Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- While theatres across America remain dark due to CoVid-19, The Drama Group has been working hard to find a way to bring live streaming theatre to its audience in the Southland. We are proud to continue our 90th Anniversary season with another offering this month. Our virtual[Read More…]
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The Center for Performing Arts’ 25th Anniversary Season Moves Forward with Timely Virtual Programming
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Despite setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic, Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts (the Center) is moving forward with its 25th Anniversary Season. This year, the Center will go from welcoming thousands of patrons in-person to bringing diverse programming directly to patrons’ homes. Like Yin and Yang, the Center’s[Read More…]
Drama Group Kicks Off 2020-2021 Season with Live-streamed Play The Voice of the Prairie
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- While theatres across America remain dark due to CoVid-19, The Drama Group has been working hard to find a way to bring live streaming theatre back to its audience in the Southland. We are proud to kick off our 90th Anniversary season this month. Our new chapter[Read More…]
Drama Group Statement After “Diversity General Meeting”
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Drama Group in Chicago Heights held a general membership meeting on Zoom July 18 to address issues of racial justice inside the organization. More than 75 people participated in the meeting, according to the group’s statement. The statement follows: In the wake of the Black Lives[Read More…]
COVID-19: The Drama Group Cancels the Balance of 2019-2020 Season
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In a note to our audience and patrons, current President, Tony Labriola, reaches out to supporters: The Drama Group is closing our doors for the remainder of the current season. Crowns, A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and Matilda will not perform or audition.[Read More…]
Drama Group Brings You The Story Of Cinderella
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Drama Group is always pleased to present quality live theatre for children, schools, and daycare. This season we bring you a new spin on the beloved classic, The Story Of Cinderella, directed by Charlie Misovye. Performances will be held at The Drama Group’s Milord Studio Theatre[Read More…]
Drama Group Prepares for TARTUFFE, In Search of an American Idol
The Drama Group continues its 89th season with the raucous, “not your grandfathers’ TARTUFFE!” political satire comedy “TARTUFFE, In Search of an American Idol,” adapted by Robert Caisley and directed by Tony Labriola. Performances will be held at The Drama Group’s Studio Theatre on December 6, 7, 12, 13 &[Read More…]
Governors State Celebrates Crowns on November 16 and 17
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- When the curtain rises for “Crowns: A Gospel Musical” at Governors State University on Nov. 16-17, it will fill the Center for Performing Arts with music and dance that celebrate black history and culture. It will also resonate with students who have explored its themes in special classroom projects this semester[Read More…]
Call for Auditions: Mary Page Marlowe at The Drama Group
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Drama Group Studio Theatre announces a call for auditions for the play Mary Page Marlowe, directed by Chuck Cairns. According to a release from The Drama Group, “Mary Page Marlowe leads an unremarkable life. As an accountant in Ohio with two children, few would expect her[Read More…]
Coming to GSU: The Laramie Project. Sadly it Still Resonates Today.
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On October 6, 1998, a 21-year-old University of Wyoming student was kidnapped, brutally beaten, and left tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie just outside Laramie, Wyoming. He would not be discovered until the next day. The only spots on his body not covered[Read More…]