Can wishes really come true? Members of the cast of “WISH,” from left, Georgia Stickney, Kaylee Grage and Tavis Marsallis rehearse a scene. The musical will be presented Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9, 10 and 11, in Homewood. (Provided photo) When the 23 Miles South Theatre presents the musical[Read More…]
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Drama Group reopens for performances marking 90 years of theater
The Drama Group survived through a year of COVID and is ready to celebrate its 90th season of theater in the South Suburbs with a line-up of plays and musicals starting Oct. 1. Founded in 1931 by the Chicago Heights Women’s Club, the Drama Group has evolved into one of[Read More…]
Drama Group presents virtual performance of ‘Keeley and Du’
The Drama Group presents its final 2020-21 season production, “Keely and Du” as a virtual staged reading opening Friday, July 9, with performances over two weekends. “Keely and Du,” a 1994 nominee for a Pulitzer Prize, focuses on abortion rights. Du is a right-to-life activist and Keely is a rape[Read More…]
Parker Junior High’s fall theater program showcases short films, raises $2,325 for Make-A-Wish
With remote learning dominating the 2020-2021 school year for Flossmoor School District 161, Parker Junior High School decided to shine the spotlight on its theater program virtually at the end of the semester. During the Jan. 4 regular board meeting, board members and administrators applauded the students and teachers for[Read More…]
Drama Group resumes theater presentation via YouTube
The Drama Group, marking its 90th anniversary year of bringing live performances to the South Suburbs, has found a novel way to keep performing, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The group will stage live theater through streaming on Saturday, Sept. 26. The public is invited to be part of the presentation[Read More…]
The Drama Group pledges to foster inclusivity, appoints two Black board members
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, The Drama Group board of directors unveiled a plan to move the organization forward addressing the issues of racial justice, inclusivity and empowerment in all aspects of the theater. The Chicago Heights theater company is marking its 90th anniversary. It is[Read More…]
Take a Ride Down Market Street
Noelle Oh is Madame Butterly who has a friendly conversation with Kobe Gosha as the bus driver in the children’s musical “The Last Stop on Market Street” being performed by the Homewood-Flossmoor High School theater program. You’ve reached subscriber-only content Register for free to continue reading Free 3-day trial Already a[Read More…]
Drama Group presents ‘In the Heights’ musical Aug. 2-11
The Drama Group will present the musical “In the Heights” as its final production of the 88th season. The show will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 and 2 p.m. Aug. 4 and 11, at The Drama Group’s Studio Theatre at 350 W. 202nd St.[Read More…]
Whodunit? The Drama Group does caper play
“The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,” a whodunit caper, will be presented by The Drama Group in seven performances over two weekends in June. The show’s story line satirizes a few archetypes from the history of show business. It opens with a creative team responsible for a recent Broadway flop,[Read More…]
Drama Group stages ‘Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” one of Broadway’s best comedies, will be staged by The Drama Group this weekend and the first weekend in May at the group’s Milord Studio Theatre, 330 W. 202nd St. in Chicago Heights. You’ve reached subscriber-only content Register for free[Read More…]
