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PLAYERS' RING THEATRE

105 Marcy Street, Portsmouth NH 03801
Portsmouth, NH

Upcoming Shows

'Enid's Mill'
'Enid's Mill'
Mar 6 – Mar 22, 2026

PORTSMOUTH – “Enid’s Mill,” a tender, richly human story about resilience, memory, and what it means to come home, will be on stage at the Players’...



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All applicants should have excellent writing skills and an interest for giving local theaters and productions some prominence on BroadwayWorld.com.

Your compensation as a featured writer with us not only includes exclusive press seats to all of the shows you cover (as is standard in your area and arranged between you and the theater) but also the opportunity to be published under your own byline and publishing profile on both the local and main pages of the site for maximum exposure to our 5M+ monthly visitors.

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Past Shows

'Twelfth Night'
'Twelfth Night'
Feb 6 – Feb 22, 2026

PORTSMOUTH – Shakespeare’s classic comedy of disguise, “Twelfth Night,” will be on stage at the Players’ Ring Theatre, facilitated by Julia Sommer, from Feb. 6...

'Love at First Laugh'
'Love at First Laugh'
Feb 15

PORTSMOUTH - Stranger Than Fiction returns to the Players’ Ring for a show that’s loosely based around the theme of love! Mixing a blend of their...

'Seeing Violet'
'Seeing Violet'
Jan 9 – Jan 25, 2026

PORTSMOUTH – Spanning centuries and peeling back layers of denial, “Seeing Violet” is a gripping new drama about memory, reckoning, and the cost of looking away. Written by...

'A Christmas Carol'
'A Christmas Carol'
Dec 5 – Dec 28, 2025

PORTSMOUTH – Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is the most popular story about Christmas and definitely the most adapted of all time. Dozens of cinematic and theatrical versions...

'Ye Merry Gentlemen'
'Ye Merry Gentlemen'
Nov 14 – Nov 30, 2025

PORTSMOUTH NH – Ready to get into the holiday spirit? Come to a production of “Ye Merry Gentlemen,” written by G. Matthew Gaskell and directed by...

'Up Close & Funny'
'Up Close & Funny'
Nov 7

In collaboration with Mike’d Up Comedy ProductionsWinter calls for an extra dose of cozy — and there’s nothing like live comedy in our intimate, brick-lined...

The Man Who Laughs
"The Man Who Laughs"
Oct 17 – Nov 2, 2025

PORTSMOUTH – Imagine stepping back to a time when films spoke without words — no color, no dialogue, just the expressive power of actors, the...

'Beast of Eden'
'Beast of Eden'
Oct 28

In partnership with the Ring Works New Play Lab, you’re invited to a staged reading of “Beast of Eden”, a sharp and satirical new play...

'Darwin's Waiting Room'
'Darwin's Waiting Room'
Oct 3 – Oct 5, 2025

PORTSMOUTH – “Darwin’s Waiting Room” is back — and they’re bringing their signature brand of strange, hysterical, and totally surprising sketch comedy to the Players’ Ring...

'Moms The Musical'
'Moms The Musical'
Oct 1

PORTSMOUTH – In partnership with the Ring Works New Play Lab, a developmental concert reading of “Moms The Musical,” a comedic draMAdy written by local mom...

'Waiting for Godot'
'Waiting for Godot'
Sep 12 – Sep 28, 2025

PORTSMOUTH NH – Samuel Beckett’s iconic and unexpectedly hilarious “Waiting for Godot” opens the Players’ Ring Theatre’s 2025-26 Mainstage Theatre on Sept. 12, running through...

'A Man of No Importance '
'A Man of No Importance '
May 30 – Jun 15, 2025

PORTSMOUTH – Winner of the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, “A Man of No Importance,” will take the stage at the Players’ Ring Theatre,...

The Wasp
"The Wasp"
May 2 – May 18, 2025

PORTSMOUTH – The two female actors in “The Wasp” at the Players’ Ring Theatre on stage May 2 through May 18, will have you on...

'Dionysia'
'Dionysia'
Apr 25 – Apr 27, 2025

PORTSMOUTH – After last year’s successful inaugural run, ‘Dionysia’ returns to the Players’ Ring Theatre, in collaboration with Outcast Productions, April 25, 26 and 27.

‘A Funny Thing Happened . . .’
‘A Funny Thing Happened . . .’
Mar 28 – Apr 13, 2025

PORTSMOUTH – The Players’ Ring presents “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of...

‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’
‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’
Feb 28 – Mar 16, 2025

PORTSMOUTH – In collaboration with Bardo Theatre Company, “Gruesome Playground Injuries” will be on stage at the Players’ Ring Theatre Feb. 28 through March 16.Written...

'Whispering to Dostoevsky'
'Whispering to Dostoevsky'
Jan 3 – Jan 19, 2025

PORTSMOUTH – The extraordinary love story of Fyodor Dostoevsky and the woman who became “the architect of his life,” will be on stage at the...

Discovering Magic
"Discovering Magic"
Dec 27 – Dec 29, 2024

Andrew Pinard's Discovering Magic is back!Andrew will act as the tour guide to the impossible and absurd, inviting you to explore the mystical and magical world...

Discovering Magic
Dec 27 – Dec 29, 2024

Andrew Pinard brings back his interactive performance, Discovering Magic, to the Players’ Ring Theatre for a limited run from December 27 to 29. Audiences are...

'A Christmas Carol'
'A Christmas Carol'
Dec 6 – Dec 23, 2024

The Players' Ring Theatre presents its 29th production of "A Christmas Carol," adapted and directed by Ben Bagley.“Will you believe it – the Players' Ring...

