top of page
Players Ring NEW.png
Homepage photo2 5_edited.jpg

WELCOME TO THE
PLAYERS'
RING
THEATRE

Founded in 1992 as a non-profit organization, our uniquely intimate theatre is located  in the historic Portsmouth South End.

Our Season features excellent new works, contemporary plays, and original interpretations of classics, spanning a variety of genres and stories that can spark joy, provoke reflection, and inspire empathy. 

Deathtrap12_edited_edited.png

STAY CONNECTED! 

GET UPDATES ABOUT OUR UPCOMING SHOWS AND OPPORTUNITIES

ONSTAGE NOW

Funny Thing Landscape.jpg

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York City

by Halley Feiffer | Directed by Christine Penney

 

This New York Times Critics' Pick tells the story of a struggling young stand-up comic and a wealthy middle-aged divorcée cooped up in a hospital room shared by their cancer-stricken mothers.

UP NEXT

FridayNightImprov_2025.jpg

Friday Night Improv

With Stranger Than Fiction

April 18

Dionysia WEB.png

Dionysia

A Festival of Short Plays

April 25 - 27

The Wasp WEB.png

The Wasp

By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

May 2 - 18

Our theatre is located on N’dakinna, the traditional ancestral homeland of the Abenaki, Pennacook and Wabanaki Peoples past and present.

We acknowledge and honor with gratitude the land and waterways and those who have stewarded N’dakinna throughout the generations.

Puddle Dock.jpg

10% Discount at

The Puddle Dock & TOUR Restaurant

Our neighbor The Puddle Duck Restaurant and its sister restaurant TOUR (on Lafayette Rd) is offering a 10% discount on food for the duration of the show to Players' Ring patrons. Click the link below to make a reservation, and present your ticket (printed or on your phone) when you ask for your check.

Puddle Dock opening hours:

Wednesday through Saturday 4:30pm - 9pm

Sunday Brunch: 10 am - 2 pm

Sunday Dinner: 4:30 pm - 8 pm

Tour opening hours:

Wednesday through Sunday

GOLF 8 AM - 9 PM 

RESTAURANT 11 AM - 9 PM

Puddle-Dock-Logo.png
Logo 3.2 Lightburst (1).png
Players Ring.png

© 2025 by The Players' Ring. Designed by Joshua Goldberg.

PATRONS OF THE ARTS:

SEASON SPONSORS:

SUPPORTERS:

MEDIA PARTNERS:

bottom of page