Our 2024 Spring Dinner Theatre was held for four nights on April 17, 18, 19 and 20 at the Oxford Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #36, on 74 Jackson Street. The production was "The Purrfect Crime" as written by Todd Wallinger - Pioneer Drama Services.

The Purrfect Crime - Poor” Big Bob” Little. When this cantankerous, old rancher dies, nobody mourns — not his eldest child, Cecilia, a hard-driving, money-hungry businesswoman; not middle child, Annie, a holistic, dizzy lass hoping to turn the ranch into a bovine meditation retreat; and not even youngest child, Little Bob, a lovable loser obsessed with the percussive arts. That’s why it’s no surprise when Bob leaves his entire $36 million fortune to Wiggles. Just what is a kitty to do with that much money? Can the family work together to stop a cat-astrophe? Or will they just end up fighting like cats and dogs? The Purrfect Crime is a claw-some blend of hiss-terical humor and cat-scratching action. Let the fur fly!

Our 2023 Fall Dinner Theatre was held for four nights in November - 22, 23, 24 and 25 at the Oxford Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #36, on 74 Jackson Street. The production was " Dashing Through the Snow " as written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten - Dramatists Play Service Inc.

Dashing Through the Snow - It’s four days before Christmas in the tiny town of Tinsel, Texas, and a colorful parade of eccentric guests arrive at the Snowflake Inn and deck the halls with holiday hilarity. Trina, the harried yet upbeat innkeeper of this B&B, has more than she can handle coping with these nuttier-than-a-fruitcake lodgers. You’ll swear this family-friendly Christmas comedy is more fun than a joyride in a one-horse open sleigh!

Our 2023 Spring Dinner Theatre was held for four nights on April 26, 27, 28 and 29 at the Oxford Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #36, on 74 Jackson Street. The production was " The Money in Uncle George's Suitcase " as written by Pat Cook - Eldridge Publishing Co.

The Money in Uncle George's Suitcase - When Uncle George invites his whole family up for a weekend of fun at his rustic cabin, he actually wants them together so he can read his will. But between the bequeathing and his rambling stories, George drops the bomb that somewhere on the property is a suitcase full of money! What follows is a hilarious farce of pettiness, slander, and greed. "Yep, we're gonna have lots of fun!" says George as he's seen carrying a shovel out the front door. You won't want to miss this hilarious comedy.

Our 2022 Fall Dinner Theatre was held for four nights on November 16, 17, 18 and 19 at the Oxford Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #36, on 74 Jackson Street. The production was " The Man Who Wanted To Be Santa Claus " as written by Pat Cook - Eldridge Publishing Company.

The Man Who Wanted To Be Santa Claus - “Who IS that guy?” That’s what they’re asking each other at the local police station when Santa Claus shows up handing out gifts. It’s not so much the gifts that amaze Howard and Bertie but the fact that ol’ Santa seems to know them all so well…and they haven’t a clue who’s wearing the red and white. As if this weren’t enough to keep them guessing, state investigator Russell Brooks arrives to check on some irregularities which have been reported. It doesn’t take long for Brooks to get on the trail of the phantom Kris Kringle and then he gets his first big break – he finds Santa’s bag of presents and, in it, a collection of old wallets. Could it be that Santa is a pickpocket? From singing messengers to lovesick reporters this holiday tonic is just the antidote for a cynical world and goes a long way to prove things aren’t always what they seem to be. Especially for one old gentleman. He knows what it’s like to be The Man Who Wanted to Be Santa Claus.

Our 2021 Fall Dinner Theatre was held for four nights on November 24, 25, 26 and 27 of 2021 at the Oxford Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #36, on 74 Jackson Street. The production was " Call Me Mr. Scrooge - A Musical as written by Murray J. Rivette / Big Dog/Norman Maine Publishing.

