Second Street Players
Milford, Delaware
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This website was last updated October 14, 2025
Family Series Information
CURTAIN TIMES
Friday & Saturday... 7:00p / Sunday... 2:00p
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Friday Night performances:
Reserved Seat Tickets Available Online
OR Pay What You Can at the door
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Reserved Seat Ticket Prices:
$12.00 Adult
$10.00 Senior, Student, SSP Member
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Second Street Players / Riverfront Theater / 2 South Walnut St. / Milford, DE 19963
Mail to: PO Box 470 Milford, DE 19963 / Info: (302) 422-0220 / info@secondstreetplayers.com
Second Street Players is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com.
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FEB 7-8-9
& FEB 14-15-16
MAR 28-29-30
MAY 9-10-11
& MAY 16-17-18
OCT 10-11-12
& OCT 17-18-19
JUL 11-12-13
& JUL 18-19-20
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AUG 29-30-31
THE SHOWS OF SSP'S 2026 SEASON
The Diary of Anne Frank (synopsis from Dramatists Play Service) – In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination. An impassioned drama about the lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK captures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence—their fear, their hope, their laughter, their grief. Each day of these two dark years, Anne's voice shines through: "When I write I shake off all my cares. But I want to achieve more than that. I want to be useful and bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death." This is a new adaptation for a new generation. JAN 30-31 FEB 1 & FEB 6-7-8, 2026
Cheaper By the Dozen (SSP Family Series) (synopsis from Dramatic Publishing) - Suppose you're an attractive high-school girl and you're not only a member of a large and unique family but your father is, in fact, one of the great pioneers of industrial efficiency. Then suppose he decides, for no apparent reason, to apply his unorthodox methods to you and to the rest of your big family. The results are terribly embarrassing, funny and—it must be admitted—extremely effective! To Anne, however, the chief effect seems to be that of making them seem ridiculous to everyone else at school—especially to the boys! Dad pushes ahead with better organization for his large and delightful family. He puts up a chart for the young people to initial after completing each household task, uses a rung as an imaginary bathtub to demonstrate how to take a really efficient bath and appoints a utilities officer to levy fines on wasters of electricity. While the situations are often uproarious, there's a serious reason. Dad has a heart condition that he's keeping secret. The children don't understand them. 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. MAR 20-21-22 & MAR 27-28-29, 2026
Girl’s Weekend (synopsis from Dramatic Publishing) - In this lightning-quick farce, 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. However, after the third case of wine comes through the door, it becomes clear there will be more stewing than reviewing. Carol, who is monitoring her temperature for the best “window of opportunity” to get pregnant, gets a ride to the cabin from her husband, Rick, who is hoping the “time is right” for a quick tryst. She sends him home, frustrated, in a snowstorm, only to discover that her temperature shows she IS ready, and calls him to drive back and hide out in a shed until she can sneak him in with a special porchlight signal. Meg, recently widowed, is having a secret affair with Dot’s son, only to find he has shown up at the cabin unexpectedly and wants to further their relationship in stealth. Meg sends him to hide in a boathouse until he sees her special porchlight signal and the coast is clear to rejoin her in the cabin. Ellie, the youngest and Meg’s daughter, would rather not be a part of the weekend with her “elders” and meets a young townie, inviting him to hide out in a barn. When he sees her special porchlight signal, he climbs into her bedroom window and sneaks her out to a local bar after the other ladies
retire. 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 ladies move Dot’s lifeless body from floor to closet to room, as the bottles tip up, the secrets spill out and the men sneak in. The madcap, door-slamming chaos comes to a head when Dot wakes up and discovers her girls’ weekend is full of men! MAY 8-9-10 & MAY 15-16-17, 2026
Gypsy (synopsis from Concord) – 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, including “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” Let Me Entertain You,” “Some People,” “You’ll Never Get Away from Me,” “ If Momma Was Married,” “all I Need Is the Girl,” “You Gotta Get a Gimmick,” “Small World,” and “Together Wherever We Go.” JUL 10-11-12 & JUL 17-18-19, 2026
Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (synopsis from Concord) – Get your deerstalker cap on – the plays afoot! Comedic genius Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. Sherlock Holmes is on the case. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. 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. Does a wild hellhound prowl the moors of Devonshire? Can our heroes discover the truth in time? Join the fun and see how are from elementary the truth can be.
