Port Tobacco Players

Port Tobacco Players (PTP) is an all-volunteer community theatre organization based at 508 Charles Street in La Plata, Maryland, United States. It operates as a nonprofit performing-arts group and describes itself as putting the performing arts within reach of its community through quality productions that are entertaining, educational, and thought-provoking. The organization also trains, invests in, and supports the next generation of theatre artists. Its stated core values are community, diversity and inclusivity, history, and education. The company presents a full season of live stage productions each year, supplemented by special events such as movie premieres and movie tickets, and by virtual offerings including recorded performances and an "In the Director's Chair" series. Recent and upcoming seasons have included titles such as "Steel Magnolias," "The Great Christmas Cookie Bake-Off!," "All Shook Up," "The Cottage," and "Disney's Frozen." The 2025/2026 season opened with "Airness" by Chelsea Marcantel, running September 19 to October 5, 2025, produced by Kathy Mead and directed by Tiffany Behning. The 2026/2027 season is billed as the organization's 77th season. Beyond mainstage productions, PTP runs an education program with dance classes, an "Encore Kids + Adults" offering, and Camp Mockabee, a summer theatre camp with separate high-school and middle-school sessions. It also administers the Lillian Medas Memorial Scholarship Award, hosts auditions and play-reading submissions, and offers volunteer opportunities such as ushering. Support comes through donations, advertising, gift tickets, memberships, and a brick paver project. The organization is deeply rooted in its region: it states that it is not just a reflection of its region's history but part of it, and its official site describes it as offering live theatre in Charles County, Maryland, for over 75 years. Its production history page lists seasons going back at least to 2009/2010, documenting a long-running repertory of plays and musicals. PTP is governed by a board of directors and operates its own facility, with published policies on safety procedures, trouble calls, and facility scheduling.

Port Tobacco Players is a community theatre organization based in La Plata, Maryland, United States. Its official website states that it has offered live theatre in Charles County, Maryland, for over 75 years, and the 2026/2027 season is described as its 77th season, placing its origins in the late 1940s. The organization operates as an all-volunteer nonprofit and is governed by a board of directors. The company's mission is to put the performing arts within reach of its community by offering quality productions that are entertaining, educational, and thought-provoking, and to train, invest in, and support the next generation of theatre artists. Its stated values are community, diversity and inclusivity, history, and education. It describes itself as not merely a reflection of its region's history but part of it. Over the decades PTP has mounted a continuous repertory of plays and musicals. Its published production history lists seasons from at least 2009/2010 through 2025/2026, including the 2025/2026 season opener "Airness" by Chelsea Marcantel, which ran September 19 to October 5, 2025, produced by Kathy Mead and directed by Tiffany Behning. The 2026/2027 season includes "Steel Magnolias," "The Great Christmas Cookie Bake-Off!," "All Shook Up," "The Cottage," and "Disney's Frozen." In addition to mainstage productions, PTP has developed education and community programs. These include dance classes, an "Encore Kids + Adults" program, and Camp Mockabee, a summer theatre camp with high-school and middle-school sessions. The organization also administers the Lillian Medas Memorial Scholarship Award, hosts auditions and play-reading submissions, and offers volunteer roles such as ushering. It presents special events including movie premieres and movie tickets, and virtual offerings such as recorded performances and "In the Director's Chair." PTP is supported by donations, advertising, gift tickets, memberships, and a brick paver project. It maintains its own facility at 508 Charles Street in La Plata, Maryland, with published policies covering safety procedures, trouble calls, and facility scheduling. The organization remains active and continues to produce a full annual season.

• 2026

  77th season announced, including 'Steel Magnolias,' 'The Great Christmas Cookie Bake-Off!,' 'All Shook Up,' 'The Cottage,' and 'Disney's Frozen.'

• 2025

  2025/2026 season opens with 'Airness' by Chelsea Marcantel, running September 19 to October 5, 2025.

• 1949

  Organization founded; 2026/2027 season is its 77th, implying origins in the late 1940s.

Community-focused, all-volunteer nonprofit theatre offering accessible, educational, and thought-provoking live performing arts in Southern Maryland.

• Steel Magnolias

  Play by Robert Harling, produced by Leilani Friday, directed by Nada Vaughn, running Sept. 18 to Oct. 4.

• The Great Christmas Cookie Bake-Off!

  Holiday-themed production in the 2026/2027 season.

• All Shook Up

  Musical in the 2026/2027 season.

• The Cottage

  Play in the 2026/2027 season.

• Disney's Frozen

  Musical in the 2026/2027 season.

• Airness

  Play by Chelsea Marcantel, 2025/2026 season opener, produced by Kathy Mead, directed by Tiffany Behning.

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