Get Involved
Attention Directors and Creatives
If you would like to direct a show for the Peterborough Theatre Guild's 2027/28 season, click the link below and complete the required form. Once submitted, you will receive a follow-up email from the submission coordinator.
Please send inquiries to our Co-Chair and Submission Coordinator Margaret Barnes at ptgplayselection@gmail.com
Volunteer Backstage
THE GUILD PRODUCES eight or nine plays a year in our own facility. Volunteers make this all possible. It can take a team of up to 100 people to make a show happen. Some work for one evening, some design and build before a show opens and some volunteer each night of performance. Others serve year-round on our Board and other committees.
For those new to theatre, we have skilled and talented people who can work with you while you learn. We always welcome people to fill the following roles:
Front of House:
• Box Office
• Ushers
• Bartenders
• House Managers
Production Crew:
• Set Building
• Set Painting
• Props
• Technical Operator
• Stagehand
• Stage Hair and Make-up
• Production Assistant
• Costumes and Wardrobe
• Social Media
• Photographers
• Community Development and Sponsorship Outreach
Those with more experience can assist with:
• Directing
• Producing
• Stage Managing
• Musical Direction
• Choreography
• Set Design
• Set Construction
• Costume Design
• Lighting Design
• Sound Design
To become a Peterborough Theatre Guild Volunteer please fill out our Volunteer Application Form using the button below.
Upcoming Auditions
Venus in Fur
by David Ives
Director: Lisa Dixon
Producer: Kym Hyde
Stage Manager: Marilyn Robinson
Assistant Stage Manager: Ty McKeen
Synopsis: A smart, seductive battle of wits unfolds in this electrifying two-person play. When an actress arrives late to audition for a new adaptation of a classic novel, what begins as a frustrating encounter quickly transforms into something far more complex. As the lines between performer and character blur, power shifts, desires surface, and nothing is quite what it seems. Bold, provocative, and darkly funny, Venus in Fur is a gripping exploration of control, obsession, and the nature of storytelling itself. With razor-sharp dialogue and unexpected twists, the play keeps audiences constantly off balance. What begins as an audition becomes a psychological game where dominance and vulnerability change hands in an instant.
AUDITION DATES
Sunday, May 31: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sunday, May 31: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Monday, June 1: 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Just added:
Friday, June 5: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Friday, June 5:
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Auditions take place at the Peterborough Theatre Guild in Studio A (Gwen Brown Studio). Please arrive 15 minutes early and be prepared to stay the whole time. Each slot is 30 minutes. There is no need to prepare anything.
CALLBACKS
Sunday, June 7: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
To Be Determined in collaboration with cast and creative team.
SHOW DATES
September 18, 19, 20 (m), 24, 25, 26 (m), 27 (m)
October 1, 2, 3
(m) = matinee
Duration: 90 minutes
Recommended Audience: 16+
PLEASE NOTE
This production contains strong language, sexual content, and themes of power, dominance, and submission. An intimacy coach and intimacy agreements will be a part of the rehearsal and performance process.
THE ROLES
Peterborough Theatre Guild is an inclusive and accepting organization. All are welcome to audition for the following roles:
- Vanda
Female, age 24-45
Vanda is an actress looking for work and desperate, at least we think she is....it seems she may be someone else and has fooled everyone, including the playwright.
- Thomas Male, age 30-55
Thomas is a playwright who is frustrated with the women he has auditioned for his upcoming play. He has a fiancée who he confides in that there may not be the perfect woman!
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