What The Dickens
"What The Dickens"
Nov 24 – Dec 6, 2024

Cold-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge will be visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future - only this time the audience decides how the story...

A Tuna Christmas
"A Tuna Christmas"
Nov 22 – Dec 1, 2024

In this hilarious sequel to “Greater Tuna,” it’s Christmas in the third-smallest town in Texas. Radio station OKKK news personalities Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie...

'The Fall of The House of Usher'
'The Fall of The House of Usher'
Oct 31 – Nov 17, 2024

PORTSMOUTH – Thrill-seeking Portsmouth Halloween Parade goers are invited to end their spooky night at the Players’ Ring Theatre for an exciting adaptation of Edgar...

Head, Heart, and Heather
"Head, Heart, and Heather"
Oct 4 – Oct 20, 2024

PORTSMOUTH - What happens if Head and Heart both demand to have a say in a young woman’s dating life? This is what will transpire...

“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”
“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”
Sep 6 – Sep 22, 2024

PORTSMOUTH – “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” a Tony award winning, deliriously funny comedy, begins the 2024-25 season of the Players’ Ring Theatre.Written by...

“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”
“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”
Sep 6 – Sep 22, 2024

PORTSMOUTH – “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” a Tony award winning, deliriously funny comedy, begins the 2024-25 season of the Players’ Ring Theatre.Written by...

'Dionysia'
'Dionysia'
Jun 7 – Jun 9, 2024

A festival of short plays, in collaboration with Outcast Productions, and directed by Alex Bickerstaff and Jordan FormichelliThe Dionysia was a large festival in ancient...

'Alice'
'Alice'
May 24 – Jun 2, 2024

The Players’ Ring Theatre, in conjunction with Upside Arts, is producing this tale, based on the books by Lewis Carroll, and adapted and directed by...

The Legend of Georgia McBride
"The Legend of Georgia McBride"
May 3 – May 19, 2024

PORTSMOUTH – The entertaining story of “The Legend of Georgia McBride” written by Matthew Lopez and directed by Joe Juknievich, will be on stage at...

'Macbeth'
'Macbeth'
Apr 19 – Apr 28, 2024

PORTSMOUTH – “Something wicked this way comes.” Experience a drum-beating, hair-raising, blood-pumping, two-faced production of Shakespeare’s “Tragedie of Macbeth.” Running at the Players’ Ring Theatre April 19 through...

America America
"America America"
Apr 5 – Apr 14, 2024

PORTSMOUTH – An original play, America America, written and directed by Joan Bigwood, performed in English and Spanish (with the projection of English subtitles), will be on...

'The Aliens'
'The Aliens'
Mar 8 – Mar 24, 2024

PORTSMOUTH - After the success of "Is Edward Snowden Single?" almost exactly one year ago, the Players' Ring Theatre and Bardo Theatre Company are thrilled to...

‘Jonathan Harrington - 19th Century Magician’
‘Jonathan Harrington - 19th Century Magician’
Feb 23 – Feb 25, 2024

PORTSMOUTH – Looking for some fun in the middle of winter’s bleakness? Look no further than catching some magic at the Players’ Ring Theatre the...

'I See No Arlecchino'
'I See No Arlecchino'
Jan 26 – Feb 11, 2024

PORTSMOUTH – To lighten up the winter doldrums, The Players’ Ring Theatre is showing “I See No Arlecchino,” Jan. 26 through Feb. 11, directed by...

'The Poor Rich'
'The Poor Rich'
Jan 19 – Jan 21, 2024

PORTSMOUTH – Everything you make, she takes. Mother Greed comes in many forms, but in “The Poor Rich,” she’s at her most unadulterated.Seacoast native Gemma...

Whispering to Dostoevsky
Jan 3 – Jan 19, 2024

Whispering to Dostoevsky unfolds the passionate love story of the renowned writer Fyodor Dostoevsky and his collaborator, Anna, who became his wife and publisher. Written...

'You, Me and The Woodsmoke'
'You, Me and The Woodsmoke'
Jan 5 – Jan 14, 2024

PORTSMOUTH – The Players’ Ring Theatre welcomes the new year on Jan. 5 with the world premiere of “You, Me and The Woodsmoke,” written and directed by Catherine Stewart.Julianne...

'A Christmas Carol'
'A Christmas Carol'
Dec 1 – Dec 23, 2023

PORTSMOUTH – The holiday season wouldn’t be complete without seeing the classic Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” running at the Players’ Ring Theatre for the...

'What the Dickens'
'What the Dickens'
Nov 25

“What the Dickens,” produced by Stranger than Fiction, will be showing on Saturday, Nov. 25, at the Players’ Ring Theatre for two shows at 2:30...

'Granite State Proud'
'Granite State Proud'
Nov 10 – Nov 19, 2023

PORTSMOUTH – An original thought-provoking play, “Granite State Proud,” written and directed by Bretton Reis opens at the Players’ Ring Theatre on Friday, Nov. 10.“Granite...

'Gay Bride of Frankenstein'
'Gay Bride of Frankenstein'
Oct 20 – Nov 5, 2023

PORTSMOUTH – Just in time for the Halloween season, the Players’ Ring Theatre is bringing back its original comic-book rock musical, “Gay Bride of Frankenstein.”

'Outside Mullingar'
'Outside Mullingar'
Sep 29 – Oct 15, 2023

PORTSMOUTH – The awkward and adorable story of “Outside Mullingar” is coming to life at the Players’ Ring Theatre in Portsmouth, opening Sept. 29.Anthony Reilly (Donald...

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