NEWS
Behind the Scenes – Catherine Holland
I joined Northumberland Players seven years ago. I was cutting my front hedge when Mary Lou Secord walked by and we chatted about getting involved with volunteering. I told her I was interested in community theatre and she said she would...
The Opportunity to Have So Much Fun – Heather Stubbs
When do you get to be as wacky as you want in front of people who paid to be there, and the wackier you are, the happier it makes them? That’s what it was like to play Madame Arcati in Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit, and one of the reas...
Help us reach our fundraising goal
Each year, the Northumberland Players supports 6 post-secondary students in the community through a $3,600 scholarship program, recognizing their contribution to performing arts. This is usually done with funds raised through our 50/50 d...
Support Allows Us to be Brave – Mary Schultz
I was introduced to the Northumberland Players in its very early days when I was still in public school. My father was heavily involved directing shows, building sets and even occasionally taking a starring role. My mother was also invol...
Community Becoming Family – Ashley Larrimore
When I was first asked to write for the Stage Stories Scrapbook, I searched my brain for humorous anecdotes and found there were many; revealing wardrobe malfunctions, unintentionally overheard quips caught by a live mic, or countless ba...
Join Us For Dinner!
Every year The Northumberland Players provide scholarships for 6 students in local secondary schools who are pursuing a post-secondary education in the arts. In normal years, the $3600 needed for these scholarships is raised through the ...
Sharing the Joy and Magic of Successful Shows – Brenda Worsnop
Some may think of this as a love story. And it is in a way. Love for theatre and love for my partner in crime! You can decide. After about 40 years and well over 160 community and professional productions across Southern Ontario, acti...
The Most Amazing Gift a Guy Could Ask For – Craig Martin
I grew up in a small town called Petrolia, and developed a love of theatre from a young age. As a teenager, I spent my summers volunteering at the Victoria Playhouse Petrolia (VPP), the local summer theatre which operated out of the beau...
She Will Always Be My Leading Lady – Evan Soutter
Summer of 2014, I was fresh off my first Musical Theatre production ever and looking to chase that with the next big show that the Northumberland Players would be putting on. That show just so happened to be Les Miserables. After auditio...
