25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Musical Comedy
William Finn–Composer/Lyricist, Rachael Sheinkin–Book

Auditions: March 17-19, 2013
Preview: May 9, 2013
Performances: May 10-12, 16-19, 23-26, 2013.

Director: Brett Cottone
Producer: Chris Strupek
Music Director: Dennis Gotkowski

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a hilarious tale of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show's Tony Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time. Read More . . .

90th Season Gala

On June 1st Community Players will be celebrating the end of our 90th Season with a special Anniversary Party held at the ISU Alumni Center.

Community Players put on their first performance in 1923 and so our theme for the night is

“Step back to when it all began—the Jazz Age.”

Cocktail hour will begin at 5:30 pm with music provided by Choban/Lane Jazz Duo. Then it’s on to dinner, musical entertainment by the 25 cent quartet (Chuck Stuckey, Kerry Myers, Joe Penrod and Chuck Palm), and dancing with Sparrow Entertainment helming DJ duties.

There will also be a silent auction, cash bar, and some fun trivia activities going on throughout the nightWe are excited to be able to celebrate 90 years of outstanding theatre in our community and would like everyone to come help us celebrate.

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Season Tickets

The 2013/2014 season is almost here. Visit our tickets page for more information.
Then download our 2013/2014 brochure and use the form to order your 2013-2014 season tickets.

Community Players offers a Hearing-Assistance System so that hard-of-hearing patrons can better hear and understand the dialogue and music of our productions. Patrons wishing to use one should see the House Manager before the performance. The Hearing-Assistance System was purchased by means of a generous grant from the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation to whom we are most grateful.