Rochester Community Players

Rochester Community Players The Rochester Community Players is Rochester NY's oldest theater group, celebrating our 100th Season in 2025!

RCP has staged productions continuously since 1925 and in that time has produced over 675 productions. The RCP repertory includes both contemporary and classic dramas, comedies, mysteries and musicals. In 1994, RCP created the Shakespeare program as a part of the Rochester Community Players. The program was founded by Peter Scribner, and the first production was Twelfth Night, November 19, 1994. E

ach July, the Shakespeare Program stages a free, full-length production at the Highland Park Bowl; indoor productions are staged at MuCCC. Our Irish program stages productions of both contemporary and classic Irish dramatic literature, also at MuCCC. Support Rochester Community Players by making a tax-deductible donation to the Rochester Community Players: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1358956

There is still one more chance to catch the show! Don’t miss out on an incredible show!
04/18/2026

There is still one more chance to catch the show! Don’t miss out on an incredible show!

Calling all Rochester Shakespeare Lovers! Do YOU have a vision for directing Shakespeare at the Highland Park Bowl? Are ...
04/15/2026

Calling all Rochester Shakespeare Lovers! Do YOU have a vision for directing Shakespeare at the Highland Park Bowl? Are you an actor or audience member with a Shakespeare production you’ve always wanted to see? Submit your ideas to our Play Recommendation Form at this link! https://forms.gle/FPQcceYYjRJTc6um7 Submissions are due Friday, April 24.

As well as Shakespeare ideas, we are also accepting recommendations for all other genres: dramas, comedies, musicals, new plays, plays by local playwrights, ideas for the Irish program, and all other recommendations welcome!

Wife To James Whelan has been a wild success! Gossip, laughter, sadness, it will give you a full range of emotions.Get y...
04/14/2026

Wife To James Whelan has been a wild success! Gossip, laughter, sadness, it will give you a full range of emotions.
Get you tickets today!

We are so excited to show off what we have been working on! See you all from the stage!
04/05/2026

We are so excited to show off what we have been working on! See you all from the stage!

Its upcoming production, “Wife to James Whelan,” is an almost unknown 1937 drama by Teresa Deevy, who work focuses on the often difficult realities of Irish life, particularly for women.

Community is the most important aspect of Rochester Community Players, so as we begin the selections for our 102nd seaso...
04/03/2026

Community is the most important aspect of Rochester Community Players, so as we begin the selections for our 102nd season, we’d like to hear from you! Is there a play you think RCP should consider producing next year? Let us know! New plays, old favorites, musicals, works by local playwrights, ideas for RCP’s Shakespeare or Irish programs… All suggestions in any genre are welcome! Please submit your recommendations to our form here: https://forms.gle/FPQcceYYjRJTc6um7 Deadline for submissions is April 24, 2026. Find a quick link in our bio!

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