Princeton University Players
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The Princeton University Players is a student theater company at Princeton University. They were formed in 1987 and specialize in musical theatre.
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[edit] History
The Princeton University Players was established at Princeton University in 1987 to produce the original musical One Fine Day. In the ensuing years, the organization languished as an ad-hoc theater outfit, producing a sporadic show or two outside of the Princeton theater establishment.
In the mid 1990s, under the guidance of Cara Reichel, the organization developed a distinctive voice as a performance group dedicated to the production of established musical theater (thus complementing the Princeton Triangle Club's original productions, and Theatre Intime's non-musical productions). Building upon strong rformance space to call its own, instead making use of a technically-challenging black box theaters and borrowed performance spaces. The group survived on grants, and had to return all profits to the University. As of 2006, PUP did not have a performance space or a bank account of own. D uring the 1998-99 season, the group was overtaken by a new undergraduate board that sought to elevate the artistic vision of the group. However, their selection of shows for the season proved largely inaccessible and unpopular, alienating both audiences and the membership of the group, many of whom departed to perform with other theater groups.[citation needed]
The group's visibility floundered for much of the early 2000's. However, in recent seasons, they have returned to the "of the people and for the people" credo of the past.
[edit] Productions
| Show | Date |
|---|---|
| A Chorus Line | February 2005 |
| Sex on Broadway | December 2004 |
| Into the Woods | November 2004 |
| The Best of Broadway | May 2003 |
| The Fix | April 2003 |
| Pippin | February 2003 |
| West Side Story | November 2002 |
| (More) Sex on Broadway: A Burlesque Spectacular | October 2002 |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | May 2002 |
| Chicago | March-April 2002 |
| Man of La Mancha | February 2002 |
| Falsettos | November-December 2001 |
| Kiss of the Spider Woman | October 2001 |
| The Wiz | May-June 2001 |
| Beowulf: The Musical | April 2001 |
| The Mystery of Edwin Drood | March-April 2001 |
| The Secret Garden | February 2001 |
| It Had to be You | December 2000 |
| Is There Life After High School? | September 2000 |
| Godspell | May 2000 |
| The Who's Tommy | March 2000 |
| Assassins | February 2000 |
| Little Shop of Horrors | December 1999 |
| You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | October 1999 |
| Hair | May 1999 |
| Jesus Christ Superstar | April 1999 |
| Hello Again | February-March 1999 |
| Gypsy | December 1998 |
| First Lady Suite | October 1998 |
| Baby | May 1998 |
| Closer than Ever | April 1998 |
| Company | February-March 1998 |
| A Chorus Line | November 1997 |
| Cotton Patch Gospel | October 1997 |
| Once on This Island | May-June 1997 |
| Falsettos | March-April 1997 |
| Pippin|February-March 1997 | |
| Guys and Dolls | November 1996 |
| The Fantasticks | September-October 1996 |
| You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown | June 1996 |
| Into the Woods | March 1996 |
| Assassins | February 1996 |
| The 1940's Radio Hour | November-December 1995 |
| Hair | November 1995 |
| Lucky Stiff | October 1995 |
| Man of La Mancha | September 1995 |
| Once on This Island | February-March 1995 |
| A...My Name is Alice | September 1994 |
| Personals | February 1994 |
| A Little Night Music | November 1993 |
| Kiss Me, Kate | March 1993 |
| A Chorus Line | November 1992 |
| Camelot | March 1991 |
| Pippin | November-December 1991 |
| The Bacchae | April-May 1991 |
| Closer Than Ever | November-December 1990 |
| You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown | March 1990 |
| The Fantasticks | November-December 1990 |
| Pirates of Penzance | April 1989 |
| Free to Be… You and Me | November 1988 |
| Godspell | December 1987 |
| One Fine Day | February 1987 |
[edit] Notable Alumni
Daniel Feyer (class of 1999) - Orchestrator and Music Director
John Griffin (class of 1999) - Broadway (Arcadia) and film (Everyone Says I Love You) actor, as well as composer for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
Marlo Hunter (class of 1999) Successful choreographer (Diva Diaries) and director
Pete Mills (class of 1995) - Accomplished playwright and lyricist (Illyria, The Flood, Taxi Cabaret), resident writer, The Prospect Theater Company
Cara Reichel (class of 1996) Co-founder and artistic director, Prospect Theater Company
Jordan Roth (class of 1997) - Broadway producer (The Rocky Horror Picture Show)
