Performing Arts
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Unrehearsed Shakespeare Company set to perform SaturdayAug 10, 2016 11:00 pm - Janus Theatre Company, in collaboration with Chicago's Unrehearsed Shakespeare Company, presents an outdoor performance of "The Comedy of Errors" at Mural Alley, 66 S. S...
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Janus Theatre to offer special acting workshop SaturdayAug 10, 2016 11:00 pm - Janus Theatre Company welcomes professor Bill Kincaid to downtown Elgin where he will conduct the "Bard in the Barn" acting workshop based on unrehearsed Shakespeare per...
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Suburban actors help launch new musicals at Chicago theater festAug 10, 2016 6:00 am - Conor McGarry has a colorful way of describing his latest acting role. The Hoffman Estates native has had only a few weeks to rehearse for the show, while last-minute sc...
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Auditions for classic comedyAug 08, 2016 1:00 am - Auditions for the classic dark comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace" will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 29 and 30 at the PM&L Theatre, 877 Main St., Antioch. Three women and 11 men of varyi...
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Globe's visiting 'Merchant of Venice' emphasizes pain of bigotryAug 08, 2016 1:00 am - The international tour of "The Merchant of Venice" by Shakespeare's Globe long ago sold out its 13-performance run at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. So don't be surprised ...
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Theater events: Jonathan Pryce stars in Chicago Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice'Aug 05, 2016 6:09 am - Walkabout in Elgin Janus Theatre presents a William Shakespeare-inspired lineup for its eighth annual Walkabout: Theater on Your Feet mini-festival weekend. Tour guides ...
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Albright Theatre to hold auditions for 'The Other Place' Aug. 28-29Aug 03, 2016 11:00 pm - Albright Theatre Company will hold auditions for "The Other Place" by American playwright Sharr White at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, and Monday, Aug. 29, in the auditoriu...
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Aurora Public Library plans Shakespeare Mini Fest Sept. 7Aug 03, 2016 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, Sept. 7, Aurora Public Library will play host to its first ever Shakespeare Mini Fest at the Richard and Gina Santori Public Library of Aurora. To celebrat...
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Pringle pageant captures a century of progress, 1836-1936Aug 03, 2016 11:00 pm - UNION - Experience a centennial pageant with the McHenry County Historical Society Aug. 12 and 14. Titled "Elementary Follies," the original drama crafted by retired hi...
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Metropolis pays tribute to Johnny Cash in enjoyable 'Ring of Fire'Aug 03, 2016 6:00 am - “Ring of Fire - The Music of Johnny Cash” is not a biographical presentation along the lines of the popular 2005 motion picture “Walk the Line,” which featured Joaquin P...