Players Ring Theatre

11/10/2026

Another showcase, another team of young talented actresses ready to bow!
This time in partnership with Eliot Recreation Department, and always thanks to our teaching artist Katherine Cusack!

We may be back at Eliot Elementary School in January, stay tuned!

Ps:LOOK AT THOSE HAND- CRAFTED COSTUMES! 🎨 ✂️ 🦄 🌈 💎 be

11/09/2026

Classes and rehearsals are in full swing at Kittery Community Center and STAR Theatre as over 20 young actors get ready for their showcase on December 12, 13, 19, & 20.

Stay tuned for more exciting announcements from RingRISING, our new theatre education initiative!

11/08/2026

We are grateful for Leslie Pasternack — dramaturg, director, actor, educator, and the driving force behind our New Play Lab!

Under Leslie’s guidance, the Lab has been creating opportunities for playwrights to develop new work with professional mentorship, community feedback, and public readings.

This is at the very heart of what our founders, Gary and Barbara Newton, envisioned for The Ring.

If you wish to be part of the process and discover the upcoming events, check out the link in the first comment!

🖤The New Play Lab is made possible by the support of the Eppes-Jefferson Foundation and Kennebunk Savings 🖤

📸 by Zachary Little

11/07/2026

"It's the honesty in every performance, along with direction, that drags you in and keeps you intrigued and immersed throughout the two hours."

Thank you ArtPort NH for the wonderful review of "AND THEN THERE WERE NONE"!

NEW REVIEW: "And Then There Were None"
WHERE: The Players' Ring,
BLURB: Throughly Entertaining, And Surprising
HIGH POINT: Everything

If you are lucky, very very lucky, you may get a last minute ticket to the Rings' production of Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None." This one is a bloody bomb.

Every element is as it should be, the direction, performances, and each and every supporting art. This production - the entire production - is a real winner.

Time is tight this week (apologies to all the talented artists who deserve a review that waxes on about each of them) but had to grab a few minutes to urge audience members to try to get a seat for one of the last shows; you won't be disappointed.

Every performer magically morphs into a distinct 1930s character. The mix of relationships and disparate personalities - pompous, timid, cocky, understated, priggish and more - has the ring of truth.

It's the honesty in every performance, along with direction, that drags you in and keeps you intrigued and immersed throughout the two hours. What a delicious cast!

Director Ben Bagley's staging, pacing and character choices are major players in the production's success. Bagley's perfect pacing, and staging, and his set, lighting, music and sound design perfectly dovetail and enhance the story.

Costume Designer Valerie Smith smashes it! She sticks to the period and exemplifies character; oh, and those wonderful details!

This production, of a great classic mystery tale, has a truly stellar collective of actors and artists who pull you in and keep you entertained and interested to the bitter end - through the creepy moments and a few honest to goodness scary ones.

This one is so worth your discretionary time and funds. Good luck landing tickets!

WHAT "As Time Goes By"
WHERE Players' Ring, 105 Marcy St. Portsmouth NH
WHEN Through Nov. 15, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7 PM; Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM
COST $33, Senior/Student/Veteran/First Responder $31
CONTACT/INFO (603) 436-8123; https://www.playersring.org/

11/06/2026

Since we can’t tempt you with tickets to "And Then There Were None", we thought it was time to remind you that you can start securing your seats for "A Christmas Carol". Opens on November 28.

www.playersring.org/show/christmas-carol

📷 Constance Witman as Ebenezer Scrooge 🧡
By Ben Bagley

11/06/2026

We've seen this reposted by some theatre friends today and utterly agree that it is time for a Bitter Pill throwback...

Children of The Grim | 2022 | Players Ring Theatre

11/05/2026

It's time for bows at Portsmouth Community Campus as we wrap up our Fall Drama Club in collaboration with the City of Portsmouth Recreation Department.
These kids got to practice some cool things like listening, collaboration, confidence and improv over the past 8 weeks!

11/02/2026

Sometimes, a terrific new script finds its way to our theatre, and we have the great fortune of bringing its world premiere to life.

We are completely smitten with Alicia Napolitano’s THE LAST REPUTABLE ACQUAINTANCE OF MR. HYDE, and with the stunning cast we’ve assembled to tell this story.

A subtle, surprising reimagining of the famous novella, this play will draw you closer, unsettle your expectations, and move you: January 8 - 24, 2027

www.playersring.org/show/the-last-reputable-acquaintance-of-mr-hyde/

11/01/2026

Our 35th Anniversary tumbler looks good on our beloved actor Constance Witman!
35 years!!! It's a big achievement for a small organization like ours, and we hope you'll choose to celebrate it by purchasing a cup next time you are at the theatre, and take us out for a sip in the world.
(Suitable for both cold and hot beverages. $35 - yup, one dollar for each year of business!)