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Players Theatre
Venue Location and Information
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115 MacDougal Street New York, NY 10012
www.theplayerstheatre.com The theatre is located just north of Minetta Lane. Take the A, C, E, D, F, and V to West 4th Street.  Air Conditioned
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About This Venue
 Built in 1907 and converted to a theatre in the mid 40's, The Players Theatre has been a jewel in the midst of beautiful Greenwich Village, serving as a magnet for performing artists and their audiences.
The Players Theatre, which has been home to such long run productions as Ruthless! and An Evening with Quentin Crisp, was purchased recently by musician Michael Sgouros and has been fully renovated. In addition to the 248 seat theatre, the facility includes the Players Loft, a 50 seat black box theatre, 4 rehearsal studios and an office suite for theatre companies.
The Players Theatre is the site of a monthly Sunday morning family music series called Percussion People featuring interactive activities for all ages. In addition, the theatre is home to That's Chamber Music?!!!, a monthly chamber music series for new music.
The Players Theatre is also home to the famous Café Wha? which has been a Greenwich Village mainstay since the 1960s. One of the Village's original and most famous rock clubs, it was the regular hang out for Allen Ginsburg, Abbie Hoffman and Bob Dylan. Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, Kool and the Gang, Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor are some of the performers who began their careers at Café Wha? Mary Travers was a waitress at the club before joining Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey in the now internationally renowned folk group, Peter Paul and Mary.
The club continues this tradition today with the famous Café Wha? Band. |
Past Productions
• TRU - Career Paths to Producing: Company Manager, General Manager, Publicist, More Nov 18, 2009
• TRU Boot Camp: Pitching & Presentation Skills for Writers & Producers Oct 10, 2009
• TRU: Why am I in Love with this Play? An Should I Really Get Involved? Sep 22, 2009
• Oedipus The King Sep 21 - 23, 2009
• Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant Sep 13 - Oct 25, 2009
• Notes on the Land of Earthquake & Fire Sep 13 - 20, 2009
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Sep 11 - 27, 2009
• Union Squared Aug 22 - 30, 2009
• Baby Wants Candy Aug 20 - 29, 2009
• Refractions Aug 19 - 29, 2009
• John and Greg's High School Reunion Aug 16 - 29, 2009
• Buddy Becker's Big Uncut Flick Aug 15 - 28, 2009
• The Event Aug 15 - 28, 2009
• George and Laura Bush Perform . . . Our Favorite Sitcom Episodes Aug 15 - 28, 2009
• State of Undress Aug 15 - 27, 2009
• The Check is in the Mail Aug 14 - 30, 2009
• Peace Warriors Aug 14 - 23, 2009
• Tru Practical Playwriting: How to Write for Commercial Production Jul 25, 2009
• Unaccustomed To My Name Jul 23 - Aug 2, 2009
• TRU - Adapt or Perish: Producing in Spite of Tough Times Jul 22, 2009
