Corner) feature in the cast of this brand new production, directed by Carrie Cracknell (NT Live: The Deep Blue Sea).

Wild and newly single, Julie throws a late night party. In the kitchen, Jean and Kristina clean up as the celebration heaves above them. Crossing the threshold, Julie initiates a power game with Jean – which rapidly descends into a savage fight for survival. This new version of August Strindberg’s play Miss Julie, written by Polly Stenham, remains shocking and fiercely relevant in its new setting of contemporary London.

★★★★ “A superlative production. Exhilarating.” Time Out

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Wagner's Die Walküre Arrives from The Met: Live in HD

3/27/2019

If you’ve always wanted to see the Valkyrie ride, here’s your chance - right here at the Players! Join us on Saturday, March 30th at noon for our next broadcast, streaming live from The Metropolitan Opera in HD. You can get your tickets HERE.

In what is expected to be a Wagnerian event for the ages, soprano Christine Goerke plays Brünnhilde, Wotan’s willful warrior daughter, who loses her immortality in opera’s most famous act of filial defiance. Tenor Stuart Skelton and soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek play the incestuous twins Siegmund and Sieglinde. Greer Grimsley sings Wotan. Philippe Jordan conducts.

For tickets to this and all Players productions visit www.peterboroughplayers.org or call 603-924-7585. The Peterborough Players is located at 55 Hadley Rd in Peterborough, NH.

Simon Gray’s Thrilling Comedy STAGE STRUCK at the Peterborough Players

1/26/2019

The Peterborough Players presents the surprising comedy-thriller, Stage Struck by Simon Gray, February 7-17.

In his younger days, Robert Simon was a first-rate stage-manager. Now he has become a thoroughly efficient and happy house-husband, catering to the whims of his successful West End actress wife. Through the clumsy intervention of a psychiatrist, he learns that his happiness and his marriage are soon to end. Wounded, Robert plots revenge on wife and psychiatrist, using his stage-management skills and some macabre theatrical effects, to teach them an unforgettable lesson. What could possibly go wrong?

Stage Struck is directed by Charles Morey and features Lisa Bostnar, Kraig Swartz, Nicholas Wilder, and Charles Weinstein. Rated PG-13
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For tickets to this and all Players productions visit www.peterboroughplayers.org or call 603-924-7585. The Peterborough Players is located at 55 Hadley Rd in Peterborough, NH.

Peterborough Players Present Live Screening of MET Opera’s CARMEN!

1/22/2019

On Saturday, February 2 at 1:00pm the Peterborough Players present, Live from the Metropolitan Opera, a screening of Bizet’s Carmen.

Mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine reprises her remarkable portrayal of opera’s ultimate seductress, a triumph in her 2017 debut performances, with impassioned tenors Yonghoon Lee and Roberto Alagna as her lover, Don José. Omer Meir Wellber and Louis Langrée share conducting duties for Sir Richard Eyre’s powerful production, a Met favorite since its 2009 premiere.

Tickets to Metropolitan Opera screenings are $25. For tickets and information on this and all upcoming productions, call 603-924-7585 and visit www.peterboroughplayers.org. The Peterborough Players is located at 55 Hadley Road in Peterborough, NH.

Peterborough Players Present Screening of THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III

1/17/2019

On Saturday, January 26 at 1:00pm the Peterborough Players present an encore screening from National Theatre Live: THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III,

It’s 1786 and King George III is the most powerful man in the world. But his behavior is becoming increasingly erratic as he succumbs to fits of lunacy. With the King’s mind unravelling at a dramatic pace, ambitious politicians and the scheming Prince of Wales threaten to undermine the power of the Crown, and expose the fine line between a King and a man. Written by one of Britain’s best-loved playwrights, Alan Bennett (The History Boys, The Lady in the Van), this epic play was also adapted into a BAFTA Award-winning film following its premiere on stage in 1991.The cast of this new production includes Olivier Award-winners Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Wolf Hall, NT Live: Coriolanus) in the title role, and Adrian Scarborough (Gavin and Stacey, Upstairs Downstairs, After the Dance).

