FEATURED
Our Upcoming Show
The Story of Samuel Stout – Next Stage
February 10th and 11th, 2023
A Musical Staged Reading
$25
Join us on the next step of our journey towards a full production of this compelling new work by Uju Umenyi.
Building on the powerful first draft presented as part of Ontario Culture Days Creatives in Residence, the playwright, with music director Christopher Lucas, now explore the role of music in the play and in the life of Samuel Stout, Port Perry’s first Black resident.
IN DEVELOPMENT

SAMUEL STOUT
Theatre on the Ridge commissioned actor and writer Uju Umenyi to create a play inspired by the life of Professor Samuel Stout, the first Black resident of Port Perry. The play will explore hidden stories, unpacking the ways history is written and erased, and seeks to share Samuel Stout’s experience of racism in a small town in Ontario. The first reading of the script was held during the 2022 Ontario Culture Days Festival.
COMMUNITY

CONNECTING SENIORS
Theatre on the Ridge has been awarded funding through the federal government’s New Horizons for Seniors program to help in creating opportunities for seniors to reconnect with their communities through shared experiences of learning, creating, and appreciating a variety of theatre related activities, workshops and outings.
