The Carnegie Players Are Homeless!

Help put a roof over their heads!

In late 1993, a group of Rensselaer residents came together to discuss opportunities for theater that would be open to all, particularly adults who had been involved in the high school or Fendig Children's Theater and who no longer had the opportunity to be on stage. 31 years and over 50 plays and musicals later, Carnegie continues to produce family-friendly entertainment, with local volunteers performing to their friends, families, and fellow community members.

We now produce several shows a year, have our own storage facility filled with props and furniture, and our current board boasts twelve members—individuals who dedicate their time and resources to the success of Carnegie.

So what’s next for Carnegie? We have been a gypsy troupe, relying on rented or donated venues, racing deadlines to get sets up and to take sets down, to clear the way for other events in these shared spaces. Rehearsals have usually been without sets at all, relying on our actors' imagination and flexibility to work in the final scenes.

Due to the generosity of local families, we are now the proud owners of 220 N. Franklin St. (formerly The Apostolic Bible Church). This building will be the future and permanent home of The Carnegie Players. It is well laid out to be of use for shows, as well as host other community events that are currently, like us, struggling to find low-cost space that is flexible to their needs.

HOWEVER, this building is in need of IMMEDIATE repair; the roof and windows have sat too long without maintenance. We are optimistic that we will find the funds to move forward with this new chapter, or ‘Act’ as it were, in The Carnegie Players' legacy. We are thankful for all our community has done to come together to support local theater.

You can help us achieve this today. Any donation, no matter how small will go a long way toward fulfilling our dream of an open performance space. By sending us a check to 220 N. Franklin St. with 'Building Fund' in the memo line.

Upcoming Jasper County Theater Events:

RC Highschool Drama

Little Women

November 1, 2, 8, & 9 @ 7pm

@ KVHS Auditorium

RC Highschool Drama

HIGH SCHOOL:

Murder on the Nile

November 22, 23 at 7pm @ RCHS Auditorium

Tickets $8

Damn Yankees

April 10, 11, 12 at 7pm, & April 13th at 2pm

@ RCHS Auditorium

Tickets $8

MIDDLE SCHOOL:

When Bad Things Happen to Good Actors

February 13th at 7pm @ RCHS Auditorium

Tickets $8

RC Highschool Drama

Costume Design Workshop

October 10 @ 6-8pm $30

@503 S. Melville St.

Registration Required

Costume Creation Workshop

October 15, 17, 22 6-8pm $30

@503 S. Melville St.

Registration Required

October Craft Club

October 15, 22, 24, 29 4:30-5:30pm

Registration Required

Carnegie Events:

9/6 & 7/2024

Professor Galen's Medicine Show

5pm, 11am, 1pm, 3pm

Little Cousin Jasper, Potawatomi

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9/6 & 7/2024

Professor Galen's Medicine Show

Are you feeling rundown, sluggish, and lacking vigor in life? Then have we got a cure for you! An old time variety show hearkening back to ...

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5pm, 11am, 1pm, 3pm

Little Cousin Jasper, Potawatomi

7/27/2024

Improv in the Alley

12pm

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1pm

Filson Park 223 West Kellner Boulevard Rensselaer, IN

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7/27/2024

Improv in the Alley

We have been invited to participate in this years Prairie Arts Councils'

Art in the Alley

Saturday, July 27, 2024

...

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12pm

-

1pm

Filson Park 223 West Kellner Boulevard Rensselaer, IN

6/20,21,22/2024

An Evening with George Ade

7pm

-

10pm

St. Augustine Catholic Church

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6/20,21,22/2024

An Evening with George Ade

Join us, for this TRIPLE FEATURE, from the local comedy legend George Ade. Tickle your funny bone with this cast of quirky characters. In th...

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7pm

-

10pm

St. Augustine Catholic Church

2/9 & 10/2024

Improv at RCHS

7pm

-

10pm

RCHS 1106 E. Grace St.

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2/9 & 10/2024

Improv at RCHS

Laugh with us, as our on-the-spot sketches are sure to create some wacky characters in even crazier situations! So come on down, to RCHS, Fe...

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7pm

-

10pm

RCHS 1106 E. Grace St.

1/14/24

Annual Meeting

3pm

Brookside Church, 615 W Clark St, Rensselaer, IN 47978

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1/14/24

Annual Meeting

The Carnegie Players Board of Directors annual meeting. All members and public of interest are invited to attend.

3pm

Brookside Church, 615 W Clark St, Rensselaer, IN 47978

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Upcoming Jasper County Theater Events:

RC Highschool Drama

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RC Highschool Drama

RC Highschool Drama

RC Highschool Drama

Carnegie Events:

9/6 & 7/2024

Professor Galen's Medicine Show

5pm, 11am, 1pm, 3pm

9/6 & 7/2024

Professor Galen's Medicine Show

5pm, 11am, 1pm, 3pm

7/27/2024

Improv in the Alley

12pm

-

1pm

7/27/2024

Improv in the Alley

12pm

-

1pm

6/20,21,22/2024

An Evening with George Ade

7pm

-

10pm

6/20,21,22/2024

An Evening with George Ade

7pm

-

10pm

2/9 & 10/2024

Improv at RCHS

7pm

-

10pm

2/9 & 10/2024

Improv at RCHS

7pm

-

10pm

1/14/24

Annual Meeting

3pm

1/14/24

Annual Meeting

3pm

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