Peterborough
Players 17th Annual Auction
LIGHT UP THE STAGE on November 5, 2005
At the Shattuck Golf Club in Peterborough
Open Bar!
Starts at 5:30
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A Number
at the Peterborough Players
August 29, 2005
The Peterborough Players tackle the Off-Broadway
hit, A Number, to close the season. It opens September 7 and
runs to Sept 18. Caryl Churchill's magnificent new play is short, but
contains more drama, and more ideas, than most writers manage in a dozen
full-length works. Part psychological thriller, part topical scientific
speculation, and part analysis of the relationship between fathers and
their sons, it combines elegant structural simplicity with an astonishing
intellectual and emotional depth. Add stunning performances from Artistic
Director Gus Kaikkonen and Players favorite Todd Almond, and you have
one of the most spell-binding - and challenging - theatrical events of
the season. Read More>
Peterborough
Players and the William D. Eppes Endowment Present the Fourth Annual James
Whitmore Award
August 23, 2005
A member of the Peterborough Players Second
Company will be given the Fourth Annual James Whitmore Award sponsored
by the William D. Eppes Endowment on Saturday, August 27th. The Award,
$500.00 and a medal, was established through the generosity of Mr. William
D. Eppes, and is presented to an outstanding member of the Second Company.
Previous winners were Dan Hodge, Will Ryan Frasier, and current Player’s
staff member Jose Docen. Read
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Second
Company Brings Little Women to Life
August 12, 2005
The Peterborough Players Second Company will
present Louisa May Alcott’s American classic Little Women,
adapted by Gus Kaikkonen, August 20-27. Little Women is being
directed by Artistic Director and adaptor Gus Kaikkonen. Read
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Fun
for the whole family as CHARLIE BROWN… comes to Players
August 10, 2005
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown,
the musical based on the Comic Strip “Peanuts” by Charles
M. Schulz with book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, is the fifth show
of the summer season at the Peterborough Players and has a special three
week run from August 17-September 4.
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World Premiere of Gus Kaikkonen’s SOLIDARITY
July 31, 2005
The World Premiere Comedy Solidarity by Gus Kaikkonen is the
fourth show on the Peterborough Players’ mainstage and runs August
3-August 14, 2005.
The story revolves around Ted O’Leary, who seems to have it all:
a beautiful wife and family, his own consulting firm, an incredible New
York apartment, and a little something on the side. But his hold on the
good life turns out to be as tenuous as a house of cards.Solidarity
is a moving, sometimes biting, always funny portrait of a modern American
family that falls apart, picks up the pieces, and puts them back together
again. MORE>
Reading of Play LITTLE WOMEN at the Hancock Library
July 26, 2005
The Peterborough Players Second Company, which is made up of members of
the Peterborough Players Intern and Apprentice Company, will do a reading
of their upcoming production Little Women at the Hancock Library
on August 4th at 10 am. This show has been adapted and will be directed
by Artistic Director Gus Kaikkonen from the classic American novel Little
Women by Louisa May Alcott. The full production will run at the Players
August 20, 22, 24, 26, and 27. MORE>
Peterborough Players add Matinee Performance of Inherit the Wind
June 29, 2005
Due to extremely high demand, and a show that is selling out it’s
three week run, the Peterborough Players would like to announce an added
matinee performance of Inherit the Wind starring James Whitmore and James
Whitmore Jr. on July 30th at 2 pm. Tickets are $33.00, and are available
through the box office at (603)924-7585 or online at www.peterboroughplayers.org.
Barn Door Pass holders as well as everyone else hoping to see the show
should make reservations as soon as possible because space is limited.
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James Whitmore Stars in Inherit the Wind
With His Son
June 10, 2005
The third show of the Peterborough Players ‘05 season is Inherit
the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. It is the dramatized
version of the 1925 "Scopes Monkey Trial" which took place in
East Tennessee. The 17-performance run begins July 13 and ends July 31
and will feature James Whitmore as William Brady and James Whitmore Jr.
as Henry Drummond. MORE>
Lettice and Lovage Opens Next
June 27, 2005
The second show of the Peterborough Players summer
season, Lettice and Lovage, opens on July 1 and runs until July
10. Written by Peter Shaffer (who also wrote Equus and Amadeus), Lettice
and Lovage is a hilarious comedy about Lettice Douffet (played by
Lisa Bostnar), a very eccentric and theatrical tour guide at Fustian House,
the least interesting stately home in England. MORE>
Cast
and Scheduling Changes for Lettice and Lovage
June 27, 2005
Due to personal considerations, Mary Beth
Hurt has withdrawn from the role of Lettice Douffet in the Peterborough
Players production of Lettice and Lovage. In order to maintain the performance
schedule, the role has been recast and the performances on Wednesday,
June 29, 2005 and Thursday, June 30, 2005 have been cancelled. Opening
night is now scheduled for Friday, July 1, 2005. After the July 1 opening
night performance, the schedule will be maintained as originally announced.
