Bringing Community to Life on Stage

Dartmouth Players is pleased to announce
the 2026-2027 Season.

October 1 - 17, 2026

The Haunting of Hill House

Adapted for the stage by F. Andrew Leslie
From the novel by Shirley Jackson
Directed by Tamara Smith

In this chilling ghost story, a small group of visitors investigate paranormal occurrences at an enigmatic mansion. But Hill House holds darkness within, and whatever walks there, walks alone.

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November 26 - December 12, 2026

Memories of a Christmas Ornament

By Maureen Rooney Music
Lyrics by Lori Biamonte Mohacsy & Darcy Phillips
Additional Lyrics, Musical Dramaturgy by Maureen Rooney
Incidental Music by Bruce Mohacsy
Directed by Jason Dick

A magical Christmas ornament awakens and carries us back to the day she was chosen, then quietly witnesses a family’s joys, struggles, and enduring love — becoming the silent keeper of their Christmas history.

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March 11 - 27, 2027

Five Lesbians eating a Quiche

By Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood

Directed by Dale Charron

The play follows the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein during their annual quiche breakfast, which is interrupted by a nuclear attack, forcing the five "widow" characters to confront their repressed identities, sexuality, and love for quiche in a campy, surreal apocalypse.

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June 10 - 26, 2027

Half Cracked: The Legend of Sissy Mary

By Mary Colin Chisholm
Directed by Ian MacDermid

A tragicomedy of two sisters living on their own in a small, weathered Nova Scotian farmhouse and their interactions with a folklorist visiting the community to document its fading stories.

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October 1-17, 2026| Stairs Memorial United Church, 44 Hester St., Dartmouth |  Free on-site parking