Runtime is approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes including an intermission.

Tickets to National Theatre Live screenings are $20. For tickets and information on this and all upcoming productions, call 603-924-7585 and visit www.peterboroughplayers.org. The Peterborough Players is located at 55 Hadley Road in Peterborough, NH.

BETH BROWN COMES HOME TO THE PETERBOROUGH PLAYERS AS NEW DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

1/15/2019

PETERBOROUGH, NH—Peterborough Players welcomes Beth Brown as its new Director of Advancement. An established and successful professional, Beth has spent more than 25 years in the fields of development and marketing. She has worked for corporations and nonprofit organizations in New York City, the Washington, DC area, and most recently in Keene, NH where she planned, led and completed a $5mil capital campaign for MoCo Arts.
“We are fortunate to have Beth at the helm of our development efforts. Her knowledge and experience are a perfect fit for our organization and we couldn’t be happier to welcome her home to Hadley Road”, says Players’ Managing Director, Keith Stevens.

Beth's career has included retail advertising sales for GLAMOUR Magazine, Director of Marketing for the Naval Academy Athletic Association, Vice President of Marketing for DavCo Restaurants / Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, and Director of Development at MoCo Arts. She is a past member of the Rotary Club of Annapolis, Board Member of the Annapolis Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Board of the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference & Visitors Bureau, Board Member of Arts Alive, and many other civic and community organizations.

Raised in Peterborough, Beth has always held a strong love for the performing arts and maintains a special connection to the Players in particular as it was founded by her family in 1933. "MoCo brought me home to NH after many years in corporate life in NY and DC, and this next stage is uncannily poetic; I will--quite literally--be home. The Players, founded by my grandmother and run for decades by my mother, has been a cultural treasure for generations. I am so grateful to Ellen Dinerstein and Chuck Morey, and more recently Keith Stevens and Gus Kaikkonen for keeping this magical theatre going and growing. I look forward to continuing to find ways for the Peterborough Players' high-quality professional theatre to thrive in the Monadnock Region and to reach diverse audiences, existing and new."

Peterborough Players is New Hampshire’s premiere professional regional theater. Known for their annual Summer Season consisting of 7 main stage productions and 2 children’s shows, the Players now produces a 3-play Winter Season and continues to offer their Arts on Screen series that includes screenings of renowned performances from the Metropolitan Opera and London’s National Theatre. The Players strives to enrich the human experience by producing quality live professional theatre, developing and training theatre artists, and offering New Hampshire a wide variety of performing arts events. The Peterborough Players is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, and has been providing professional theatre to audiences since 1933. They are located at 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough, NH 03458. (603) 924-9344, www.peterboroughplayers.org.

Kraig Swartz Returns to the Players in FULLY COMMITTED!

1/9/2019

The Peterborough Players presents the award-winning comedy, Fully Committed by Becky Mode, January 17-27.

A return engagement of one of their most popular productions, this hit comedy warms the basement of Manhattan’s trendiest, most impossible-to-get-into restaurant where the best food inspires the worst behavior. In one frazzled day, our hero, a harried reservationist/struggling actor, fends off coercion, hysterics, and bribes, only to stumble upon his own recipe for success.

Kraig Swartz first opened his menu of 40 delicious characters at the Players in 2001. Since then his Fully Committed performance has won him Philadelphia’s Best Actor Barrymore Award and Michigan’s Thespie Award. Directed by Players’s Artistic Director Gus Kaikkonen, Fully Committed is approximately 90 minutes and is Rated PG-13.

For tickets to this production and more, visit www.peterboroughplayers.org or call 603-924-7585. The Peterborough Players is located at 55 Hadley Rd in Peterborough, NH.

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