About Alexander Players
Alexander Players was founded by brother and sister team Neil and Rose Kalef, born from a shared love of theatre, community, and the belief that great stories are meant to be experienced together. For more than a decade, the pair were part of a beloved theatre company in Columbus, Ohio, engaging, creating, and learning about the world through the lens of performing arts. That experience became a defining part of their lives, not only because of the productions they were a part of, but because of the people, traditions, and values they discovered along the way.
At the heart of that experience was Laurie Alexander, a director, mentor, and tremendous inspiration. Through the many productions Laurie directed and produced, she showed Neil, Rose, and countless others what a theater company could be: a place where people of different backgrounds and experiences come together, where everyone has something meaningful to contribute, and where the process of creating theatre is just as rewarding as the performance itself. She was a tough but fair leader, holding her people to the highest standards while always making sure they understood why those standards mattered. But beneath her stern exterior was a deep commitment to helping everyone grow, both as theatre-makers and as people.
Alexander Players is inspired by the community and people who embraced Neil and Rose and taught them why theatre and the performing arts matter.
Our Vision
Alexander Players’ core mission is to provide an equitable, exciting, and engaging community theatre experience for all people who want to participate, whether as audience members or artists.
Our goal at Alexander Players is to build a passionate community invested in producing high quality theatre that is accessible for all people regardless of race, gender or religion. We aim to be an open and inviting place that produces a variety of interesting and inspiring works from a diverse catalogue of writers, and to welcome an audience that wants to engage with and be challenged by the performances we deliver.