Brief History

Season One – 2008

The Sonnet Show, a Night of 14 
An evening of 5 new plays at Montgomery’s Inn

Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Performance venues included: Schomberg Fairgrounds (King Township), Dick’s Dam Park (Bolton), Kortright Centre (Vaughan), Montgomery’s Inn (Etobicoke), and Etienne Brûlé Park (Toronto).

Paint The Street Festival (Village of Islington BIA, Etobicoke)
Arts Society King Soirée (King Museum, King City)
A Christmas Carol – a staged reading (Montgomery’s Inn, Etobicoke) / (A Main Street Christmas, Schomberg)

 

Season Two – 2009

Shakespeare Cabaret: An Evening with Hamlet and Ophelia

The Sonnet Show, a Night of 14 
An evening of 5 new plays at Montgomery’s Inn

Much Ado About Nothing
New Venues added to the tour included: King Museum, Cold Creek Conservation Area, Kettleby Fairgrounds, Bindertwine Park (Kleinburg) and The Old Mill (Toronto)

Humber Heritage Celebration
Four newly commissioned plays illustrating the human history of the Humber River from 1615-1954.

Paint The Street Festival (Village of Islington BIA, Etobicoke)
Arts Society King Soirée (King Museum, King City)
A Christmas Carol 
– a staged reading – expanded tour to include Etobicoke, Schomberg, Alton Mill and Kettleby.

 

Season Three – 2010

Henry V – Chamber Shakespeare
A workshop production of a 5-actor version of the play

The Sonnet Show, a Night of 14 
An evening of 5 new plays at Montgomery’s Inn

The Taming of the Shrew
New Venues added to the tour included: Caledon East Park, Cedar Glen YMCA, Alton Mill Arts Centre, Laskay Hall, and Thornlodge Park.

Etienne Brûlé and Jean De Brébeuf on tour
As part of King Township Historical Society (KTHS) and the Huronia Chapter of the Ontario Archaeological Society (OAS) celebration of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Etienne Brûlé in Ontario.

Macbeth – a staged reading

A Christmas Carol
An expanded script and a full production touring to our regular venues.

 

Season Four – 2011

The Sonnet Show, a Night of 14 
An evening of 5 new plays at Montgomery’s Inn

A Comedy of Errors
New Venues added to the tour included: Humber Bay Park, Aurora Town Park, and the Seneca Barn.

A Christmas Carol

 

Season Five – 2012

PLAYshops
Our artist in the classroom program begins

Macbeth
New Venues added to the tour included: Casa Loma, and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. 

The Players Company
A summer drama camp in partnership with the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.

A Christmas Carol
An expanded tour schedule of three weeks.

 

Season Six 2013

The Sonnet Show, a Night of 14 
An evening of 5 new plays at Montgomery’s Inn

As You Like It
New venues to the summer tour included:
Evergreen Brick Works & Riverdale Farm (Toronto),
Blue Mountain Village (Collingwood), and Fairy Lake Park (Newmarket)

Twelfth Night 
Performed at Casa Loma for school audiences.

A Christmas Carol
An expanded tour schedule of four weeks.