Past Plays  

Dartmouth Players has produced many plays over the past twenty seasons. The plays are listed below in chronological order.

1986-87
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
June 1986 Bus Stop by Rae Shirley (one-act) Eva Moore
June 1986 Nobody Sleeps by Guernsey Le Pelley (one-act) Unknown
Nov 1986 Overruled by George Bernard Shaw (one-act) Flo Trillo
Nov 1986 The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet by George Bernard Shaw (one-act) Flo Trillo
Mar 1987 Rise and Shine by Elda Cadogan (one-act) Cliff and Valerie Tyner
Mar 1987 A Resounding Tinkle by N.F. Simpson (one-act) John Woodside
Mar 1987 High Window by Verne Powers (one-act) Tania Rosere
1987-88 (First season at Sawmill Playhouse)
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Oct-Nov 1987 The Aylesford Maidens by Kay Hill Rob Vandekieft
Feb 1988 The Mumberley Inheritance by Warren Graves Cliff Tyner
June 1988 Murder Among Friends by Bob Barry Flo Trillo
1988-89
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov 1988 Don’t Drink The Water by Woody Allen Rob Vandekieft
Feb 1989 Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring Sheila McLean
Apr-May 1989 Lady Audley’s Secret Book by Douglas Seale Music by George Goehring Lyrics by John Kuntz Cliff Tyner
June 1989 Hello and Goodbye by Athol Fugard Flo Trillo
1989-90
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov 1989 The Heiress by Ruth and Augustus Goetz Sheila McLean
Feb 1990 Night Must Fall by Emlyn Williams Faith Ward
May-June 1990 Run For Your Wife by Ray Cooney Cliff Tyner
1990-91
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov 1990 Leaving Home by David French Robert Wigle
Feb-Mar 1991 The Odd Couple (Female Version) by Neil Simon Cliff Tyner
May-June 1991 Count Dracula by Ted Tiller Margaret Fyfe
1991-92
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Oct-Nov 1991 Jacques and his Master by Milan Kundera Translated by Simon Callow Aubrey Fricker
Jan-Feb 1992 Edwin by John Mortimer Jeremy Akerman
Apr-May 1992 A Chorus of Disapproval by Alan Ayckbourn Cliff Tyner
June 1992 Olympus On My Mind Book and Lyrics by Barry Harman Music by Grant Sturiale Margaret Jackson
1992-93
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov 1992 Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie Regis Landry-Norris
Feb 1993 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Jay Presson Allen Jeremy Akerman
Apr-May 1993 The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance Robert Wigle
June 1993 Move Over, Mrs. Markham by Ray Cooney and John Chapman Margaret Jackson
1993-94
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov 1993 Lettice and Lovage by Peter Shaffer Cliff Tyner
Jan-Feb 1994 Don’t Step on my Footprint by Fred Carmichael Tracy Verbeke
Apr 1994 The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard Joris Ekering
June 1994 Ravenscroft by Don Nigro Flo Trillo
1994-95
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov-Dec 1994 Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling Margaret Jackson
Feb 1995 Boeing Boeing by Marc Camoletti Adapted by Beverley Cross Cliff Tyner
Apr-May 1995 Mrs. Dot by Somerset Maugham Aubrey Fricker
June 1995 White Liars/Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer Joris Ekering
1995-96
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov-Dec 1995 Oh What A Lovely War by Joan Littlewood Sheila McLean
Jan-Feb 1996 There Goes the Bride by Ray Cooney and John Chapman Cliff Tyner
Apr 1996 Veronica’s Room by Ira Levin Margaret Jackson
May 1996 The Fiftieth by Flo Trillo (LITF Entry) J. Frederick Brown
June 1996 Agnes of God by John Pielmeier Marianne Ward
1996-97
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov 1996 Reserve Two For Murder by John Randall Flo Trillo
Jan-Feb 1997 ‘night, Mother by Marsha Norman David Ridley
Mar 1997 Last of the Red Hot Lovers by Neil Simon Margaret Jackson
May-June 1997 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Book by Larry King and Peter Masterson Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall J. Frederick Brown
1997-98
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov 1997 Bad Seed by Maxwell Anderson Margaret Jackson
Feb 1998 A Month of Sundays by Bob Larbey Cliff Tyner
Apr-May 1998 Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean by Ed Graczyk David Ridley
June 1998 Two By Two Book by Peter Stone Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Martin Charnin J. Frederick Brown
1998-99
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov 1998 Sly Fox by Larry Gelbart Flo Trillo
Feb 1999 The Shadow Box by Michael Cristofer Ian MacDermid
Apr 1999 Building Blocks by Bob Larbey Cliff Tyner
June 1999 The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by David Edgar Sheila McLean
1999-2000
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov 1999 Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams Flo Trillo
