Tuesday, January 5, 2016

St. Bart's Players - New York’s Oldest Community Theater Group


Joann Baney is a Columbia University associate professor and the cofounder of the Professional Development Company, Inc., in which role she provides clients with custom communications training. An avid theatergoer in her free time, Joann Baney has joined the St. Bart's Players in performances of classic musicals such as Damn Yankees and Kiss Me, Kate.

New York City’s oldest community theater group, the St. Bart's Players was formed in 1927 and maintains a reputation for giving some of the city’s finest off-off-Broadway performances. With professional designers, directors, and musicians helping shape productions, the group is, at its core, volunteer driven. Volunteer members handle the lighting, the sound, props, and theater operations, and they form the cast of each production.

The theatrical group maintains a home base at the historic St. Bartholomew's Church in Manhattan and produces two main-stage musicals and a play each year. The 2015 season began with Broadway Broads: The Madcap Madams of Musical Comedy and culminated in the well-received farce Don't Dress for Dinner.

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