Auditions for the 23 Miles South Theatre production of The SpongeBob Musical will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 7, at Abundant Grace Church, 18200 Dixie Highway in Homewood. Acting experience is not required to audition. Enter the building from the west side parking area. The theater space[Read More…]
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H-F’s New Faces presents ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s New Faces Theater Company will present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20, 21 and 22, at the high school, 999 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor. Tickets for the production are sold online at Go Fan. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for[Read More…]
‘Eurydice,’ a 21st century version, performed by The Drama Group
“Eurydice,” a comedy, a Greek tragedy, a love story or all three? Discover the myth of Orpheus in a 21st century version of “Eurydice” presented by The Drama Group over two weekends in February. This play gives the myth of Orpheus a different perspective. It looks at the world through[Read More…]
‘Violet’ musical being staged by The Drama Group
The Drama Group will present the moving story “Violet,” a musical being staged over two weekends starting Friday, April 28. Violet is a young woman who has facial disfigurement. She embarks on a journey from her farm community in North Carolina by Greyhound bus to Tulsa believing a televangelist there[Read More…]
H-F Theatre troupe presents ‘Tuck Everlasting’
Students in the Homewood-Flossmoor High School theater program will bring the musical “Tuck Everlasting” to life at 7 p.m. on April 20, 21 and 22 in the Mall Auditorium. Based on the children’s book by Natalie Babbitt, the H-F Theatre production centers around Winnie Foster, who wants an adventure that[Read More…]
H-F’s New Faces Theatre presents ‘Scapin’ this weekend
Homewood-Flossmoor High School students in New Faces Theatre will perform the comedy “Scapin” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23, 24 and 25, at the high school’s Performing Arts Center in the South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. This updated version of Moliere’s famous play has Scapin and Sylvestre,[Read More…]
Local talent taking the lead in Drama Group’s ‘Steel Magnolias’
Two professionals from Homewood and a novice from Flossmoor have major roles in the Drama Group’s presentation of “Steel Magnolias” opening Friday, Feb. 17. Director Suzanne Ashlock of Homewood will be working with Betty Wigell of Homewood and Laila London of Flossmoor, two talented lead actresses. In addition, Ashlock got[Read More…]
‘The Christmas Schooner’ musical performed in December by The Drama Group
“The Christmas Schooner,” a musical about Christmas traditions and family, will be presented over two December weekends by The Drama Group of Chicago Heights. The program, meant for an audience of all ages, tells the story of the first Christmas tree ship and the family that risked their lives to[Read More…]
GSU’s Center for Performing Arts announces 2022-23 schedule
The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University has a 2022-23 season lineup filled with dance, music and theater performances sure to win rounds of applause. From celebrating diverse cultures with Ailey II, Mariachi Herencia de México and the State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine, to honoring veterans and bringing[Read More…]
Drama Group’s ‘Leading Ladies’ comedy in August
The screwball comedy “Leading Ladies” is the August production at The Drama Group in Chicago Heights. Set in Pennsylvania in 1958, a pair of down-and-out itinerate English Shakespearean actors decide to fake their identities. They become long-lost cousins to a wealthy family in an effort to swindle an inheritance. The[Read More…]