contact

Contact us by e-mail at players@rice.edu. The box office number for all shows is 713-348-PLAY (713-348-7529). You can also reach us by postal mail at the following address:

Rice Players — MS-115
Rice University
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892

If you would like more information about our upcoming productions, join our announcement e-mail list. We also have a volunteer e-mail list to coordinate volunteers and inform Rice students (and anyone else interested) about opportunities on and around campus, both on- and back-stage.

history

The Rice Players are an extra-curricular, entirely student-run theatre troupe associated with the Department of Visual & Dramatic Arts at Rice University. The Players are Houston's oldest collegiate theatrical troupe. Professor Matt Schlief serves as faculty advisor.

If you're a Rice community member, consider joining us. If you live or work near the Rice campus, please see our shows or join our announcements mailing list. Donations are much appreciated, as your support helps to fund a large portion of our productions.

The Players' main home is Hamman Hall, a 500-seat auditorium located on the northern edge of the Rice University campus. Visitors may follow these directions through Entrance 21 (off Rice Boulevard) to convenient parking in the back of the building. To see the hall's relation to the rest of campus, consult one of Rice's campus maps.

For more about Rice Players' past, see A History of Theater at Rice, a 2007 lecture by former Players director Neil "Sandy" Havens, professor emeritus, covering the original Rice Dramatic Society, its 1951 renaissance as the Rice Players, and a long history of bringing challenging theatre to Houston audiences.