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Tickets are now on sale by phone, in the Box office or online. Please note, MVCC staff members are eligible to purchase a maximum of two (2) tickets at the discounted price for any individual show.

For a full season brochure, e-mail millerb@morainevalley.edu.

Stars of the Fine and Performing Arts Center
The Fine and Performing Arts Center has begun a membership program that offers area schools assistance in purchasing tickets to our Theater for Young Audiences performances and other family shows. Every $5 donated purchases a ticket for a local student! Each membership can help ensure that more children have the opportunity to experience live theater. For more information on how to become a member, call (708) 974-5500 or e-mail boxoffice@morainevallley.edu.

 

 
SOLD OUT
The Second City: 50th Anniversary Tour
Saturday, Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.
$20 general public/$15 seniors/$10 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater

One show. Fifty years. A million laughs. The Second City has been touring its trademark wit and satire for half a century. Get ready for a night of rolling in the aisles and rocking with laughter!

“Crazy, surreal, wacky comedy on the spot, pulled out of thin air.”
Kalamazoo Gazette
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This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

 
SOLD OUT
American English
The Complete Beatles Tribute
Saturday, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m.
$25 general public/$20 seniors/$15 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater

American English performs songs covering the entire career of the Beatles from 1963-1970. With precise attention to every musical detail, along with costume changes, vintage instruments, and special effects, they magically give you “The Complete Beatles Tribute.”

“American English is so realistic it’s scary!”
Jim Peterik of Survivor and Ides of March
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This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

 
Spencers Theatre of Illusion
Friday, March 26, 7:30 p.m.
$25 general public/$20 seniors/$15 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater

You’ll cross over a threshold of disbelief and be captivated only moments after this husband-and-wife team of Kevin and Cindy take the stage. Something extraordinary happens when these performers and their audience – sharing an intimate space and a singular moment – discover the wonders of the impossible.

“The Spencers have taken the art of illusion to an entirely new level by infusing it with all the emotional dynamics of good theatre.”
Post Dispatch, St. Louis, Mo.
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This presentation is supported by the Performing Arts Fund, a program of Arts Midwest funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts with additional contributions from the Illinois Arts Council, General Mills Foundation, and Land O’Lakes Foundation.

 
Thodos Dance Chicago
Saturday, April 17, 7:30 p.m.
$20 general public/$15 seniors/$10 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater

“Breathtakingly athletic,” “fiercely complex,” “powerfully beautiful,” performing “vibrant choreography” are but a few of the critical accolades that Thodos Dance Chicago has received since its inception. This ensemble of well-rounded artists brings you contemporary dance incorporating a variety of dance forms created with an innovative flair.
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This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

 
Tamburitzans of Duquesne University
Saturday, April 24, 7:30 p.m.
$20 general public/$15 seniors/$10 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater

America’s longest-running multicultural song and dance company, the Tamburitzans of Duquesne University is a unique ensemble of talented young folk artists dedicated to the music, songs and dances of Eastern Europe and neighboring folk cultures – a carousel of style and color from the first note to the final stomp.
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Golden Dragon Chinese Acrobats
Saturday, May 15, 7:30 p.m.
$25 general public/$20 seniors/$15 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater

The Golden Dragon Acrobats represent the best of a time honored tradition that began more than 25 centuries ago. Award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, ancient and contemporary music, and theatrical techniques create a show of breathtaking skill and spellbinding beauty.

“The Cat in the Hat, with his cake on a rake, has nothing on the Golden Dragon Acrobats. Kids have every reason to love the Golden Dragons.”
Newsday
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