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The RPI Players (Players) is a student-run community theater at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. The Players is currently in the middle of their 78th season during the 2007-2008 academic year. The Players has produced more than 260 productions in almost 80 years.

History of the RPI Players
(from the RPI Players website:) "Theatre at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has a long history. Records trace the founding of a drama club to 1896. This drama club was reformed in 1921 and again in 1929. The best record in existence is dated November 25, 1929 and states: "The first regular meeting of the R.P.I. Dramatic Club was held Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1929 in the Proudfit Building." And thus a club was born. The meeting minutes dated March 12, 1930 also contain a significant point in the club's history: "The question of a name for the club was brought up and a motion was passed to call it hereafter "The R.P.I. Players". These records exist today, as excerpted from the handwritten meeting minutes of the club. Throughout the history of the Players, they have inhabited several locations. Three of these locations are buildings that they have occupied the longest and considered home: The Old Gymnasium, the 15th Street Lounge, and the RPI Playhouse."

Current Season
The RPI Players presents the following as their 78th season: Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin (show number 259) Rossum's Universal Robots (RUR) by Karel Capek (show number 260) An Evening of Performance 2008 (show number 261) * The first act of London Suite by Neil Simon * Mirror, Mirror by Bruce Kane * Talk Radio by Eric Bogosian Zanna, Don't! by Tim Acito (show number 262)

An Evening of Performance is an annual production of 3 student-directed one-act plays.

Committees
There are quite a few committees, official and unofficial, who keep things run smoothly in the Playhouse. The two bigger committees being the Executive Committee (E-Comm) and the Technical Committee (T-Comm).

E-Comm
The E-Comm consists of President of the RPI Players, Business Manager of the RPI Players, Technical Director of the RPI Players and of the RPI Playhouse, the Secretary/Historian of the RPI Players, and the Membership Chair of the RPI Players. One term for a member of the E-Comm is one year, generally starting the day after the spring musical closes and ending the night the spring musical closes. There is a transition ceremony during the Players Picnic that occurs the day after closing night of the spring musical.

T-Comm
The T-Comm is headed by the respective season's Technical Director. The T-Comm is comprised of students who are chairs in their respective technical departments. There are chairs for: Sound, Lights, Properties, Costumes, and Set.

External Links/References

 * RPI Players Homepage
 * CARP: The Complete Archives of the RPI Players
 * List of Past Productions
 * RPI Players current season

The RPI Players (Players) is a student-run community theater at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. The Players is currently in the middle of their 78th season during the 2007-2008 academic year. The Players has produced more than 260 productions in almost 80 years.

History of the RPI Players
(from the RPI Players website:) "Theatre at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has a long history. Records trace the founding of a drama club to 1896. This drama club was reformed in 1921 and again in 1929. The best record in existence is dated November 25, 1929 and states: "The first regular meeting of the R.P.I. Dramatic Club was held Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1929 in the Proudfit Building." And thus a club was born. The meeting minutes dated March 12, 1930 also contain a significant point in the club's history: "The question of a name for the club was brought up and a motion was passed to call it hereafter "The R.P.I. Players". These records exist today, as excerpted from the handwritten meeting minutes of the club. Throughout the history of the Players, they have inhabited several locations. Three of these locations are buildings that they have occupied the longest and considered home: The Old Gymnasium, the 15th Street Lounge, and the RPI Playhouse."

Latest Season
The RPI Players presented the following as their 79th season: See the List of RPI Players Productions on the RPI Players website for more information.
 * Rumors by Neil Simon (show number 263)
 * An Evening of Performance 2009 (show number 264)
 * London Suite by Eugène Ionesco.
 * The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard
 * Incident Blotter by Christopher Guyon
 * The Unfinished Song by Jacob Brode (show number 265)
 * Assassins by Stephen Sondheim (show number 266)

Committees
There are quite a few committees, official and unofficial, who keep things run smoothly in the Playhouse. The two bigger committees being the Executive Committee (E-Comm) and the Technical Committee (T-Comm).

E-Comm
The E-Comm consists of President of the RPI Players, Business Manager of the RPI Players, Technical Director of the RPI Players and of the RPI Playhouse, the Secretary/Historian of the RPI Players, and the Membership Chair of the RPI Players. One term for a member of the E-Comm is one year, generally starting the day after the spring musical closes and ending the night the spring musical closes. There is a transition ceremony during the Players Picnic that occurs the day after closing night of the spring musical.

T-Comm
The T-Comm is headed by the respective season's Technical Director. The T-Comm is comprised of students who are chairs in their respective technical departments. There are chairs for: Sound, Lights, Properties, Costumes, and Set.

External Links/References

 * RPI Players Homepage
 * CARP: The Complete Archives of the RPI Players
 * List of Past Productions
 * RPI Players current season

Category:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Category:Community theater groups Category:Student theater groups