Back in 2004, when the sun shone and the grass was green and the future of the Guild was only uncertain, the Historic Guild Inn was both the site and the subject of a new play by Mark Brownell. Presented at the end of the summer season by Cliffhanger Productions, the play was given its first public reading under the direction of Sue Miner.

The reading traced the beginnings of the Guild from the naming of Scarborough by Lady Simcoe to it's present uncertain fate. The intelligent and fast paced production was frequenctly hilarious as it introduced us to the amazing variety of characters who transformed the site from Bickford family home, to religious mission, to socialist artistic paradise, to war time hospital to historic landmark preservation centre, to hotel and to Scarborough's prime wedding photography location centre.

The reading featured the brilliant work of Richard Lewis Campbell, Lois Lorimar, Kurt Smeaton, Stemphan Sparks and Julie Tepperman. The wonderful production was presented with the support of the Laidlaw Foundation, the City of Toronto Arts Council and the City of Toronto Parks, East District.

The crowd lingered after the play in the warmth of a perfect summer day. Cliffhanger Productions at the Guild had been marred by poor weather and small crowds for several years and it disbanded in 2005. The full scale production of the Guild Play was never to be presented. Also in 2005, the main Guild building was boarded up and allowed to decay. Its most probable fate now is to be demolished, taking with it the history Brownell's play celebrated with such energy and good humour.