Falls Players History
The Idea of the Falls Players was the dream of Black River Falls Middle School music
teacher Margaret Severson. It began its germination in the summer of 1964 as a term
paper. Personal affairs put the idea on hold, but it broke loose in 1974. A friend
thought it would be fun to do "1776" for the bicentennial.
The Falls Players was organized as a non-profit organization and launched with a
debut performance of two, one-act plays to local community groups. February 1975
was proclaimed "Community Theater Month" by Black River Falls Mayor Mike
Anderson. The first real season (1975-76) began with "Come Blow Your Horn,"
"The Brave Little Tailor," and "1776."
Today's productions are overseen by an active board of directors and hundreds of
enthusiastic volunteers and patrons, drawing acting talent and audiences from a
50-mile radius.
Early productions were held in the Third Street Middle School Gym - a beloved
room with huge windows, a hardwood floor, and the acoustical qualities of a vast
cave. With the creation of the Lunda Community center and Theater in 1993, the Falls
Players were blessed with a modern and well-designed facility. Each January, the
set-construction crew, with the help of the mules*, transforms Hensels' Castle Hill
Supper Club into a weekend dinner theater.
The Falls Players looks back with great satisfaction at the past, and forward with
great anticipation, as we continue to bring live theater to area residents. Now
in 2010 having produced over 80 shows and special events, we welcome you to our
35th
season!
Topsy, Duane, and Maude...or was it the other way around?
The Mules in action moving the stage