St. Marys Community Players

St. Marys Community Players Community theatre group with dedicated volunteers producing quality productions to entertain and enlighten the community. Theatre in St. Marys Little Theatre.
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Marys began in the late 1940's with Rev. Parson's rendition of The Desert Song. There were only three costumes rented for that production, as more than 60 volunteers from St. Marys and area designed, cut and sewed the rest of the costumes from old drapes, curtains and sheets (it sounds as if they took a page from Scarlett O'Hara's 'cape from the drapes' in Gone With the Wind!). The performance of

The Desert Song was a huge success, releasing the "theatre bug" into the town and ultimately leading to the formation of the St. After setting the goal of their membership campaign at 1000, the group was no doubt delighted when the first day found 800 signed on and a full waiting list by the end of the week! Successful dramas filled the next ten years, some good enough to compete in the prestigious Dominion Drama Festivals. The advent of television stole the attention from live theatre and a talented theatre community lay dormant. It wasn't until October of 1974 that the Little Theatre was re-born as St. Marys Community Players. Since that time, the group has produced years of excellent comedies, dramas and musicals, including Oklahoma!, South Pacific, Guys & Dolls, Music Man, On Golden Pond, The Odd Couple, The Mouse Trap, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Mame and many others. [For more recent productions, see the Photos of Past Productions page link at the top of this page.]

In 1981, a contest was held to design a logo for SMCP. Peggy McQuirk's logo was outstanding in combining the theatre mask with the letters in our name

Community Players is blessed with a host of dedicated people who offer their talents in production areas such as producing and administration, costuming, hair design, set design, construction, decoration and "front-of-house" ushering and ticket selling. These jobs are every bit as important to the success of any production as the more obvious directors, actors and musicians. The door is always open to anyone who is interested in taking part in community theatre in St. Marys. Come on out to audition for a role, help backstage (where another "show" simultaneously goes on quietly in the dark!), or join the audience. Whatever your choice, we feel sure that you will enjoy the experience.

We are P-R-E-P-A-R-I-N-G! Stay tuned for ticket information... do you know which show??
08/24/2024

We are P-R-E-P-A-R-I-N-G!

Stay tuned for ticket information... do you know which show??

Drop your dream character in the comments! ⬇️ and then email mariestevens08@gmail.com to book your audition!
06/07/2024

Drop your dream character in the comments! ⬇️ and then email [email protected] to book your audition!

A-U-D-I-T-I-O-NWant to audition for 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee? We have some tips!Email mariestevens08@gmail...
06/05/2024

A-U-D-I-T-I-O-N

Want to audition for 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee?

We have some tips!

Email [email protected] to book an audition!

It's the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee! ..and our 50th Anniversary!!!Join us in making this the best year yet! ...
06/03/2024

It's the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee! ..and our 50th Anniversary!!!

Join us in making this the best year yet! Will we see you at auditions? Let us know in the comments below!

Will we see you tonight?! Doors open at 6:30pm!
05/23/2024

Will we see you tonight?! Doors open at 6:30pm!

✨BOTHERED✨ Opens tonight and Riverwalk Commons! Will we see you there? Tickets are selling FAST! ⚡️Purchase at Troyer’s ...
05/22/2024

✨BOTHERED✨ Opens tonight and Riverwalk Commons! Will we see you there? Tickets are selling FAST! ⚡️Purchase at Troyer’s Spices (110 Queen Street East 226 661 8777)

✨ RIVERVIEW TAPE  #23✨ Opens Tonight at Riverwalk Commons! A few tickets remain! Purchase at Troyer’s Spices 📍110 Queen ...
05/22/2024

✨ RIVERVIEW TAPE #23✨ Opens Tonight at Riverwalk Commons!

A few tickets remain!

Purchase at Troyer’s Spices
📍110 Queen Street East, St. Marys
226 661 8777

Counting down the days til Riverview Tape  #23 and Bothered this Wednesday and Thursday at Riverwalk Commons! Will we se...
05/20/2024

Counting down the days til Riverview Tape #23 and Bothered this Wednesday and Thursday at Riverwalk Commons! Will we see you there? Tickets available at Troyer’s Spices!

Photos by Bruce Zinger

Have you purchased your tickets yet? Tickets available at Troyer’s Spices 🎉 Performances this Wednesday and Thursday!
05/19/2024

Have you purchased your tickets yet? Tickets available at Troyer’s Spices 🎉 Performances this Wednesday and Thursday!

