ReEntry: Actors Playing Jazz in Wolfeboro for two nights only

Portsmouth Herald
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ReEntry: Actors Playing Jazz, developed at New York's Actors Studio and directed by Estelle Parsons, plays Aug. 17 and Aug. 18, 2022 at The Village Players Theater in Wolfeboro.
ReEntry: Actors Playing Jazz, developed at New York's Actors Studio and directed by Estelle Parsons, plays Aug. 17 and Aug. 18, 2022 at The Village Players Theater in Wolfeboro.

WOLFEBORO — ReEntry: Actors Playing Jazz, directed by Wolfeboro summer native and Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons comes to Wolfeboro for two nights, Wednesday, Aug. 17 and Thursday, Aug. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at The Village Players Theater.

"Thrilling--better than anything on Broadway," says actor Alec Baldwin about the production, and "It opened my eyes to the depth of the power I know exists in theater but rarely see demonstrated," states Rick Broussard, editor of New Hampshire Magazine.

ReEntry: Actors Playing Jazz is the story of six formerly incarcerated men who have come together after release from prison to start a theater group with a goal to keep them on the right side of the law. Developed at the Actors Studio in New York, it's directed by Estelle Parsons, a lifelong summer resident of Wolfeboro and Oscar-winning and Tony-nominated actor. She has rehearsed several of her own productions on The Village Players stage, and, in recent years, has been instrumental in bringing shows-in-production to Wolfeboro for shaping, polishing, and performance.

Actors Leland Gantt, Ron Scott, Marcus Naylor, Javier Molina, Erick Betancourt and Ryan Johnson are all members of the Actors Studio and have numerous New York stage, TV and film credits. The production's creative team includes Peter Larkin as set consultant and Shukkun Hue as costume consultant with music created by J.S. Bach.

The performance is a benefit for Village Players Theater. Tickets, $25, will be on sale at www.village-players.com and at the door. The theater's complete COVID policies are on the website and should be reviewed before buying tickets.

The Village Players is a non-profit community theater located at 51 Glendon St., Wolfeboro, that welcomes onstage and non-stage members of all ages. Visit www.village-players.com to learn more, including about late August auditions for the fall production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

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