4th Line Theatre’s “Schoolhouse” – Live Outdoor Original Canadian Theatre

“Schoolhouse”
Written by Leanna Brodie
June 30 – July 25, 2026
Previews: June 30, July 1
Opening Night: Thursday, July 2
Tuesday to Saturday at 6 pm
With an added Monday performance on July 20th

Set in 1938 in rural Ontario, “Schoolhouse” unfolds within S.S. #1 Jericho, a one-room school just outside the fictional village of Baker’s Creek. When 18-year-old Melita Linton—newly graduated from Normal School—takes on her first teaching position, she encounters a lively group of students and a community rooted in tradition. Her resolve is tested by the arrival of Ewart, a withdrawn youth recently released from a reform school and sent to work on a local farm. As Miss Linton strives to reach him, she uncovers the deep bonds and quiet fears of small-town life. Rich with humour and humanity, “Schoolhouse” beautifully evokes a vanished era in Canadian rural history.

To purchase tickets, call the box office at 705-932-4445, or toll-free at 800-814-0055, visit us online at www.4thlinetheatre.on.ca or in-person at 9 Tupper Street, Millbrook, ON L0A 1G0.

The Winslow Farm site opens at 4 PM on performance dates – bring a picnic, purchase food on-site, visit the concessions stand (selling snacks and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages) before the show. Festival Fridays at the Farm features food vendors and artist talks/expert chats before the show. The show starts at 6 PM and runs approximately 2.5 hours with a 15-minute intermission.

EPIC IN NATURE. Idyllic, rural, and quintessentially Canadian, each year the 4th Line Theatre Company presents Canadian plays on the Winslow Farm in Millbrook, Ontario – written by and about Canadians; small town stories or broad national sagas that touch a nerve in all of us.

4th Line Theatre’s mandate is to preserve and promote our Canadian cultural heritage through the development and presentation of regionally-based, environmentally-staged historical dramas.