Kalamazoo Civic Players
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The Kalamazoo Civic Players was established in 1929. The Kalamazoo Civic Auditorium was completed and opened on October 15, 1931. The Kalamazoo Civic is the third largest community theater organization in the United States. Since then, the theater has continued to grow in popularity. In 2004, it did the first community theater production of Beauty and The Beast.
A remarkable feature of the Civic is the Parish theater. This globe type theater complete with a very loud trapdoor and possibly all way around seating is a marvel (it cost about 5 1/2 million to build)
The Civic Youth Theatre is also an important group in Kalamazoo County. It does about 3 plays a year, two being *straight plays* and one musical. These plays are generally awe inspiring for their display of talent. For about five years, Zac Thompson has been its sole director.