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Community Arts

Franklin Opera House is the home for community-based performing groups, including Franklin Footlight Theatre, the FHS Players, FMS Players, Districtwide Musical, and Franklin Area Children's Theatre. We are dedicated to enriching the lives of all community members, whether performers or audience members.

Community Players

Get to know the dedicated groups who make Franklin Opera House Arts and Entertainment Center a vibrant community hub.

Franklin Area Children's Theatre

FACT is an offspring of the Franklin Opera House, Franklin Footlight Theatre and the FHS Players. The program covers basics in theater training and performance art, and culminates in a group production at the end of each camp. FACT provides a positive experience for hundreds of children in grades one through eight. It’s also an incredible educational experience for the teenage interns who are hired to work for the program. Working under the guidance of the Artistic Director they learn how to teach children to perform. They take what they learn, plus their own theater experience and work with groups of children. The result is amazing!

Franklin Footlight Theatre

Created before the Opera House reopened in 2001, Franklin Footlight Theatre is a community theatre group that works closely with the Franklin Opera House and the Franklin School District to bring high-quality performance and education opportunities to Franklin and our surrounding communities. A separate 501(3)(c) organization, Footlight Theatre is a vital component of arts programming at the Opera House. Click the image above for more information.

School Drama Programs

Franklin Opera House serves as auditorium space for the drama programs of Franklin schools... High School, Middle School,
and Elementary.

Through their award-winning shows and associated Arts Integration activities, up to half of all school students are affected by these programs.