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The Pittsfield Players is a non-profit theater founded in 1968 by Roland Charron, who wanted to bring culture to the Suncook Valley by producing well-known plays and musicals for the Pittsfield, NH area.
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What's Happening at the Scenic?
Board Meetings:
•June 21: SAVE THE DATE!! All members are invited to our annual Board of Directors Meeting to celebrate another year of theater magic and vote for the next year's officers! This is a potluck event and will take place at 5:00PM.
Set Call:
•SUNDAY 6/8 @ 10:00AM
Thanks to the following people for attending our second set call for "A Time to Gather Stones"!:
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George Kelly
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Meggin Dail
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Joel Dail
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Mike Lyons
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Kevin Planchet
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Fernando Bartolozzi
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Maia Manter
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Duncan Manter
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Drew Wilder
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Sarah Manter
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Val Eaton
"A Time to Gather Stones"
A World Premiere Presentation!
Show Dates | June 27 & 28 at 7:30PM
June 29 at 2:00PM
Written and Directed by George Kelley
You are summoned to witness the trial of Joseph Le page, the accused killer of Josie Langmaid, who was assaulted, raped, murdered, and dismembered, on November 25, 1875, as she was walking to school on Academy Road, in Pembroke, New Hampshire. This heinous crime places Le Page, a Canadian itinerant woodcutter, in an American courtroom. The Concord Monitor-Patriot, as well as newspapers up and down the East Coast have been offering conflicting opinions as to Le Page's guilt or innocence. The murder and the impending trial have produced a frenzy of emotions that threaten to throw the populace into a mob intent on revenge.
Against this backdrop, Attorneys Norris for the Defense, and Swenson for the Prosecution, duel inside the courtroom. Everyone in the community has been affected by this grisly murder, as Blind Justice weighs Le Page's guilt or innocence and threatens to fracture the community. A Time to Gather Stones, is an historical fictional account of the actual event.
Some descriptive language describing the murder may not be suitable for children.
Tickets to this world premiere event are $15 each and available by visiting Ticket Leap via the button below, by phoning in a reservation at (603)435-8852, and first come, first served at the door.
"Doo Wop Wed Widing Hood"
Show Dates | July 25th at 7:00PM &
July 26th at 2:00PM
Directed by Bea Douglas and Dee Dee Douglas
It’s the 1950s, hula-hoops are in high demand, and so is Little Red Riding Hood! Wise Prince Jason (winner of the Math Olympics and the Nobel Prize), Strong Prince Justin (who can bench press his own mother), and ordinary Loud Prince Frank all want to woo Red Riding Hood. The king and queen hire the Fairy Godmother to set three tasks for the princes. Only the prince who can find the missing girl, defeat the dragon, and awaken a castle visitor from her slumber earns the right to woo Wed Widing Hood... that is, Red Riding Hood! Alas, Little Red’s couch-potato parents don’t want to lose their little girl. How else will they get their cookies delivered to Grandmother? So they hire the evil queen to thwart the Fairy Godmother’s contest. Luckily, Little Red Riding Hood’s two sisters — Big Green Riding Hood and Medium Purple Riding Hood — help balance out the situation. Complete with the Big Bad Wolf and a sock-hopping ‘50s score, this easy-to-produce adventure is guaranteed to end in happily-ever-after laughter for audiences and performers of all ages!
The Pittsfield Players's Children's Theater Camp is sponsored by the Foss Family Foundation.
"Urinetown"
Show Dates | Nov. 14, 15, 21, 22 at 7:30PM
& Nov. 16 at 2:00PM
Directed by Jeff Crowell-Gregoire
Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America's greatest art forms.
In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he's had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!
Inspired by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, Urinetown is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. Praised for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical could be, Urinetown catapults the "comedic romp" into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter.
In the News
Latest & Greatest
"The Laramie Project" leaves audience members in awe!
Directors Meggin Dail and Jeff Crowell-Gregoire brought a powerful story to the Scenic Theater, and the production moved audience members to laughter, tears, and outbursts of astonishment. The directors received thanks for bringing such a meaningful show to the Scenic stage, and the production was praised for its use of seamless blocking. The ten actors succeeded in bringing upwards of 60 different characters to life, each with separate accents and personalities, helped along by the costuming talents of Amy Mitchell. We are truly sad to see the curtain close on this production, and we promise to never forget the life and the tragedy of Matthew Shepard.
2nd Annual Open Mic Night|That's A Wrap!
The second annual Open Mic Night, hosted by Tech Crew Productions, LLC and The Pittsfield Players, was a success! Amazing talent graced The Scenic Theater stage, a good time was had by all, and we raised almost $3000 toward our new sound system. Thank you to all the performers who put themselves out there for the good of the theater, and thank you to our wonderful audience for supporting the local arts. Congratulations to Loose Ground, winners of the Open Mic Night talent competition!
“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark”
Victor Hugo
