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Those that innovate the future understand history the best.
- Rick Warren

Where it all Began

In 1982 a group of local community members formed a community theatre billed under the name Community Activites, Inc.

In July of the same year, they performed their very first show: Fiddler on the Roof.

The following year, the group organized the company under Rivertown Players, Inc., a not-for-profit Corporation.

Our Mission

Rivertown Players' mission is to promote, encourage, and develop the enjoyment of, appreciation for and participation in the theatrical arts in Southeastern Indiana.

It is our firmly held belief that theater is for everyone, and everyone has a place in theater.

We offer a safe space to grow and learn that is non-discriminatory, diverse, equitable, and inclusive.

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Shows Timeline

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May 2024

Stone in the Road

July 2023

The Addams Family Musical

July 2022

9 to 5 the Musical

July 2019

Little Women

April 2019

Sleeping Beauty KIDS

July 2018

Urinetown the Musical

December 2017

Annie JR

July 2017

Little Shop of Horrors

May 2017

The Ever After - A Musical

July 2016

Anything Goes

April 2016

Disney's The Aristocats: Kids

July 2015

Nunsense, the Mega Musical Version

May 2015

The Red Velvet Cake War

July 2014

Brigadoon

July 2013

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

October 2012

Thoroughly Modern Millie

July 2012

All Shook Up

July 2011

Once Upon a Mattress

2006

State Fair

2005

Bye, Bye Birdie

2004

The Wizard of Oz

2004

Lovers and Other Strangers

2003

Victorian Chorus

2002

Into the Woods

2001

The Sound of Music

2001

Exit the Body

1999

Noel Suites

1999

Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Shine Up

1998

Lost in Yonkers

1998

Chorus

1998

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

1997

Damn Yankees

1997

All Because of Agatha

1996

Chorus

1996

Arsenic and Old Lace

1995

Chorus

1995

The Swashbuckler's Arms

1995

Rumors

1995

Hello Dolly

1995

Songs That Swept America

1994

On Golden Pond

1994

Meet Me in St. Louis

1994

Festival of One Acts

1993

Nunsense

1993

The Music Man

1992

1776

1992

From Bill Bailey to Broadway

1991

My Fair Lady

1990

Guys and Dolls

1989

In The Mood

1989

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap

1989

Annie Get Your Gun

1988

Festival of One Acts - The Open Window

1988

Oklahoma

1987

You Can't Take It With You

1987

Anything Goes

1986

Festival of One Acts - Merry Regiment of Women

1986

South Pacific

1985

Festival of One Acts

1985

Inherit the Wind

1984

Oliver

1984

Barefoot in the Park

1983

Kiss Me Kate

1983

God's Favorite

1982

Fiddler on the Roof

May 2024

Stone in the Road

July 2023

The Addams Family Musical

July 2022

9 to 5 the Musical

July 2019

Little Women

April 2019

Sleeping Beauty KIDS

July 2018

Urinetown the Musical

December 2017

Annie JR

July 2017

Little Shop of Horrors

May 2017

The Ever After - A Musical

July 2016

Anything Goes

April 2016

Disney's The Aristocats: Kids

July 2015

Nunsense, the Mega Musical Version

May 2015

The Red Velvet Cake War

July 2014

Brigadoon

July 2013

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

October 2012

Thoroughly Modern Millie

July 2012

All Shook Up

July 2011

Once Upon a Mattress

2006

State Fair

2005

Bye, Bye Birdie

2004

The Wizard of Oz

2004

Lovers and Other Strangers

2003

Victorian Chorus

2002

Into the Woods

2001

The Sound of Music

2001

Exit the Body

1999

Noel Suites

1999

Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Shine Up

1998

Lost in Yonkers

1998

Chorus

1998

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

1997

Damn Yankees

1997

All Because of Agatha

1996

Chorus

1996

Arsenic and Old Lace

1995

Chorus

1995

The Swashbuckler's Arms

1995

Rumors

1995

Hello Dolly

1995

Songs That Swept America

1994

On Golden Pond

1994

Meet Me in St. Louis

1994

Festival of One Acts

1993

Nunsense

1993

The Music Man

1992

1776

1992

From Bill Bailey to Broadway

1991

My Fair Lady

1990

Guys and Dolls

1989

In The Mood

1989

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap

1989

Annie Get Your Gun

1988

Festival of One Acts - The Open Window

1988

Oklahoma

1987

You Can't Take It With You

1987

Anything Goes

1986

Festival of One Acts - Merry Regiment of Women

1986

South Pacific

1985

Festival of One Acts

1985

Inherit the Wind

1984

Oliver

1984

Barefoot in the Park

1983

Kiss Me Kate

1983

God's Favorite

1982

Fiddler on the Roof

2024 - 2025 Board of Directors

Ryan Britton

President

Penny Britton

Vice President

Elise Gillespie

Treasurer

Maggie Bruening

Secretary

Kayci Schmidt

Member at Large

Previous Board of Directors

2022 - 2023 Board of Directors

Doug Bruening

President

Penny Britton

Vice President

Sierra Held

Treasurer

Ryan Dittmer

Secretary

Bev Toon

Member at Large

Kari Zengerling

Member at Large

Kayci Schmidt

Member at Large

2023 - 2024 Board of Directors

Bev Toon

President

Ryan Britton

Vice President

Doug Bruening

Treasurer

Penny Britton

Secretary

Kayci Schmidt

Member at Large

Maggie Bruening

Member at Large

Elise Gillespie

Member at Large

Sponsors

Patrons

Linda and Don Rechtin

Elaine Ann Kennedy

Dale & Tina Jensen

Chriss Golden

Greg Schaper

Benefactors

Bev Toon

James Boland & Jim Scott

Peg Loots

Sustainers

Mary Weber

Shirley Seitz

Lifetime Sustainers

DCI Trucking

Hamline Chapel

Maxwell Construction

Partners in Health - Lynn & Camille Eiler