“RICH and RESONANT story telling as COMPELLING as it is IMPORTANT!” – The Guardian Filled with humor, heart, and vivid storytelling, this deeply personal play invites audiences into the life of legendary playwright, August Wilson – from the streets of Pittsburg to the moments...
“Fireflies is FUNNY, HEART-WARMING, and makes for an ENCHANTING evening!” – ShowRiz A warm and heartfelt romantic comedy about second chances, Fireflies follows a retired teacher whose quiet life is transformed by the arrival of a mysterious drifter in her small Texas town...
“A WITTY and WONDERFUL play… This is more than a simple comedy. It’s about what keeps a marriage alive and well.” – The Berkshire Edge An Anniversary dinner spirals delightfully out of control. What begins as a simple night out soon becomes a hilariously complicated and nearly...
“A MASTERFUL and HIGHLY ENGAGING thriller!" – Chicago Sun-Times In this riveting and revitalized new adaptation of the classic thriller, Bella Manningham finds herself trapped in a web of confusion and intrigue… Is she truly losing her mind? Or is she the victim of a scheming...
Who doesn’t enjoy an evening of young musical theater performers strutting their stuff on a professional stage? Not me and certainly not the enthusiastic Opening Night audience of ANNIE now playing at The Candlelight Theatre. …
It doesn’t matter if you know the stage version, or the movie version, or don’t know anything about it, just know ARSENIC AND OLD LACE has an easy to follow plot that leads you down a path of hijinks straight to your funny bone.…
For many, the wild and unpredictable ride of a roller coaster is exhilarating and euphoric, while for others, it is traumatic and elicits multiple phobic fears. The musical RIDE THE CYCLONE is very much like a roller coaster in that the mindset of the viewer makes all the difference. Labeled as a �…
The Walnut Street Theatre’s opening night production of 1776 is, quite simply, magnificent. It arrives not merely as a theatrical event, but as something more essential—an experience that feels necessary.…
George Abbott earned the reputation of Broadway’s “show doctor” in the 1950s because he had an uncanny ability to fix troubled musicals quickly and commercially. Producers would bring him in—often late in rehearsals or even during out-of-town tryouts—to tighten scripts, sharpen comedy, res…
The Smyrna Opera House’s Cabaret isn’t just good—it’s a minor miracle. This is their first musical in years, and instead of easing back in with something safe, they went straight for one of the most stylistically demanding, tonally complex shows in the canon. And they pulled it off with grit…
A monster of a musical hits The Candlelight Theatre stage.…
Producing a play called POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive in today’s political climate takes nerve. Aisle Say applauds Kerry Kristine McElone and the Board of City Theatre for having exactly that kind of chutzpah. Mounting this razor-edged farce at a mo…
What did our critic think of THE PRODUCERS - A MEL BROOKS MUSICAL at The Candlelight Theatre?…
Disney’s The Little Mermaid, loosely based on the fairytale of Hans Christian Andersen, tells the simple story of the beautiful young mermaid, Ariel, and her longing to leave her ocean home and live in the world above with humans.…
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In her lecture, Sister Mary explains her strict beliefs and warns all of the perils of sin. Her lecture takes an unexpected turn as four of her former pupils arrive: one a happily unwed mother, one an alcoholic, one a content homosexual, and one who's had an abortion. What’s a...
A Poem and a Mistake follows the story of Myrrha, a grad student in the classics, who is grappling with how to handle the 50 sexual assaults in Ovid's Metamorphoses. When one of her male professors refers to the poem as “being about love," Myrrha becomes so distraught that she...
This dance performance is a journey through racial and cultural tensions from the 1920s to present day - Showcasing films such as “Stormy Weather”, “The Wiz", and “Rize"; and artists like Bill Bojangles Robinson, Josephine Baker, and Michael Jackson.
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner have exchanged hundreds of letters for over fifty years. Theirs is a relationship that spans childhood crushes, boarding schools, colleges, a war, marriages, divorces, and an assortment of personal demons. Their relationship...
You thought your family was crazy? Meet the Brewsters.Mortimer Brewster discovers his seemingly sweet old aunts have a nasty habit of poisoning lonely old men with a glass of elderberry wine laced with "arsenic, strychnine, and just a pinch of cyanide".Add to the mix Mortimers...
A Christmas Carol is back! The REP is delighted to offer this classic holiday listening opportunity once again to our audience members and their families. Immerse yourself in your imagination while following the cold-hearted miser Ebenezer Scrooge as he sets out on a journey to...
Throughout our history it has been suggested that America does not have a government by the majority, but rather it has a government by the majority who vote But just who is allowed to vote? Who decides? How are votes counted? Who does the counting? Questions about voting rights...
The Murders in the Rue Morgue is a frightening tale sure to give you the Halloween chills. Adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's classic thriller by REP company member Michael Gotch, whose adaptation of Dracula last Halloween terrified and delighted listeners, this spine-tingling tale...
In this exciting and amusing Sherlock Holmes story, the King of Bohemia enlists the services of the great detective and his faithful friend Dr. Watson to recover a very valuable photograph that could ruin the young King. Newly engaged to a Scandinavian princess, the King is...
The Resident Ensemble Players wraps up the 2020-2021 season with Agatha Christies The Cornish Mystery, the REPs final story in The Poirot Mysteries!The mystery begins when Detective Poirot is asked to help Mrs. Pengelley, a woman from Cornwall who believes she is being poisoned...
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Mean Girls Clear Space Theatre (6/26-8/29) |
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Pretty Woman Clear Space Theatre (7/01-8/25) |
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August Wilson's HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED Resident Ensemble Players (9/04-9/20) |
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Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery Second Street Players (8/21-8/30) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue The Playhouse on Rodney Square (10/17-10/17) VIDEOS |
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Holidays a cappella at Chicago a cappella Chicago A Cappella (10/25-8/25) |
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Clear Space Theatre Company presents Mean Girls: The Musical (Children 12 and under are free to attend and do not need a ticket when sitting in the La Freeman Arts Pavilion (8/19-8/19) |
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Beetlejuice JR. Second Street Players (10/09-10/18) |
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Milton Theatre (10/21-11/01) |
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Angels in America: Millennium Approaches Possum Point Players (9/11-9/20) |
