Articles filed under Community Theater
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CTE presents musical version of 'The Sword in the Stone'Nov 17, 2014 10:00 pm - Modern music will breathe new life into the legends of King Arthur and Camelot this weekend, when Children's Theatre of Elgin stages "The Sword in the Stone." Shows are ...
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Young students in 'Legally Blond JR'Nov 17, 2014 12:01 am - ImprovPlayhouse students in the third through eighth grades will present their production of "Legally Blonde JR." Friday, Nov. 21, through Sunday, Nov. 23, at Oak Grove ...
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David Schwimmer visits Mundelein High's production of his playNov 16, 2014 12:01 am - Mundelein High School theater students received quite the thrill an hour before their final performance Saturday of "Trust," when their teacher told them that David Schw...
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Improv performs classic Dracula:Oct 26, 2014 1:01 am - Improv Playhouse will perform the Bram Stoker classic novel "Dracula" as a staged radio drama using the original 1938 Orson Welles' script on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 735 N....
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Village Theatre Guild to stage 'Grace & Glorie'Sep 29, 2014 11:00 pm - Glen Ellyn's Village Theatre Guild will present the comedy/drama "Grace & Glorie" weekends, Oct. 17 to Nov. 8, at its stage near the northwest corner of Park Boulevard a...
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Batavia play focuses on Mary Todd Lincoln's life after the White HouseSep 27, 2014 8:01 am - The life of Mary Todd Lincoln, widow of President Abraham Lincoln, is the subject of an original work by Batavia playwright Donna Latham. "The Haunted Widow Lincoln," La...
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Libertyville's Encore Theatre prepares for its final season after 17 yearsSep 02, 2014 11:00 pm - When the Encore Theatre's 16th season came to a close, Director Bob Silton had some news for the local youths who bring several shows to the stage each year. At the cast...
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'Shrek the Musical' comes to ECCSep 01, 2014 1:01 am - Everyone's favorite upside-down fairy tale comes to Elgin in September when the Fox Valley Theatre Company presents "Shrek the Musical," a song- and dance-filled stage a...
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Wheaton's Shakespeare in the Park to feature 'Love's Labour's Lost'Aug 25, 2014 1:01 am - Theater under the summer night sky returns to Wheaton's Memorial Park with Shakespeare in the Park's performance of "Love's Labour's Lost." Performances begin at 7 p.m....
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Learning and teaching Shakespearean-style actingAug 17, 2014 11:00 pm - From the moment the Elgin-based Janus Theater Company opened in 1999, founder and director Sean Hargadon has always stressed the importance of education and development....