7SSC

Dan and Christine were recent UNH alums when they founded the 7 Stages Shakespeare Company in the Summer of 2012.  Both active thespians in college, the two bonded over their love of everything Shakespeare and decided to create a company committed to "bringing the Bard to the seacoast".  Since then, Dan and Christine participate and direct performances of well and little known Shakespeare plays alike.  This spring, the group will be putting on a performance of a 1950's rendition of The Taming of the Shrew with the help of another local theater troupe, The Players' Ring.  In addition to these "pay for ticket" shows, the group also brings free shows to the seacoast area for theater lovers to appreciate.  One popular achievement is the group's "Shakes-BEER-ience".  These free shows (donations accepted, of course) are typically held in The Press Room in downtown Portsmouth and, the actors believe, are performed in a way the Bard himself would have been proud of, "over pints with food and friends".  Today, the group hosts auditions as far away as New York and fills The Press Room each month with thirty theater goers, hungry for more Shakespeare.