The Players' Ring Theatre

The Players' Ring Theatre is a theater located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.[1] The black box theater has a seating capacity of 75.

History

The theater is located within a historic brick building built in 1833 in an area that has since become Prescott Park.[2][3] It was once a building of the Portsmouth Marine Railway Company,[4] and was listed on the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places in 2006.[5] In 2013, the theater planned to replace the seats in order to expand the artistic possibilities of a black box environment.[6]

Performances

The theater features work by new playwrights [7][8][9][10] as well as the established.[11]

References

  1. Diane Bair and Pamela Wright (June 29, 2013). "Portsmouth, N.H., the country's third-oldest city". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. C. McMahon, Legendary Locals of Portsmouth (2013) - books.google.com
  3. ""Requested Action"". NH Department of Cultural Resources. November 7, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  4. "NH news briefs". Concord Monitor. November 12, 2006. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  5. "New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places". New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  6. "'Singing for Seats' presented at Players' Ring". Seacoast Online. September 19, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  7. For the Concord Monitor, Wednesday, June 18, 2014.
  8. "Teacher-playwright merges humor, drama | Concord Monitor". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15.
  9. "The Death of a Dragon Slayer, an original play by Aaron Sommers" New Hampshire Magazine, 2014
  10. Nancy McCallum, "Profile of playwright David Mauriello, 58, of Ogunquit." (1995). Maine News Index – Maine Times. Paper 978.

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