Northland Words or Words Players Theatre

Little did anyone know in 2004 when The Sign on Rosie's Door and a modern retelling of Aristophanes' The Birds were produced on the whim of a handful of homeschooled students in southeast Minnesota that Words Players Theatre would be launched. For that two-part production, $200 was collected to pay a church for use of their basement.

Since 2004, Words Players has offered an annual production that gave a younger crowd ages 10 - 14 a chance to be on-stage in significant roles, as well as a production for a high school-aged cast. Springing from our emphasis on literature came the annual Original One Act Play Festival plays written, directed, and acted by students and the annual Thornton Wilder Short Play Festival.

Faced with a decision in 2007 to move forward or retreat, a newly formed steering committee decided on the former, and in 2009 we obtained non-profit status.