At 70, the Farmington Players still has plenty of spring in its step.

The venerable community theater group is strutting its stuff once more, this time by delivering a lively musical comedy packed with high-energy dancing.

The show — “Something Rotten!” — wraps up another season for the Farmington Players as it heads into its eighth decade.

And, like so many previous performances, the musical is a product of endurance, resilience, friendships, resourcefulness and commitment to community theater.

“It’s been a very interesting journey that began with a leap of faith,” said Cynthia Tupper, president of Farmington Players and a member of the group for more than 40 years.

Founded in 1953, the group has come a long way from its early days in local churches and a donated, former dairy barn on 12 Mile Road.

The volunteer organization has staged more than 200 musicals, dramas, mysteries and comedies. Shows range from “The Diary of Anne Frank” to “Guys and Dolls” and “Spamalot.”

Over the years, the group has included original works by local writers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Farmington Players added podcasts to its lineup to establish its own brand of audio theater.

Tim Timmer, director of “Something Rotten!,” said the camaraderie among Farmington Players is a key to its longevity.

“It’s also about building long-lasting friendships,” he said.

Those friendships have paid dividends as Farmington Players.

When the group decided to raze the old barn and build the current playhouse, support among members came in a variety of ways.

One member told the group that the former Mai Kai Theater (later the George Burns Theater) in Livonia was being closed. Some calls were made to have more than 200 theater seats from the Mai Kai donated to Farmington Players for the 2003 opening of the new playhouse. In addition, Tupper said, the group was given mirrors, cabinets, ticket machines and lobby furniture.

“We saved thousands of dollars as every member who had a truck loaded them up,” Tupper recalled, calling the episode “a gift from heaven.”

When the group was looking for performance space during the transition from the old barn to the new playhouse, a member passed the word that a community room at a local Barnes & Noble was available. A deal was struck and Farmington Players performed 10 plays at the bookstore theater, rent-free, thanks to an owner who wanted to give back to the community.

On a more personal note, Timmer added, Farmington Players has set the stage for lifelong relationships. Among those, he said, are “six or seven couples who met through Farmington Players and are still together.”

Tupper said skilled board members and valued cooperation with local government leaders were essential to the group’s lasting success.

“We’ve had a great number of people from different walks of life who helped make good business decisions,” she said.

Smart decision-making and successful fundraising campaigns guided the campaign to replace the barn with an 11,000-square-foot playhouse.

Timmer, a member of Farmington Players since 2001, said features included in the current playhouse — such as elaborate rigging and an under-the-stage orchestra pit — make possible a variety of presentations. Among Metro Detroit theaters, only the Michigan Opera House has a similar below-stage area for the orchestra, Timmer said.

The orchestra area placement enables theatergoers to sit closer to the stage, while rigging techniques can accommodate a variety of sets to change scenes easily.

Directed by Timmer, the current play — “Something Rotten!” — includes some 50 members of the cast and crew, with 27 on-stage performers. The musical comedy is set in 1595 and pokes fun at the Renaissance era, Shakespeare the theater world.

Among the highlights is a choreography for what Timmer describes as “a big dance number” involving more than two dozen cast members. Some 14 weeks of rehearsal were held to ready the show, Timmer said.

In remarks at a fundraiser last year, Tupper emphasized the role for Farmington Players: “It is our intention to reach out to a new generation of theater lovers that will reflect the rich diversity of our community.”

Her remarks added emphasis to those of former Farmington Players President David Gilkes, who said: “We’re family here with one thing in common — to put on a good performance for the public.”

“Something Rotten!” runs through May 18. For more information, visit farmingtonplayers.org.