County Players Proudly Announce Schedule & Sponsorship Opportunities for Season 68 2025-2026!

County Players, one of the longest running community theatre companies in the area is proud and excited to announce their 68th Season for 2025-2026! Season membership subscriptions are now available!

Season 68 Main Stage Season- County Players presents five full productions beginning with July 2025 the Comedy "Lips Together, Teeth Apart" by Terrance McNally, Directed by Kit Colbourn; in September 2025 is the Detective Comedy "Bullshot Crummond" by Ron House, Diz White, Alan Sherman, John Neville-Andrews, and Derek Cunningham, Directed by Jeffery Battersby; November 2025 is the Pulitzer Prizewinning charming Comedy "The Dining Room" by A.R. Gurney, Directed by Christine Crawfis; February 2026 is the sizzling Courtroom Drama "A Few Good Men" by Aaron Sorkin, Directed by Michael J. Frohnhoefer, and in May 2026- the Musical Comedy "Something Rotten" with Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, Music & Lyrics by Karey Fitzpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick, Directed by Jeff Wilson.

County Players also continue CP2 Readers Theatre Mini-Festival Series- In this well-received program there are no costumes, no sets, no props, and the actors perform with scripts in hand. The three mini-festivals of two readings are scheduled:

Mini-Festival #1 – October 2025: “Misery” by William Goldman, based on the Novel by Stephen King, Directed by Jeffery Battersby; "Dracula" by Stephen Dietz, based on the novel by Bram Stoker, Directed by David J. Ringwood

Mini-Festival #2 – December 2025: “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley” by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, Directed by Kit Colbourn; “The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley” by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, Directed by Michael J. Frohnhoefer

Mini-Festival #3 – March 2026: “Dear Jack, Dear Louise" by Ken Ludwig, Directed by Cynthia Topps "Camping with Henry and Tom" by Mark St. Germain; Directed by Matt Andrews

Complete Online Info- For info regarding all the Main Stage productions and the CP2 Series of Readers Theatre visit https://countyplayers.org/season-68/ Season

Subscriptions are available, kindly visit https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?subscription=cpi.

Group Sales- You can also turn any County Players performance into a fundraising event for your business or organization simply contact CP Group Tickets at https://countyplayers.org/group-sales/

Auditions - Dates for auditions for all upcoming Main Stage shows and CP2 readings will be announced, and all County Players audition info may be found at countyplayers.org/shows/auditions or go to CountyPlayers.org and look for “Auditions”.

Sponsors- Hudson Valley Credit Union proudly sponsors County Players’ 68th Season. For the list of all opportunities to Sponsor a Show or Event, or to advertise in our season programs, kindly visit: countyplayers.org/sponsorship-and-advertising/

Performance rights - Lips together, Teeth Apart, Misery, Dracula, The Dining Room, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, and The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley are presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. dramatists.com; Bullshot Crummond, A Few Good Men, Dear Jack, Dear Louise, and Camping with Henry and Tom are presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. concordtheatricals.com; Something Rotten is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, New York, NY. MTIShows.com

About County Players:  One of the longest running community theatre companies in our area, County Players is an all-volunteer organization which has presented more than 200 productions and has served thousands of theatergoers since 1958. Located in the Village of Wappingers Falls the all-volunteer theatre company acquired the former Academy Theatre and renamed it the County Players Falls Theatre, their home since 1977. After the temporary shut-down from Covid in March 2022 the company reopened the theater in July 2021.

Accessibility:  If you require wheelchair accessibility please contact our Box Office at 845-298-1491.