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Email Grove Playmakers at boleseliz@sbcglobal.net The Grove Community Playmakers, Inc., was founded by Suzanne and Jim Boles in 1995 and presented its first production, The Music Man, that July. Its success convinced the participants that there was a place for theatre in the Grand Lake area. A Board of Directors was organized. A 501 (c) (3) tax status obtained. In 2005, The Playmakers observed their tenth anniversary, celebrating the production of: fifty-nine regular productions of which sixteen were major musicals three un-staged musical programs one full-length ballet one original musical in British pantomime style. Students were part of, or were the entire cast for twenty-seven of these productions. In 2003, a Readers Theatre was organized. It has presented thirty performances of short plays at local restaurants, one full-length play and other plays as special programs for local organizations. Approximately 10-20 new audience members are added to The Playmakers’ mailing list each production. Audiences primarily come from the Grove area in Delaware County, some from the greater Grand Lake area, and from neighboring towns in Missouri and Arkansas. |