• Stone Soup Jul 12 - Aug 16, 2009
• Back to Babylon Jul 10 - 20, 2009
• Omayra Amaya in La Sobremesa Jun 25 - 28, 2009
• TRU Industry Panel: "Who Can I Turn To?" Jun 17, 2009
• Tru Writer-Producer Speed Date (The Art of the Pitch) Jun 14, 2009
• Bellevue Sketches Jun 11 - 21, 2009
• TRU Voices New Play Reading Series Jun 1 - 22, 2009
• TRU Voices Reading Series Jun 1 - 22, 2009
• TRU Producer Boot Camp: Weekend Intensive for Newbies May 30 - 31, 2009
• Dream of Me May 28 - Jun 6, 2009
• The Music of Hope May 16 - 17, 2009
• Untitled 3D: What do you see? May 11, 2009
• Uncle Vanya May 1 - 10, 2009
• Wacky Hijinks Apr 24 - 25, 2009
• Cabaret: Economical Launching Pad for New Work? Apr 22, 2009
• The Distance Between eL, Ohh, Vea and Eee Apr 9, 2009
• Weekend of Percussion Apr 3 - 5, 2009
• Die Fledermaus Mar 5 - 8, 2009
• TRU Writers-Producers Speed Date Mar 1, 2009
• Treasure Island Feb 8 - May 10, 2009
• TRU Producer Boot Camp Jan 24, 2009
• 2008 TRU Voices New Musicals Series Free reading of So Happy I Could Scream! Dec 15, 2008
• The Lost Legend of Camelot Dec 13 - 14, 2008
• 2008 TRU Voices New Musicals Series Dec 8 - 15, 2008
• Miracle on Mulberry Street Dec 5, 2008 - Jan 10, 2009
• Concerts from the Julliard School Nov 13 - 15, 2008
• Radiotheatre Presents Dracula Nov 11 - Dec 30, 2008
• Beauty and the Beast Nov 9 - Dec 30, 2008
• Omayra Amaya Flamenco in La Sobremesa Nov 7 - 8, 2008
• How to Run a Theatre Company (Without it Running Your Life) Sep 17, 2008
• The Goat, or Who is Sylvia Sep 15, 2008
• Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant Sep 6 - Oct 26, 2008
• Paper Dolls Aug 13 - 23, 2008
• The Naked Dead Elephant in the Middle of the Room Aug 9 - 24, 2008
• George the Fourth Aug 9 - 20, 2008
• RadioTheatre Presents THE MOLE PEOPLE Aug 9 - 20, 2008
• the october crisis (to laura) Aug 8 - 18, 2008
• A Crooked Man Jun 16, 2008
• Hands together: New York Artists Gather for China Earthquake Relief to Benefit UNICEF Jun 14, 2008
• Vinca Quartet: "Music from 1928" Jun 11, 2008
• I.M.P.A.C.T. Theatre Group presents A Gala Broadway Revue Jun 8, 2008
• fem'.i.nä.zi Jun 5 - Aug 2, 2008
• RADIOTHEATRE Presents King Kong Jun 3 - Jul 29, 2008
• RADIOTHEATRE Presents The Island of Dr. Moreau Jun 3 - Jul 29, 2008
• TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series 2008 Jun 2 - 16, 2008
• Welcome to the World: An Evening Celebrating the Music of Andrew Lippa! May 12 - 13, 2008
• Wild Imaginings Apr 29 - 30, 2008
• Loop 2.4.3 Percussion Ensemble Apr 9, 2008
• The Feminazi Mar 27 - May 4, 2008
• The Velveteen Rabbit Feb 10 - May 11, 2008
• Straight Up with a Twist Jan 24 - May 4, 2008
• Lorenzo Nov 13 - 15, 2007
• Theft Of Imagination Nov 8 - Dec 9, 2007
• The Little Mermaid Oct 14 - Dec 30, 2007
• Bad Plays Festival 2007 Sep 10 - 30, 2007
• Enough About Me...Let's Talk About Jew! Aug 18 - 24, 2007
• The Wisdom That Men Seek Aug 12 - 24, 2007
• The Unusual Suspects Aug 11 - 25, 2007
• PB&J Aug 11 - 21, 2007
• Another Day on Willow Street Aug 10 - 25, 2007
• Kevin Byrd: Release Jul 25, 2007
