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| | Dionysia
A Festival of Short Plays Second Edition!
Directed by Alex Bickerstaff, Jordan Formichelli, and Christopher Savage
After last year's success, Dionysia returns!
The Dionysia was a large festival in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus, the central events of which were the theatrical performances of dramatic tragedies and - later on - comedies. It was the second-most important festival in Greece.
The Players' Ring is thrilled to present the second edition of this festival, aimed at showcasing 11 excellent original works in the form of short plays selected among 159 submissions from everywhere in the US and beyond and performed by an ensemble of 9 actors playing 33 different roles!
Alone A Thriller By Angelica Rosenthal
Fight for the Apron A Comedy by Rex McGregor
Fighting Mr. Right A RomCom by Barbara Lindsay For Whom the Yell Tolls A Loud Comedy by James C. Ferguson
My Girl A Drama by Lilly Ritter
Night Shift A Psychological Thriller by Nancy Peavy
Snow Falling Faintly An uplifting drama by James McLindon
Something is Rotting on the Stage of Glenmark A Metatheatrical Comedy by Ken Preuss
The Hireling Horror A Dark Comedy by R. D. Murphy
The Part Mermaid Play A Dramedy by Dylan Malloy
THR33 A Dark Comedy by Chuck Brestman
Performances:
Friday 7:30
Saturday 2:30 and 7:30 PM
Sunday 2:30 PM | Buy tickets |
| | THE WASP
By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
Directed by CJ Lewis
The twists and turns in this gripping, electric nail-biter will have you on the edge of your seat until the final moment.
Heather and Carla haven't seen each other since school. Their lives have taken very different paths – Carla lives a hand-to-mouth existence while Heather has a high-flying career, husband and a beautiful home. And yet, here they are in a café having tea and making awkward conversation. That is until Heather presents Carla with a bag containing a significant amount of cash and an unexpected proposition. Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's electric thriller asks how far beyond the playground we carry our childhood experiences and to what lengths some people are willing to go to in order to come to terms with them. | Buy tickets |
| | THE END OF THE RAINBOW
An Original Musical by Joshua Goldberg
Produced by Upside Arts
Chroma County is a happy, busy, and colorful place full of happy, busy, and colorful people. Or at least it was... until unlucky local leprechaun Devlin O'Doherty's pot of gold was stolen, and the rainbow along with it! Now it's a sad, gloomy, and grey place with sad, gloomy, and grey people. What's a leprechaun to do? Put together a ragtag team of adventurous locals and restore the town to its former glory one color at a time... that's what!
This workshop production, performed by kids and for kids, is the culmination of 5 weeks of rehearsals focused on collaboration and the creative process. | Buy tickets |
| | With deep gratitude for your friendship,
we are pleased to invite you to
the annual celebration of our beloved
Players’ Ring Theatre.
Enjoy an aperitivo and words from the
Executive Director, followed by
a sneak-peak showcase of the upcoming Season.
Your presence and generosity make everything we do possible. We look forward to sharing
this special evening with you. | Buy tickets |
| | A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
Book by Terrence McNally, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Directed by Ro Gavin
A collaboration with RGC Theatre
This tender story of family, friendship and acceptance teaches us that it really is a wonderful thing to "love who you love."
Winner of the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, A Man of No Importance is the story of Alfie Byrne, a bus conductor in 1964 Dublin whose heart holds secrets that he can't share with anyone but his imagined confidante, Oscar Wilde. When he attempts to put on an amateur production of Wilde's Salome in the local church hall, he confronts the forces of bigotry and shame over a love "that dare not speak its name." But the redemptive power of theatre changes his life and brings his friends back to his side. | Buy tickets |
| | THE PERFECT PIECE: Sharpen Your Monologue
& Audition Skills
A Masterclass with Constance Witman
Sharpen your audition skills in this dynamic 2.5-hour monologue workshop! Get personalized feedback on character development, clarity, pacing, stage presence, and insight on how to connect authentically to the piece, plus expert tips on selecting monologues, cold reading, and audition confidence and etiquette. With hands-on refinement exercises and insider strategies, you'll leave with stronger performance techniques and enhanced confidence for your next audition.
Duration: 2.5 h, including a 20 minute networking break.
Coffee, water, and snacks provided.
Max. Number of Participants: 10
Min. Number of Participants: 3
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About the coach:
Constance Witman is an performer, director, voice-over actor and acting coach who's been active on the Seacoast since 2002. Recent roles include Masha in "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" at the Players' Ring Theatre and the Wicked Witch in "The Wizard of Oz" at the Rochester Opera House. She is the 2023 winner of ArtPort's Best Actor in a Female Role in a Play for her roles as Evy in "The Gingerbread Lady" and Rosemary Muldoon in "Outside Mullingar" (both at the Players' Ring Theatre). Favorite roles include The Traveler in "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" (New Hampshire Theatre Project), Nora in "A Doll's house", Mrs. Robinson in "The Graduate", Marjorie in "Extremities", Maggie in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (all at The Seacoast Repertory Theatre), Martha in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf", Blanche Dubois in "A Streetcar Named Desire" (winner of the Spotlight Award), Lady Macbeth, Anna in "Closer", Suzy in "Wait Until Dark", and Vivian Bearing in "Wit" (all at The Players' Ring). Constance played a teacher in the PSA Stand Up and Step Forward by 03801 Productions, which won 3 Silver Telly Awards and 3 New England Emmys.
Discover more at www.constancewitman.com
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