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Call Me Mr. Scrooge - Ebenezer Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by four ghosts who try to convince him to change his misery ways by giving his poor clerk, Bob Cratchit, a raise, a light over his desk, and his own key to the men's room. The Ghost of Christmas Past arrives and ends up in therapy after recalling her unhappy Christmas memories. The Ghost of Christmas Present tries to remind Scrooge of the importance of Christmas but has memory issues. The Ghost of Christmas Future tries to show Scrooge his future with her crystal ball, but it has poor reception. Finally convinced he should make nice, Scrooge discovers Bob Cratchit has a dastardly secret concerning Tiny Tim. It'll have you laughing in the aisles.

Our 2019 Fall Dinner Theatre was held for four nights on November 20, 21, 22 and 23rd at the Oxford Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #36, on 74 Jackson Street. The production was " Happy Hollandaise " as written by Tim Koenig - Pioneer Drama Service.

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Happy Hollandaise - All Claire Finley wants is the perfect Christmas. She’s hired the celebrated gourmet chef Vilma Hasenpfeffer to prepare her famous Hasenpfeffer Hollandaise Sauce for her dinner guests — the new vicar and his very pregnant wife, Mary. Unfortunately, however, the chef is late, the guests are early and there are burglars loose in the neighborhood. To top it all off, Claire’s father has been hit on the head and may be reliving his acting career in theatre over the last 30 years. With the help of her quirky brother George, Claire tries to keep everything together as it continues to unravel in this side-splitting comedy.

Our 2019 Spring Dinner Theatre was held for four nights on April 10, 11, 12 and 13th at the Oxford Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #36, on 74 Jackson Street. The production was " Virgil’s Wedding " as written by Eddie McPherson - Heuer Publishing.

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Virgil’s Wedding You’re invited to the social clash of the century as high-end wedding planners are hired to direct a simple ceremony for two of Lickskillit’s favorite lovebirds. But it’s a wild romp before the nuptials are exchanged. The bride doubts the groom’s love, the in-laws are decorating the church with Christmas garland, the Reverend arrives late with notes for a funeral service, and the groom may even be "trapped" from attending his own wedding. The morning of the wedding is a coordinator’s nightmare. It starts with a skittish bride who thinks she’s promised her love to the wrong “Mr. Right”, a lost groom and ungracious relatives that refuse to cooperate with fancy city ladies. Too busy with the bride to worry about the groom, the planners work on the threshold of tragedy trying to explain the difference between Mr. Wright and “Mr. Right” to the bride before she ends up marrying the wrong “Mr. Right.”

Our 2018 Fall Dinner Theatre was held for four nights on November 21, 22, 23 and 24 at the Oxford Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #36, on 74 Jackson Street. The production was " The Nick of Time Christmas Show " as written by Sam Havens - The Eldridge Publishing Company.

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The Nick of Time Christmas Show - Meet a theatre troupe whose Christmas spirit sparkles far more than their acting talent! In this two-act collection of comedy scenes, amateur thespians are preparing a Christmas Eve production at the community center, but nothing is working right. Will this production be ready to open in time? You'll have to be the judge.

Our 2018 Spring Dinner Theatre was held for four nights on April 11, 12, 13 and 14 at the Oxford Royal Canadian Legion on 74 Jackson Street. The production was " Harmony Romances " as written by Ron Hill - Big Dog Publishing.

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Harmony Romances - ROMANTIC COMEDY. The hilarious church ladies who make up Harmony Church’s funeral committee are at it again. This time, the church ladies are in charge of planning a wedding instead of a funeral. Leah, a fellow church lady, is getting married to Howard, a man she hasn’t seen in years and with whom she has had only an e-mail and telephone relationship. When Howard finally arrives in town, the church ladies discover that his liver spots might just form a pentagram, and disclose other side splitting antics as it all goes along. To make matters worse, the church ladies have to decorate the church in the bride’s chosen color scheme, varicose-vein purple and bedpan white. On the day of the wedding, Howard, who ate at a Mexican restaurant at the rehearsal dinner the night before, suffers a major spastic colon flare-up and disappears into the church’s bathroom. Now it’s up to the church ladies to find a way to get Howard out of the bathroom before he misses his own wedding!

