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2025 Local Expert Series: September- Players' Ring Theatre
Date and Time
Wednesday Sep 24, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDTLocation
105 Marcy Street, Portsmouth NH 03801
Parking Details:
Stay tuned for potential off street private parking.Fees/Admission
Included with Chamber Membership
$15 for Not-Yet Chamber MembersWebsite
Description
Join the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce and host Players' Ring Theatre for our September Local Experts.
Live theatre can be transformative—for both the audience and the actors—whether it’s on Broadway or in a small local venue. But behind that moment when the lights go down is a world of strategy, creativity, planning, and hard work.In this interactive Local Experts, we’ll take you through every phase of bringing a production to life: how plays are chosen within a season, the audition process, the collaborative magic of set, lighting, costume, and props, and the leadership of the director and producer. And yes—we’ll also talk about the spreadsheets, budgets, timelines, and tough decisions that keep a theatre thriving.
We’ll be meeting right on the set of our season opener - WAITING FOR GODOT - using it as our playground for a hands-on look at the creative and operational gears that turn behind the scenes.
You’ll walk away with a fresh appreciation for live theatre—not only as an art form, but as a vibrant, high-stakes business that fuels our local economy.
Participants are encouraged to dress comfortably, as we will be moving and exploring.
About our Host:Margherita Giacobbi has been a producer and project manager for 20 years, serving non-profit arts and cultural organizations around the world. She holds degrees in communications, acting, and arts administration, and began her career at the venerable La Scala Opera Theatre Academy in Milan, Italy.
She then relocated to the United Arab Emirates, where she directed the prestigious Abu Dhabi Festival and later joined the task force behind the first opera theatre in the region.
A recent graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program, Margherita strives to apply the principles of entrepreneurial leadership and strategic growth to the arts sector. She is deeply committed to the belief that the arts are essential to the vitality, resilience, and joy of individuals and communities alike.
She currently serves as the executive director of the Players’ Ring, with emphasis on kindness, excellence, and efficiency.Images
