DESPERATE MEASURES - When the dangerously handsome Johnny Blood’s life is on the line, he must put his fate into the hands of a colorful cast of characters including a mysterious sheriff, an eccentric priest, a narcissistic governor, a saloon girl gone good, and a nun out of the habit. Together, they face uncharted territory as laws are broken and hearts are won. Before the sun sets, will they be able to rise up and pull off the greatest act yet, or will Johnny be left hanging?

Tickets Now on Sale

Group Discount Rates are Available for Groups of 8+ - Email us for details @ [email protected]
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~~ Our Season Finale' Mainstage Production ~~

Opening May 30th - June 15th
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​DESPERATE MEASURES, Directed by Carol Fisher

TalkBack on Sunday, June 8th with Lyricist Peter Kellogg and Cast following Performance. Peter has two Tony nominations for book and lyrics to a musical of Anna Karenina (composer Dan Levine), which toured in Japan and was broadcast on Japanese Public TV. With David Friedman, he created Desperate Measures which won 2018 Drama Desk Awards for Best Music and Lyrics, and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.

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​TalkBack on Saturday, June 14th with Composer David Friedman and Cast following Performance.  David has written songs for everyone from Disney to Diana Ross, conducted and vocal arranged 6 musicals on Broadway and numerous Disney Animated Films (including Beauty & The Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame). 

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Scout Schiro, Desperate Measures' Costume Designer,
​walks us through from Concept to Creation. Fun Video. Enjoy. 

Carol Fisher, Desperate Measures' Director.

Photos Courtesy of Richard Frant @frantvisuals and Carol Fisher

Imagine Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure stripped down (pun intended) to its most fun parts, staged in the old west (Arizona), and set to music. This is a fast-paced comedy that will have the audience laughing from start to finish.

PLAYERS GUILD OF LEONIA,


2025 MARSHALL PLAYWRIGHTS SHOWCASE

​Players Guild of Leonia’s highly popular Marshall Playwrights Showcase, consisting of 5 one-act plays, will be held the weekend of June 27, 28, 29, 2025.  Tickets on Sale.

Announcing our 2025-2026 Season!!

Further Details on our 2025-2026 Season Webpage

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Director’s Talk, Rachel Alt, Director, Romeo & Juliet, General Meeting

[PGL General Meeting youtube link: [https://youtu.be/dumEQq5tR6s?feature=shared]]

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​Our Sunday shows now start at 2pm

Note: Please note our Theater Parking Info Below

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Civil War Drill Hall, Grand Avenue - 1911

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Theater Parking

 To ensure a hassle-free experience, free parking is available at the Leonia Swim Club on Moore Street just off of Grand Ave. There is ample parking available for our guests, including designated handicap spaces, which are conveniently located within a short distance to the theater.

Note:  Fridays - There is limited street parking available on Fridays in Leonia on West Oakdene and Moore Streets. No street parking in Palisades Park permissible on Fridays without a Town Resident Parking Permit.

Saturdays and Sundays - There is limited street parking available in Leonia on West Oakdene and Moore Streets. Limited Street Parking is also available on West Oakdene in Palisades Park on Saturday and Sunday.

Note: If easier, it is permissible to do a quick safe drop off of Guests in front of Theater, then go off to Park your car. 

Directions to the Leonia Swim Club parking lot:

If heading south on Grand Ave.

1. Turn right onto Moore Street
2. You will see the parking area straight ahead
3. Walk back up towards Grand Ave., make a right, and the theater is on the right

If heading north on Grand Ave.

1. Turn left onto Moore Street
2. Continue straight, and you will see the parking area straight ahead
3. Walk back up towards Grand Ave., make a right, and the theater is on the right

Or type "Leonia Swim Club" on your mobile map app.

​Note: Parking is NOT PERMITTED in the back of the theater.

​The PGL Board of Trustees, with the support our membership, want to reassure our PGL community that we will always remain strong, through commitment and solidarity, in supporting the following principles: We remain, and will always be, an inclusive organization of all diverse backgrounds and ethnicities. We see and acknowledge the injustices currently happening in our country and because of this, we will not tolerate racism of any kind within our organization or from anyone with whom we are affiliated. 

   
​​"The Players Guild has been astonishingly successful in entertaining and keeping alive our cultural heritage."  Alan Alda - film, stage, and TV actor

​"Best Place in New Jersey for Non-Equity Theater"
We are the only community theater group in Northern New Jersey named as a winner in 2015, 2016, and 2017 in votes cast by readers of 
New Jersey Stage Magazine
                             
"You're doing great work! Our friends and family can't stop talking about how excellent your shows are." 
~ Renee Taylor & Joseph Bologna, film, stage and TV actors and playwrights

"The House commends the Players Guild for its significant contribution of outstanding quality to the cultural environment of northern New Jersey."   ~ New Jersey State Senate

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