STAGE PLAYERS
Theater for High School Students
Next on stage
PERFORMANCES
November 13-15, 2025
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE!
Performed with OnStage’s first live pit band! Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Golden Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another.
With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. The recording comes to life and The Drowsy Chaperone begins as the man in the chair looks on. Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight.
Take a look at our cast announcement below!
SPRING 2026
We are so excited to announce our Spring 2026 show - Alice by Heart!
This show will be open for auditions to High School students ages 14-18.
PERFORMANCES IN MAY 2026
More show information & audition details to follow! To be the first to receive updates, reach out to our Director of Educational Programming, Craig Hutchings, at craig@haddonfieldplayers.com
From the Tony® and Grammy® award-winning creators of Spring Awakening, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, and co-written by Jessie Nelson (Waitress), Alice by Heart is a touching musical inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
In the rubble of the London Blitz of World War II, Alice Spencer’s budding teen life is turned upside down, and she and her dear friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground tube station. When the ailing Alfred is quarantined, Alice encourages him to escape with her into their cherished book and journey down the rabbit hole to Wonderland.
As they travel through the tale, Alice by Heart explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward. This world premiere musical encourages us all to celebrate the transformational power of the imagination, even in the harshest of times.
Photo Credit: Zachary Moore Photography
WHAT WE DO
Stage Players is a program specifically designed to give teenagers an opportunity to participate in full-length musical theater productions. This program will encourage students to go beyond their fundamental theatrical skills and work with a Director, Choreographer and Vocal Director to rehearse and develop a show that is challenging and more appropriate for an older age group. This program is designed to give teenagers another outlet for musical theatre in addition to their high school and provide teenagers with instruction to sharpen their creative skill set and prepare them for auditions at the collegiate and professional level.