Our 2017 Fall Dinner Theatre was held for four nights on November 22, 23, 24 & 25 of 2017 at the Oxford Royal Canadian Legion on 74 Jackson Street. The production was "Santaphobia" as written by Kamron Klitgaard - Brooklyn Publishers. The cast included a number of new and skilled local acting talents including all ages.

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Santaphobia The fear of Santa Claus has taken over and estranged the three siblings of the "Gruber" family. Their mother, Alice Gruber, plans to bait them all home again with an inheritance to her vast estate if they will, but spend Christmas Eve together with her in the Gruber mansion. Chaos ensues as each sibling meets up again. You won’t wanna miss this comedy filled with the zany actions and very strange "traditions" of this group of misfits as Alice uses extreme measures to bring them back together again so they can finally learn the true meaning of Christmas.

Our 2017 Spring Dinner Theatre was held for four nights on April 26, 27, 28 and 29 at the Oxford Royal Canadian Legion on 74 Jackson Street. The production was " Inn-Cognito " as written by Craig Sodara for Pioneer Drama Services. The cast included a number of new and skilled local acting talents including all ages.

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Inn-Cognito - Hollie Berry and her family are opening up an old rustic resort lodge they recently inherited, hoping it's going to be a roaring success. With bird-watchers or ghost hunters, mobsters, folk-singing hippies and a high profile Count and Countess, the guests will all keep you guessing when a diamond bracelet suddenly goes missing. Just who is traveling "Inn-Cognito!" in this high-spirited comedy.

Our 2016 Fall Dinner Theatre was held for four nights on November 16, 17, 18 and 19, of 2016 at the Oxford Royal Canadian Legion on 74 Jackson Street. The production was " A Good Old-Fashioned Big Family Christmas " as written by Pat Cook - The Dramatic Publishing Company. The cast included 14 actors including 5 males and 9 females.

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A Good Old-Fashioned Big Family Christmas - Judith, and her sisters, Carla and Beth, are worried about their parents. Judith mentions this to her husband Hayden, and he casually suggests spending some time with Jack and Arlene, their parents. The next thing Hayden knows, Judith is planning a huge Christmas party with the whole family. "And it was all Hayden's idea!". This doesn't set well with his brothers-in-law, as suddenly everyone has to be on their best behavior. The husbands, the wives, even the kids. Everybody is being good … too good. Are Judith and Hayden having problems? This plan goes way out of hand, so sit back and enjoy the laughter and fun, as they try to pull off - "A Good Old-Fashioned Big Family Christmas".

Our 2016 Spring Dinner Theatre was held for four nights on April 13, 14, 15 and 16 at the Oxford Royal Canadian Legion on 74 Jackson Street. The production was "I Dream of Genie" as written by Martin A. Follose - Pioneer Drama Services. The cast included include 11 actors including 3 males and 9 females.

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I Dream of Genie - Jeannie the Genie's last spell went majorly wrong, sending her from the 21st century back hundreds of years to Arabia. As her lamp flies out of the Alley of Darkness, it is caught by the incompetent, bumbling Prince Aban, who becomes her new master. Aban’s mother, the tyrannical Queen Uzma, has taken it upon herself to find Aban a bride. That’s easier said than done! It’s not just the prince; it’s more that the ladies of the kingdom don’t want Queen Uzma for a mother-in-law! But with the promise of being granted a kingdom far, far away, unmarried ladies line up to compete in the queen’s challenge to choose the best bride for Aban.

Our 2015 Fall Dinner Theatre was held on November 18, 19, 20 and 21 at the Oxford Royal Canadian Legion on 74 Jackson Street. The production was " The Christmas Express " as written by Pat Cook - The Dramatic Publishing Company. The cast included 10 actors including 5 males and 5 females.

