Player’s Pen Blog

Childhood friends were Trixie Belden, Encyclopedia Brown, Nancy Drew, Frank and Joe Hardy and Sherlock Holmes as well as Scooby-Doo and the gang.  The local television station would play matinee movies, […]

The Players held its first Pre-Show Seminar June 26 in conjunction with the world premiere of Sean Grennan’s “The Tin Woman.” Heart transplant recipients, Joel Heckman and Ken McIntosh and

As we approach the July 4th holiday the cast, crew and the rest of the Players’ company are a bit verklempt about saying goodbye to Sean Grennan’s touching and heartfelt comedy

After weeks of planning, casting, weeding, building, sewing and rehearsing the grand lady of summer theaters, Peninsula Players, has opened its 79th season!  Jump starting the line-up of shows is a

Players mission “to support, without reservation, the most exciting theatre company possible; to provide artists the freedom, tools, and facilities they require to entertain, uplift, and inform our audiences;” and

Peninsula Players company members are beginning to settle into a routine. Our wonderful cooks Lori Van Laanen and Shirley Wendlandt ring the lunch and dinner bell, which keeps the rest

Summer is near! Patrons and company members are anticipating opening night, June 17, and looking forward to the season’s line-up of shows.  As we reopened the office and grounds of

Curiosity about a neighborhood landmark inspired playwright Tom Dudzick to write “Miracle on South Division Street.” In the 1950s Joe Battaglia lived above his barber shop along Seneca Street in

Colorful mums, crisp fresh air, hot apple cider, preshow bonfires and spectacular sunsets across the water. Fall season highlights at the Players. As I walk along the shoreline path and

September brings a different pace to Peninsula Players. Our shop crew switches focus from building scenery to helping with maintenance and grounds projects. The entire company takes Monday off from