Community Theatre

Theatre that brings us together — through laughter, tears, and everything in between.

Murder at the Howard Johnson's

by Sam Bobrick & Ron Clark

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"Enough laugh lines, mirth provoking situations and extravagant sight gags to outfit two rapid fire farces of the absurd." - Variety

Is all fair in love? Even murder? That's the question posed by this light and funny suspense comedy about a love triangle in a Howard Johnson Motor Inn. The play presents a love triangle involving a woman, her lover, and her husband in three scenes. In the first scene, the wife and her lover plot to murder the husband. In the second scene, the wife and her husband are plotting to murder the lover. The third scene has the husband and the lover plotting to murder the wife, but this attempt, like the others, fails.

Murder at the Howard Johnson's premiered at the Golden Theater in New York City, May 17, 1979

"A holiday of laughter... Beautifully polished, very funny very American comedy." - WNBC TV

"Funny and intelligent and certainly pertinent to the people who flock to Broadway... Magnificently zany." - Saturday Review

"Funny is funny." - TIME Magazine

Performances

Venue: Tobique Lions Community Center, 61 Everett Lane, Plaster Rock

  • November 27th, 2026 – 7 PM (Friday)
  • November 28th, 2026 – 2 PM & 7 PM (Saturday)
  • November 29th, 2026 – 2 PM (Sunday)

Venue: Perth Elks Lodge, 549 East Riverside Dr, Perth-Andover

  • December 11th, 2026 – 7 PM (Friday)
  • December 12th, 2026 – 2 PM & 7 PM (Saturday)
  • December 13th, 2026 – 2 PM (Sunday)

Tickets

$25 per adult

$20 for seniors and students.

Sunday - Pay What You Can (PWYC) at the door.

Special Access

We have assistive listening device system in place that may pair with your hearing-aide or operate independently with provided headsets.

If you require accommodation for mobility issues, please contact our producer so we can make arrangements for your full enjoyment of the show.

If you do not have transportation to get to the show, let us know and we'll try to arrange this for you.

Contact: info@fiddleheadplayers.ca

Get Involved!

Perhaps you can donate set items or donate some of your time as part of our production team!

There are many ways to be part of community theatre — and to make theatre a bigger part of your community.

Past Productions

Popcorn Falls

by James Hindman

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A zany comedy with two actors playing 21 characters!

The sleepy town of Popcorn Falls is forced into bankruptcy when a neighboring town threatens to turn them into a sewage treatment plant. Their only hope – open a theater! Two actors play over twenty roles in a world of farce, love, and desperation, proving once and for all that art can save the world.

Popcorn Falls made its world premiere at Theatre NOVA on January 20, 2017, under the direction of Daniel C. Walker. The show was next produced and developed at the Riverbank Theatre from May 24–27, 2018, under the direction of Christian Borle. On October 8, 2018, Popcorn Falls premiered Off-Broadway at the Davenport Theatre in New York City. The production, again directed by Christian Borle, starred Adam Heller and Tom Souhrada.

Performed April 17th-19th, 2026 at the Lions Club in Plaster Rock.