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. ↑
  11. ↑ Nancy McCallum, "Profile of playwright David Mauriello, 58, of Ogunquit." (1995). Maine News Index – Maine Times. Paper 978.

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