Schoolhouse Rock Live!

 Thank you cast and crew for a wonderful 18th show! It is so amazing to know that our traditions live on. Knowing that the legacy begun by Tam Johnson and a group of 11 and 12 year old church school students just keeps rolling forward. It's especially exciting to see that those young people, now adults, keep coming back as part of the performance or as part of the audience!



 

History & Background

The Parish Players is an amateur theater group consisting mostly  of First Church members and friends. It started over ten years ago when one of the R.E. teachers, a drama teacher by profession, led her class in a production of “Sadako and the Thousand Cranes.” Many parents supported the production and found that they enjoyed working with one another and the kids in such a group effort.  Two of those parents wanted to see this intergenerational fun continue so they created the Parish Players as an adjunct R.E. program.

Though the program started with a fairly simple play, we soon moved on to staging more complex shows, mostly musicals with a family theme and an intergenerational cast.  Though we have been blessed with talented singers and actors over the years, the only thing ever required to audition is enthusiasm. There is a part for everyone, no matter what the show.

Purpose

The purpose of the Parish Players has been to bring together folks in the congregation of all ages so they might get to know one another in new and different ways. It has played an important role in breaking down the barriers of age, location, and social groups that sometimes keep us from reaching out to those we don’t know in the church. Working together towards a common goal while having a good time has helped to build stronger relationships between First Church members.

The Parish Players is no longer financially supported by the RE program, but raises its own funds through ticket sales and donations. In many years it has been able to contribute to First Church through improvements to the auditorium facility or fixtures.                       
 

Past parish Player Productions

Spring 2012                                        Seussical the Musical



Fall 2010                                         Godspell

Spring 2010                                    Guys and Dolls

Spring 2009                               You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

Spring 2005
Cinderella
Spring 2004
The Music Man
Spring 2003
Once Upon A Mattress
Spring 2002
Radio Days
Spring 2001
Anne of Green Gables
Spring 2000
The Sound Of Music
Spring 1999
Fiddler On the Roof
Spring 1998
The Lion, The Witch and The  Wardrobe
Spring 1997
Godspell
Spring 1996
Little Women
Spring 1995
Sadako and the Thousand Cranes