(Musical) The year is 1929, and the setting is Berlin. The Nazi Party has begun its rise to power, and people all over Germany are starting to feel the changes that will bring. At the Kit Kat Klub, the Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience to the show and assures them that, whatever their troubles, they will forget them at the Cabaret. A young writer arrives in Berlin seeking inspiration for his next book and ends up at the seedy Klub, where he meets featured singer Sally Bowles. The story of these two young people and a few others they meet serve as a microcosm of some of the events of the time. History is in the process of being made, and the emcee’s songs provide wry commentary on this tumultuous and heartbreaking era. Come join his audience and experience a time and place where life is a Cabaret! [This show has mature themes and some language, and is not recommended for children under 13.] 

It was in the days following the Second World War, when a weary America turned its eyes toward rebuilding. The residents of the small but history laden town of Port Tobacco had only to look across their small town square, at the burned rubble of their once proud courthouse, to decide what had to be done. In the winter of 1947, in the drawing room of Stagg Hall, a plan was conceived to raise money to aid the Port Tobacco Restoration Society return their town to glory. This group of artists from Port Tobacco and nearby La Plata set out to bring to the stage entertainment that would provide enough profit to continue their endeavor and provide for their cause. PTP spent the next twenty or so years performing in high school auditoriums, court rooms, village greens... wherever anyone wanted to see a play. Their efforts paid off and the courthouse was restored.

In 1974 a permanent home was found - a 1940's movie theater owned by a local pharmacist was the ideal spot to begin a new era. From those days, we have evolved into what we are today: a cultural staple in Charles County's historic landscape. Voted one of Maryland's finest in a 2011 poll. Today PTP performs six shows per season on our recently renovated main stage in downtown La Plata and also performs countless road productions with their Encore and Encore Kids touring companies. The Port Tobacco Players are dedicated to continuing the tradition of providing quality theater to the citizens of Southern Maryland.