A Celebration of Community Theater Since 1959

 
 
 
 

Mission

The St. Clair Shores Players is a not-for-profit civic organization made up of volunteers interested in promoting the theatre arts.

Goals

Our annual goal is to stage quality theatrical productions, to foster community interest, knowledge and appreciation of live theatre.

Upcoming Season:

 
 

Calendar of Events

 

  • Fall 2024 - Auditions - Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors. St. Clair Shores Public Library August 13 & 14, 2024 7:00 to 8:30pm.

 
 
 

History of the St. Clair Shores Players

As written by Les Wilson

In the spring of 1959, Jackie Duemling, a young mother of four, started a discussion about Community Theater with Don Moenart and Kenny Revoir, two citizens of the city of St. Clair Shores. Each of these three were members of the Warren Theater Guild, then the nearest community theater group to the city of St. Clair Shores. This discussion lead each of these three to ask the question, "Why doesn't St. Clair Shores have its own community theater group?" Admittedly, St. Clair Shores had only become a city less than 10 years earlier (incorporated January 15, 1951), but this was certainly no barrier. Seeing no real reason not to form a group, the three decided to do just that. They advertised the formation of the new group in the local newspaper and at the first meeting of the group, 51 enthusiastic citizens turned out and paid their dues to become charter member of the St. Clair Shores Community Players (this name was later changed to the St. Clair Shores Players). Since membership dues were only $1.00, the new group found itself with $51.00 in the bank. This same $51.00 would need to be used to cover all the expenses for their first production. With funding at a minimum, the group's first show would need to be a low budget affair with little in the way of costumes, scenery, or, for that matter, stage and theater. The play that was selected was a courtroom drama; Ayn Rand's "The Night Of January 16th." Seeing the possibility of a low budget theater, the group approached the St. Clair Shores city council and requested to use the newly completed Council Chambers as their stage and theater for this first production. After some consideration, the Council granted its permission. The final piece of the puzzle fell into place when Tom Welch, then the Mayor of St. Clair Shores, agreed to play the part of the Judge in the production. In the end, the play was performed on two nights to capacity crowds. The audiences were delighted. Better still, once the bills had been paid, it was discovered that the original $51.00 in the bank had blossomed to over $400.00! The group was well on its way.

Since these humble beginnings, the group has performed well over 100 shows. The group's home theater has moved several times throughout the years. They have performed at the Chippewa Jr. High School, South Lake High School, the Italian American Cultural Center and various churches including their current home at Anita’s Elite Dance.

 
 
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Past Productions

From THE BUTLER DID IT (Spring 2019)

From THE BUTLER DID IT (Spring 2019)

A list of all of our past productions from 1959 to today…

 

  • Night Of January 16th (First SCSP Production: August 1959)

  • Three Angels

  • Cuckoos On The Hearth

  • Gramercy Ghost

  • Pajama Game

  • Bus Stop

  • Picnic

  • Wake Up, Darling

  • Send Me No Flowers

  • The Tender Trap

  • Goodbye Charlie

  • Death Of A Salesman

  • Auntie Mame

  • U.T.B.U.

  • The Tavern

  • Desperate Hours

  • Double Doors

  • Where's Charlie

  • The Boyfriend

  • Girl Crazy

  • Take Me Along

  • Any Number Can Die

  • A Thousand Clowns

  • Unexpected Guest

  • Kiss Or Make Up

  • Goodnight, Mrs. Puffin

  • Night Watch

  • Alone Together

  • Last Of The Red Hot Lovers

  • Lovers And Other Strangers

  • Look Homeward Angel

  • The Mouse Trap

  • Once Upon A Mattress

  • The Devil's Disciple

  • The Matchmaker

  • Come Blow Your Horn

  • Forty Carats

  • Six Rooms, Riverview

  • Breath Of Spring

  • Jury Room

  • Aspirin & Elephants

  • The Late Edwina Black

  • Blithe Spirit

  • Sweeny Todd

  • Any Wednesday

  • The Gazebo

  • The Curious Savage

  • Our Town

  • See How They Run

  • Dial "M" For Murder

  • Wait Until Dark

  • Social Security

  • Sunday In New York

  • Love, Sex and The IRS

  • Laura

  • I Remember Mama

  • Dirty Work At The Crossroads

  • Lily, The Felons Daughter

  • Guys And Dolls

  • The Drunkard

  • Aunt Samantha Rules The Roost

  • Love Rides The Rails

  • Seven-Year Itch

  • Don't Drink The Water

  • Halfway Up The Tree

  • Harvey

  • The Butler Did It

  • Dracula

  • How The Other Half Loves

  • The Good Doctor

  • No Mother To Guide Her

  • Never Too Late

  • Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

  • Rainmaker

  • Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum

  • Arsenic And Old Lace

  • Night Must Fall

  • Cactus Flower

  • Deadwood Dick

  • Little Nell, The Orphan Girl

  • Curse Of The Aching Heart

  • You Can't Take It With You

  • Caught in the Villain’s Web

  • Alice’s Adventures In

  • Wonderland

  • The Hobbit

  • Money In the Bank (or It's All Your Vault)

  • The Red Shoes

  • Land Of The Dragon

  • The Other Cinderella

  • You're A Good Man Charlie Brown

  • Dark At The Top Of The Stairs

  • Brecht On Brecht

  • Teahouse Of The August Moon

  • A Man For All Seasons

  • The Mouse That Roared

  • Plaza Suite

  • Night Of January 16th (30th Anniversary Show)

  • Play It Again, Sam (1972)

  • Blithe Spirit

  • Flowers For Algernon

  • Because Our Hearts Were Pure

  • Second Time Around

  • Everybody Loves Opal

  • Agatha Christie Made Me Do It

  • On The Bridge At Midnight

  • No Opera At The Op'ry House Tonight

  • Squabbles

  • It Was A Dark And Stormy Night

  • Playing Doctor

  • The Solid Gold Cadillac

  • Funny Valentines

  • Gold In The Hills

  • Heaven Can Wait

  • The Gingerbread Lady

  • Drop Dead

  • Office Hours

  • Dearly Departed

  • The Beautiful Sisters

  • The Family Man

  • Up The Down Staircase

  • Something To Hide

  • While The Lights Were Out

  • California Suite

  • The Odd Couple (The Female Version)

  • Life With Father

  • Little Women

  • Bull In A China Shop

  • Steel Magnolias

  • Perfect Timing

  • Black Coffee

  • Anatomy of a Murder

  • Move Over Mrs. Markham

  • Play It Again, Sam (2007)

  • Guilty Conscience (Spring - 2010)

  • A Bench in the Sun (Fall - 2010)

  • Our Town (Spring - 2011)

  • A Christmas Carol (Fall - 2012)

  • A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody (Spring - 2012)

  • Dearly Departed (Fall - 2012)

  • Glorious! (Spring - 2013)

  • Office Hours (Fall - 2013)

  • The Boardinghouse (Spring - 2014)

  • The War of the Worlds: The 1938 Radio Script (Fall 2014)

  • The Kitchen Witches (Spring 2015)

  • The Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Trinity Victory Church (Winter 2016)

  • The Mysterious Affair At Styles (Spring 2016)

  • Steel Magnolias (Spring 2017)

  • The Mousetrap (Spring 2018)

  • The Butler Did It (Spring 2019)

  • The Old-Vengers (Spring 2023)

  • Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Spring 2024)