The Borelians: Scugog’s Original Community Theatre!
On stage since 1971, Borelians Community Theatre was founded by a group of teachers with a passionate commitment to staging quality volunteer theatre by focusing on Canadian theatrical works and contemporary classics.
The Borelians derive their name from the village of Borelia, an area of land once owned by the Crandell family near the corners of Queen and Simcoe streets, once known as Crandell’s Corners but now a part of Port Perry.
The Borelians’ first play, You Can’t Take it With You by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, was performed at the Port Perry High School in May of 1971. Please visit our Company History page for more about our earliest productions.
Today, the Borelians remain committed to excellence in theatre, producing classic and contemporary works that challenge, educate and, above all, entertain their audiences.
Members of ACT-CO (Association of Community Theatres – Central Region) since 1983, the Borelians have regularly participated in the annual ACT-CO Theatre Festival, receiving numerous THEA Awards and nominations over the years. These awards recognize the impressive talent and commitment of the group’s members in all areas of production and include Best Play awards for Nurse Jane Goes To Hawaii (1984), Nobody Loves a Dragon (1988), Night of January Sixteenth ( 1993), Ten Lost Years (1998), All My Sons (2000), Hay Fever (2006) and most recently, The Drawer Boy (2014). Both, “Nobody Loves A Dragon” and “Ten Lost Years” picked up further top honours, winning the Elsie for Outstanding Production at the provincial level at the Theatre Ontario Festival.
Producing award-winning theatre requires the talents and energies of many individuals and the Borelians always welcome new members. Anyone interested in any or all aspects of theatre production may join the group, which provides regular workshop opportunities in acting and technical skills. Each year the Borelians presents bursaries to local high schools, dedicated to post secondary theatre/radio-television studies.