Mason Community Players, Inc. was born in 1973. The group’s existence is the result of a challenge from a high school teacher to his students to find a need in the community and fill it. Five students decided that Mason needed a community theatre. Thus, Karen Terry, Linda Geering, Mark Jayne, Kathleen Sherman, and Sherry Straub approached the Mason City Council and asked for financial backing to begin a community theatre. They were granted that backing and the newly formed troupe presented The Music Man in September of that year. For five years, the group would receive funds to front a show from the city through Mason Parks and Recreation and then return any profits to that body after a production. In 1979, the group incorporated with non-profit 501c3 status and began a long history of financial independence. MCP has a long-standing tradition of presenting a major musical in the summer and dramatic productions in the fall and spring. The group has been pleased to present more than 150 productions, and more than 40 original musical revues and Readers’ Theatre productions. If you would ask us to describe our collective personality in a few words, we’d say that we like to stress our middle name. We are community; we serve the community; we stress community. We strive to present quality theatre balanced with a welcoming atmosphere that allows everyone in the community an opportunity to experience theatre. 
MCP currently performs in the Mason Community Playhouse, located at 5529 Mason Road in Mason, OH.​