The Enchanted Bookshop
Do you believe in the magic of books?
October 15, 16, & 17, 2026!
This October, join The Dilworth Players in the Enchanted Bookshop! During the day, A Likely Story may look like any other used bookstore. But at night, it’s a place where magic happens. That’s when the characters inside the books come alive.
Six of those characters; Dorothy Gale, Robin Hood, Pollyanna, Sherlock Holmes, Heidi, and Tom Sawyer, long to help Margie, the scatterbrained owner, save her struggling store. But they’re not allowed to leave the building or be seen by human eyes. So, when a pair of smugglers comes looking for a stolen necklace hidden inside one of the books, the characters are torn. Should they warn Margie and risk disappearing forever? Or can they find a way to defeat the crooks without being seen?
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Sharing Books is Sharing Magic
Book Swap for All Ages
All Hands On Deck! We Need a Fantastic Volunteer Crew
Do you miss the wonderous and joyful moments of shopping at your school's book fair? Well so do we! To bring us back to that magical experience, we are hosting a book swap at each performance of The Enchanted Bookshop!
Book collecting will begin on September 20th; we would love for you to bring us your gently used books that you are ready to pass on to a new reader! Then when you join us for the show, browse all the books and leave with your next great read!
Help behind the scenes to put on The Enchanted Bookshop! Putting on a fantastic show means we need fantastic volunteers! From greeters, servers, and a clean-up crew we have a place for you to lend a hand!
If you'd like to volunteer, check the sign up to see where you might be needed!
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Our Mission
To create a warm and nurturing environment for celebrating our differences, while producing community theater in harmony.
Who We Are
Dilworth Players is a community theater outreach of Dilworth United Methodist Church. The ministry began in 2014 and has grown to include cast, crew, and musicians of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. Dilworth Players put the “community” in community theater.
Past shows have included musicals such as Guys and Dolls, The Wizard of Oz, and Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella and plays such as Murder at the Art Show which was accompanied by a temporary exhibition of local Charlotte artists. The players have been nominated for the BroadwayWorld Charlotte awards for Best Local Musical, Best Music Director, Best Director, Best Costumes, Best Choreographer and Best Actress.