Ira Levin's Deathtrap, the longest running comedy-thriller in Broadway history, has been delighting audiences at home and abroad, for decades. Lauded by the New York Times as "an absolute knockout of a suspense melodrama," With plot twists aplenty, this Tony-nominated play tells the story of a has-been playwright who's desperate to regain his prestige, and his young protegé, who unwittingly offers an intriguing solution. How desperate remains a secret and to tell you any more would be a crime!

Directed by Chris Hietikko
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JANUARY 19 - FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Please note: thunder, lightning, gunshots, stage weapons, flashing lights are used in this production.  For the safety of our patrons and actors, late comers will be seated at the discretion of the house manager.

Our Sunday shows now start at 2pm.

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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. 

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 allowed 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 we are affiliated with. 

   
​​"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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