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Peterborough Players Open the Barn on July
9, 2005!
June 28, 2005
The award-winning Peterborough Players is celebrating
72 years of artistic achievement and the one of the most supportive subscriber
bases of any theater in New England by throwing their doors open to the
public for an Open Barn on Saturday, July 9 from 1pm to 4pm at the theatre,
55 Hadley Rd. MORE>
Jack and the Beanstalk Set to Delight Younger Audiences
June 10, 2005
An original play based on the classic fairy tale,
Jack and the Beanstalk is a fresh, exciting, magical story about
Jack and his adventures at home with his family and (via the beanstalk!)
with giants in the sky. Performed by the Players Intern and Apprentice
company, this play celebrates the Peterborough Players’ ongoing
commitment to telling stories for all audiences that reflect our entire
community. Join us in this joyful fantasy journey while also celebrating
diverse experiences, friendship and family. MORE>
Grace and Glorie
Opens Season at the Peterborough Players
June 10, 2005
The first show of the 2005 season, running June
15 - 26, Grace and Glorie is a variation on an odd-couple play,
and the celebration of a friendship between two women who would be unlikely
to meet in real life. Gloria Whitman, played by Lisa Bostnar, is a Harvard
MBA and former power management consultant from Manhattan, who moves to
Virginia and meets Grace Stiles, played by Carmen Decker, a dying, ornery,
illiterate 90-year-old “backwoods redneck” who lives, “all
alone in the middle of nowhere.” The show will be directed by Warren
Hammack in his Peterborough Players debut. MORE>
Grace and Glorie opens 2005
by Alice Fuld
June 3, 2005
Two is the magic number. Two audience favorites, Carmen Decker and Lisa
Bostnar, will open the season in Grace & Glorie, by Tom Ziegler.
Opening night is June 15. The actresses performed the two character play
together several years ago at the BoarsHead Theatre in Lansing, MI. MORE>
10 Years at the Players
The 2005
Season marks the 10th Anniversary at the Peterborough Players for Gus
Kaikkonen and Keith Stevens
by Alice Fuld
June 3, 2005
The team of Gus Kaikkonen and Keith Stevens will celebrate their 10th
anniversary at the helm of the Peterborough Players this summer. “It
seems impossible,” Kaikkonen said. “I still feel very new
up here.” MORE>
Local High Schools Provide Talent for Players Production of MUSEUM
May 11, 2005
In collaboration with ConVal, Conant,
and Mascenic High Schools as well as Franklin Pierce and Keene State Colleges,
The Peterborough Players is proud to present Museum, a play written by
Tina Howe. Museum will be performed Thursday, May 19 at 8pm; Friday, May
20 at 8pm; and Sunday, May 21 at 2pm & 8pm. MORE>
Peterborough Players Present "A Life In Letters" May 21
May 11, 2005
On Saturday, May 21, the Peterborough
Players will present “A Life in Letters”, a staged reading
of a collection of historic American letters. The evening begins with
a cocktail reception with open bar at 6:30 PM, followed by the performance
at 8:00 PM. A dessert reception will immediately follow the reading. Catering
services will be provided by Sage With Thyme. MORE>
Peterborough
Players Announce Progress Progress On Stage Renovation Project
May 2, 2005
Since October, 2004 the Peterborough Players has been actively raising
money for a major renovation to its stage and production facilities. To
date, a total of $985,000 has been given or pledged to this project, which
is anticipated to begin following the close of the 2005 summer season.
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Peterborough Players to Hold Auditions and Interviews
March 1, 2005
The Peterborough Players will hold auditions and interviews for
the 2005 season on Monday evening, March 21 beginning at 6:00 PM. Artistic
Director Gus Kaikkonen will see auditions from members of Actors’
Equity, non-Equity local actors, and from those interested in joining
the Players’ Second Company as an intern or apprentice. MORE>
The Peterborough Players Announces the 2005 Summer Season
February 21, 2005
At the 2005 Annual Meeting on February 12, the Peterborough Players
announced the summer season of plays at the historic theatre on Hadley
Road. Season highlights include the returns of James Whitmore and Mary
Beth Hurt, a world premiere and a regional premiere, and one of the most
popular musicals of the last 40 years. MORE>
Peterborough Players Present Award to Audrey White and Announce New Hampshire
Theatre Awards
February 21, 2005
At the 2005 Annual Meeting February 12, the Peterborough Players presented
Audrey White with the Edith Bond Stearns Award for Distinguished Service.
Ms. White joins only 11 other winners in the 72 year history of the Players.
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