Performing Arts
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Suburban actors with Down syndrome featured in 'Star Wars' fan filmSep 26, 2019 9:00 am - A "Star Wars" fan film featuring actors with disabilities from Chicago's suburbs is making a name for itself at film festivals both domestically and in Europe, including...
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Put on your lederhosen and party German-style at Batavia OktoberfestSep 26, 2019 6:45 am - There's more than one way to enjoy Batavia Oktoberfest this weekend. Competitive beer stein hoisting is a popular favorite. Hungry revelers will key in on the bratwurst ...
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Northlight's 'Mother of the Maid' revisits Joan of Arc from different perspectiveSep 25, 2019 11:00 pm - “Mother of the Maid” - ★ ★ ★ Mothers who parented daughters and the daughters they parented may recognize themselves in Isabelle and Joan Arc, the titular characters in ...
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COD's College Theater opens 2019-20 season with 'The Wolves,' a play about soccer, adolescence and life Oct. 3-20Sep 25, 2019 11:00 pm - The College of DuPage College Theater presents "The Wolves" by Sarah DeLappe Oct. 3-20 in the Studio Theatre of the McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd. in Glen Ellyn....
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Best Bets: Monster Jam returns to Allstate Arena; Beethoven's 9th performed in Glen EllynSep 25, 2019 6:00 am - Big trucks See oversized trucks with names like "Grave Digger," "Megalodon" and even "Scooby-Doo" compete in the return of Monster Jam this weekend at the Allstate Arena...
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Spotlight: Writers Theatre re-imagines Ibsen's 'A Doll's House'Sep 25, 2019 6:00 am - Streamlined classic Writers Theatre artistic director Michael Halberstam and writer/actor Sandra Delgado ("La Havana Madrid") have re-imagined Henrik Ibsen's proto-femin...
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Tried-and-true standards dominate Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire's 2020 seasonSep 24, 2019 1:00 am - Classic Broadway musicals make up the bulk of the Marriott Theatre's 2020 season, which was announced Monday by the Lincolnshire theater. Audiences get to go back to Ryd...
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Buffalo Grove High to stage 'The Amish Project'Sep 23, 2019 11:00 pm - Buffalo Grove High School's 2019 fall play, "The Amish Project," runs Thursday, Sept. 26, through Saturday, Sept. 28. "The Amish Project" is a fictional exploration of t...
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Independent Players presents 'Morning's at Seven' in ElginSep 23, 2019 11:00 pm - For three consecutive years, Elgin-based Independent Players has taken a production from its current season to Crystal Lake and presented it for one weekend of RCLPC The...
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Plan ahead: Travis Tritt at the Genesee and Marc Anthony at the AllstateSep 23, 2019 6:00 am - 'Best of Intentions' Grammy Award-winning country music star Travis Tritt ("Love of a Woman," "T-R-O-U-B-L-E") performs in concert on Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Genesee T...