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. 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 . 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. On Saturday, January 12 at 1:00pm the Peterborough Players present, Live from the Metropolitan Opera, a screening of Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur.
The New York Times raves that this production "bristles with passion and danger." Soprano Anna Netrebko joins the ranks of Renata Tebaldi, Montserrat Caballé, and Renata Scotto, taking on—for the first time at the Met—the title role of the real-life French actress who dazzled 18th-century audiences with her on-and offstage passion. The soprano is joined by tenor Piotr Beczała as Adriana’s lover, Maurizio. Sir David McVicar’s staging, which sets the action in a working replica of a Baroque theater and has been praised as an “elegant production, sumptuously designed … The spectacle guarantees a good night out.” Runtime is approximately 3 hours and 25 minutes including 2 intermissions. 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. 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. 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) -
An Inspector Calls (10 Finalist Nominations) -
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. 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. |
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