Bruce Parrish (Co-Director, Set Designer, Master Builder) has served Community Players for over 45 years. He is the current President as well as a past Board president (1984-1986), trustee, and has held a variety of Board positions. Bruce has directed, produced, designed, built, or performed in over 140 shows for Community Players. He most recently appeared in Our Town, Elf The Musical, and counts Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as one of his favorite roles. Bruce has served as Historian for over 30 seasons. In 1997, he co-authored a publication on the history of the organization and is currently working on a history of Community Players 100 seasons of continuous volunteer theater in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. Community Players stage was named for Bruce and his wife, Kathy (also an Emeritus) in 2012 for their years of service to the organization.