St. Charles Writers Group, Vero Voce actors unite for fundraiser festival
Enjoy the talented actors of St. Charles' own Vero Voce Theater as they take the stage to perform staged readings of 21 selected writings from the St. Charles Writers Group, over a period of two days, Jan. 16 and 17, at 7:30 p.m. There will be a talk back between performances of each work. A portion of each $10 ticket will benefit the St. Charles Public Library.
Writers and works included on Friday, Jan. 16 are Bruce Steinberg, "Henriette;" Donald J. Bingle, "Frame Shop;" Don Lindman, "The Accidental Presidency Anthology;" Ed Herdrich, "Sam;" Hal Walker, "Murder on the Floodways;" Hallie Koontz, "Rain;" Judith Diamond, "Beating the Odds;" and Richard Graves, "Marriage Malaise."
Writers and works included on Saturday, Jan. 17, are Richard Graves, "Tech Beat;" Lynne Handy, "Rabbit on the Moon;" Mike Balcom-Vetillo, "Seeing Myself;" Randall Martin, "Books;" Richard Graves, "Verse Versus Verse" and "Feeling Special;" Rick Holinger, "Don't Take This Personally;" Rick Hollinger, "Murder Around the Table;" Virginia Kammerer, "Glittering Generalities;" and Wayne Johnson, "Stonehenge" and "It Wasn't The Avon Lady;" Donald D. Bingle, "Double D's and Franchise Operation."
Vero Voce Theater co-owner Dennis Brown has directed his talented troupe of actors which include Riley Brutto, Paul Cepynsky, Brian Downing, Chrissy Harris, Madeline Hotham, Justin Knautz, Stephany Kuhns, Jen Torchia, Roman Jacob Wozniak, Dennis Brown and Vero Voce artistic director David Rodriguez.
Tickets are $10 general admission and may be purchased online at www.verovoce.com or by calling (630) 584-0139. All major credit cards accepted. Free parking on site at 951 State Ave., four blocks from the St. Charles Public Library.
Vero Voce Theater was established in 2012 drawing some of the best non-equity actors in Chicago and the western suburbs. The versatile 100-seat theater space allows many different configurations and creativity is aided by the use of projected images. Our main stage series has some of the best plays and musicals in the area.
More information about the productions and the many other offerings at Vero Voce can be obtained by visiting the website at verovoce.com, or calling (630) 584-0139.