Our Season 2026
Second Street Players / Riverfront Theater / 2 South Walnut St. / Milford, DE 19963 / Info: (302) 422-0220 / info@secondstreetplayers.com
— Our 2026 Season of Shows —
JAN 30-31, FEB 1
& FEB 6-7-8
MAR 20-21-22
& MAR 27-28-29
MAY 8-9-10
& MAY 15-16-17
OCT 9-10-11
& OCT 16-17-18
JUL 10-11-12
& JUL 17-18-19
AUG 21-22-23
& AUG 28-29-30
NOV 27-28-29
& DEC 4-5-6
THE DIARY OF
ANNE FRANK
directed by Marge Ventura
CHEAPER BY
THE DOZEN
directed by Guy Crawford
GIRL'S WEEKEND
directed by Chris Ennis
GYPSY
directed by John H. Hulse
BASKERVILLE:
A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY
directed by Doug James
BEETLEJUICE, JR.
directed by Alan Lane & Rachel Loper
FRUITCAKES
Call for Director Coming Soon!
The Diary of Anne Frank
written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Based upon the book Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl… Recipient of the 1956 Tony Award® for Best Play and Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and winner of virtually every other coveted prize of the theatre. Very few plays have moved the Broadway critics to write such glowing notices, receiving the unanimous acclaim of all the top New York reviewers. (Dramatists Play Service)
Cheaper by the Dozen
adapted by Christopher Sergel
from the book by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
An attractive high-school girl is not only a member of a large and unique family but her father is one of the great pioneers of industrial efficiency. Her father decides to apply his unorthodox methods to the entire large family. While the situations are often uproarious, there's a serious reason. Dad has a heart condition that he's keeping secret. Anne, the oldest, rebels. Both Dad and she are miserable at the lack of understanding between them. Then in a deft and moving scene, Dad becomes aware of how much Anne has grown up. (Dramatic Publishing)
Girls’ Weekend
written by Karen Schaeffer
Four women travel to Dot’s Northwoods cabin to consume copious amounts of wine, laugh at their lives, trade stories and chat about their book club’s latest selection. The only obstacle to each of the ladies’ secret endeavors is Dot, who wants to stay up all night and party with the girls. So they make sure they ply her with plenty of party favors, and Dot proceeds to pass out. The madcap, door-slamming chaos comes to a head when Dot wakes up and discovers her girls’ weekend is full of men! (Dramatic Publishing)
Gypsy
book by Arthur Laurents
music by Jule Styne / lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee
Regarded by many theatre professionals as the finest musical ever created, Gypsy is the ultimate tale of an ambitious stage mother fighting for her daughters’ success - while secretly yearning for her own. Set all across America in the 1920s and 30s, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born, Arthur Laurents’ landmark show explores the world of two-bit show business with brass, humor, heart and sophistication. The celebrated score by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim boasts one glorious hit after another. (Concord Theatricals)
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
written by Ken Ludwig
Comedic genius Ken Ludwig transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. To find their ingenious killer, Holmes and Watson must brave the desolate moors before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Watch as our intrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises, and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than forty characters. Can our heroes discover the truth in time? Join the fun and see how far from elementary the truth can be. (Samuel French)
Beetlejuice Jr.
music & lyrics by Eddie Perfect
book by Scott Brown Anthony King
The ghost-with-the-most comes to the stage in the frightfully funny musical based on the beloved motion picture turned Broadway phenomenon. Lydia Deetz is a strange and unusual teenager, still grieving the loss of her mother and obsessed with the whole “being dead thing.” Lucky for Lydia, she and her father move to a new house haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a delightful demon with a real zest for life. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuice to scare away anyone with a pulse, this double-crossing specter shows his true stripes, unleashing a (nether)world of pandemonium. (Music Theatre International)
FrUiTCaKes
written by Julian Wiles
Mix together a batch of fruitcakes, three dozen Christmas trees, 10,000 outdoor Christmas lights, a chicken pox epidemic, two southern spinsters, an estranged old man, a lost cat named Tutti Frutti and a Christmas hog named Buster and you've got the recipe for a fun-filled and touching evening of holiday cheer. Into this world comes Jamie, a kid who has run away from home and come as far as his money will take him. At first, he thinks this town's inhabitants are "nuttier than fruitcakes," but soon he comes to admire, appreciate and adore this nutty little town. A moving story of alienation, understanding and reconciliation, FrUiTCaKeS provides audiences with a heaping helping of holiday warmth and Christmas cheer. (Dramatic Publishing)
