Contact: Keith Stevens, Managing Director, (603)924-9344, kstevens@peterboroughplayers.org

The Peterborough Players took home eight out of twenty awards in the professional division of the 2006 New Hampshire Theatre Awards, which were presented at the Palace Theatre in Manchester February 3. The awards honored outstanding achievement in New Hampshire theatre in 2005.

The production of SOLIDARITY won two awards. Carmen Decker was named Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for her role as Delta O’Leary, and Lisa Bostnar was named Best Actress in a Drama for her role as Phyllis O’Leary.

YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN won three awards. Michael Sebastian was named Best Music Director, Jana Tift was named Best Director of a Musical, and the production was named Best Musical of the year.

INHERIT THE WIND won three awards. James Whitmore, Jr. was named Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for his role as Henry Drummond, Gus Kaikkonen was named Best Director of a Drama, and the production was named Best Drama of the year.

Further information on the New Hampshire Theatre Awards can be found at www.nhtheatre.com.

The Peterborough Players is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Monadnock Community Foundation, and the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation.