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The Pauper Players is a student-run theater organization that produces and performs musicals at UNC. The group was established in 1989.
The group typically performs one fall musical, one Broadway musical review and one spring musical. Some past performances have included “Chicago,” “Godspell” and “Little Shop of Horrors.” Every aspect of the production is student-produced, allowing students to be involved whether on stage, backstage or even on the business side.
The group performs in the Cabaret in the Student Union. Its name was inspired by the meager funds it had when organizing its first musical, “Les Miserables.”
The T-birds and the Pink Ladies are coming back to school. Starting tonight, senior Michael McWaters and UNC’s Pauper Players will bring their own flair to the iconic musical, “Grease.”
Pokemon, the Kardashians and the work of James Cameron will take the stage this weekend.
The witty remarks and heartfelt songs delivered by a small yet talented cast bring to life the show’s wise-cracking guys and saucy dolls.
Choosing an off-campus venue might be a gamble for Pauper Players, but the musical theater group is betting on a full house this weekend.
In lieu of a permanent stage, UNC’s Pauper Players have performed all over campus. But their Fall production of “Guys and Dolls” won’t be seen in Chapel Hill.
It’s time to slip on that dusty pair of blue suede shoes. Tonight, the music of Elvis Presley is coming to Historic Playmakers Theatre as UNC’s Pauper Players begins its five-day run of the jukebox musical, “All Shook Up.”
Pauper Players is returning to the Union Cabaret once more — but this time for charity. This will be Paupers’ first Winter Benefit Cabaret, an idea that came to them from a small-scale fundraiser a few Pauper members held last year at Jack Sprat Cafe.
Pauper Players, who have performed in the Union Cabaret since the closure of the Historic Playmakers Theatre in 2006, will say goodbye to the unconventional space at the end of the production.
Raised rental fees and incomplete facilities have not deterred campus groups from taking advantage of the recently renovated Historic Playmakers Theatre. The theater will host a variety of performances from multiple campus groups now that renovations to the building are partially complete.
s the first show of the new year for student musical group Pauper Players, “Broadway Melodies 2011” will also function as the company’s last in the Union Cabaret.
For four years, Olivia Myrick has been defending her decision to go to medical school. But it’s hard when the operating theater isn’t the only theater that calls her name. This summer, Myrick interned for Abingdon Theatre, a nonprofit theater company in New York City.
Pauper Players premieres its biggest fundraiser and its most popular annual show, “Broadway Melodies 2010,” tonight at 8 p.m. in the Student Union Cabaret. It runs through Tuesday.
The show consists of four musical parodies written, directed and performed by students. The casts have had only two weeks to rehearse.
If you see someone handing out fliers in the Pit this week dressed as a gorilla, don't be surprised.
It's just an example of how far some student performance groups will go to attract new recruits.
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