The Players' Ring Theatre Explained
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
- News: Portsmouth, N.H., the country's third-oldest city. Diane Bair and Pamela Wright. The Boston Globe. June 29, 2013. July 20, 2015.
- C. McMahon, Legendary Locals of Portsmouth (2013) - books.google.com
- Web site: "Requested Action". November 7, 2013. NH Department of Cultural Resources. July 20, 2015.
- News: NH news briefs. Concord Monitor. November 12, 2006. July 20, 2015.
- Web site: New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places. New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. 26 February 2013.
- Web site: 'Singing for Seats' presented at Players' Ring. September 19, 2013. Seacoast Online. July 20, 2015.
- For the Concord Monitor, Wednesday, June 18, 2014.
- Web site: Teacher-playwright merges humor, drama | Concord Monitor . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715032622/http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/12427869-95/teacher-playwright-merges-humor-drama . 2014-07-15 .
- "The Death of a Dragon Slayer, an original play by Aaron Sommers" New Hampshire Magazine, 2014
- http://www.nhmagazine.com/Calendar/index.php/name/The-Death-of-a-Dragon-Slayer/event/10037/
- Nancy McCallum, "Profile of playwright David Mauriello, 58, of Ogunquit." (1995). Maine News Index – Maine Times. Paper 978.
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