Welcome to The
Pittsfield Players Website
A Theater for All to Enjoy
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.
)%20(Facebook%20Ad).png)
What's Happening at the Scenic?
Theater Clean-up:
•Looking for a way to give back to our theater community? Join us on Saturday, April 26th at 9:00 AM at the Scenic Theater for a pre-show theater clean-up. It's the perfect way to help keep our theater home in good shape. Students in need of service hours for graduation are welcome.
Tasks available for people of most abilities:
-
Sweeping
-
Vacuuming
-
Wiping down/dusting surfaces
-
Cleaning bathrooms
-
Other tasks as needed
Play Reading:
•Want to be in a play but not put in all that exhausting work?
On May 13 at 6:30PM The Pittsfield Players will host a reading of "The Odd Couple" at the Scenic Theatre. All are Welcome!
Board Meetings:
•May 21: Members are welcome to attend the Pittsfield Players Board of Directors Meeting at 6:30PM at the Scenic Theater. Come get information about Players goings on, and offer your own thoughts, as well.
•June 29: 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. More information to come!
"The Laramie Project"
Show Dates | May 2nd, 3rd & 9th, 10th
7:30PM
Directed by Meggin Dail & Jeff Gregoire
On October 6, 1998, a young, gay college student was beaten, robbed, and left to die on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. The story became a national headline.
On November 14, 1998, The members of Tectonic Theater Project traveled to Laramie to conduct interviews with the people of the town. During the next year, they would return to Laramie several times and conduct over two hundred interviews. What resulted is this play: a montage of interviews, news reports, journal entries, and court transcripts documenting the town’s reactions to this event and the small group of theatre makers’ experiences as they searched for answers.
A striking example of verbatim theatre, this play is constructed entirely of the real words spoken by the residents of Laramie, Wyoming.
Content warnings: Strong language, including swearing and inflammatory slurs, discussions of brutality and anti-gay violence, themes of homophobia, hate speech and hate crime, prejudice and intolerance, death, violence, kidnapping, torture, and murder
"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.
Click the button below for Audition Information
In the News
Latest & Greatest
"It's A Wonderful Life"|That's A Wrap!
The set has been struck, the parties are over and the reviews are in. It’s A Wonderful Life was a tremendous success! We had great audiences every show that raved about the acting, the details, and our live foley table! Everyone in the cast and crew did an amazing job bringing this show to life. People in the audience were moved to laughter and tears, as the message of this timeless classic was brought to our stage.
The show had a great vintage vibe with all the setpieces, effects, and costumes being period correct and “low tech” It was clear that the actors really enjoyed playing their parts, in some cases multiple parts!
Thank you Pittsfield Players for bringing this magical show to the stage. It IS A Wonderful Life!
Tree Lighting Ceremony
A fun time was had by all at the Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce Christmas Tree lighting ceremony!
Thank you to Beth Champagne and Josh Crowell- Gregoire for putting it together and thank you to Cat for picking up the music!
Photography by Alyssa and Meggin
“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark”
Victor Hugo
