About UCP

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Upper Canada Playhouse is a professional theatre company located  in the quaint Village of Morrisburg, Ontario, on the picturesque St. Lawrence River. It's easily accessible from the 750 Exit of the 401, mid-way between Brockville and Cornwall and in close proximity to Northern New York State and the major centres of Ottawa and Montreal.

The Playhouse was established in 1983 as a charitable non profit organization, governed by a Board of Directors and managed by an Artistic Director and Business Manager. It had its beginnings in a giant tent on Upper Canada Road and in 1990 it converted a former toothbrush factory into a charming, totally equipped, air conditioned and accessible theatre-the current home of Upper Canada Playhouse!

The Playhouse Season runs from April through December and consists of a Spring show, a 4-show Summer Series and a Holiday Family Show. It entertains an audience of approximately 40,000 which is comprised of theatre goers from the local area as well as from Ottawa to Cornwall and Brockville to Montreal. It has a thriving tourist and bus tour market which has made it one of the major tourist attractions and economic driver for the Seaway Valley and Upper Canada Region. Every season The Playhouse reaches new audience members who enjoy the unique atmosphere of both the theatre itself and the surrounding area.

Upper Canada Playhouse is an ideal destination for touring theatre goers and Tour Groups from such points as Ottawa, Montreal, Kingston, New York State and beyond. An entertaining visit to The Playhouse can be enhanced by a visit to nearby Upper Canada Village, the beautiful Parks of the St. Lawrence and the many nearby motels, bed and breakfasts and campgrounds that the Seaway Valley and Upper Canada Region offer.

A tour of the area's many magnificent historic murals makes for an interesting side-trip starting with a depiction of Old Morrisburg's Main Street before the Seaway on the Playhouse building itself.

Upper Canada Playhouse is a member of the Canadian Actors' Equity Assocation, the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, the Association of Summer Theatres 'Round Ontario, the South Dundas Chamber of Commerce and Cornwall and Seaway Valley Tourism.

Administration

Business Manager: Roseann Kelly

Front of House Manager & Volunteer Co-ordinator: Tina Sypes

Box Office: Wendy Cull; Courtney Garlough; Patty Thorpe; Marcie Baldwin

Artistic Director/Marketing & Sponsorship Manager: Donnie Bowes

Canteen Manager: Renee Shaver

Theatre School Directors: Kathleen Egan Veinotte; Mary Ellen Viau

Website: Moxywebworks

Brochure Design: Delitala Design

OnStage Reporter Design: Lily Worrall

Maintenance: Charlie Waddell

Distribution: Bob Bouchard

Special Projects: Tom Parisien

Production

Technical Director: Sean Free

Stage Managers: Jackie McCormick; Liz Campbell

Assistant Stage Manager: TBA

Board of Directors

Executive

President: Dr. Gerry Rosenquist

1st Vice-President:  Carolyn Weegar

2nd Vice-President: Denis Viau

Treasurer: Lauren Harriman

Secretary: Geraldine Fitzsimmons

Members

Jimmie Thom

Ed Kingsley

David Lapire

Michael O'Brien

John Gleed

Joanne Notman

Alvin Runnels