Jan-Feb 2000 Communicating Doors by Alan Ayckbourn Cliff Tyner
Mar-Apr 2000 The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie Janet Godsell
Apr-May 2000 Bottoms Up by Flo Trillo (LITF Entry) Flo Trillo
June 2000 Sinners by Norm Foster Nick Jupp
2000-01
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Sep 2000 Bottoms Up by Flo Trillo (season opener) Flo Trillo
Nov 2000 Saving Grace by Jack Sharkey Geoff Ball
Jan-Feb 2001 Me and My Girl Book and Lyrics by L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber Book revised by Stephen Fry with Mike Ockrent Music by Noel Gay Valerie Tyner
Mar-Apr 2001 Murder By Misadventure by Edward Taylor Flo Trillo
June 2001 Perfect Days by Liz Lochhead Cliff Tyner
2001-02
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Sep 2001 Comedy Tonight (three one-act plays, season opener) Ralf Dreimanis Diedre Moore Jeff Roy Jane Rogerson
Nov-Dec 2001 I’m Not Rappaport by Herb Gardiner Regis Landry-Norris
Jan-Feb 2002 Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn Cliff Tyner
Apr 2002 The Cemetery Club by Ivan Menchell Flo Trillo
June 2002 American Beauty by Michael Rice Dan Steeves
2002-03
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov 2002 The Good Doctor by Neil Simon Ralf Dreimanis
Jan-Feb 2003 Cash On Delivery by Michael Cooney Cliff Tyner
Mar 2003 The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon by W.O. Mitchell (DP/TAG co-production) Sheila McLean
Mar-Apr 2003 The Innocents by William Archibald Sheila McLean
June 2003 Marvin’s Room by Scott McPherson Ian MacDermid
2003-04
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov-Dec 2003 Deathtrap by Ira Levin Janet Godsell
Jan-Feb 2004 Comic Potential by Alan Ayckbourn Cliff Tyner
Apr-May 2004 Beside Yourself by Nick Hall Geoff Ball
June 2004 Little Shop of Horrors Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman Music by Alan Menken Jane Rogerson
2004-05
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Sept 2004 Mildred by Flo Trillo (season opener) Flo Trillo
Nov 2004 Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii by Allan Stratton Bryn Rowlands
Jan-Feb 2005 Night Watch by Lucille Fletcher Robin Saywood
Mar-Apr 2005 Caught in the Net by Ray Cooney Cliff Tyner
June 2005 Kiss Me, Kate Book by Samuel and Bella Spewack Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter Gisela O’Brien
2005-06
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov 2005 Lend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig Cliff Tyner
Jan-Feb 2006 Prelude to a Kiss by Craig Lucas Janet Godsell
Mar-Apr 2006 En Suite by Joe O’Byrne Nick Jupp
June 2006 Walking Happy Book by Roger O. Hirson and Ketti Frings Music by Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics by Sammy Cahn Bryn Rowlands
2006-07
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov 2006 Nunsense by Dan Goggin Geoff Ball
Jan-Feb 2007 Tribute by Bernard Slade J. Frederick Brown
April 2007 Bus Stop by William Inge Ian MacDermid
June 2007 Jasper Station Book and Lyrics by Norm Foster Music and Lyrics by Steve Thomas Gisela O’Brien
2007-08
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Sept 2007 Patches by Robert More (season opener) Clyde A. Wray
Nov 2007 Jitters by David French Bryn Rowlands
Jan-Feb 2008 Good Things by Liz Lochhead Cliff Tyner
April 2008 The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl Geoff Ball
June 2008 The Spitfire Grill Book and Music by James Valcq Book and Lyrics by Fred Alley Ian MacDermid
2008-09
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Sept 2008 Lysistrata by Clyde A. Wray (season opener) Clyde A. Wray
Nov 2008 Crazy For You Book by Ken Ludwig Music by George Gershwin Lyrics by Ira Gershwin Valerie Tyner
Feb 2009 Sea Marks by Gardner McKay J. Frederick Brown
April-May 2009 Don’t Dress For Dinner by Marc Camoletti Adapted by Robin Hawdon Cliff Tyner
June 2009 ‘Art’ by Yasmina Reza Translated by Christopher Hampton Bryn Rowlands
2009-10
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Aug 2009 tick…tick…BOOM! by Jonathan Larson (summer showcase) Tina Gallant
Nov 2009 Anything Goes Book by Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter Valerie Tyner
Feb 2010 Woman In Mind by Alan Ayckbourn Andrew Coll
April 2010 The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Isabelle Theriault
June 2010 The Cover of LIFE by R.T. Robinson Ian MacDermid
2010-11
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov 2010 The Fantasticks Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones Music by Harvey Schmidt Ian MacDermid
Jan-Feb 2011 Boston Marriage by David Mamet Bryn Rowlands
Mar-Apr 2011 Funny Money by Ray Cooney Cliff Tyner
June 2011 Be My Baby by Ken Ludwig Janet Godsell
2011-12
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov 2011 Cabaret Book by Joe Masteroff Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb Ian MacDermid