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The Christmas Express - "This is the most hopeless place in the world!" Hilda intones as she and Satch, her assistant, argue over what time it is. She dreams of faraway places and only finds tedium in running the Holly Railway Station. That is, until Leo Tannenbaum drops in out of nowhere the day before Christmas Eve. Suddenly, an old radio that hasn't worked in years springs to life, the local group of carolers (which usually yowls like a gang of wet cats) begins to sound like the Morman Tabernacle Choir and the whole town gets the Christmas spirit. Coincidence? Or is Leo doing all this? Even Satch changes his tune when it turns out that Leo might be on the run. This nostalgic theatrical greeting card is full of eccentric small town characters, wise-cracking their way to finding the true wonder of Christmas. And on the way, they make us all wish we could take a ride on The Christmas Express.

Our 2015 Spring Dinner Theatre was held on April 15, 16, 17 and 18. The production was " Regrets Only! " as written by L. Don Swartz - Big Dog Publishing. The cast included 9 actors including 4 men and 5 women.

Regrets Only! - The laughs never end when Lottie and Bernice, two cantankerous grannies, crash the wedding reception of an unsuspecting bride and groom so they can eat free food and steal rolls of toilet paper out of the restrooms. Two fire hall custodians in charge of the wedding reception find they are no match for these grumpy grannies, who heckle wedding guests, criticize everything from the wedding cupcakes to the bridesmaids’ dresses, and complain about their numerous health maladies. Audiences will love the zany, unforgettable characters in this side-splitting comedy!

Our 2014 Fall Dinner Theatre was held November 19, 20, 21 and 22 of 2014. The production was " The Capper Trap " as written by Author Matthew K. Begbie - Pioneer Drama Services. The cast included 12 actors including 8 men and 4 women.

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The Capper Trap - Madcap capers ensue when crafty criminals pit themselves against a blundering wealthy family. Wanda Winthrop thinks she has arranged a marriage between her two sons and the twin daughters of a new family in town. The boys have never met their fiancés, but, dimwits that they are, they still are excited at the prospects of marrying the Von Mark twins. Wanda and her servants don’t suspect anything unusual as they prepare for the engagement party, even when an announcement comes on the radio warning of ex-cons — Clark, Carl and Casey — on the loose. Fast entrances and exits and mistaken identities galore make this wildly funny farce. You won't want to miss this one folks.

Our 2014 Spring Dinner Theatre was held April 9,10,11 and 12 . The production was " Beautiful, Crazy " as written by Author J. Patrick Moss - Big Dog Publishing. The cast included 11 actors including 3 men and 8 women.

Beautiful, Crazy - To woo Alicia, Jim tells her that he is a director and can get her the lead role in an upcoming play. Jim convinces his roommate to stage his “play” in the psychiatric wing of the hospital, where she works as a nurse. When Alicia arrives at the psychiatric ward, Jim tells her that the psychiatric patients are method actors and are all part of the play. Alicia meets her fellow “cast members,” who include a catatonic woman, a pathological liar, a patient with multiple personalities, and an autistic savant. But when a nurse supervisor, a security guard, and the hospital’s regional director arrive, the patients have to play sane and the sane have to play crazy. What ensues is an evening of full-blown madness!

Our 2013 Fall Dinner Theatre was held November 20, 21, 22, and 23rd. The production was " A Christmas Chaos " as written by Michael Wehrli - Heuer Publishing. The cast included 16 actors including 7 males and 9 females.

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A Christmas Chaos - An intrepid band of heart actors bravely attempt to present A Christmas Carol in ten minutes! Imagine Jacob Marley with a tiny chain, Belle played by a man and a Christmas Future that won't stop talking! All the actors play multiple roles including one who plays both Bob and Mrs. Cratchit (at the same time)! Wild and hilarious, this play manages to satirize the classic story and theatrical backstage mayhem at the same time.

