The Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players
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The Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players, named for Andrew Carnegie, is a non-profit thespian group that has been bringing live theatre to Cleburne, Texas and the surrounding areas since 1980.
Starting with the first season, which included two shows, and continuing to the present with four shows performed annually, the Carnegie Players encourage participation both on the stage and off by anyone in the Johnson county area.
The theatre has produced many talented actors and actresses in its time, and is still continuing to remain a great Theatre force in Cleburne, Texas.
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[edit] History
In 1978, the City of Cleburne moved their storage-house from the top floor theatre of the Carnegie Library building, which had been built by a grant to the city from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation in 1904.
This move opened the door for renovation of the theatre and the founding of a theatre troupe for the city. Thus, The Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players was founded. The renovation project involved many local citizens along with the city and took two years to completion.
Since 1980, all Fall, Winter, and Spring productions have been performed on The Layland Museum Theatre stage (located at 201 N. Caddo) , whereas the summer musicals have been performed at Cleburne High School.
[edit] Board of Directors
[edit] Officers
- President: Hillard Cochran
- Past President: Ed Sanders
- Recording Secretary: Claudia Gaarz
- Treasurer: Kathy Cochran
- Production Coordinator: Kate Hicks
- Historian: Jay Cornils
- Guild President: Patsy Helmcamp
[edit] Members-at-large
- Christi Baker
- Maurene Benke
- Rick Briscoe
- Jay Lewis
- Shannon Loose
- Ginny Rodgers
- Mayre Stewart
- Joe Tomlinson
[edit] Past Productions
2007
- Man of La Mancha
- A Christmas Story
- Sunshine Boys
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2006
- The Diviners
- It's a Wonderful Life
- The Music Man
- The Foreigner
2005
- The Miracle Worker
- The Best Little Christmas Pageant Ever
- Arsenic and Old Lace
- South Pacific
2004
- Little Women
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
- The Sound of Music
2003
- Steel Magnolias
- Miracle on 34th Street
- Sylvia
- Cinderella
2002
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Moon Over Buffalo
- A Christmas Carol
- Bus Stop
2001
- Oliver
- The Odd Couple (Female Version)
- A Christmas Story
- Cat On a Hot Tin Roof
2000
- Guys and Dolls
- Frosty the Snowman
- The Rainmaker
1999
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- It's A Wonderful Life
- Nunsense II: the Second Coming
1998
- The Unsinkable Molly Brown
- Cheaper By The Dozen
- To Gillian, On Her 37th Birthday
1997
- The Wizard of Oz
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
- Wait Until Dark
1996
- Paint Your Wagon
- The Glass Menagerie
- Driving Miss Daisy
1995
- Li'l Abner
- The Oldest Living Graduate (production canceled)
- The Odd Couple
1994
- Nunsense
- Blithe Spirit
- The Nerd
1993
- Camelot
- You're A Good Man Charlie Brown
- 1776
1992
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Rumors
- Bexar
1991
- The Foreigner
- Oliver!
- Steel Magnolias
- Lend Me A Tenor
1990
- My Fair Lady
- The Sound of Music
- The Fourposter
- The Clock Shop
1989
- On Borrowed Time
- Annie
- Harvey
1988
- Cinderella
- House of Blue Leaves
- Carnival
- Arsenic and Old Lace
1987
- The Odd Couple (female version)
- The Music Man
- You Can't Take It With You
1986
- Carnegie Players 10th Anniversary Gala
- The King and I
- Murder for the Asking
- Alice in Wonderland
1985
- Deathtrap
- Annie Get Your Gun
- Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander
1984
- Plaza Suite
- South Pacific
- The Diviners
- My Three Angels
1983
- The Rainmaker
- Oklahoma
- Bus Stop
- The Homecoming
1982
- Barefoot in the Park
- The Nutcracker
- Inherent Legacy
1981
- The Sound of Music
- A Christmas Carol
1980
- Come Blow Your Horn
- The Little Angel Who Was Always Late
