About Us

Upper Canada Playhouse is a professional theatre company located in Morrisburg, Ontario, halfway between Brockville and Cornwall on the picturesque St. Lawrence River. It had its beginning in 1983 in a giant tent and in 1990 it converted a former toothbrush factory into a charming, totally equipped, air conditioned and accessible theatre which is now The Playhouse. Each year The Playhouse produces a 4-Show Summer Season that extends from mid-June through to the Fall and a Family  Show in November/December. The Playhouse audience is comprised of theatre goers from the local area as well as from Ottawa to Cornwall and Brockville to Montreal. It is also regularly visited by tourists from Ontario in general who visit the many venues on the professional theatre circuit. 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. 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.