Palatine Public Library notes

Guide to theater in DuPage County

Alchemy Theatre Company

Alchemy Theatre Company will present staged readings on the following dates at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 766-2442 or visit www.alchemytheatreco.com.

"Wait Until Dark" by Frederick Knott at 7 p.m. Oct. 19, and "Over the River and Through the Woods" by Joe DiPietro at 7 p.m. Nov. 16.

Alphabet Soup Productions

ABS Productions performs at several local venues. Tickets cost $8 each, $6.50 each for 25 to 99 tickets, $6 for 100 or more tickets. One free ticket for every 25 purchased. For details, call (630) 932-1555.

Upcoming shows include "Sleeping Beauty," Oct. 10-17, Nov. 19-20, 26-30, Dec. 10-15, Jan. 8-11, 14-18 and 22-25 at Lewis University's Phillip Lynch Theatre, 1 University Parkway, Romeoville; Oct. 25-26 and Jan. 29-Feb. 1 at Governor's State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park; Nov. 1-2 and 7-9 at Museum of Science and Industry, 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago; Nov. 13-14 and 16, Lockport East High School, 1333 E. Seventh St., Lockport; "The Christmas Toy Shop," Nov. 28-30 at Governor's State University; Dec. 4-5 at North Central College, 30 N. Brainard St., Naperville; Dec. 6-7 and 11-14 at the Museum of Science and Industry; and Dec. 17-21 at the Phillip Lynch Theatre. The spring production will be "Aladdin," with dates to be announced.

Buffalo Theater Ensemble

The McAninch Arts Center's resident professional theater company gives all performances in Theater 2 at the center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.

Tickets are $27 to $30 per person per show, with discounts available for students, patrons under 17 and seniors.

Subscription tickets for all four shows for Thursday, Friday and Sunday are $81 for adults, $75 for seniors; for Saturdays $90 for adults, $84 for seniors; for three shows for Thursday, Friday and Sunday, $64 for adults, $60 for seniors; for Saturdays, $72 or $67.

Shows at 8 p.m. include "The Woman in Black," through Oct. 14; "Rabbit Hole," Feb. 15 to March 9; "Stones in His Pockets," May 2-25; "The Melville Boys," July 5-27.

For details or tickets, visit www.atthemac.org or call (630) 942-4000.

Drury Lane

Drury Lane Oak Brook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Ticket prices start at $25, subscriptions start at $95. Dinner packages and group and senior discounts available. For details, call (630) 530-8300 or visit www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

Upcoming shows include "The Odd Couple" through Oct. 7; "Meet Me in St. Louis," Oct. 18-Dec. 16; and "The Goodbye Girl," Dec. 27-March 2.

First Folio Shakespeare Festival

First Folio Shakespeare Festival performs at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook. Individual tickets cost $26, $21 for seniors older than 65 and students and $16 for preview shows. Four-show season passes cost $85, $70 for students and seniors and $60 for preview shows. Three-show passes cost $65, $55 for seniors and students, $45 for previews. For details, visit www.firstfolio.org.

The schedule includes "The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story" at 8 p.m. Wednesdays to Saturdays and 3 and 8 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 3-28. Upcoming shows include "Jeeves Intervenes," Jan. 30-March 2; "Driving Miss Daisy," April 2-May 4; and "Much Ado About Nothing," July 8-Aug. 17.

GreenMan Theatre Troupe

GreenMan Theatre Troupe presents its shows at Elmhurst Masonic Lodge, 103 Arthur St., Elmhurst.

No subscription packages are offered, although a $50 annual membership includes discounts on the troupe's theater workshops and activities, plus two tickets for either fall or spring shows. Single tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors.

Upcoming shows are "Graveside Stories and Walk: A Cemetery Walk and Elmhurst Tradition" Oct. 6 at Elm Lawn Cemetery, 401 E. Lake St., Elmhurst, with a special price of $5; and "Nevermore: The Dark World of Edgar Allan Poe," Oct. 19 to Nov. 4.

For details or tickets, visit www.greenmantheatre.com or call (630) 464-2646.

Grove Players

Grove Players presents its shows at three different locations in downtown Downers Grove. See their Web site for the location of a specific production.

Subscription package is a 13 percent discount off of single-ticket prices for all three of the season's shows: $40 for adults, $30 for students and children, and $20 for seniors ages 62 and older. Single tickets for plays are $14 for adults, $8 for students and children and $11 for seniors ages 62 and older; for musicals, $18 for adults, $10 for students and children and $14 for seniors 62 old and older.

Upcoming shows are the musical "Nunsense," Nov. 2-18; "How the Other Half Loves," Feb. 8-17; and "Over the Tavern," April 25 to May 4.

For details or tickets, visit www.groveplayers.org or call (630) 415-3682.

New World Repertory Theater

New World Repertory Theater presents its shows at 923 Curtiss St., Downers Grove.

No subscription packages are offered. Single tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors and $12 for preview and Sunday performances.

Upcoming shows are "Fool For Love," Oct. 6 to Nov. 10, with a preview Oct. 5; and "Pied Piper of Hamelin," Oct. 20 to Nov. 17, with special pricing of $10 for ages 12 and up and $7 for those under 12.

For details or tickets, visit www.newworldrep.org or call (630) 663-1489.

Magical Starlight Theater

Shows at Naperville Central High School's Little Theatre, 440 W. Aurora Ave., Naperville.

Current show is "Charlotte's Web." Performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Upcoming show is Bye Bye Birdie Jan. 11-13, Jan. 18-20 and Jan. 25-27.

Tickets cost $8.

For more information, call (630) 848-5000 or visit magicalstarlighttheatre.com

Village Theatre Guild

The Village Theatre Guild presents its shows at its theater, Butterfield Road and Park Boulevard, Glen Ellyn.

Subscription price for a season of two plays and two musicals is $70 per person; $18 per play per person; or $20 for musicals.

Upcoming shows are "Showtune," Oct. 19 to Nov. 10; "Three Days of Rain," Jan. 18 to Feb. 9; "Romance/Romance," March 21 to April 12; and "The O'Conner Girls," May 23 to June 14.

For details or tickets, visit www.villagetheatreguild.org or call (630) 469-8230.

Wheaton Drama

Wheaton Drama presents its shows at Playhouse 111 N. Hale St., Wheaton.

Five subscription packages are offered: $80 for one ticket to every show, any performance; Thursday performances of every show $70; three plays $45; two musicals $40; and Starving Student Pass for students only $40 for four tickets in any combination. Single tickets are $16 for plays Friday, Saturday and Sunday; $13 for Thursday play; $21 for Friday, Saturday and Sunday musical; $18 for Thursday musical.

Upcoming shows are "Nunsense," through Oct. 14; "A Christmas Story," Nov. 23 to Dec. 16; "I Hate Hamlet," Jan. 25 to Feb. 17; "A Few Good Men," March 28 to April 20; and "Little Shop of Horrors," May 30 to June 22.

For details or tickets, visit www.wheatondrama.org or call (630) 260-1820.