Reminiscing about our June 2017 production of Jeffrey Hatcher’s Compleat Female Stage Beauty , the second Restoration era drama that we brought to the Players’ Ring stage

Danica Carlson as Maria. Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Danica Carlson as Maria. Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Jennifer Henry as Margaret Hughes. Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Jennifer Henry as Margaret Hughes. Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Olivia Tobin as Nell Gwyn. Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Olivia Tobin as Nell Gwyn. Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Billy Butler as Edward Kynaston and Danica Carlson as Maria. Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Danica Carlson as Maria and Billy Butler as Edward Kynaston. Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Billy Butler as Edward Kynaston. Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Compleat Female Stage Beauty 2017
Players’ Ring
Photo by M. Lavigne Photography
Poster Design by Kaitlyn Huwe

Diving into recent history with the courageous story of WWII Female Pilots in our May 2016 production of Decision Height by Meredith Dana Levy.

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Photo my M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Decision Height 2016
Players’ Ring
Photo by M. Lavigne Photography
Poster Design Kaitlyn Huwe

Sven Wiberg as Alan Strang & Joshua Paul Moore as Nugget  |  Photo by Ben Kramer

Back Alley Productions celebrates 10^th anniversary with Peter Shaffer’s Equus at the Players’ Ring Theatre.

March 2 – 18  Back Alley Productions will present Peter Shaffer’s classic masterpiece, Equus to the Players Ring Theatre, located at 105 Marcy Street Portsmouth, NH. Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $18 with discounts for students, seniors, and Players’ Ring members. To make your reservation visit playersring.org or call 603-436-8123

Psychiatrist Dr. Martin Dysart, is confronted with a boy named Alan Strang who has blinded six horses in a violent fit of passion. This very passion is as foreign to Dysart as the act itself. To the boy’s parents, it is a hideous mystery; Alan has always adored horses. To Dysart it is a psychological puzzle that leads both doctor and patient into a complex and disturbingly dramatic confrontation.

*Equus is for mature audiences only*

Back Alley Productions has been creating thought provoking, quality, theater for the New Hampshire Seacoast since 2008, when they first collaborated with Rolling Die Productions to bring Equus to the stage. Now, 10 years later, its founders, Joi Smith and Danica Carlson, continue to share a passion for highlighting the amazing talents in the community and bringing to life the beautiful stories of the human experience for their audiences to enjoy.

About the Players Ring: Since 1992, the mission of The Players’ Ring has been to promote the efforts of local artists through the production of original works, while providing an affordable theatre space to local production companies. “The Ring” provides an environment where artists can thrive, grow, take risks and make daring choices.

In February of 2015, we finally achieved the ultimate goal of performing The Vagina Monologues at The Historic Music Hall for our final benefit for HAVEN

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by Matt Lavigne of M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

Photo by M. Lavigne Photography

V-Day Portsmouth 2015: The Vagina Monologues
The Music Hall
Photo by M. Lavigne Photography
Poster Design Kaitlyn Huwe

Jordan Formichelli will be performing as Nurse/Horse in Equus. Jordan is a local actor, director, producer, and stage manager who has been doing work in her hometown of Portsmouth, NH for the past two years. Some past performance credits include: Tiffany in the Spaceman Productions original play Rosemary, Userette Trio in Rocky Horror as part of The Seacoast Rep Red Light Series, Broken Doll Trio in Curse of the Gay Bride at the Rochester Opera House, Christmas Past/Belle in A Christmas Carol at the Players’ Ring, and Claire in She Will Lead at the New Hampshire Theater Project. You can catch her in the upcoming production of Titus Andronicus in May/June at the Players’ Ring.

Don’t miss this extraordinary performance and be sure to join us for our 10th Anniversary production of Equus at the Players’ Ring Theatre

March 2 – 18
Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.

Tickets are $18 with discounts for students, seniors, and Players’ Ring members.
To make your reservation visit playersring.org or call 603-436-8123

*Equus is for mature audiences only*