Players' Guild of Hamilton - Hamilton City Magazine

Mid-September brings a bonanza of theatre options in the Hamilton area

By Allison M. Jones Sep 12, 2024

From veteran theatres to up-and-comers, this weekend kicks off the new stage season offering productions, as well as theatre events. Our theatre writer Allison M. Jones offers a rundown of your options. This Friday begins a busy few weeks of the new theatre season as several new productions…

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Burn: A puzzling ghost story

By Allison M. Jones Jun 4, 2024

The Players' Guild of Hamilton takes on psychological thriller written by Ottawa-area playwright for season-ending production. Closing out the 2023-2024 season at The Players’ Guild of Hamilton is the psychological thriller Burn, which has been called “highly suspenseful” by Onstage Ottawa. Weaving together a ghost story with a…

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Good advice: Listen to Your Mother

By Allison M. Jones May 9, 2024

The Players’ Guild of Hamilton is contributing to the storytelling phenomenon that ‘gave motherhood a microphone’ “Listen to Your Mother,” a live storytelling event celebrating every facet of motherhood, was launched in 2010 in Madison, Wisc. Its creator was Ann Imig, a popular “mommy blogger” with a background in…

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The Players’ Guild of Hamilton taking a leap of faith with new production

By Allison M. Jones Feb 6, 2024

God and the Indian is a hard-hitting, provocative look at the complex process of healing from trauma, and what happens when the abused meets the abuser. God and the Indian has been staged only a few times since its creation. It premiered in 2013 in Vancouver with famed…