The Real Life Players

04/10/2015

Just two more weeks until the Cupidlicious Chapel of Love and Italian Karaoke Bar opens at Darkhorse Theater! Reservation line opens Monday, April 13. Check out our kitschy poster for more info -- it's gonna be great!

Thanks again to Jeffrey Martin for designing the poster!

03/22/2015

This year's play, "The Cupidlicious Chapel of Love and Italian Karaoke Bar", will have three showings on April 23, 24, and 25 at 6:30 pm.

Performing this year will be:
Cameron Wright - Father Ryan
Hannah May - Father Ryan
Jack Wright - Father Ryan
Jake O'Rear - St. Henry's
Catherine Zerit - St. Cecilia
Lagnajita Mukhopadhyay - MLK
Mackenzie Riley - Father Ryan
Parker Bibb - MLK
Phillip Baker - JPII
Rainey Hull - USN
Tanvi Gokhale - MLK

Hope to see you there!

05/28/2014

Thanks again to everyone who made it out to Back in the Day. You helped make our 20th show one of the most successful to date! As you know, we calculate the amount of the donation given to each charity as a percentage of how many votes that charity received at the door.

This year’s donation totals were as follows:

$680 to Salama Urban Ministries, with 25% of the vote

$879 to the Oasis Center's Crisis Services and Street Outreach Program, with 33% of the vote

$1081 to the The Jason Foundation, Inc., in memory of Father Ryan High School student Spencer Tate, with 42% of the vote

Altogether, we managed to raise $2990 dollars this year!

Amazingly enough, this brings the overall amount of money we’ve donated over the course of our twenty years to roughly $40,000. We are so happy to be able to give back to our Nashville community and we couldn’t have done it without all of your generous support. We want to especially thank the Hamner family for their additional contributions as well as our wonderful alumni who contributed $250 directly to the Oasis Center in Valli’s name.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

04/24/2014

"A 20th anniversary is a notable milestone for any theater company, but it's especially remarkable for Real Life Players, which according to artistic director Valli Baldwin is the only theater group in the country owned and operated by its teen members." Thank you to the Nashville Scene and writer Martin Brady for this excellent write-up. Back in the Day opens tonight!

A 20th anniversary is a notable milestone for any theater company, but it's especially remarkable for Real Life Players, which according to artistic director Valli...

04/23/2014

The 2014 cast and tech crew of the Real Life Players on set for tech rehearsal! (L-R) Reuben Hoyos, Phillip Baker, Griffin Dobson, Lagnajita Mukhopadhyay, Quinten Green, Conor Beath, Rainey Hull, Allie Douthat, Hannah May, Jake O'Rear, Tanvi Gokhale, and Cameron Wright. Don't forget to come see us tomorrow, Friday, or Saturday at 6:30 for this year's play, Back in the Day!

03/30/2014

Back in the Day, 2014.

03/30/2014

The Real Life Players are happy to announce charity selections for our 2014 performance, Back in the Day. From the pool of nominations, we chose the following three organizations to receive this year’s proceeds:

1. The Salama Institute – Salama provides underprivileged Nashville area children, grades K-12, with an after-school, extended learning program emphasizing arts enrichment, academic tutoring, and leadership like skills.
2. The Oasis Center – Oasis is one of Nashville’s leading youth service organizations, offering 21 programs including crisis support services, youth engagement and action, as well as college preparatory resources. A longtime friend to the RLP, funds donated to Oasis will be directed their Crisis Services/Street Outreach Program, which provides much needed resources to Nashville’s homeless youth.
3. The Jason Foundation – The Jason Foundation seeks to prevent youth suicides through educational and awareness programs designed to give young people, educators, and parents the resources to identify and assist at-risk youth.

Thank you to all who submitted charity nominations. The Salama Institute, the Oasis Center, and the Jason Foundation represent the ideals and values of this year’s cast and provide important resources and services to the local Nashville community. We are glad to be able to support these invaluable organizations and their missions. Looking forward to a great show!

01/12/2014

06/11/2013

This year, the Real Life Players were able to donate the proceeds from the show GHOSTLIGHT to three very deserving nonprofit organizations in Nashville. The charities were Hoofprint Crossings, Proverbs 2:10, and Fifty Forward Music for Seniors. Here are the totals that were donated from RLP!

Proverbs 2:10 $ 850.00
Hoofprint Crossings $ 450.00
Fifty Forward Music for Seniors $ 500.00

Thank you to everyone who attended the show and made these donations possible.
Thank you to St. George’s for giving RLP a place to rehearse. Without their support, we would have not been able to give the charities these funds.

In 19 years, RLP has given over 20 different Nashville nonprofits just over $43,000!

Again, thank you!

04/08/2013

All proceeds from GHOST LIGHT will be given to three non-profit charities; Hoofprint Crossings, Proverbs 12:10 and Fifty Forward Music for seniors. Each audience member will choose which of these three charities will receive the money from their ticket.

Hoofprint Crossings provides equestrian activities to special needs children and adults Proverbs 12:10 is an organization that rescues, foster cares, medically treats and rehomes 600 to 750 dogs and cats annually and. Fifty Forward Music for Seniors, provides older adults with opportunities to have interactive experiences with musicians and music.