Feb 2012 The 39 Steps Adapted by Patrick Barlow From the novel by John Bucan From the movie of Alfred Hitchcock Licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited And an original concept by Nobby Dimon and Simon Corble Nick Jupp
Apr 2012 Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Tamara Smith
June 2012 A Flea in Her Ear by Georges Feydeau Translated by John Mortimer Mike Tobin
2012-13 (25th Anniversary Season)
Month/Year Play/Authors Director(s)
Nov 2012 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall Ian MacDermid
Feb 2013 Run for Your Wife by Ray Cooney Mike Tobin and Andrew Finnigan
Apr 2013 Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean by Ed Graczyk Bryn Rowlands
June 2013 Count Dracula by Ted Tiller Based on the novel by Bram Stoker Tamara Smith
2013-2014 
Month/Year Play/Authors Director(s)
Nov 2013 Blackpool and Parrish  by David Belke Joanne Arbuthnott
Feb 2014 Woman in Black Adapted by Stephen Mallatratt from the book by Susan Hill Dan Bray
Apr 2014 Harvey by Mary Chase Andrew Finnigan and Daniel Yule
June 2014 Marion Bridge by Daniel McIvor Ian MacDermid
2014-2015 
Month/Year Play/Authors Director(s)
Nov 2014 Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical by Bob Walton and Jim Walton Danielle Wilson
Dec 2014 A Christmas Carol – The Radio Play by Charles Dickens Keith Morrison
Feb 2015
Blithe Spirit
by Noel Coward
Ralf Dreimanis
Apr 2015 An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley John Beard
June 2015 The Game’s Afoot by Ken Ludwig  Daniel Yule
July 2015 The Grain of Life by Isabelle Thériault Isabelle Thériault
2015-2016
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Oct-Nov 2015 Company Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim book by George Furth Laura Thornton
Jan 2016 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield Tamara Smith
Mar-Apr 2016 And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Bryn Rowlands
June 2016 The Dining Room by A.R. Gurny Nick Jupp
2016-2017
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Sep 2016 Love Loss and What I Wore by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron Joanne Arbuthnott
Oct 2016 The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O’Brien Jolene Pattison
Jan 2017 Don’t Tell Mother by Monk Ferris Daniel Yule
Apr 2017 Elephant’s Graveyard by George Brant Tamara Smith
June 2017 Jake’s Women by Neil Simon  Ian MacDermid
2017-2018
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
Nov 2017 Glorious! by Peter Quilter Mike Durling
Jan 2018 Stop Kiss by Diana Son Kathryn Reeves
April 2018 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard Tamara Smith
June 2018 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton & Patricia Resnick Laura Thornton
2018-2019
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
November 2018 Play On! by Rick Abbot Alex McAllister
Jan 2019 Burn by John Muggleton Kelly Morrison
April 2019 The Fighting Days by Wendy Lill Gisela O’Brien
June 2019 Lucky Stiff Music by Stephen Flaherty Book and Lyrics by Lynn Aherns Ian MacDermid
2019-2020
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
November 2019 The Long Weekend by Norm Foster Kelly Morrison
December 2019 On Air by Rachel Franco Rachel Franco
February 2020 Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare Joanne Arbuthnott
April 2020 Lobby Hero Cancelled due to Covid Kenneth Lonergan Carey Bray
June 2020 Boeing Boeing Cancelled due to Covid Marc Camoletti Dale Charron
2020-2021
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
All shows Cancelled due to Covid
2021-2022
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
October 2021 Tartuffe by Moliere Tamara Smith
December 2021 Finding Ivy by Rachel Franco Rachel Franco
April 2022 Light in the Dark: A Broadway Cabaret Jason Dick
June 2022 Twelth Night by William Shakespeare Joanne Arbuthnott
2022-2023
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
November 2021 The Murder Room by Jack Sharkey Adam Norton
February 2022 Season of Love: A Broadway Cabaret Jason Dick
March 2023 August: Osage County by Tracy Letts Bryn Rowlands
June 2023 Dear Brutus by J.M. Barrie Vanessa LePine
2023-2024
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
November 2023 Mid Summer Night’s Dream by William shape Tamara Smith
February 2024 Murder Mondays by Julianne Richard
There was a Mouse by Pam Wood
Adam Norton
Joanne Arbuthnott
April 2024 Sideways Showtunes: A Broadway Cabaret Jason Dick
June 2024 Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare Joanne Arbuthnott
2024-2025
Month/Year Play/Authors Director
September 2024 The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman Hanna Blizzard
December 2024 On Air by Rachel Franco Joanne Arbuthnott
March 2025 Glace Bay Miners’ Museum by Wendy Lill Adam Norton
June 2024 Altered Existence – 1 Act x 2
Gooseberry Pie by Nick Jupp
Irreconcilable Differences by Josh Allen
Bryn Rowlands