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Weather permitting, the rink is scheduled to open for its eighth season on “Frozen Friday.” Events upcoming this week around the Seacoast.

A weekly roundup of news about the Seacoast arts community.

Playwright Jay Curtis, of Exeter, will premier "The Little Dipper" livestream initially, with a taped version to follow.  His freshman script, originally slated for The Players' Ring in 2020, will feature a few multi-Spotlight Award nominees and winners, and performers from New York and New Jersey, along with a new alternate take on action. "My team and I decided that there were a lot of benefits to having it be a virtual production. We were able to have actors audition that were outside of New Hampshire, and through that, we have formed such an amazing cast," Curtis says. "We also knew that...

StageWright Films is at it again. It's set to put a third play to film, the first not written by one of its principals.  "We're making a movie," owner, filmmaker, actor and director Bill Humphreys says. "We're doing 'Not on This Night,' (NOTN) which is kind of interesting." The play was written by Evelyn (Evie) Jones, a former Kittery resident who passed away some years ago. Humphreys first saw the play when Act One produced it "maybe 20 years ago" at Winnacunnet High School's theater. (The play was also produced at Seacoast Repertory Theatre, The Players' Ring and Garrison Players.)

Gossip: Updates on Slack Tide, Shaina Schwartz, Sonya Elease Gordon and Patrick Dorow By Jeanné McCartin Players' Ring goes all virtual The Players' Ring has announced the cancellation of all live theater through the end of the year due to the rise in COVID-19 numbers. Alas, that includes the popular, annual "Discovering Magic with Andrew Pinard." Its current production "Christmas Carol," a one-man featuring Christopher Savage, is now only available online at https://playersring.org.  Slack Tide in Hot 100 Slack Tide, which features four Seacoast musicians, just made it to Music Connecti...