AUG 21-22-23 & AUG 28-29-30, 2026
Beetlejuice Jr (SSP Family Series) (synopsis from MTI) - It's our show now, kid. The ghost-with-the-most comes to the stage in Beetlejuice JR., 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. With music and lyrics by Tony Award- nominee Eddie Perfect and a book by Tony Award-nominated pair Anthony King and Scott Brown, Beetlejuice was nominated for eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best New Musical. A viral "sucks-yes" on social media, this musical struck a chord with young theatre lovers who adored its unabashed humor and emotional honesty. Created for the generation that made it a hit, Beetlejuice JR. is a wacky theatrical party for all! OCT 9-10-11 & OCT 16-17-18, 2026
Family Series Show
NOV 28-29-30
& DEC 5-6-7
NOW PLAYING on Our Main Stage...
Second Street Players 2025 presents
Little Shop of Horrors
Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Music By Alan Menken
Based on the film by Roger Corman, screenplay by Charles Griffith
Directed by Chris Ennis
Fridays OCTOBER 10 & 17 at 7:00p
Saturdays OCTOBER 11 & 18 at 7:00p
Sundays OCTOBER 12 & 19 at 2:00p
SSP's Riverfront Theater / 2 S Walnut St / Milford DE
Show Info — Cast Listing — Online Tickets: CLICK HERE
Family Series Show
Mark Your Calendars for Our Holiday Show...
Coney Island Christmas
written by Donald Margulies
based on the story "The Loudest Voice" by Grace Paley
directed by Rachel Loper and John H. Hulse
Fridays, NOV 28 and DEC 5 at 7:00p
Saturdays, NOV 29 and DEC 6 at 7:00p
Sundays, NOV 30 and DEC 7 at 2:00p
The Riverfront Theater
2 South Walnut Street / Milford, Delaware 19963
Show Info—Cast Listing—Online Tickets: CLICK HERE...
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AUDITIONS! AUDITIONS!! AUDITIONS!!! For Our Winter 2026 Drama...
AUDITIONS for Second Street Players Season 2026 Opener...
AUDITIONS THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK AUDITIONS
by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman
directed by Marge Ventura
AUDITION DATES: Friday, October 24 & Saturday, October 25, 2025
TIME: 6:00p PLACE: Riverfront Theater, 2 S. Walnut St, downtown Milford, DE
(performance dates January 30 thru February 8, 2026)
FULL SHOW INFO AND CASTING REQUIREMENTS HERE...
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Audition Information
The Diary of Anne Frank
Director Marge Ventura will be holding open auditions from 6:00p – 8:00p on Friday, October 24 and Saturday, October 25, 2025, at the Riverfront Theater, 2 S. Walnut St, Milford. Call backs, if needed, will be held at 6:00p, Tuesday, October 28, 2025, also at the Riverfront Theater. The show is performed by a cast of 5 men and 5 women. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
THE STORY: Forced into hiding in a small attic with her family and friends in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam in 1942, young Anne Frank writes in her diary of her experiences, thoughts, emotions, the horrors of war, her relationship with her parents and her feelings for Peter. Over the next two years, Anne, her family and her friends experience hope, fear, laughter and grief in a space that becomes increasingly claustrophobic. Facing the constant threat of being discovered by the Nazis and the increasing challenges that include dwindling supplies, they are ultimately betrayed and the annex is raided by the Gestapo with everyone being arrested and sent off to concentration camps.
Performance dates are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, January 30, 31, February 1, and February 6, 7 and 8, 2026. To be considered for casting, those auditioning must be available for all performances and during the two weeks prior to opening night.
Any questions may be emailed to the director, Marge Ventura, at marge.ventura@gmail.com.
The Diary of Anne Frank is produced by special arrangement with Dramatist Play Services.
Second Street Players values diversity and inclusion in casting, and in all other areas of production. The show is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowments of the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on
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SSP Annual Meeting Set for Novemeber 14. ALL ARE WELCOME...
Second Street Players will hold its Annual Meeting for all members and friends
Friday, November 14th at 6:00p. at the Riverfront Theater, 2 S. Walnut St., Milford, DE.
Join us for a social hour, beginning at 6:00p with lite fare and refreshments provided.
The Annual meeting to follow at 7:00p with the following agenda: (agenda subject to change)
President's Report & Year in Review / Financial Outlook
Building Update
2025 in Review! Featuring Behind the Scenes Highlights--and something new: In the Spotlight!
SSP Annual Election of Trustees and Officers*
Please join us at 6:00p for an evening celebrating all of our successes over the past year and to hear our plans for continued growth and quality theater performances in 2026!
*Only current members are eligible to vote on official business. An opportunity will be given early in the evening for interested friends to join our membership and be eligible to vote at this meeting!
