Ed McGuire News

The Saint Sebastian Players (SSP), resident theatre company of St. Bonaventure Oratory, take a trip down memory lane with Studio BE, a children's musical theatre company that has also produced at St. Bonaventure, in a?oeSide by Side by SSP and Studio BE: A Retrospective Musical Fundraiser.a?? Performances take place Saturday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 8 at 2 p.m. (refreshments begin 30 minutes prior to curtain at both performances) in the lower level of St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey, Chicago (enter on Marshfield).

The Saint Sebastian Players (SSP) open the company's 2019a?"20 season with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town by Thornton Wilder. Performances take place October 25a?"November 17 at SSP's home in the lower level of St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey, Chicago.

The Saint Sebastian Players (SSP) and Subtext Theater Company (STC) are collaborating on a performance of "questionable taste": a staged reading of Leigh Johnson's Legalize Lutefisk Live!, performed as a live radio broadcast, takes place Saturday, December 1 and Sunday, December 2 at SSP's theater space at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey (enter on Marshfield), Chicago.

The Saint Sebastian Players (SSP) conclude the company's 37th season with the gritty Chicago comedy The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. Performances run April 27-May 20, 2018 at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey (enter on Marshfield), Chicago.

Marquette University, Milwaukee and Al McQuire became synonymous during the coach's tenure with Men's Basketball during the 1970's. To celebrate the illustrious legacy,  Milwaukee Repertory Theater captivates the audience's enthusiasm and excitement in the Stackner Cabaret. After the university hired McGuire in 1964, the showman coach propelled the men's Basketball team to a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship. Now on stage to begin the 2017 winter season, McQuire's endearing story returns to the city and university that made him famous in their intimate, stellar one man production directed by Brent Hazelton and featuring multiple award-winning actor Anthony Crivello. 

The Comrades are pleased to open their Winter 2017 production, PRELUDE TO A KISS by Craig Lucas. This classic romantic comedy will be directed by Artistic Director Derek Bertelsen and will play the Greenhouse Theater Center (2257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago) from January 12 through February 4, 2017. 

The Saint Sebastian Players (SSP) open their 35th season with the farcical black comedy Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring. Performances take place October 23-November 15 at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey (enter on Marshfield), Chicago.

To open its 2014-15 season, the Saint Sebastian Players (SSP) present a world premiere that stays close to home, in terms of its author and its setting.

Nealshow Productions will present 'My Boy,' a world-premiere satirical dark comedy by Dave Satterwhite and Pat Radke. Full of bawdy humor and unexpected turns, 'My Boy' runs Friday, May 30, 2014 and Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 7:30 pm as well as Friday, June 13, 2014 at midnight. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at gorillatango.com/bucktown or by calling 773-598-4549.

As a diversion for late summer, a double bill of 'Shower of Gold' from The Golden Apples by Eudora Welty and 'An Evening with Percy' by Ed McGuire takes place today, August 21-25 at the Saint Sebastian Players Theatre at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey, Chicago. These performances are a Sebastian Studio Project, a program of the Saint Sebastian Players (SSP).

As a diversion for late summer, a double bill of "Shower of Gold" from The Golden Apples by Eudora Welty and "An Evening with Percy" by Ed McGuire takes place August 21-25 at the Saint Sebastian Players Theatre at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey, Chicago. These performances are a Sebastian Studio Project, a program of the Saint Sebastian Players (SSP).

The Saint Sebastian Players open the company's 32nd season with an American classic, The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney. Performances are October 19-November 11, 2012 at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey, Chicago.

Tacoma Musical Playhouse, in collaboration with Studio 6 Ballroom, is proud to present the 2nd Annual Dancing With The Tacoma Stars - an exciting fundraising event for Tacoma Musical Playhouse - on Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 5:30-9:30 pm. TMP and Studio 6 Ballroom come together again to present our own version of the popular TV show - but with prominent Tacomans and professional Ballroom instructors competing for top honors! The event includes dinner, dessert and the competition viewing. This year's featured 'Stars' include:

Tacoma Musical Playhouse, in collaboration with Studio 6 Ballroom, is proud to present the 2nd Annual Dancing With The Tacoma Stars - an exciting fundraising event for Tacoma Musical Playhouse - on Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 5:30-9:30 pm. TMP and Studio 6 Ballroom come together again to present our own version of the popular TV show - but with prominent Tacomans and professional Ballroom instructors competing for top honors! The event includes dinner, dessert and the competition viewing. This year's featured 'Stars' include: