4th Line Theatre is pleased to announce that its box office will open to the public to purchase tickets and for gift certificate redemptions for the 2026 Summer Season as of Monday, February 9th. Tickets, gift certificates and charcuterie snack boxes can be purchased by phone at 705-932-4445, toll-free at 800-814-0055, online at www.4thlinetheatre.on.ca and at 4th Line Theatre’s Box Office at 9 Tupper Street in Millbrook.

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The outdoor summer theatre’s Managing Artistic Director Kim Blackwell is looking forward to the upcoming summer season at the Winslow farm. “As we look ahead to our 34th season, we are excited to bring back two amazing plays from the theatre’s canon of work,” she explains. “Both productions explore resilience, hope and the universal search for home.”

Schoolhouse

Set in 1938 in rural Ontario, Schoolhouse unfolds within S.S. #1 Jericho, a one-room school just outside the fictional village of Baker’s Creek. When 18-year-old Melita Linton—newly graduated from Normal School—takes on her first teaching position, she encounters a lively group of students and a community rooted in tradition. Her resolve is tested by the arrival of Ewart, a withdrawn youth recently released from a reform school and sent to work on a local farm. As Miss Linton strives to reach him, she uncovers the deep bonds and quiet fears of small-town life. Rich with humour and humanity, Schoolhouse beautifully evokes a vanished era in Canadian rural history.

Wild Irish Geese

Back by popular demand after its sold-out 2025 premiere, Wild Irish Geese returns to the 4th Line stage with a powerful story of migration and starting over. In the 1820s, Peter Robinson led an emigration scheme that brought hundreds of Irish families to Canada as they fled famine and poverty. More than 2,000 arrived in Scotts Plains—later known as Peterborough—and began their lives anew. Wild Irish Geese reflects on the courage, displacement, and enduring spirit of those who journeyed far to survive. Through hardship and hope, these new Canadians forged a fragile beginning in a complex colonial landscape. Planting deep roots in the Peterborough area, these Irish emigrants now have tens of thousands of descendants both locally and across the globe.

DETAILS:

Schoolhouse

Written by Leanna Brodie

Directed and choreographed by Monica Dottor

M4thusical Direction and Original Compositions by Justin Hiscox

Costume Design by Chelsea Day

Set Design by Michelle Chesser

June 30 – July 25

Previews: June 30, July 1

Opening Night: Thursday, July 2

Tuesday to Saturday at 6 pm

With an added Monday performance on July 20th

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Wild Irish Geese

Back by Popular Demand

Written by Megan Murphy

Directed by Kim Blackwell

Musical Direction and Original Compositions by Justin Hiscox

Indigenous Story Consultation by Patti Shaughnessy

Costume Design by Bonnie Garland

Set Design by Michelle Chesser

Choreography by Monica Dottor

Fight Direction by Edward Belanger

Intimacy Direction by Greg Carruthers

Sound Design by Steáfán Hannigan

August 4 - 29

Previews: August 4, 5

Opening Night: Thursday, August 6

Tuesday to Saturday at 6 pm

With an added Monday performance on August 24th