Special Events
Saturday, April 24th at 2:00pm
Fire in Boomtown
The Story of the Great Chicago Fire
Featuring Amy Lowe & Megan Wells
An original story musical about the Great Chicago Fire performed by Songwriter Amy Lowe and Story Artist Megan Wells. Blending history, music storytelling and theater, the interactive performance is a lively and captivating lesson for young and old. Lowe and Wells use original songs to recreate the city-changing event, from the legend of O'Leary's cow to survivor testimonials to the strength of those that rebuilt the city from ash. Fire in Boomtown received a Parent's Choice Gold award for its "sterling mix of music, commentary, theater and history" that is "beautifully performed". Boomtown also received the Ed Press Distinguished Achievement Award in Electronic Media.
"Judging from the response of the rapt audiences to Fire In Boomtown, Lowe and Wells have a hit." - Chicago Parent Magazine
ONE DAY ONLY
Perfect Family Show for Ages 8 and Up
Adult: $15.00, Children (16 and Under): $5.00
Saturday, April 24th at 8:00pm
Bint el Balad
Featuring Samara & Presented by Pineapple Dance Studio
Bint el Balad expresses the pride and pleasure that Middle Eastern cultures take in their beautiful and honorable women, especially the dancers. As many traditional songs pay tribute to these women by using the phrase, so does this performance, highlighting skilled dancers both local and from afar. Samara and the Baladina Dance Company will bring their hallmark style of serene elegance, spiritual grace, earthy passion and technical prowess.
Don't miss this incredible performance. Let the sights and sounds of the Middle East sweep you away for one exotic night!
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Saturday, April 24th at 8:00pm
Pre-paid Tickets: $20.00
At the Door: $25.00
April 29 - May 2, 2010
ALLEGRO!
The Allegro!!! Show is a high energy multimedia presentation consisting of live musical performance, choreography, costumes, lighting and video visual effects. The Allegro!!! String Performance Ensemble is made up of 16 talented youngsters ranging in age from 11 - 16. The students all study violin at the Western Springs School of Talent Education or the Naperville Suzuki School.
Experience the magic on YouTube.
Adult: $25.00, Senior (65 and older): $20.00, Student (with ID): $20.00
April 30 - May 2, 2010
101 Humiliating Stories
Featuring Shelby Hofer
Directed by Lawrence Keller
In "101 Humiliating Stories", Shelby Hofer dives deep into the universal experience of humiliation. With her trademark charm and intimate delivery, Hofer shares a series of humiliations past, present, and future, including exquisitely detailed anecdotes like "Geeky Celebrity Encounters" and "How I Spent All the Petty Cash From My Office on Makeup." An invitation to perform at her high school reunion in Lansing, Michigan, triggers another series of anxiety-filled fantasies. How will she, a lesbian East Village performance artist, cope with her Midwestern classmates? 101 Humiliating Stories is evocative, moving, and, overall, hilarious. Curt Holman of Creative Loafing listed 101 Humiliating Stories as one of Atlanta top ten plays of 2009.
"combines a novelist's sense of the telling social detail with a Chaplinesque knowledge of the humor in the yawning gap between intention and action... a master comic eternally poised between ingenuousness and irony... inspired." New York Times
Adult: $25.00, Senior (65 and older): $20.00, Student (with ID): $20.00
May 13 – May 29, 2010
Alive and Dead in Indiana
(based on short stories by Michael Martone)
Adapted and Directed by Doug Long
Village Players presents a theatrical adaptation of acclaimed Indiana scribe
Michael Martone's
first collection of short stories. Funny and inspiring, be there when these
tales go from page to stage!
Adult: $20.00, Senior (65 and older): $15.00, Student (with ID): $15.00