About The Westborough Players
Westborough Players' Club is a non-profit, volunteer organization. Each year it gives one or more scholarships to deserving high-school seniors who plan to pursue a career in the arts. Monthly meetings include an assortment of fun activities, improvisations, and sometimes guest speakers. Summer Programs are designed to bring our members together in an educational workshop environment. And of course, there are the shows!
A little history...
Since its beginning in 1936, by a charter group of just 37 members, WPC has produced and enjoyed 130 wonderful shows. The Late Christopher Bean was the first public production, beginning a 30 year emphasis on adult drama including comedies, classics, and mysteries. During the 1967-68 season, the club expanded its repertoire to include enchanting musicals with full staging, costuming, choral, choreographic, and orchestral support. The first of these, Lerner and Lowe's blockbuster, How to Succeed in Business Without Even Trying was staged again in 1996, and made unique by an opening night reunion with members of the original cast. The popularity and spirit of the club has grown along with the community and today's members have kept that warm and enthusiastic tradition alive.
In 1973, another milestone was established when the Players initiated the club's children's theater program. Created to bring the live theater experience to young audiences and performers, the program also gave club members the opportunities to hone their directorial skills. Beginning with a production of the Emperor's New Clothes, scores of young performers, who made their first stage appearances with the Westborough Players' Club, have gone on to college and careers centered around the performing arts. Many of those have been recipients of WPC scholarships.
During the 1987-88 theatrical season, the Players' Club looked back at its roots and re-introduced adult theater back on to the club's annual playbill. With the production of Neil Simon's The Good Doctor, the club rounded out its billboard of productions and established a valued alliance and a continuing friendship with the management and residents of The Willows Of Westborough. The Willows residents opened their "home" to the Players by offering production space on their stage.
We continue to grow as the club enters its seventh decade bringing quality entertainment to community theater audiences. Help us cultivate community theater in Central Massachusetts by your participation and your applause.
