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2021/2022 SEASON

The South Simcoe Theatre is proud to present its 2021/22 Season.

Opportunities are now available for our 2021/2022 season! The SST Board is looking for persons who are interested in being involved in one of the three productions (The Last Resort, Burn, and Disaster!) in our 2021/2022 season in the following positions:

  • Producer, Director, Music Director, Choreographer
  • Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager
  • Lighting / Sound / Set / Costume / Prop Designers
  • Lighting and Sound Operators

All productions will run for 12 performances over three weekends.

If you are interested, please respond no later than 11:59pm on Thursday, April 15th, 2021. Send your résumé by email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. OR by mail to: The South Simcoe Theatre, 1 Hamilton Street, Cookstown. Ontario L0L 1L0. Résumés outlining your experience & interest should be no more than two pages in length.

November 4th - 21st, 2021

The Last Resort by Norm Foster, Music & Lyrics by Leslie Arden

  • Take one run-down Saskatchewan hotel, add seven strange characters and a mob witness on the run and you’re in for a night of madcap musical fun with a murderous twist! As each guest reveals deception and ulterior motives, it becomes clear that no-one is who they claim to be, and this “safe” house might be exactly the opposite.

December 2nd - 12th, 2021

That December Show! “Camelot"

  • We’re planning yet another fun-filled pantomime, ideal for the whole family. Come out and boo the villains and cheer for the good guys! The action will be fast and furious with imaginative costumes and wonderfully zany characters who will have you laughing and groaning at the same time! It’s a holiday tradition of absolute frenzied fun for all ages!

March 3rd - 20th, 2022

Burn by John Muggleton

  • Three long-time friends - murder-mystery writers who love games - prepare to meet the estranged daughter of a recently deceased fourth friend. Why has she come and who is she, really? Their evening of stories and riddles quickly turns to something more sinister. Tension builds as the three are forced to face the truth of their past and make sense of the present if they hope to protect their future. Unfolding in real time, this gripping psychological thriller keeps the audience guessing until the very end.

May 5th - 22nd, 2022

Disaster! By Seth Rudetsky & Jack Plotnick

  • It is 1979 and New York’s hottest celebrities are gathering for the grand opening of a new floating casino and discotheque. The night starts out well but as disaster strikes the casino, the A-listers (and a crazy collection of other characters) must survive earthquakes, infernos and tidal waves - oh my! Set to the best mega-hit songs of the 70s like Hooked on A Feeling, Hot Stuff, I Will Survive and Saturday Night, this loving homage to 70s disaster films will surely have you singing along through your laughter.

June 2nd - 5th, 2022

Four Play - A Showcase of Play Readings

  • Every session presents a different set of plays. Four Play presents lightly rehearsed readings of a variety of works: some old, some new, some rare, some challenging. Playwrights are wanted for this event. Check out our website for information on how to submit your original play. Four Play is held on the weekend of the Cookstown Wing Ding.

The South Simcoe Theatre is committed to moving forward safely with the 2021-22 season in conjunction with the Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit guidelines, Provincial government mandates and by referencing the Association of Community Theatres - Central Ontario (ACT-CO) Re-Opening Guidelines to develop a safe re-opening strategy.

Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram to get up to the minute news. If you would like to receive occasional emails with SST news and upcoming events, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to be added to the email mailing list. If you are a past or present member, subscriber or donor and have not been receiving our emails, that means we don’t have your current email address – so send it along to stay connected!

FOUR PLAY SCHEDULE

SST Presents Four Play Fridays!!

As you may know The South Simcoe Theatre has made the difficult decision to cancel the entire 2020/21 live season. However, we are excited to bring you Four Play Fridays!  Our play reading festival from June 2020 may have been postponed, but we are forging ahead to bring these selected readings to life, virtually-speaking.

One Friday per month, through to May, we will feature live, on-line presentations of these plays for you to enjoy from the comfort of your home. Please join us on The South Simcoe Theatre YouTube Channel and help celebrate the works of some talented Canadian playwrights, brought to life by an equally talented group of local actors and directors. The next presentation is listed below.

Friday April 16th @ 7:30pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0JVaITXKxM

Mourning Belle (Written by Nathan Heydon, Directed by Chandra Pepper)

  • A darkly humorous play about one man's attempts to cheat divorce and death with fringe science.

For information on the May readings, go to SHOWS/BOX OFFICE page.

Links to access the plays on YouTube are below the date of the reading and will be posted on our social media pages as well. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel for up to the minute notifications https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP9xIqNjMjgvHJaqRCnTQFQ

This event will also be a fundraiser for The South Simcoe Theatre so any amount you can contribute to help keep our beloved theatre group afloat during this trying time will be appreciated. Donations can be made any time starting now! You can e-transfer funds to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. No password is required. Please make sure to include your full name, including your middle initial, as well as your email address in the message box of your e-transfer if you require a tax receipt.

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INFORMATION

TELEPHONE SERVICE

With the continuing closure of the Cookstown Town Hall, the South Simcoe Theatre has suspended the telephone service at this location until further notice. The South Simcoe Theatre can still be contacted through the email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please check the other SST communication channels, such as Facebook and Instagram, for updates on this decision.

ACT-CO INFORMATION

The South Simcoe Theatre is a part of the Association of Community Theatres – Central Ontario (ACT-CO). During this time, ACT-CO has been investigating many avenues to assist community theatres. For further information and helpful documents go to the ACT-CO website (www.actco.ca). ACT-CO is helping its member theatres to raise awareness and will promote its member theatres virtual projects on its website, and on Facebook and Instagram.

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The South Simcoe Theatre
1 Hamilton Street, Cookstown, Ontario
Canada L0L 1L0

(705) 458-4432