HAIRY TEASE PRODUCTIONS was formed in 2004 when retired Harrison Trimble High School Drama teacher Michael Granville decided that Greater Moncton was long overdue for a local community theatre company.  Having always preferred the comedy genre, he resolved that the mission of HAIRY TEASE would be simply to make audiences laugh.  Period.

Recruiting a motley crew of former Trimble and Moncton High students, along with a couple of Dist. 02 teachers and a local business man, Granville chose the comedy Send Me No Flowers to be presented on the miniscule stage at the Moncton Lions Community Centre.  With a portion of the profits going to the HTHS auditorium upgrade, the premiere Hairy Tease show was a resounding success and two more comedies followed, The Nerd and Love, Sex and the IRS, each one leaving audiences well- entertained.  Once again portions of the profits were donated to local worthy causes.

When HAIRY TEASE was invited to produce their fourth show at theatre l’Escaouette in March ’06, the company was truly excited.  As a state of the art black box performance space, l’Escaouette’s 200 seat theatre allowed the construction of a “real” set, complete with a functional trap door and unlimited backstage space, something HAIRY TEASE had never had in the past.  The Foreigner was a tremendous hit, selling out every seat on the last two nights of its four night run and allowing the donation of $1000 to the Matthew Kinnie Fund.

The next Hairy Tease show in Oct. '06, another VanZandt-Milmore farce, Playing Doctor, sold out three out of four nights, with money this time going to Greater Moncton Youth Residences.

Then came Henry Denker's romantic comedy, The Second Time Around, in March '07, with a $2,000 donation being made to Greater Moncton Hospice, bringing the total $$ donated to local causes to a total of $9,500. 

In October '07, the Canadian farce, Who's Under Where? by Marcia Kash and Doug Hughes, proved to be maybe the funniest and certainly most financially successful up to that point, generating the first $2,000 towards two HAIRY TEASE PRODUCTIONS' Theatre Arts Bursaries, to be awarded for the first time in June '08.  

Never Too Late, the '60's Broadway comedy by Sumner Arthur Long, was presented to sold-out audiences in April, 2008. Profits from this show contributed to the second $2,000 towards the Hairy Tease Productions Theatre Arts Bursaries, which were presented in June to the winning candidates, Alex Vass and Scott Lloyd, who are now continuing their theatre careers at the post-secondary level.

In November 08, we had a most successful run of Neil Simon's Rumors. In January 09, we produced Mirth & Melancholy, a mélange of one-acts which consisted of 7 short plays, both comic and dramatic.

Pajama Tops by Mawby Green & Ed Fieldbert was a bit hit with capacity audiences in April '09 and completed the $4,000 contribution needed for the 2nd annual HTP Theatre Arts Bursaries awarded in June to two deserving local students continuing their post-secondary education in the theatre field. This year's recipients were Julia Whalen of Harrison Trimble High & Raquel Poley of Bernice MacNaughton High

The Mind with the Dirty Man by Jules Tasca was our comedy choice for November 09 and, once again, we had great response from theatre-goers in Greater Moncton

Next up, Mirth & Melancholy II in January '10 and then Bathroom Humor by William Van Zandt & Jane Milmore in March '10. See CURRENT PRODUCTIONS for details.