Articles filed under Theater
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Punk rock, black lights and sword fights in Aurora Central Catholic's 'Romeo and Juliet' adaptationOct 26, 2022 11:00 pm - With recorded punk rock music, black lights and sword fights, Aurora Central Catholic drama will stage an adaptation of William Shakespeare's iconic "Romeo and Juliet." ...
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Spotlight: TimeLine Theatre revives Alice Childress' landmark 1955 drama 'Trouble in Mind'Oct 26, 2022 11:00 pm - Jeeves returns First Folio Theatre commences its final season with a remount of "Jeeves Intervenes," which in 2008 was its first production of a Margaret Raether comedy ...
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Geneva High School to put on 'The Diary of Anne Frank' Nov. 4-6Oct 24, 2022 11:00 pm - The small cast of 10 actors hold their breath in anticipation of performing this year's fall play, a choice that is sure not to disappoint audiences. "The Diary of Anne ...
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Rosary and Marmion students put on 'Fiddler on the Roof' Nov. 3-6Oct 22, 2022 1:00 am - Join Tevye, Golde, their five daughters, and the villagers of Anatevka for "Fiddler on the Roof" Nov. 3-6 at Rosary High School in Aurora. Based on Sholem Alelchem's sto...
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Spotlight: Wheaton native John Gawlik helms Gift Theatre's premiere of “The Locusts”Oct 21, 2022 6:00 am - Odd couple Newly established Iambe Theatre Ensemble's season continues with "The Roommate," Jen Silverman's dark comedy about the unlikely friendship between a recently ...
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Goodman's superb 'Swing State' examines grief, loss in America's heartland while offering a glimmer of hopeOct 19, 2022 6:00 pm - "Swing State" - That Goodman Theatre's superb "Swing State" moves audiences from laughter to tears is no surprise. Plenty of plays do that. What is noteworthy ab...
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2021-2022 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award winnersOct 17, 2022 10:30 pm - The 54th Anniversary Joseph Jefferson Equity Award recipients are: • Production - Play (large) - The Dr. Harlan Haimes Award "Good Night, Oscar" - Goodman Theatre • Prod...
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Masterful turn in 'Good Night, Oscar' earns Glen Ellyn's Sean Hayes his first Jeff AwardOct 17, 2022 1:00 am - This article has been updated to correct the gender of composer Pornchanok Kanchanabanca. Emmy Award-winner and Glen Ellyn native Sean Hayes picked up his first Jo...
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Audition for 'Matilda' set for Oct. 22-23 in NapervilleOct 16, 2022 11:00 pm - Magical Starlight Theatre, a program of the Naperville Park District, will hold auditions for its January 2023 musical, "Matilda," on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 22-23, at...
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Paramount's 'Bull: a love story' shows promise, but needs streamliningOct 14, 2022 3:30 pm - "Bull: a love story" - In December 2020, Paramount Theatre established the Inception Project, a new play development program to support Black, Indigenous, People of ...