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Our Mission Afford the residents of the Greater Utica Area the opportunity to enjoy, study, and actively participate in live amateur theatre. To stimulate interest and foster the development of an appreciation of the dramatic arts. To promote the social and intellectual well being of the community by encouragement of the study and improvement of the arts as they relate to the theatre. Players shall not discriminate against any person who seeks to engage in or attend the activities because of race, creed, color, or national origin and will ensure that all persons are afforded equal theatrical opportunities without such discrimination. Any person interested in the Mission of Players of Utica shall become a member upon payments of the annual membership fee and will be registered on the membership list.

Our History Players of Utica has a genuinely rich and robust history from its beginning as a small social & amusement club (1910 – 1912) to presenting hundreds of dramas, musicals, comedies, and original plays (1913 - present) to more than one million residents of Central NY.  Players of Utica is one of the oldest, continually producing community theatres in the United States and the oldest in New York State.  This is a designation we can all be proud of! Players of Utica has always strived to provide entertainment that is unmatched in quality and value in Central NY.  With each new season, we bring a mix of performances that range from timeless classics to the bold and inspiring – some never before or since seen in Central NY.  At 1:30 am on the morning of May 5, 1999, a passerby observed thirty-foot flames shooting up from the building. The fire department could do nothing but protect the neighboring buildings. All that remained was blackened timbers and, ironically, the shell of the steeple we had planned to remove because it was structurally unsound. Everything was lost - furniture, china, flats, costumes, props, piano, stove, computer, and memorabilia – the Players home.  That fire remains the largest unsolved arson fire in Oneida County. For a complete history, including a play log of past productions, click here.