Richland Players Community Theater

Now it’s far from Broadway, but it certainly IS an outstanding option in the arts for Tri-​Citians. The Richland Players Community Theater is a cool venue in Richland’s Parkway (
) and shows several (generally five) live theater productions annually.
Richland Players Group heralds back to 1944 during the boom of the WW2 work taking place on the Hanford site — an effort to infuse culture to the then (and still) sleepy community.
The theater was purchased by Richland Players in 1971 (it was an old movie theater from the ‘40s).
This really is a community organization in that all the actors, directors, and other staff are locals, and I believe their work is all volunteer (atleast my friends worked for free!). I think this is what really is special about this theater (and all theaters like this).
Now I’ve gone to a few productions years ago, and the production ranged from being strictly minimal to some having nicely ornate sets. I’ve had some real favorite shows, and there were some I couldn’t get into, but that’s what’s beautiful about theater. It’s all a connection to the audience.
The theater itself is fairly bare bones. The lobby is nice & staffed with friendly folk. If you want to buy a cup of coffee or sweets, they have you covered. You can also pick up a program here. In the theater there is a quite a bit of seating available. The chairs aren’t the most comfortable, but that adds to the «authentic» feel of the night.
So slap on that tie & suit, or slip on that evening dress and heels, and head down to the theater!