OUR 2024/2025 SEASON
At Community Players, we believe that age is just a number, and our performers prove it time and time again with their incredible talent and energy. Join us for the 2025 season as we bring to life our exciting lineup of themed shows. From classic productions to fresh new experiences, our stage is the place to be for anyone looking to immerse themselves in the world of performing arts.
Performances:
Lend Me A Tenor
Friday & Saturday 7:30pm, Sunday 2:00pm
February 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, & 23
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World-renowned tenor Tito Merelli has signed on to play Otello at a Cleveland opera company in the fall of 1934. He arrives late and, through a set of crazy circumstances, passes out after mixing wine with a huge dose of tranquilizers. Believing that the divo is dead, the excitable opera manager taps his hapless assistant, an aspiring singer named Max, to suit up as the Moor and replace Merelli.
Meanwhile, the tenor’s jealous wife, his ambitious female co-star, Max’s young girlfriend and the flirtatious head of the opera guild are on the scene fighting—sometimes literally—for the star’s attention. – www.broadway.com
Merrily We Roll Along
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Original Broadway Direction by Harold Prince
Performances:
Friday & Saturday 7:30pm,
Sunday 2:00pm
April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, & 13
Merrily We Roll Along
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Original Broadway Direction by Harold Prince
Director John K. McElroy II
Music Director: Toby Andrews
Choreographer: Julia Gillis
Stage Manager: Brian McElroy
Assistant Stage Managers: Alyson Conroy and Traci Antil
Costume Designer: Carol Webb
Associate Costumer: Kassi Kivisto
Lighting Designer: Adam Brunetti
Sound Designer: Zach Searle
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Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, Merrily We Roll Along charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends—writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley. An inventive cult-classic ahead of its time, Merrily We Roll Along features some of Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated and personal songs.
Maria Friedman first directed the musical at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory–a production that subsequently transferred to the Harold Pinter Theatre, where it garnered the most five-star reviews in West End history before going on to win the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival. – www.broadway.com
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The Community Players
Jenks Auditorium, Division Street, Pawtucket RI