Step into the Spotlight… Volunteer with the Borelians!

We have two exciting productions each year in February and October and there’s more than enough fun to be had by all! If you want to step on stage, check out our Audition Schedule. If you see yourself behind the scenes, we have lots of great roles available including….

Pre Production

• Set construction
• Set painting and decoration
• Costume construction
• Program layout
• Advertising
• Assistant stage manager
• Production assistant

Production

• Sound and lighting technician
• Assistant stage manager
• Wardrobe
• Make-up and Hair
• Front of House – Ushers, refreshments

For a more extensive description of what these roles entail, follow this link. A little of your time and energy goes a long way! Have fun, gain skills and community service hours, and be a part of Port Perry’s award winning theatre group, the Borelians!

To get on our short list of volunteers, or for more information, contact us today (borelians@gmail.com).You can also download and complete the membership form, and mail it to:

Membership Secretary
Borelians Community Theatre
Box 1256
Port Perry, Ontario
L9L 1B7

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.