In addition, since the 1980s, the Piggery has organized an art gallery where local artists and artisans offer their crafts and wares all summer long.

In 1982, following the cessation of the Lennoxville Festival's activities (1972-1982), the Piggery Theater remained the only major English-speaking cultural enterprise in the region.

[3] The Piggery Theater site is located at 215 Simard Road, Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, either at an altitude of 251 m, and on the south side of Webster Creek.

During her 40th founding anniversary in 2005, Nancy Nourse of The Record newspaper wrote: "Over the years, The Piggery also offered a variety of other activities which helped to make it a vibrant center of summer entertainment".

Throughout history, the Piggery Theater has presented a variety of Canadian, American and British plays, as well as musical, magician and comedian performances.

The following year, the Piggery organized boot camps for would-be funny guys in a special two-day workshop (Aug. 24 and 25) as part of The Piggly Giggly Comedy Fest (Aug. 24–30).

The English term "piggery" means "pigsty" because the theater was installed in 1965 in the pigsty/warehouse of Arthur Russell Virgin (1877-1968), built in 1945.

[9][10] Four ventilation turrets are installed on the Piggery gable, the main one with a compass rose topped with a weather vane symbolized by the profile of a pig.

These turrets are the result of the installation in 1985 of a heat reflecting roof and ceiling exhaust fans, while maintaining the rustic character of the building.

Since 1980, the administration has implemented a multi-year roof reinforcement program, the construction of a large capacity septic tank and the installation of air conditioning.

[15] When Janet Blake died in 1981, specific bequests from her testamentary heritage were distributed in particular to the foundation of the Sherbrooke Hospital, the "Townships Playhouse Guild" (which in 1981 became "The Piggery Theater Inc"), the North Hatley Library, and St. Barnabas Anglican Church.

Nevertheless, the North Hatley Playhouse had succeeded in instilling in the collective mind a marked interest in theatrical performances in the Eastern Townships.

This enthusiasm for the survival of the theatrical mission in the region was spurred by, among others, Walter Massey and Norman Springford of Montreal Theater Company, as well as other supporters: Emily LeBaron, Arthur Russell Virgin, Margaret Coste, Dunbar Bishop, Helen Austin, Bruce McKeay...[20][21] The Townships Playhouse Guild was formed in 1964 to ensure the sustainability of the performing arts in the Eastern Townships.

An intense publicity and fundraising campaign was immediately organized with a view to building or fitting out a new summer theater.

In addition, in 1982, the estate of Janet Blake (deceased in 1981 and widow of Arthur Russell Virgin) of New York (N.Y.) granted a particular important bequest to the Guild in order to ensure the sustainability of the Piggery theater.

[27] The initial goal was to make it a bilingual theater with activities in English in the summer, as well as in French in the spring and fall.

[38] In addition, depending on the period, theatrical activities were included in certain stay packages at Manoir Hovey in North Hatley and at the Riplecove Inn in Ayer's Cliff.

In 2011, several innovations made the Piggery attractive, including sharing the benefits of fundraising with participating community organizations.

[39] The Piggery Market ran from June 22, 2014, until September, allowing local artisans, vendors and producers to offer their products.

"Townships Playhouse Guild" was incorporated on April 28, 1965, under the Companies Act of Quebec as a non-profit organization for the operation of this theater.

The Annual General Meetings of The Piggery Theater Inc are usually held in the winter at the North Hatley Community Center.