Don’t Tell Mother - On the evening that timid librarian Cinnamon Schmidt and her mother are to entertain her fiance Hobart and his mother at serene family dinner, Cinnamon comes home in shock because she has witnessed a bank robbery and is the only one who can identify the crook. The pace is rapid fire, the dialogue hilarious, and the laughter non stop.

Lou’s Diner is the friendliest place in the south, but this Christmas Eve, Lou and the girls are steamed because Lou’s husband, Bill, and his pals Dave and Jimmy have taken off for a day of hunting in the mountains. You don’t want to miss the fun in how this all plays out. The first miracle of Christmas blesses everyone in this tender comedy, and with simplicity and grace, gently reminds the audience of the real reason for the season!

The Boardinghouse - Welcome to the Home Sweet Home Boardinghouse, where life is anything but normal. Miss Harriet runs a clean, cozy home with the help of the none-too-bright and perpetually terrified Tweenie, and accompanied by as zany a cast of boarders as you are likely to meet. There's Mr. Richards, the actor/poet. Gladys Klotz is a taxidermist who is outa this world, literally, while Martha Willis has every imaginable illness, from leprosy to pneumonia to heart palpitations... and loves every minute of it. The cast only gets crazier as you go along. Add a quack doctor to the mystery and that will have audiences laughing from beginning to end.

The Ransom of Red Chief - - In this hilarious comedy two hobos, Samantha and Bill, try to scam some quick money from unsuspecting townsfolk. But when a plan to kidnap a local school kid for ransom goes into action, they take on a lot more then they were expecting. Poor ol' Bill may need therapy after this. Big surprises are in store for these con artists when they encounter a little red-headed monster. Come on out and enjoy the chaos and fun of this play filled with laughter and great physical comedy.

Tut, Tut, Tutsy - Two elderly sisters are accidentally hired by a business tycoon, Mortimer Tutley, to find out if King Tut is really sending him threatening letters from beyond the grave. Several sinisterly suspicious characters greet the sisters at Tutley's mansion where murder is on the agenda.

Best Christmas Pageant Ever - - In this hilarious Christmas tale, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids - probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won''t believe the mayhem - and the fun - when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on!

Let Him Sleep Till It’s Time for His Funeral - An uproarious comedy in two acts.

"Medium Rare" - Here's an uproarious farce about a very special problem encountered by new homeowners. Harry and Bunny Polk get more than they bargain for when they move into their house:

Murder's Bad But Monday Can Kill You! - Harry Monday, that Sam Spade wannabe in the trench coat and gumshoes, is hot and on his latest case. Does he know what he's doing? Who knows? Is he over his head? Of course. Especially when he finds three characters murdered at the Restful Glen Psychiatric Annex. Who killed Jeffrey Stadtlander? Was it the congressman? Or maybe it was the schoolteacher who runs hot and cold? Or what about the mailman? "Clues are falling like cigarettes in the boys' bathroom," he says as he soon finds himself committed—and not just to the case. This wise-cracking whodunit will have you guessing until the final red herring—or perhaps Harry's goose—is cooked.

Christmas Belles - It's Christmas time in the small town of Fayro, Texas, and the Futrell Sisters - Frankie, Twink and Honey Raye - are not exactly in a festive mood. A cranky Frankie is weeks overdue with her second set of twins. Twink, recently jilted and bitter about it, is in jail for inadvertently burning down half the town. And hot-flash-suffering Honey Raye is desperately trying to keep the Tabernacle of the Lamb’s Christmas Program from spiraling into chaos. But things are not looking too promising: Miss Geneva, the ousted director of the previous twenty-seven productions, is ruthless in her attempts to take over the show. The celebrity guest Santa Claus, played by Frankie’s long-suffering husband, Dub, is passing a kidney stone. One of the shepherds refuses to watch over his flock by night without pulling his little red wagon behind him. And the entire cast is dropping like flies due to food poisoning from the Band Boosters Pancake Supper. And when Frankie lets slip a family secret that has been carefully guarded for decades, all hope for a successful Christmas pro-gram seems lost, even with an Elvis impersonator at the manger. But in true Futrelle fashion, the feuding sisters find a way to pull together in order to present a Christmas program the citizens of Fayro will never forget. Their hilarious holiday journey through a misadventure-filled Christmas Eve is guaranteed to bring joy to your world!

