Rochester Community Players Presents
the Musical “BABY”
in Association with Harris Beach
After more than 20 years, Rochester Community Players is once again staging a musical, making the upcoming production of “Baby,” in association with Harris Beach law firm, a special ending to our 99th season!
With lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.; music by David Shire; and book by Sybille Pearson, “Baby” is the story of three couples working their way through pregnancy toward parenthood. Directing the production is Michael C. Krickmire with Jim Schmitt as Music Director.
The three couples in “Baby” reflect very different ages and circumstances. There is an unmarried, college-age pair living together; a mid-life husband and wife yearning to start a family; and an “empty nest” couple recently returned from an anniversary trip. Happiness and heartache, humor and hardship—all are part of the journey toward parenthood faced by the play’s three couples.
Performances of “Baby” at The Theater at Innovation Square, 131 Chestnut Street, are Friday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, November 9 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, November 10 at 2:00 p.m.
Go to theaterais.com/boxoffice to purchase tickets.
AUDITIONS for BORN YESTERDAY RCP’s First Production in Its 100th Season!
Rochester Community Players announces open-to-all auditions for the first production of its 100th season in 2025: Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin, a native Rochesterian! The director is John Jaeger.
Auditions will be Thursday, November 21 and Friday, November 22, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at Community of the Savior Church, 4 East Henrietta Road. The performances of Born Yesterday will be February 7-15, 2025, at the Multi-use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC).
Born Yesterday, an immediate hit when it opened on Broadway in 1946, was produced by Rochester Community Players in 1952, shortly after the play had been successfully adapted into a movie in 1950.
In this now classic comedy, an uncouth, corrupt, but rich junk dealer, Harry Brock, brings his showgirl mistress Billie Dawn to Washington, D.C., with him. When her ignorance becomes a liability to Brock’s business dealings, he hires a news reporter to educate his girlfriend. However, Billie soon realizes how corrupt Harry is and begins interfering with his plans to bribe a Congressman into passing legislation that would allow his business to make more money.
Coming in 2025… RCP’s 100th Season of Productions!
Rochester Community Players will be bringing audiences a diverse line-up of productions during its landmark 100th season in 2025. It’s going to be an exciting theatrical year!
Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin
A corrupt businessman trying to bribe a Congressman faces unexpected problems when his showgirl mistress realizes what he’s up to in this satirical comedy of politics, power and persuasion.
Performances: February 7-15, 2025
Director: John Jaeger
The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth
Based on the aftermath of troubles during the 1980s in Northern Ireland, this story about the large family of a former IRA volunteer opened in London in 2017 with a cast of 21 people and various live animals!
Performances: April 18-May 3, 2025
Director: Jean Gordon Ryon
A Midsummer’s Night Dream by William Shakespeare
One of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, the many threads of this comedy include preparations for a wedding, lovers in a romantic tangle, actors rehearsing a play, and a fairy king quarreling with his wife.
Performances: July 2025
Director: Lizz KD
The African Company Presents Richard III by Carlyle Brown
Based on the true story of a Black theatre company’s popular production of Shakespeare’s Richard III in 1821’s New York City and the white theatre owner trying to shut down their show by any means possible.
Performances: October 3-11, 2025
Director: Reuben Tapp
All productions will be at the Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC), 142 Atlantic Avenue, except the summer production in July at the Highland Park Bowl.