The Guild TheatreWorks began in the township as the Brick Community Players which was founded in 1990 by John D Spahr and his daughter, Janet Lynn Spahr. She was one of the original producers of the Macallister Playhouse in Jackson NJ during the early 1980's, which lost its building in 1984 when the landlord decided to convert the playhouse into an office building. John organized a reunion among the other playhouse regulars, including fellow playhouse founder, Monica Vermeulen as well as interested Brick residents to form the core of this new group. The sole purpose was to foster young performers by experienced ones along with providing entertainment for fellow residents. Although John passed away shortly after he began the company, his spirit of perseverance and dedication is the cornerstone of the organization. His mandate for the group was "service to the Community".