Dartmouth Players

The Dartmouth Players are a community theatre group in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The theatre group was first formed in 1954 under the name of the Dartmouth Drama Club, and it was not until 1971 that the name was changed to the Dartmouth Players. In 1958 the Club lost its backing from the Home and School Association of Dartmouth and was forced to split up due to financial difficulties. In 1961 it was resurrected by the Dartmouth Parks and Recreation Department but in 1974 was once again forced to disband when its playhouse, the Dundas Street Theatre, burned and everything was lost. In 1985 the Players were yet again resurrected, only this time by the Dartmouth City Council, who felt the need for community theatre in Dartmouth. The group has been together ever since.

Started as the Dartmouth Drama Club, the club was renamed the Dartmouth Dramatic Association in 1913, and later became known as the Dartmouth Players. This is one of the older student-run organizations at Dartmouth.