History of the Guild, Page 4
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In 1949 the Guild won the W.O.D.L. with the play John Loves Mary and later went on to win amateur theatre's highest award in the country, the D.D.F. Best Play Award for 1949. The Guild is a founding member of both of these organizations.
The Players' Guild was the first group in Ontario to perform live drama on any independent television station when they broadcast over CHCH-TV. They beat Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre by a few days.
An active Workshop programme has given many people their first taste of what theatre is like and many fine actors have come from the Guild's ranks over the years: Robert Beatty, Amelia Hall, Steve Weston, Steve Ihnat, John (Jonathan) Frid, Michael Bradshaw, Domenic Hogan, Irene Hogan. The Guild was instrumental in raising funds for the construction of Sir John A. Macdonald Theatre and has supported many other local projects such as "New Faces", and Habitat for Humanity.
Amateur theatre has had a rich and varied existence in Hamilton for well over 150 years now. From the earliest days of gaslight to the present days of the most advanced technology there has always been someone in Hamilton ready to say "Let's put on a show!"
The Players' Guild welcomes you to join us and become a part of this glorious tradition.