BRUSH UP ON YOUR SPELLING AND YOUR SINGING!!!⭐️ Audition for our 50th Anniversary Production ⭐️Email Marie and comment b...
05/15/2024

BRUSH UP ON YOUR SPELLING AND YOUR SINGING!!!

⭐️ Audition for our 50th Anniversary Production ⭐️

Email Marie and comment below if we will see you there!

Get your tickets to May 22 & 23 Riverview Tape  #23 and Bothered!On Sale now at Troyer's Spices in St. Marys! Let us kno...
05/05/2024

Get your tickets to May 22 & 23 Riverview Tape #23 and Bothered!

On Sale now at Troyer's Spices in St. Marys! Let us know if we will see you there!

✨OPENING NIGHT FOR MY NARRATOR AND DEATH OF ME✨📍Riverwalk Commons, St. MarysVery limited seating will be available at th...
04/24/2024

✨OPENING NIGHT FOR MY NARRATOR AND DEATH OF ME✨

📍Riverwalk Commons, St. Marys

Very limited seating will be available at the door. First come first serve and we recommend getting there early!

CALLING ALL DIRECTORS AND MUSICAL DIRECTORS!!!Email Co-Producer Marie Stevens to book an interview slot!
04/15/2024

CALLING ALL DIRECTORS AND MUSICAL DIRECTORS!!!

Email Co-Producer Marie Stevens to book an interview slot!

St. Mary’s Community Players is thrilled to announce our spring productions!We are trying something a little different t...
04/05/2024

St. Mary’s Community Players is thrilled to announce our spring productions!

We are trying something a little different this time.

Our beloved Town Hall Theatre is under construction. When one door shuts, another door opens.

Join us, down by the river, at Riverwalk Commons for four one act plays as brilliantly staged readings by our directors and actors.

Tickets are available at Troyer’s Spices.

Will we see you there?

This World Theatre Day is extra special for us at SMCP! 50 years as an arts organization is no small feat. It is because...
03/27/2024

This World Theatre Day is extra special for us at SMCP!

50 years as an arts organization is no small feat. It is because of YOU that we are here.

The countless hours of rehearsal, costume making, set design and support of our community make this possible.

THANK YOU! Happy World Theatre Day!

Got a story about SMCP? Send it our way via dm or email info@stmaryscommunityplayers.ca! Videos or written stories are w...
03/23/2024

Got a story about SMCP? Send it our way via dm or email [email protected]! Videos or written stories are welcome!

We had some incredible auditions. Thank you to everyone for coming out so far!
02/24/2024

We had some incredible auditions. Thank you to everyone for coming out so far!

Join us February 23, 24 and 25 for a fun team building audition! ALL new actors are GUARANTEED a role! We are also excit...
02/20/2024

Join us February 23, 24 and 25 for a fun team building audition! ALL new actors are GUARANTEED a role!

We are also excited to bring directors on board ✨

Please reach out via DM or [email protected] to secure a spot for the audition!

This just in! Our February 23-25 auditions will take place atSt. Marys Presbyterian Church147 Widder Street East (at Wel...
02/18/2024

This just in!

Our February 23-25 auditions will take place at

St. Marys Presbyterian Church
147 Widder Street East (at Wellington)

Will we see you there??

🔔 Here ye! Here ye! 🔔

Ever wondered what it would be like to direct or act on the SMCP stage? Let’s make it happen!

Our 50th anniversary year will include 4 staged readings- the perfect way to give the theatre a try!

Email info@stmaryscommunityplayers for more info!

🔔 Here ye! Here ye! 🔔Ever wondered what it would be like to direct or act on the SMCP stage? Let’s make it happen! Our 5...
02/11/2024

🔔 Here ye! Here ye! 🔔

Ever wondered what it would be like to direct or act on the SMCP stage? Let’s make it happen!

Our 50th anniversary year will include 4 staged readings- the perfect way to give the theatre a try!

Email info@stmaryscommunityplayers for more info!

St. Mary’s Community Players 🎭 50 Years wouldn’t be possible without the tireless work of our talented, dedicated artist...
02/01/2024

St. Mary’s Community Players 🎭 50 Years wouldn’t be possible without the tireless work of our talented, dedicated artistic volunteers.

Have you worked with us? Comment below with a favourote moment.

