Performing Arts
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Palatine Park District Accepting Registration for Summer Youth Theater ProgramMay 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Caught in the Act is a summer youth theater group that has been presenting performances in Palatine since 1996 when they performed "Bridge to Terabithia." This year's pr...
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What's new on stageMay 16, 2012 1:00 pm - Ÿ The Building Stage concludes its season with an original adaptation of “Life is a Dream,” a 17th century Spanish play by Pedro Calderon de la Barca about a prince impr...
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'[title of show]' aims high, and Northlight hits itMay 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Accuse "[title of show]" of being an esoteric, navel-gazing meta musical targeting die-hard theater geeks all that you want. The show's original creators/performers and ...
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Auditions set for ‘Taming of the Shrew’ in BataviaMay 15, 2012 8:18 am - Submitted by Shakespeare on Clark In its 14th season, Shakespeare on Clark will present “The Taming of the Shrew” this summer in downtown Batavia. The production will ta...
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Medical corpsman still trying to heal Vietnam warriors' scarsMay 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Veteran's play to help raise funds for suburban shelter for homeless veterans
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Contemporary musical:May 14, 2012 6:28 pm - Liberty Town Productions, Libertyville’s not-for-profit entertainment company, is presenting the musical drama, “The Last Five Years,” the next two weekends, May 18-19 a...
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Technical director's work in spotlight at COD theaterMay 11, 2012 6:00 am - While Michael Moon says he's never longed to be in the spotlight, his work is always center stage. That's because Moon is the technical director of College of DuPage's ...
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Theater events: Slapstick at Steel BeamMay 11, 2012 6:00 am - Steel Beam's ‘Ladies' A couple of unemployed actors hatch a plan to pose as long-lost nephews to an ailing, wealthy dowager to inherit her fortune, only to discover...
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Goodman's 'Iceman' revival succeeds on every levelMay 10, 2012 6:00 pm - We hear the patrons of Harry Hope's rundown tavern and single-residency flophouse before we see them. From the black-as-pitch Goodman Theatre stage comes a chorus of sn...
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‘Leading Ladies’ brings slapstick comedy to Steel BeamMay 10, 2012 8:09 am - What better way to bring the curtain down than with laughter? Steel Beam Theatre closes its 2011-12 season with the raucous, slapstick comedy “Leading Ladies” ...