Review: GREASE at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
What did our critic think of GREASE at Seacoast Repertory Theatre?…
The Players' Ring Theatre
105 Marcy StPortsmouth, NH 03801
Review: CINDERELLA at Prescott Park
An evening in Prescott Park fits perfectly like the glass slipper in 'Cinderella.'…
Review: GODSPELL at Break A Leg Legally
It is only fitting, then, that Break a Leg Legally should deliver a production that feels so profoundly inclusive, energetic, and thoroughly joyful in The Strand theater in Dover.…
Review: MEAN GIRLS at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
Based on Tina Fey's (of Saturday Night Live fame) wildly popular 2004 film, Mean Girls wisely embraces what made the original such a phenomenon while bringing enough energy and personality to succeed on stage. Like many movie adaptations, however, it occasionally struggles to escape comparisons to t…
Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Rochester Opera House
Among the heavy hitters of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice catalog, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat doesn’t always carry the same somber weight as Phantom of the Opera or Jesus Christ Superstar. That’s likely because Webber originally penned it at the tender age of 20 as a mode…
Review: THE CHILDREN at The Players' Ring
What starts as a casual catch-up among old colleagues spirals into something much heavier, darker, and deeply haunting in Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children, now playing at the Players’ Ring in Portsmouth. In the famously intimate confines of the Ring—where the actors are often close enough to breat…
Review: ALTAR BOYZ at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
At Seacoast Repertory Theatre, the current production of Altar Boyz plays less like a traditional musical and more like a full-on concert experience—loud, fast, and packed with driving beats and body-bending choreography.t did our critic think of ALTAR BOYZ at Seacoast Repertory Theatre?…
Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
There is something immediately disarming about “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” It doesn’t arrive with spectacle or grand stakes; there are no sweeping romances or life-or-death consequences. Instead, it gives you a handful of awkward kids, a gymnasium, and a spelling competition.…
Review: DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
There’s one thing that the Seacoast Repertory Theatre knows how to do very well. It’s transforming their intimate, brick-walled space in Portsmouth into a world that feels ten times its actual size. Their current production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels—the 2005 musical based on the Steve Martin/…
Past Shows
53 total · showing 11–20
'Up Close & Funny'
In collaboration with Mike’d Up Comedy Productions Winter calls for an extra dose of cozy — and there’s nothing like live comedy in our intimate, brick-lined space. After the success of our first summer stand-up series, we knew one thing: the laughs must go on. Christine Hurley...
"The Man Who Laughs"
PORTSMOUTH – Imagine stepping back to a time when films spoke without words — no color, no dialogue, just the expressive power of actors, the drama of live music, and the storytelling of title cards. The Players’ Ring Theatre, in collaboration with Glass Dove Productions, is...
'Beast of Eden'
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 by Will Saxe, directed by Leslie Pasternack. When Adam and Eve are unceremoniously “fired,” Eden HR scrambles to fill the positions. Four...
'Darwin's Waiting Room'
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 Theatre for a full weekend takeover Oct. 3-5. Originally born on the Seacoast, this ever-evolving troupe of...
'Moms The Musical'
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 and Seacoast artist Jennifer Lake, takes place Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. Professional actors will bring the story to...
'Waiting for Godot'
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 Sept. 28. Directed by Bretton Reis, who also plays one of the main characters, the play brings bold new...
'A Man of No Importance '
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, May 30 through June 15, joining the celebrations of PRIDE month. Based on the book by Terrence McNally and directed by Ro...
"The Wasp"
PORTSMOUTH – The two female actors in “The Wasp” at the Players’ Ring Theatre on stage May 2 through May 18, will have you on the edge of your seat until the final moment. Written by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and directed by CJ Lewis, the play is full of twists and turns – an...
'Dionysia'
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 . . .’
PORTSMOUTH – The Players’ Ring presents “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York City,” written by Halley Feiffer and directed by Christine Penney. This irreverent, rageful, and tender play about...
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Harvest and Rust Claremont Opera House (10/17-10/17) |
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Mamma Mania Claremont Opera House (11/21-11/21) |
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Shear Madness The Barnstormers Theatre (8/20-8/29) |
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ThunderBeard Claremont Opera House (11/07-11/07) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Portsmouth New Theatre Royal (3/11-3/11) |
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Don Jovi Claremont Opera House (9/26-9/26) |
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Collected Stories The Barnstormers Theatre (9/04-9/06) |
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ArtsCinema Series: THE IMPRESSIONISTS – AND THE MAN WHO MADE THEM The Park Theatre (9/09-9/09) |
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SKYNYRD’S HATCHET – The tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd & Molly Hatchet – Sept 19, 7:30pm The Park Theatre (9/19-9/19) |
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HADESTOWN: The Musical. Stage2Screen. The Tony® Award Winner. Sept 4, 5, and 6 The Park Theatre (9/04-9/06) |