Season 53

Actor Profile & BTS: Jennie Archambault as Kate Stockman – MESSENGER

We’re happy to have Archambault back ;  she was last seen in 2023, starring in Mustard, directed by Margo Rodgers in our 50th season! A little about Jennie Archambault: My favourite characters over the years are ones that experience interesting emotional arcs.  I learn something new from each one. An… Read More

Actor Profile & BTS: Derek Barber as Jimmy Hall – MESSENGER, 2026

We are happy to welcome another DSP first-timer to our stage! A little about Derek Barber: I love performing as it gives me an opportunity to live different lives. An important quote of Jimmy Hall, and what it says to Barber about the character: “We need to get this story… Read More

Actor Profile & BTS: David Mouti as Peter Stockman – MESSENGER, 2026

Mouti has been around the DSP block before– last seen in 2024, directing The Trespassers for our 50th season! A little about David Mouti: I am excited by opportunities to explore the confluence of the art and the science of theatre. An important quote of Peter Stockman, and what it… Read More

Actor Profile & BTS: Ted Powers as Thomas Stockman – MESSENGER, 2026

INTRODUCING TED POWERS Directed by Andra Kelly, this is Powers’ first time being part of a DSP production!   A little about Ted Powers: I love the act of creation. The joy in creating a character, and of interacting with all the collaborators – both onstage and offstage – to… Read More

Interview Series: JEANNINE BUTLER Founder of Durham Shoestring Performers

2026-07-15 Jeannine Butler founded Durham Shoestring Performers over fifty years ago; DSP had staged its first production in the fall of 1974 under her Artistic Direction. This company began as an indefinite experiment to test her alternate vision of what a community theatre could be; Butler set out without a… Read More

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