RGC Theatre to Present SEMINAR at The Players' Ring

Following their highly successful run at The Hatbox in 2021, RGC Theatre is proud to present Theresa Rebeck's dark comedy, Seminar at The Players' Ring Theatre from September 9th-25th.

Multi-award winning playwright Theresa Rebeck ushers audiences into the lavish Upper West Side apartment of Kate as she and her fellow aspiring writers - Martin, Douglas, and Izzy - anxiously await the arrival of their professor, internationally renowned author and critic, Leonard. With each student paying $5,000 to participate in the ten-week writing seminar, expectations are high and tensions are even higher as Leonard quickly tears into not only the work but the very character of the students he has been hired to instruct. As the lines between lessons and life begin to blur, the students' relationships, dreams, confidence, sexuality, and futures are put to the test. Through cutting humor and heartbreaking prose, Rebeck asks audiences to feel the gravity of how much a person is willing to sacrifice for their art.

"There's something so powerful about Seminar and the way Theresa Rebeck writes. She has created this world that is so adjacent to our own reality and how things are," said director Ro Gavin. "She brilliantly balances the darkness and insecurities that each of us faces with laugh-out-loud wit and humor. Some of my favorite moments are when there are just a couple of twenty-somethings being dorks with each other in private, something I'm sure we all relate to and understand."

Nicole Jones, who is reprising her role as "Kate" added, "It has been fantastic to see the different direction the new cast members are taking these characters, as well as how the returning actors are exploring and discovering new traits or motivations and how those choices impact the piece as a whole."

RGC Theatre's Seminar reunites performers from the 2021 production including Nicole Jones (Kate), Colin J. Malette (Leonard), and Alexandra White (Izzy) with new cast members John Campbell (Douglas) and Joseph Solari (Martin). The production team includes Ro Gavin (Producer/Director/Scenic Designer), Nicole Jones (Production Manager), Meghan Flynn (Lighting Designer), Geehae Moon (Costume Coordinator), Katelin Garland (Techincal Director), Jordan Formichelli (Wardrobe), and Scenic Artists Kat Mail, Hunter Anderson, Robert Collinge II, and Sarah Collinge.

Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM and Sundays at 2:30PM. General Admission tickets are $27 and $24 for students and seniors. Seminar is also available as a part of The Players' Ring subscription packages. Tickets can be purchased at www.playersring.org.

ABOUT RGC THEATRE: Ro Gavin Collaborative Theatre is a new outlet for the arts in New Hampshire with a focus on presenting theatre that is unconstrained and inclusive. RGC Theatre offers a unique experience for theatre artists by providing an auspicious environment for artists to create with ingenuity.

ABOUT THE PLAYERS' RING: The Players Ring provides the Seacoast with an intimate and distinctive performance experience by cultivating artistic creativity and freedom and by engaging audiences with unique and exciting theatrical opportunities.

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