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Founded in 1973, "The Mudds" is an active amateur theatre group in Carleton Place. Our acronym name
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06/19/2026

The list is in! Congratulations to our incredible young cast of Matilda. We cannot wait to watch you bring this story to life.

To every kid who walked through that door and gave it their all: you were wonderful. This community is so lucky to have you.

Adults, your moment is coming. Mark your calendars for July 18 and come audition. We've got a show to put on.

🎭

06/16/2026

🎭 The Ones Who Named It Out Loud

In 1983, Harvey Fierstein became the first openly gay man to win two Tony Awards in the same night — for Torch Song Trilogy, a play he wrote about his own life as a gay man in New York.

The same year, he wrote the script for the Broadway musical adaptation of La Cage aux Folles, based on a French play from the 1970s, and turned it into the first explicitly gay love story to succeed as a mainstream Broadway hit. Later adapted into the movie "The Birdcage" with Nathan Lane and Robin Williams.

Fierstein didn't wait for the culture to be ready. He walked out on stage, in every sense, and the culture caught up.

That kind of courage changed what theatre is allowed to say. We're grateful for every word. 💚

06/13/2026

Today is the day!! Auditions for our Matilda kids. Let's go!!!

Have fun everyone!

06/11/2026

A BIG thank you to everyone who came out and made our 2nd Annual Fundraising golf tournament a big success! Thank you to all our sponsors, donors and the Pakenham golf course. And a special thank you to Roxanne Broer () and team for all your hard work making this event happen. See you next year!!

06/09/2026

🧡 Behind the Curtain

The 2SLGBTQ+ legacy in theatre isn't only in the scripts. It's in the world behind the curtain.

Tharon Musser, one of the first major female lighting designers on Broadway, is widely credited with pioneering computerized lighting control. This technology changed live performance forever. William Ivey Long, an openly gay costume designer, has dressed shows from Nine to Hairspray to Grey Gardens, winning 6 Tony Awards for their work.

Community theatre runs on exactly these people: the designers, stage managers, directors, and crew members who make everything possible but rarely take a bow. Many of them, across the history of this art form, have been 2SLGBTQ+.

This month we see the whole stage, every person on it, and every person who built it. Thank you.🎨

06/04/2026

This June, MUDDS is spending Pride Month doing something we love: learning out loud. Each week we'll highlight a 2SLGBTQ+ artist, moment, or contribution that helped build the art form we all love. Because theatre history is q***r history, and it deserves to be named. 🎭

If you've ever been moved by a Sondheim lyric, you've been moved by a q***r artist. He is credited with reinventing the American musical.

Stephen Sondheim — composer and lyricist behind Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, Company, and more — was gay at a time when that was not something you shared. His work is saturated with longing, complexity, and the hunger to be truly known by another person. We are proud to be staging Into the Woods this coming season.

"Careful the things you say, children will listen." The man knew something about living carefully, and writing fearlessly anyway.

06/02/2026

Join us tomorrow night (June 3) at 7PM for the Matilda Audition Orientation Live-cast, right here on our page! Kimi, Ian, and Will will be on hand to answer all your questions. How to Sign up, Rehearsal Schedules, Tips and tricks, and more! https://www.facebook.com/share/16tcGQ1J5y/

05/24/2026

This is where we will be this week. Lots of theatre, music and talent in the Ottawa Valley! Get out there!

Carleton Place Town Singers Humm Team Productions

05/19/2026

Our friends in Almonte are launching something new. Check it out!

05/17/2026

Theatre has always made room for those the world tried to silence.

On — International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia — the MUDDS reaffirm what we believe every time we step on stage: your story matters. Your voice belongs here.

To every 2SLGBTQ+ member of our cast, crew, and community — past, present, and future — thank you for making our theatre richer, bolder, and more human. 🎭🌈

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Carleton Place
Carleton Place, ON

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http://www.mississippimudds.ca/

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