A local senior citizen performance troupe is turning poems, songs and stories into lively performances across the community.
A Group for Seniors, By Seniors
The Main Street Players is a readers’ theatre group for adults aged 60 and older. Members perform skits, transform songs and poems into theatrical pieces, and even create original scripts.
The group averages 10 to 15 members, though participation can vary as members balance busy lives.
From Classroom to Stage
The troupe launched in February 2022 when founder Marla Taylor offered a class at the Broken Arrow Senior Center called Theatre from Front to Back .
The class gave participants a behind-the-scenes look at theatre, including auditions and a script read-through. Several attendees enjoyed the experience so much that they aske