Me and My Shadow - An uproarious comedy in three acts. Set in the 1950’s, Roy and Arleen’s marriage is tested when Roy meets up with Shadow and experiences another culture. Laughs and suspence are the norm in this fun filled drama. This story of mishap and adventure will have the audience beside themselves laughing at their own “shadows” of the past.

You Can't Get There From Here - The Mavis Garner Bed and Breakfast gets most of their customers from disabled car problems. When scandal sheet reporter Arthur Lyman shows up, he wants to rent a room. What the two sisters who run the place don't know is he's planning on doing an expose on the place. However, when he falls under the charms of their niece, he soon changes his mind. And finds himself learning how to relax for the first time in his life. This Frank Capra-esque story is full of small town witticisms and is aimed at the heart of any audience.

The Bachelor King - Chaos and hilarity ensue in this hysterical spoof of several popular reality TV shows! When poor King Evian uses his last dying words (as he falls out the window) to pass royal succession not to greedy Prince Daft but to Yokel, a foolish hillbilly, everyone agrees Yokel needs a wife to help him run the kingdom. Reminiscent of The Bachelor, his staff brings in eligible young ladies to vie for the new king’s hand, including Agatha Peabody, a high-society matron; Priscilla Tradewells-Ayers-Hollander-Morley, a four-times-married gold digger; Sally Valley, a ditzy cheerleader from L.A.; Crushin’ Kanisha, a New York City gangster-type; and Jane Claxton, a true-hearted cowgirl from Texas. Your audience will love being involved as the five ladies are tested on their abilities in true American Idol fashion (no talent necessary, of course!), followed by a Survivor challenge. Of course, Yokel has other problems to deal with—the price of gasoline has skyrocketed, jobs are being outsourced overseas, the stock market has tumbled and his self-appointed personal advisor Frederick Pilfer is busy draining the royal treasury. Worst of all, the vengeful prince hatches a slew of unsuccessful, hair-brained assassination plots against the new king. The audience will be rolling in the aisles by the time Yokel sorts through the contenders to find his true love and save his kingdom from ruin!

TUMBLEWEEDS, Tom Ryan's cheerfully irreverent look at the "Old West," is the popular comic strip in hundreds of newspapers. Here it is adapted as a lively musical bursting with wonderful music, lively lyrics and hilarious jokes. TUMBLEWEEDS gets its name from the likeable cowpoke who tries his best to be an optimist. It ain't easy because he lives in the wretched town of Grimy Gulch which is populated by such bizarre characters as Hildegard Hamhocker, who's always on the lookout for a husband (any husband as long as it's Tumbleweeds), Judge Frump (who gives everyone a fair and impartial conviction), Colonel Fluster of Fort Ridiculous (he's lost his troops) and a tribe of eccentric Indians called the Poohawks. The Choo-Choo Railway wants to wipe the town from the map, and it sends Clementine Greedy to arrange things with the meanest man in town... Snake-Eye McFoul. No one is interested in Tumbleweeds' attempt to improve the town except his former school teacher, Prudence Lovely, who arrives with a stagecoach of romantic young ladies on an educational tour. To help out, Prudence plans to open a "School For the Ignorant." Thanks to Tumbleweeds, things do return to normal (or sub-normal in the case of Grimy Gulch) in a rousing slam-bang finale.