Avon Players: 80 seasons, Twelve Angry Men opens Nov. 6

ROCHESTER HILLS. The Avon Players, a volunteer run community theater founded in 1947, is marking its 80th season. The troupe puts on five shows a year, two musicals and three plays, plus a youth summer program with about 70 volunteer actors and directors. This year it added an original works festival in July and is raising money for building upgrades.

Its next show, Twelve Angry Men, runs Nov. 6 through 21, with 7:30 p.m. performances Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. matinees Sunday. Tickets are $30 through the theater's website or box office; parking is free.