Articles filed under Community Theater
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Step into the spotlight at Northbrook Theatre this fallSep 17, 2020 11:00 pm - From "Pod Plays" and a virtual show to physically distanced live performances, Northbrook Theatre is offering a creative lineup of performing arts programming this autum...
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Northbrook Theatre takes the show online!Sep 17, 2020 11:00 pm - Northbrook Park District Performing Arts staff got creative when theater venues closed due to the pandemic, delivering a new kind of experience for youth actors. The Nor...
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Planned Elgin performance pivots to Shakespeare-on-your-screenAug 26, 2020 1:00 am - What was initially planned to be a Shakespeare-in-the-Park performance is now a streamable Shakespeare-on-your-screen experience. The Elgin Cultural Arts Commission and ...
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Life story: West Dundee actor thrived in local theater communityAug 22, 2020 1:00 am - When Tessa Dettman performed as Dorothy in a grade-school production of "The Wizard of Oz," her love of acting shined through. That shine never faded. Dettman, 25, died ...
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Children's Theatre of Elgin offers virtual Slam Poetry class, starting Aug. 24Aug 19, 2020 11:00 pm - As we continue to navigate the global pandemic, parents and students are clamoring for new experiences and ways to connect with friends, old and new. Children's Theatre...
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It's Showtime Theatre's virtual talent show premieres onlineAug 05, 2020 11:00 pm - To bring entertainment to audiences stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, It's Showtime Theatre of Huntley, the resident theater group of the Huntley Park District...
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Albright Community Theatre stage goes dark until 2021Jul 25, 2020 7:00 am - The show must go on. Until it shouldn't. Area community theaters are finding the coronavirus pandemic to be a foe that shatters the notion that actors, directors and sta...
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Geneva's Shakespeare in the Park goes virtual with 'Much Ado About Nothing'Jul 17, 2020 6:00 am - Picnicking at the annual Shakespeare in the Park event won't be possible this year due to COVID-19 restrictions; however, fans can get their fix via a YouTube performanc...
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Arlington Heights' Metropolis to resume shows, with limited capacity, July 31Jul 09, 2020 6:00 am - With a newly-installed marquee ready to greet them, patrons of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre will be allowed back inside enjoying shows in about three weeks. The...
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Constable: Pandemic closes theaters, but suburban group's online show (and charity) go onJul 04, 2020 1:00 am - The pandemic can take the theater away from performers, but it can't take the theater out of those performers. A suburban group plans to broaden the stage, turn performa...