August 27, 2009

Contact:
Lisa Murray                           
Development & PR Director
lmurray@peterboroughplayers.org
www.peterboroughplayers.org
(603) 924-9344 ext. 105

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Copenhagen Opens at Peterborough Players Sept. 2

Peterborough, NH (August 27, 2009) – Copenhagen, a drama by Michael Frayn, opens at the Peterborough Players professional theatre on September 2nd. This play was the winner of three Tony Awards, including Best Play in 2000, and stars Players’ Artistic Director Gus Kaikkonen, and favorites Jack Koenig, and Lisa Bostnar. It is directed by Keith Stevens.

In this incisive drama set in 1941, two of the world’s leading scientists – German physicist Werner Heisenberg and his Danish mentor and counterpart Niels Bohr – share a visit that will change their relationship forever. Playwright Frayn offers intriguing speculation about what may have taken place between them, and shows two extraordinary men wrestling with complex issues in a situation fraught with danger.

The New York Times called it, "The most invigorating and ingenious play of ideas in many a year. An electrifying work of art."

Copenhagen
September 2-13
Tuesday-Saturday at 8 p.m., Sundays at 4 p.m.
Tickets: $38-$43
Box Office at (603) 924-7585
Online at: www.peterboroughplayers.org

The Peterborough Players is a fully air-conditioned theatre that is handicapped accessible. Free parking available on site; grounds and picnic tables may be used by patrons prior to show.

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The Peterborough Players, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, has been providing world-class theatre to local audiences since 1933. www.peterboroughplayers.org, PO Box 118, 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough, NH 03458, (603) 924-9344.

The 2009 Second Company is supported by a grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation-Monadnock Region and the Goyette Memorial Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation-Monadnock Region. The Peterborough Players is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation.