We are excited about the upcoming summer program at Peterborough Players. Our Theatre Package includes an overnight stay, 2 theatre tickets, and dinner for 2 at a great Peterborough restaurant. Ask about our Theatre Special when booking.
June 20 - July 1
A World Premiere comedy/drama by
Jack Neary
NYPD Blue Emmy-award winning actor Gordon Clapp stars in this world premiere as
Joe LaCedra, a gangster with unsavory intentions. You will laugh, you will
laugh, you will laugh! And you may even shed a few tears.
July 4 - 15
A musical with book and lyrics by
Tom Jones, music by Harvey Schmidt
A musical chock full of song and
dance, based on the Jan de Hartog play The Fourposter, with music
by the same team who wrote The Fantasticks.
July 18 - 29
A mystery/comedy adapted by
Patrick Barlow from the book by John Buchan from the movie of Alfred Hitchcock
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with
a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps,
a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre. Patrick Barlow
adapted the play from the novel by John Buchan and the film by Alfred Hitchcock
to create over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of
four, including Tom Frey and Kraig Swartz).
August 1 - 12
A comedy by J. M. Barrie
Downton Abbey meets Swept Away, from the playwright who brought us Peter
Pan! Once a month, Lord Loam invites his servants to the drawing room for
tea, whereupon the household is forced to abandon class distinctions for an
hour.
August 15 - 26
A comedy by Noel Coward
An audacious comedy, starring
Jack Koenig as the popular and pampered actor, Garry Essendine, who is
busily making preparations for an extended overseas tour. His plans are
complicated by a beautiful stage-struck ingenue and an ardent, aspiring
playwright who both insist on his attentions. When his wife, his agents, and
his numerous admirers arrive, Garry is hard pressed to escape.
August 29 - September 9
A comedy with heart by Richard
Dresser
Two coaches. One believes that
his job is to shield the kids from the intense pressure of competition while
making sure everyone has a good time. The other coach thinks he should be
teaching the kids how to win. Out of these conflicting philosophies, the real
issues of the play emerge: how should we raise our children? And what does it
mean to be an American man?
September 19 - 23
A comedy by Jane Condon
A hilarious and moving account of
how a girl with working class roots became a Greenwich, CT housewife and an
award-winning comedian. Janie Condon has been a storyteller and comedian since
she was born the youngest of four in an Irish Catholic family and wanted
attention. She learned comedy at the knees of the masters, her fellow students
at Cardinal Spellman High School in Brockton, MA.
Second Company
10:30am Jun 29, 30, July 6, 7,
11, 13, 14, 20 & 21
By Catherine Gray, adapted from
the book "The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen
A heartwarming tale of finding
true beauty, happiness, and a sense of belonging. Watch the “ugly duckling”
grow into a swan and discover that what’s on the inside is what counts! Suitable
for age 4 and up.
Tickets: $8 children, $10
adults
2pm August 18, 21, 24 & 25;
7pm August 20
adapted by Gus Kaikkonen from the
book by Louisa May Alcott
Boys—they bring joy as well as
troubles! Little Women’s Jo, after inheriting the house, turns it into a
school for boys and helps them to be good in studies and to be good
human beings. Suitable for age 8 and up.
Tickets: $8
children, $10 adul
