ABOUT US

Our Mission Statement

Founded in 1962, The Oakville Players is a non-profit, community theatre group based in Oakville, Ontario and is a founding member of the Oakville Drama Series. We are dedicated to fostering the growth and development of community theatre, in Oakville and the surrounding area. Through consultation and collaboration, our executive board, the membership, and other community volunteers, we produce two main stage productions annually at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. We also produce a One Act training event, Live Radio Plays and participate in various community events, thereby entertaining thousands of audience members with live theatre experiences. We are committed to providing the highest quality of affordable and engaging theatrical productions possible. We educate and train volunteers and emerging artists in various aspects of theatre by fostering cooperation and collaboration in the regional community to promote theatre.

The Old Schoolhouse at Palermo

The Old Schoolhouse on Dundas Street in Palermo was built in 1946 to replace the original building that was destroyed by a tornado in 1942. Sometime in the late 1950s after a new school was constructed, the building was taken over by the Town of Oakville.

The Oakville Players became tenants soon after. The building was used for auditions, rehearsals, set construction, painting, meetings and social gatherings for over forty years.

The last production rehearsed at the Schoolhouse was "The Melville Boys" by Norm Foster staged in March 2004 at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. Directed by Elfie Helferty and produced by Deborah Wyman, it was a nominated for the Oakville Drama Series Subscriber's Choice Awards for Best Production and also for the Best Presentation of a Comedy in the Association of Community Theatres, Central Ontario's 2003-2004 Festival.

On June 4, 2004. the final General Meeting to took place at "Palermo". Dr. Jane Coryell presented her drawing of the Schoolhouse to commemorate the many years of use by The Oakville Players.

Old Palermo Schoolhouse Street View