Articles filed under Community Theater
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Arlington Heights' Metropolis theater looking for new executive directorMay 27, 2014 1:01 am - After 2½ years, Charlie Beck is out as executive director of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights. The Metropolis board has named former special ev...
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'Godspell' shares powerful message through musicMay 18, 2014 11:00 pm - The musical "Godspell," with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, who later composed "Wicked," made its debut in 1971. Forty-three years later, it's being brought to th...
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'Grimm Fairy Tales' has fun with the classicsMay 14, 2014 12:00 pm - What happens when Rumpelstiltskin steals the Grimm Brothers' pen, scroll and inkwell? The fairy godmother loses her magic, Snow White doesn't want to take care of the s...
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'The Curious Savage' comes to BataviaApr 28, 2014 11:00 pm - John Patrick's "The Curious Savage," which debuted in 1950, calls into question conventional definitions of sanity while offering plenty of PG-rated laughs. The comedy w...
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Original 'Robin Hood' musical debuts in ElginApr 23, 2014 5:01 am - Sherwood Forest is full of surprises in the Children's Theatre of Elgin's version of "Robin Hood." The group unveils its original musical Friday through Sunday, April 2...
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ECC's 'Romeo and Juliet' focuses on JulietApr 18, 2014 6:01 am - Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is a classic tale of star-crossed lovers, but Elgin Community College Theatre is going to tell it with a new twist. The show opens Frid...
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'Tiny Thumbelina' takes the stage at Steel Beam TheatreApr 01, 2014 11:00 pm - Steel Beam Children's Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles, will present "Tiny Thumbelina," a musical, beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5, and running for four weeke...
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Improv Playhouse to perform 'The Gathering'Mar 30, 2014 11:00 pm - The Improv Playhouse will produce "The Gathering," the late-Josephine Raciti Forsberg's contemporary adaptation of the last hour of the Last Supper, directed by David Br...
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Kirk Players to perform 'Alice in Wonderland'Mar 25, 2014 11:00 pm - Kirk Players presents "Alice in Wonderland" in four performances in April at the Mundelein High School Theatre. Performances are set for 7 p.m. Friday, April 4, and Satu...
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GreenMan Theatre Troup to stage 'Laramie Project'Mar 23, 2014 11:00 pm - GreenMan Theatre's upcoming production of "The Laramie Project" by Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project is a powerful drama that draws on hundreds ...