• Angry Young Women in Low-Rise Jeans with High-Class Issues Jul 12 - Oct 20, 2007
• Lou Del Bianco Jun 23, 2007
• The Jesus Hickey Jun 11, 2007
• Fate's Imagination May 31 - Jun 17, 2007
• SPRANG THANG May 11 - 20, 2007
• Measure for Measure Apr 26 - 29, 2007
• 9 students / 11 questions Apr 18 - 22, 2007
• Lou Del Bianco Apr 14, 2007
• Triangle Apr 12 - 15, 2007
• Bring Me A Dwarf: The Twisted World of Peter Charles Morris Mar 19, 2007
• Magpie Mar 9 - Apr 1, 2007
• Lights Up! Mar 1 - 4, 2007
• Absolute Clarity Feb 2 - 25, 2007
• Rock Chicks Jan 29, 2007
• Meester Amerika Dec 19, 2006
• By the Numbers Dec 18, 2006
• Art People Nov 30 - Dec 17, 2006
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch Oct 30, 2006
• Faded Aug 15 - 26, 2006
• Romancing the Terrorist: Tajiki Nights! Aug 13 - 27, 2006
• Corleone: The Shakespearean Godfather Aug 13 - 25, 2006
• Something More Pleasant: An Anti Fairy Tale Aug 12 - 27, 2006
• Mary Berry Presents: The Life of Mary Berry Aug 12 - 25, 2006
• Minimum Wage: Blue Code Ringo Aug 12 - 23, 2006
• 58! A Comedy about Bike Messengessengering Aug 12 - 19, 2006
• I Coulda Been a Kennedy Aug 11 - 26, 2006
• Tradition! Aug 11 - 24, 2006
• YourPlace...or Mine? Aug 11 - 19, 2006
• Hard Right Mar 12 - 31, 2006
• Magpie Feb 22 - 23, 2006
• The Harvard Sailing Team Feb 17, 2006
• Killa Dilla Jan 5 - 15, 2006
• Unlock'd: An Original Musical Dec 3 - 5, 2005
• Producing Off-Off Broadway Nov 4 - 6, 2005
• Dog Music Oct 20 - 22, 2005
• A Lesbian in the Pantry Aug 24 - 28, 2005
• The Last Days of Cleopatra Aug 23 - 28, 2005
• Lady Convoy Aug 21 - 28, 2005
• Venezuala Aug 21 - 27, 2005
• Uncle Sam's Satiric Spectacular Aug 19 - 26, 2005
• The Monster Under My Bed Drank My Vodka Aug 18 - 27, 2005
• seduction... Aug 17 - 26, 2005
• Swimming Upstream: A Musical Sex-Ed Escapade of Genetic Proportions Aug 14 - 27, 2005
• My Father's Son Aug 13 - 27, 2005
• Dark Deceptions: The Seance Experience Aug 13 - 24, 2005
• The Day the World Went Queer! Aug 13 - 20, 2005
• The Salacious Uncle Baldrick Aug 13 - 20, 2005
• The Great Official Subway Musical Aug 12 - 27, 2005
• Genius Famous Aug 12 - 20, 2005
• ScrewBall Aug 12 - 18, 2005
• Hard Right Mar 17 - Apr 16, 2005
• TWO BROTHERS who are not brothers Oct 27 - Nov 7, 2004
• Love Pollution: A Tekno-Popera Aug 23 - 28, 2004
• Africa & Plumbridge Aug 19 - 29, 2004
• Daddy was the Biggest Stagemother in Texas! Aug 18 - 28, 2004
• Subway Train Aug 18 - 28, 2004
• Rings a Space/Rock Musical Aug 14 - 29, 2004
• Young Zombies in Love Aug 14 - 28, 2004
• Andru's Head Aug 14 - 27, 2004
• The Jammer! A Roller Derby Love Story Aug 14 - 27, 2004
• The Spickner Spin Aug 14 - 27, 2004
• Nicky Goes Goth Aug 14 - 25, 2004
• Mimi Le Duck Aug 13 - 29, 2004
• The Wingding Doodle Club Aug 13 - 29, 2004
• The Bicycle Men Aug 13 - 28, 2004
• Golden Ladder Feb 12 - Mar 17, 2002
• Six Goumbas and a Wannabe May 10 - Nov 4, 2001
• Boys Don't Wear Lipstick Oct 22 - Nov 19, 2000
• Panache Feb 10 - May 27, 2000
• Keep Bangin' Sep 23 - Feb 5, 1999
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