Springfield Community Players

The oldest continuously performing community theater in the state of Vermont since 1920!

Mission Statement

This organization is for the purpose of creating and sustaining an interest in the arts, and particularly fostering the development of community theater; providing opportunities for the development of skills in all phases of the theater including drama, ballet, reading, music, and the art of staging and set design, and presenting theatrical works for the enjoyment and instruction of the public.

History of the Players

Springfield Community Players can trace its roots back to the fall of 1920, with the formation of the Dramatic Society by the Community Club of Springfield. The purpose of the club was to create and sustain interest in all matters pertaining to the drama. It was an exciting time for theater. Throughout Vermont, and in fact the entire country, community theater groups were being organized. Ninety-seven years later, the SCP is still active, claiming the title of the longest continuously operating amateur theater group in the state of Vermont.

The Players are fortunate to have a collection of scrapbooks filled with playbills and newspaper articles from most of the shows produced over the years and minutes of meetings dating back to 1945.