Current Season
June 30, October 10
A new series for cinema screens at Peterborough Players!
EXHIBITION is a new theatrical series of events, bringing the world’s greatest art exhibitions to cinema screens worldwide. EXHIBITION will feature the world’s foremost upcoming art exhibitions, creatively captured especially for the big screen.
June 26 - July 7
The Life, Laughter and Love of George Burns by Rupert Holmes
George Burns is back in an unforgettable multi-media production! We discover George in limbo between this world and the next, unable to join his beloved wife and partner, Gracie Allen, until he gives the Command Performance of his lifetime for God. Joel Rooks, who starred in the show’s national tour and off-Broadway revival, stars in an amazing performance.
July 10 - 21
A play with music by Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt
As children, Ted and Richard don’t have much in common – except for the shared desire to become classical pianists. But does either of them have what it takes? 2 Pianos 4 Hands follows the dynamic and comical journey of two boys into adulthood, their musical aspirations gleaming like the grand pianos that they play masterfully on stage from beginning to end.
July 24 - August 4
A classic by Anton Chekhov in a new version by Gus Kaikkonen
In Chekhov’s masterwork Seagull, unforgettable characters reveal the passion of everyday life. When famed actress Irina Arkadina visits her family with her lover Trigorin in tow, they become ensnared in a tangle of romance, intrigue and unrequited love. Don’t miss a unique opportunity to experience this classic in a whole new way. PG-13
August 7 - 18
A backstage farce by Charles Morey
For the Players' 80th Birthday, we present a hilarious and affectionate look into the world of the theatre.
August 21 - September 1
A comedy by Sir Alan Ayckbourn
The party may be in the living room, but the action (and comedy) is in the kitchen! Three couples, three kitchens, three successive Christmas Eves - laugh as relationships change, fortunes rise (and fall, and rise again), and the social order gets all mixed up. A ferociously funny play by the master of British comedy, last seen at the Players in 1977. PG-13
September 4 - 15
A romantic comedy by Lanford Wilson
Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Drama Critics Circle Award as best play of the season, Talley's Folly is one of the best-loved romances of the American theatre. Two wonderful people who don't quite fit in their own worlds come together in this charming, tender waltz of a love story that led off the Players' 1981 season. Rated PG-13
September 18 - 22
A play by Eric H. Weinberger with Elaine Bromka
Particularly pertinent in an era of heightened politics, Tea for Three humanizes the political scene with a story both whimsical and deeply moving – a behind-the-scenes look at Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, and Betty Ford. Share the journey of each as she deals with the fishbowl of First Ladydom.
Second Company
10:30 am June 29, July 5, 6, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 27
By Marjorie Sokoloff, based on the beloved classic tale
An audience favorite in 2002, this Snow White puts the familiar cast of characters in a whole new light. Join Snow White, all seven dwarves, the handsome prince, the not-quite-so evil-but-certainly-misunderstood witch, a very sassy mirror, and a dancing chicken in a romp the whole family will love!
2:00 pm August 24, 27, 30, 31; 7:00 pm August 26
By Frank Dunlop and Jim Dale, based on the Moliere play Les Fourberies de Scapin (The Pranks of Scapin)
This hilarious play is still talked about from its 1982 production at the Players. A must-see for all lovers of madcap comedy and for the child in all of us... age 8 to 108. Molière wrote his play in 1671; this production brings it alive for today’s audiences in an extraordinarily stylish and extremely funny way.
