What we're all about Through the combined efforts of the Geneseo Rotary Club, the State Teachers College, and the community, Geneseo Community Players was formed in 1950. The first play, The Royal Family, was performed in March of that year. Noon on opening day, the members of Rotary in top hats, accompanied by the high school band, marched down Main St. to publicize the event. For all but two of the following years, Geneseo Community Players has produced one, two and as many as four full length productions each year. We are lead by a board of area residents with varied experience and background who feel a strong commitment to our community and theater. We are dedicated to engaging local area talent for all aspects of a production. In conjunction with Livonia Community Players, we sponsor Gail Nelli’s Creative Dramatics Workshop for Children each summer. This workshop runs for ten days and fosters an introductory appreciation to theatrical interpretation, presence and movement. We have had a long history of encouraging young actors and those interested in technical theater by awarding scholarships to local high school and college students. Recent high school recipients are Kaitlin Meleski for the Patty Moss Scholarship in Acting and Fionna Cotton for the Angela Saunders Award for Technical Theater. College recipients are Margaret Davies for the Robert Sinclair Award for Acting and Jason Gonser for the Richard Story Award for Technical Theater. Although top hats are no longer seen marching down Main St, we tip our hats to the longevity of this local theater group, the joy a play brings to a cold January, the expectation we feel for an upcoming summer musical and the sheer energy, time and love of theater its many volunteers have given for 57 years. Geneseo Community Players has enriched our community and our lives.