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Sienna Miller stars in Screening of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF

12/28/2018

On Saturday, January 5 at 1:00pm the Peterborough Players present a special encore screening of Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof starring Sienna Miller, Jack O’Connell, and Colm Meaney.

On a steamy night in Mississippi, a Southern family gathers at their cot- ton plantation to celebrate Big Daddy’s birthday. e scorching heat is almost as oppressive as the lies they tell. Brick and Maggie dance round the secrets and sexual tensions that threaten to destroy their marriage. With the future of the family at stake, which version of the truth is real – and which will win out? Don’t miss the show praised by the New York Times as a “thrilling revival”

Runtime is approximately 2 hours and 55 minutes including one 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.

Peterborough Players Receives 23 Finalist Nominations for the 17th Annual New Hampshire Theatre Awards

12/26/2018

The Players are ringing in the New Year with news that they have been recognized for their work during the 2018 Summer Season with 23 finalist nominations for the New Hampshire Theatre Awards! Of their 7 Main Stage productions this past Summer Season, 2 plays were eligible for consideration: An Inspector Calls and The Drowsy Chaperone. And the 23 finalist nominations are from those 2 productions in a variety of categories.

The Players congratulates all of the finalists and thanks the New Hampshire Theatre Awards for the recognition!

The New Hampshire Theatre Awards Ceremony will take place on January 19, 2019 at the Capital Center for the Arts in Concord, NH.

The list of Players finalists are as follows:

The Drowsy Chaperone (13 Finalist Nominations) -

Best Professional Production of a Musical
Best Director of a Professional Production of a Musical: Gus Kaikkonen
Best Actress in a Professional Production of a Musical: Elyse Collier as Janet Van De Graaff
Best Actor in a Professional Production of a Musical: Kraig Swartz as Man In Chair
Best Supporting Actor in a Professional Production of a Musical: Tom Frey as Aldolpho
Best Supporting Actor in a Professional Production of a Musical: Joe Bigelow as Robert Martin
Best Supporting Actress in a Professional Production of a Musical: Bridget Beirne as The Drowsy Chaperone
Best Musical Direction of a Professional Production: Thomas Martin
Best Scenic Design in a Professional Production: Charles Morgan
Best Lightning Design in a Professional Production: Kevin Frazier
Best Choreography for a Professional Production: Kirby Ward
Best Costume Design for a Professional Production: Elizabeth Rugg-Hinds
Best Sound Design for a Professional Production: CJ Leake & Kevin Frazier

An Inspector Calls (10 Finalist Nominations) -

Best Professional Production of a Drama/Comedy
Best Director of a Professional Drama/Comedy: Keith Stevens
Best Actress in a Professional Drama/Comedy: Rebecca Brinkley as Shelia Birling
Best Actor in a Professional Drama/Comedy: Gus Kaikkonen as Inspector Goole
Best Supporting Actor in a Professional Drama/Comedy: Marc LaVasseur as Gerald Croft
Best Supporting Actor in a Professional Drama/Comedy: Jack Koenig as Arthur Birling
Best Supporting Actress in a Professional Drama/Comedy: Dee Nelson as Sybil Birling
Best Scenic Design for a Professional Production: Charles Morgan & Gus Kaikkonen
Best Lightning Design for a Professional Production: F. Mitchell Dana
Best Costume Design for a Professional Production: Anthony Paul-Cavaretta

The awards are produced by The New Hampshire Theatre Alliance (NHTA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works with NH theatre companies and artists to foster collaborative conversation, resource-sharing, and audience engagement. Believing that theatre is a public good vital to the health of the Granite State, we advocate for the growth of NH professional, community, and youth theatre organizations by promoting the pursuits of individual member companies and highlighting the impact of the performing arts locally and statewide.

Peterborough Players Announces New Board President

12/20/2018

Jacqueline Smethurst has been elected as the new Board President of the Peterborough Players. She takes over the position from local business leader, Cy Gregg.

“Given the importance of Peterborough Players both economically and culturally, it has been my pleasure to be on the Board for the past 6 years, and as its President for the past three”, says Cy Gregg, whose work with the theatre has positioned the Players as a leading arts organization in New Hampshire. “Fortunately, I am leaving the Board knowing that Jacqueline, in her role as President, will build on the past 85 years of the Players’ performance with an eye towards the future.”

Jacqueline Smethurst is a nationally recognized thinker and leader in education. She holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Oxford University, and her doctorate from the University of Massachusetts; she is an Honorary Fellow of her alma mater, St. Hilda's College, Oxford. Her current and former trusteeships include Concord Academy, Ursuline Academy, American Friends of St. Hilda's College, Monadnock Center for History and Culture, and the National Association of Independent Schools. Formerly Head of Northfield Mount Hermon School, Jacqueline was co-founder of a national non-profit to narrow the education gap though public-private partnerships, and has consulted widely to schools and colleges.

“Like so many people, I have been applauding Peterborough Players’ superb productions for decades”, says Jacqueline Smethurst, “The Players is one of the great assets of our region, and I am honored to follow Cy in guiding the Board of Trustees as we look to ‘the next stage’. We are extraordinarily fortunate to have theatre of this quality right here in the Monadnock Region and I shall bring my passion for the organization to every discussion and decision as we expand our reach and secure the future of the Players.”

The Peterborough Players, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, has been providing professional theatre to audiences since 1933 and is located at 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough, NH 03458. (603) 924-9344 or visit www.peterboroughplayers.org.