Photo by Bruce Zinger

🎅We wish you all a very Merry Christmas from everyone at SMCP! 🎄 Have a safe and happy holiday!  ❄️
12/24/2023

🎅We wish you all a very Merry Christmas from everyone at SMCP! 🎄 Have a safe and happy holiday! ❄️

Thank you to all our Sponsors! We are grateful to have the support from our local community and businesses. Because of t...
11/07/2023

Thank you to all our Sponsors! We are grateful to have the support from our local community and businesses. Because of their generosity, SMCP can continue to stage shows at the historic Town Hall Theatre.

🎭 Todays performance is SOLD OUT!!!  🎭Thank you for supporting your local community theatre ❤️🙏😊
11/05/2023

🎭 Todays performance is SOLD OUT!!! 🎭
Thank you for supporting your local community theatre ❤️🙏😊

The last hurrah. And what a ride it has been!From rehearsals in late August to Opening Night on October 27th, we have be...
11/05/2023

The last hurrah. And what a ride it has been!

From rehearsals in late August to Opening Night on October 27th, we have been over joyed to bring you our delightful, affectionate valentine to life upon the wicked stage! And on this, our closing matinee performance, we we have realized that you don’t have to be a theatre person to enjoy our “Opening Night”, and anyone with stage experience on either side of the fourth wall will get a special kick out of the on and off stage antics of our heros Ruth and Jack Tisdale, director Richard Hyde-Finch and girlfriend Cilla Fraser, 'Actors' Clayton Fry, Libby Husniak, Tom Delany and Micheal Craig.
With superb direction by Costin Manu and sublime stage management by Katrina Vessie and her team, the entire company of Norm Foster's "Opening Night" wishes you a fond farewell and 'Break a Leg"!

In the final words of Micheal Craig (and Shakespeare) : "Our revels now have ended. These our Actors, as I foretold you, were all Spirts, and are melted into air, into thin air".

Until we meet again, thank you for coming to our "Opening Night"!

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Sigh! Only two shows left so hurry and get your tickets to what theatre-goers are calling an "Excellent show. Very funny...
11/04/2023

Sigh! Only two shows left so hurry and get your tickets to what theatre-goers are calling an "Excellent show. Very funny and perfectly cast" and "A brilliant production by SMCP. This comedy kept our group laughing throughout the show".

Pssst! Great seats available for tonight's show, Saturday, November 4th!

➡️NOTE: Buy tickets online 24/7 at https://bit.ly/3tRdkhZ or at Troyer’s Spices during business hours.
Theatre Box Office tickets, if available, are CASH ONLY.

SHOW TIMES:
Nov. 4th evening performances at 8:00 pm.
and Nov. 5th, matinee and final performance at 2:00 pm.

Break a Leg!

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🔥The more reviews we get the less tickets available! 🔥 So hurry and get yours now! https://bit.ly/3tRdkhZ➡️NOTE:  Buy ti...
11/03/2023

🔥The more reviews we get the less tickets available! 🔥 So hurry and get yours now! https://bit.ly/3tRdkhZ
➡️NOTE: Buy tickets online 24/7 or at Troyer’s Spices during business hours.
Theatre Box Office tickets, if available, are CASH ONLY. 💲

And the REVIEWS keep coming! Theatre goers are raving about the on and off stage antics of Norm Foster's "Opening Night"...
11/03/2023

And the REVIEWS keep coming!

Theatre goers are raving about the on and off stage antics of Norm Foster's "Opening Night" at the Town Hall Theatre here in the Town of St. Marys!
FINAL THREE performance's begin tonight. Don't be disappointed!

Share YOUR comments with us and leave a review on our website by clicking https://bit.ly/3tRdkhZ . We'd LOVE to know what you think!
**While you are there, click the tab "Audience Reviews" and read what people are raving about!

AND don't forget

FINAL THREE performances start tonight. BEST seats available for Saturday, November 4th! Purchase online tickets at https://bit.ly/45dkppU.f
OR
In Person at Troyer's Spices in Downtown St Marys BIA , 110 Queen St. E, in the Town of St. Marys
Phone: (226) 661-8777

SHOW TIMES:
Nov, 3 & 4th evening performances at 8:00 pm.
and Nov 5th, matinee performances at 2:00 pm.

Break a Leg!

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Address

175 Queen Street East
St. Marys, ON
N4X1B1

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