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About The Playground

The Playground Theatre Co. (est. 2022) is a Chelmsford-based community theatre group dedicated to providing a wide variety of programming, mounting original shows by local playwrights, as well as established works. The Playground encourages local actors from Chelmsford and surrounding towns to share their talents on the CCA stage. 

Upcoming Productions

Family Album

November 7th and 8th at 7:30 pm, and November 9th at 2:00 pm in the Chelmsford Center for the Arts auditorium.

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We are beyond excited to officially announce the first show in our 2025-2026 season:
Family Album, written by Eloise Hoffman and Directed by Donna DeWitt.


Family Album is a one-act comedy set at a New Hampshire cottage, where several generations of a family spend their hilariously chaotic summers over the span of many decades. With antics ranging from mice invasions to movie-making and game nights gone wrong, this original play promises plenty of laughs. Don’t miss out on the fun — or the answer to the question,
“is a mattress a piece of furniture?”

Past Productions

The CHS Alumni Talent Show
(November 2022-2024)

Santi and Perch: Countdown to Christmas
Written by Eloise Hoffman, Donna DeWitt, Kaitlin Self-Aris, Dan Adamsky
and Eliza Duggan
(December 2023 & 2024)


The Ten-Minute Play Festival at the CCA
(June 2023 & 2024)

Audience, written by Michael Frayn
(April 2024)

The 39 Steps (Abridged),
written by Patrick Barlow
(October 2024)

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way
to the Litterbox, 
written by Erin Enwright
(March 2025)


The Ten-Minute Play Festival at the CCA
(June 2025)
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Audience (April 2024), dir. Lauren Cochran and Donna DeWitt
Santi and Perch (Dec. 2024), dir. Lauren Cochran
and Donna DeWitt
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Litterbox 
(March 2025), dir. Lauren Cochran
Production photos courtesy of Bob Stegmaier at Silver Fox Studios.
For any questions regarding upcoming productions, auditions, or for general inquiries, please email us at
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