OUR HISTORY
The Palos Village Players was founded in 1941 as an entertainment club
for the village and area of Palos Park. Zay Smith, a resident architect and his wife
and a few friends met to read plays. This was during the war and a way to bring the Arts
to the area. In the spring of 1942 they decided to produce their first play.
It was "The Torchbearers". Zay and LeMay Smith remained
active with the group into the 1970's. We have produced plays nearly every
year since that time. There was a time in the early 1960's when the Village
Hall was not available and the group was forced to bounce from venue to venue to produce
their plays.
Since the Village Hall was remodeled, in the1980's, we have done the
most of our productions right there. The building was built in the 1930's and has a
small stage and the acoustics could be better, but it has a long tradition and is a cozy
home for most of our plays. Please come see one.
There is a nearly complete list of the productions of the
Palos Village Players listed by eras. click on the years above.
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