King Lear
By William Shakespeare
King Lear tells a poignant tale of tragedy, murder, greed, power, madness and ungrateful children. Can a man of power give away that which makes him powerful and still rule? Bring a chair or a blanket and your favorite food to snack on while you enjoy a Shakespearean classic under the stars.
A Juried Exhibition of Artwork by Community Artists.
Bring a chair or blanket and your favorite foods to snack on while you enjoy a Shakespearean classic under the stars. Murder, temptation and treachery dominate the
world of Macbeth, the last and darkest of Shakespeare's tragedies. In case of inclement weather, the performance will be held inside, in the Dorothy Menker Theater. We are sorry, but no food or drink is allowed inside the theater. Alcohol is not allowed on campus grounds.
Tom Lundquist Poissons de Chant or The Singing Fish
This fantastical series of digitally modeled prints illustrate
the adventures of a mythical troupe of singing fish from Montreal. Most of the
characters are production assistants, agents, accountants, or animal performers
that work for the fish. When the “poissons” appear, they are usually hidden in
bowls.
Perry Danos’ vocal style blends the smoothness of Tony Bennett with a bit of the heart-on-sleeve grit of Rod Stewart, mixed with a touch of Bobby Darin. Born and raised in Chicago, Perry fuses his Greek heritage with his love of American classics to satisfy the tastes of music connoisseurs of not only jazz, but R&B, soul, rock, pop, and the Great American Songbook. His unique vocal versatility and a contagious enthusiasm for music never fail to leave his audiences yearning for more.
The Claudia Quintet, featuring John Hollenbeck
“This is a true ensemble from top to bottom, a sonic equivalent to a hand-woven tapestry...Impressive.” -DownBeat
This New York band led by drummer and composer John Hollenbeck—a leader of a new generation of musicians who have brought together many disparate threads of contemporary music to create a new sound—recasts jazz in shimmering new shapes inflected by classical minimalism, new music, progressive rock and post-rock.
The Claudia Quintet Website
John Hollenbeck Website
Join emcee and WJJG radio personality Kevin Moore in a celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber and his amazing music. Moore will enlighten you as to what inspired Webber when he wrote Evita, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dream coat, and more. As you learn the history, sit back and enjoy some of Chicago’s top cabaret artists performing the memorable songs from these extraordinary shows.
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Featured work by Alex Chitty.
Moraine Valley Faculty present
New Work
Sept. 20 - Oct. 14
The arts faculty share recent work with the college,
their students and the community in this popular annual
exhibition. Exhibitors include Erik LaGattuta, Tyler Hewitt,
Irene McCauley, Lynn Peters, and others.
Arsenic and Old Lace
By Joseph Kesselring
Beware the Brewster sisters of Brooklyn, New York…especially if you’re a lonely, older bachelor. One drink of these elderly eccentrics’
arsenic laced elderberry wine could land you buried in their basement! Meet Martha and Abby, a dangerous dynamic duo with a chilling sense of “charity” and an outrageously eclectic supporting cast in a magnificently macabre and madcap masterpiece.
Paul Wandless is a ceramic artist who combines his clay work
with printmaking techniques to create new and exciting imagery. His prints and
sculptures are narratives full of color, symbols, text, icons, graphics,
illustrations, and reoccurring characters. Born in Florida and raised in
Delaware, he now lives and has his studio in Chicago. Wandless gives workshops and lectures regarding his art, techniques and research around the U.S. and Canada and we are delighted that he will be giving a talk during the exhibition reception at The Robert F DeCaprio Art Gallery on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 4:15 p.m.
This show takes unbridled comic pleasure in the foibles of our politicians, celebrities and even our significant others. No institution escapes the satiric eye of The Second City— from the blowhards of the Beltway to the Hollywood elite. Enjoy a hilarious ride through present day America.
The first new Gershwin musical since 1992’s Tony Award winning hit Crazy For You, ’S Wonderful is an all singing, all dancing, musical revue that celebrates the genius of George and Ira Gershwin. Incorporating five
mini-musicals inspired by the real events occurring in and around the lives of the Gershwin brothers, this new musical theater extravaganza illustrates their impact on the world then and now.
This Canadian powerhouse of eight musical brothers and sisters mystify audiences whenever they play. The band is a whirlwind
triple threat of fiddle driven music, dance, and vocals augmented by keyboards and percussion. Their music combines the influence of their Irish and Scottish roots with their inherent desire to widely travel the musical map.
One-Man Christmas Carol
What would happen if the touring company of A Christmas Carol didn’t show up and the stage manager had to go on with the show anyway? Get ready for a wild ride as one frantic stage manager-turned-actor presents the entire Dickens classic…alone! It’s a great family show, especially for the young…and the young at heart.
