Welcome!

Tremendous thanks to our patrons who braved the weather and the problems with the washrooms to attend The Sound of Music in the Hanover Civic Theatre!  The show was an artistic success and the cast, band, crew and production team thank you for appreciating all of their hard work.  You made it all worthwhile!

A special thanks to the wonderful Hanover Lions Club who also endured the same problems but pulled off our two Mix and Mingles and served refreshments for all of the shows.  Those cookies are great, aren't they!    We can't say enough about how the Lions help community organizations.

Our volunteer ushers, led by Marlene, handled problems large and small and still found time to be a part of the show.  HCP is very fortunate to have these community-minded volunteers who love to take on the task of guiding people inside and outside of the theatre itself.  Their dedication to the safety of our patrons is crucial and they are worthy of our thanks..

Did you find where we hid the band?  Kudos to them and to band leader Tim Eaton.  Broadway scores are not easy for amateur musicians to learn but the band was an enormous addition to the production.  They are all volunteers from area.

Lighting with Karen, sound with Sam, costumes by Pat and Ruth and an exceptional stage crew, not forgetting the set painters, builders and props people, all added to the production values and the show could not have succeeded without them. 

We look forward to entertaining you again in February and April!

 

 

 

Watch for 

Love, Loss and What I Wore by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron Winter 2025

Michael Grant's Bare Bear Bones Spring 2025 

 

What is the cost of amateur theatre?

In amateur theatre, most of the cast and crew make no salary; they generously volunteer their time and awesome talents just because they love the theatre. They spend hours and hours rehearsing, blocking getting fitted for costumes and working with their Directors and Stage Managers, (who also don’t get paid). 

In some cases there are paid positions within amateur theatre and that is mainly within musicals.  Musicals can be incredibly expensive to put on stage and budgets are much higher for a musical than a non-musical performance. 

In the case of non-musical productions the Rights to mount a production can be from a few hundred dollars to thousands and for the most part around $800-$2500 CDN is the cost to obtain the Rights and the scripts. 

(fyi no one is paid in HCP shows)

In Musicals however the Rights can and will cost at least twice as much.  For a Disney Junior Musical for example the Rights will average around $5500 USD ($7000 CDN) and this type of performance can only have actors under the age of 18.  You can imagine what it costs then to put on an “adult” musical - $6,340-$8,500 CDN for Rights, scripts, and additional computer apps to start!  It goes even higher when you consider that you may need 2 directors one for the script component and a musical director and often the Musical Director needs to be paid because that is how they earn a living.  The musicians will also need payment as they are professional and in order to get good musicians you need to pay the going rate.  On top of that is a Choreographer who also may require payment. 

Guesstimates for a Musical Theatre Production budget is around $40,000 CDN;  this would include everything from rental of a venue, Rights, props, costumes, marketing, musicians, scores, and all the myriad of costs that go into a production.

For a non-musical the guesstimate would be around $20,000 CDN for the Rights, scripts, costumes, venue, marketing, advertising, props, sets, sound and lights.

So the moral is when you see a show with an average cost of $20-$35 a ticket you are getting a bargain, at least half the price of a professional show and with just as much talent and heart.

(Thank you to the London Community Players for the above information this is based upon).

 

The Hanover Community Players, formed in the fall of 2006, is a non-profit charitable organization composed of volunteers whose purpose is to educate and increase the public's understanding and appreciation of the arts by providing performances of an artistic nature for the community of Hanover and surrounding areas as well as donating funds to local groups and the town. We are always looking for more volunteers to help share the tasks of putting on shows and supporting the goals of HCP.

We appreciate your support of our volunteers!