Have you always wondered: Did Baby Jesus get to ride in the sleigh? Was Santa in the manger with the Holy Family? Did the elves guide the Three Wise Men? Holy Holidays! Your favorite nun will answer these questions and more in the new Christmas holiday comedy. Vicki Quade, creator of the hit show Late Nite Catechism, sends Mother Superior to a new parish to help create a holiday pageant like never before. As always, Mother Superior’s ruler is quick, her aim is spoton, and she wants to help the folks at St. Gabriel’s come up with a new holiday pageant!
Fred Garbo's Inflatable Theater
A 10-foot cylinder slithers onto the stage and implodes. A globulating red cube takes on a life of its own. The ballerina’s
skirt grows and grows until it engulfs her and spirits her away. The duo of pneumatic wizard Fred Garbo and Brazilian
ballerina Daielma Santos has performed around the world with their inflatable inventions.
Your family will be mesmerized by
the artistic imagery and creative foolishness as Garbo and Santos perform fast-paced, energetic, clever, and universally
engaging theatrical pieces.
O. Gustavo Plascencia
Collecting: Instantes e Instintos
Instantes e Instintos started as a collection project for the artist O. Gustavo Plascencia. For years he gathered mementos - things that reminded him of people, places or particular moments in his life - and in this exhibition, some of these are recalled in a unique series of evocative photograms.
Doktor Kaboom is an interactive one man science variety show suitable for all elementary and middle school audiences. Creatively blending theater arts with the wonders of scientific exploration, Doktor Kaboom keeps his audience riveted with interest and bursting with laughter while demonstrating spectacular applications of the physical sciences.
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 Illinois Arts Council, General Mills Foundation,
and Land O’Lakes Foundation.
Piano Men is a musical celebration of the 1970s—year by year, hit by hit – from the songs of Billy Joel and Elton John. Jim Witter and his band lead an expertly crafted tour of an entire decade that begins with Your Song and winds us along on a musical time machine, saluting two of the century’s most popular contemporary songwriters. If you can still smell the interior of your 1973 VW Beetle, you’ll recognize every song.
The 25th Annual Putnam
County
Spelling Bee
Music and Lyrics
by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grownups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser. This hilarious tale of overachievers’ angst chronicles the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show’s Tony
Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.
Christie Nuell
Plots and Ploys: Laser Engravings
Christie Nuell uses maps,
diagrams, and old engravings as a starting point for
her images. Many of them were originally created as
scientific illustrations, or have been altered to
appear as if they were. She uses a computer and
laser engraver to manipulate the images, using
collage to create her own world.
Celtic
Crossroads is critically acclaimed as “the most
exhilarating and authentic show to come from Ireland
in decades—not to be missed.” It is an explosion of
youthful energy and dazzling musicianship. Celtic
Crossroads abounds with fusions of traditional Irish
music, bluegrass, gypsy and jazz while pulsating
with the rhythms of exciting Irish dance percussion.
General Public $20/Senior $15 Staff and Students $10
The famed singers from Drepung Loseling Monastery will perform traditional temple music and mystical masked dances. This extraordinary performance features elaborate costumes, traditional instruments and unique multiphonic singing wherein the monks simultaneously intone three notes of a chord. They also utilize traditional instruments such as 10-foot-long dung-chen horns, drums, bells, cymbals and gyaling trumpets. Rich brocade costumes and masked dances add to the exotic splendor.
Schedule of Events–Wed., March 30-Sat.,
April 2, 2011
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 Illinois
Arts Council, General Mills Foundation, and Land O’Lakes Foundation.
Mystical Arts of Tibet: Opening Ceremony Video
General Public $20/Senior $15/Staff and Students $10
Chicago Tap Theatre (CTT) is a young and vibrant dance company with a unique mission to preserve the quintessentially
American dance form of tap and to take tap to the next level of creativity and innovation. CTT stands apart from other
dance companies by bridging the gap between tap and other forms of concert dance (such as jazz, ballet and modern)
by adopting a conceptual, narrative and more emotional approach to its work.
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Sexual Perversity in Chicago
A Play by David Mamet
The Obie award
winning Sexual Perversity in Chicago “takes funny and painful digs at the fantasies and distances of the contemporary sexual game,” according to The New York Times. Two male office workers, Danny and Bernie, are on the make. Danny meets Deborah in a library and soon they are lovers as well as roommates. The other couple, Bernie and Joan, seem to have the politics of sex down pat but are as confused as their more naive counterparts. After much comic drama, the two men end as they started
- talking a good game.
General Public $35/Senior $30
Staff and Students $25 Charo is a household name. Instantly recognizable for her witty humor, loveable accent and her mastery of the flamenco
guitar, it is Charo’s trademark expression, “Cuchi-Cuchi,” which has endeared her to the world and made the name Charo synonymous with fun and excitement.
Alphabet Soup Productions presents
Peter Pan and the Pirates
Adults $8/Children $6
Fly off to Neverland with this swashbuckling musical filled with pirates and a mischievous boy. It’s a magical place where fairies flit, crocodiles tick and pirates sail the lagoon. Beware the evil Captain Hook – you may be next to walk the plank! Shiver me timbers…arrgh!
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