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Artists’ Ensemble’s ‘Arty-Joke’ benefit at Maddox Theatre Feb. 4
Staff Report
When a group of artists bands together to put on a show with music and plenty of laughs, it’s,
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Theater Review: Neil Simon’s ‘Lost in Yonkers’ — a semi-biographical gem
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Currently playing at the Beloit Civic Theatre in Beloit, Wis., Lost in Yonkers is the first
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Photo: Pec preps for ‘Waste MISmanagement,’ opening Feb. 10
From the Feb. 1-7, 2012, issue
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Rockford Dance Company presents the classic ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Jan. 28
Staff Report
Rockford Dance Company (RDC) will present a modern adaptation of the classic story Hansel and Gretel at 2
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Byron Civic Theatre announces cast for ‘Mister Roberts,’ opening Jan. 27
Staff Report
BYRON, Ill. — Mister Roberts, a World War II-era play, opens Jan. 27 at Byron Civic Theatre (BCT). Productions
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Auditions for Woodstock production of ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ set for Jan. 29-30
• Nine women, 12 men and three children are needed for April and May performances
Staff Report
WOODSTOCK, Ill. — Auditions for
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Tickets for ‘Waste MISmanagement’ at Pec Playhouse on sale Jan. 20
By Dan Doyle
As a prosecutor, I once found myself, both literally and figuratively, “down in the dumps.” The murder case
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Theater Review: Auburn, Keith honored at Illinois High School Theatre Festival
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Jim Crow, director of theater for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) program at Rockford Auburn
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‘Waste MISmanagement’ opens at Pec Playhouse Feb. 10
Staff Report
PECATONICA, Ill. — Pecatonica’s Pec Playhouse Theatre will present the comedy/drama Waste MISmanagement Feb. 10-26.
Written by retired Winnebago County
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Auburn to present encore of ‘CATS’ Jan. 4 prior to state festival
Staff Report
Rockford Auburn High School has earned statewide recognition and an opportunity to showcase its production of CATS next
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Theater Review: J.R. Sullivan returns for another ‘Hometown Holiday’
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
For the 17th year, J.R. Sullivan has come home to share his memories, humor and the
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Without Shoes Modern Dance presents ‘The Polar Express’ Dec. 15
• Without Shoes dancers will present the magic of Chris Van Allsburg’s children’s book
Staff Report
Without Shoes Modern Dance Company will
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Theater Review: ‘Indian Blood’ — a memory of teen-age years in Buffalo
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Rockford’s Artists’ Ensemble presents A.R. Gurney’s memorable story of a teen-ager, his family and the difficulties faced
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Artists’ Ensemble stages ‘Indian Blood’ Dec. 2-18
Staff Report
Rockford’s Artists’ Ensemble (AE) Theater will present A.R. Gurney’s Indian Blood Dec. 2-18.
The nostalgic holiday comedy will be
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Theater Review: ‘Tis the season … at Pec Playhouse
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Pec Playhouse’s holiday production is quite a change from the familiar shows that we see every year.
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Byron Civic Theatre offers ‘USO Christmas Tour’ Nov. 25-Dec. 4
Staff Report
BYRON, Ill. — Americans could not believe their ears when, on Dec. 8, 1941, they would hear their president
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J.R. Sullivan’s ‘Hometown Holiday’ Dec. 9-11 at Sullivan Center
Staff Report
J.R. Sullivan’s Hometown Holiday, the popular holiday variety show produced and presented by J.R. Sullivan and featuring music, stories
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Pec Playhouse stages ‘Christmas Belles’ Nov. 18-Dec. 4
Staff Report
PECATONICA, Ill. — Pec Playhouse Theatre in Pecatonica, Ill., will stage the Southern comedy Christmas Belles Nov. 18-Dec. 4.
Show
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Auditions for Pec Playhouse’s ‘Waste MisManagement’ Nov. 28-29
Staff Report
PECATONICA, Ill. — Auditions for Pec Playhouse Theatre’s production of Waste MisManagement are set for 7-9 p.m., Monday-Tuesday, Nov.
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NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents ‘Best of Broadway Dance’
Staff Report
DEKALB, Ill. — Some of Broadway’s most recognizable dance numbers take center stage at Northern Illinois University (NIU), opening
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Theater Review: Kurt Sutton’s depiction of Mark Twain at Pec extraordinary
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Continuing their series, “A Personal Look at Events That Built America,” Pec Playhouse Theatre in Pecatonica, Ill.,
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Auburn stages ‘CATS’ Nov. 10-13
Staff Report
The longest-running show ever on Broadway, CATS comes to Rockford Auburn High School’s CAPA Theatre this November.
This beautiful musical
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NIU School of Theatre and Dance stages ‘Evening of Gothic Horror’
• Show runs Nov. 3-6 in the Stevens Building Corner Theatre
Staff Report
DEKALB, Ill. — The Northern Illinois University (NIU) School
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Theater Review: Artists’ Ensemble offers weekend of new plays
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
The reading of three new plays Oct. 21-23 by local playwrights at Artists’ Ensemble’s New Play Café
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Local playwrights present new plays Oct. 21-23 at Artists’ Ensemble
Staff Report
Get a cup of coffee and have a seat at a table. The playwright greets the audience and talks
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Pec Playhouse preps for 2012 season, Oct. 28 deadline for positions
Staff Report
PECATONICA, Ill. — Pec Playhouse Theatre in Pecatonica is in search of four artistic directors, one musical director and
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‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ Sept. 29-Oct. 2 at Rockford College
Staff Report
The Rockford College Performing Arts Department presents Arsenic and Old Lace Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 29-Oct. 2.
Performances will be at
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Theater Review: Artists’ Ensemble opens 18th season with quirky ‘Incorruptible’
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
The monks of the monastery of Priseauz, France, have fallen on hard times. The remains of their
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Theater Review: Pec Playhouse stages ‘Once Upon a Mattress’
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Described as a “Grown-up Fairy Tale,” Once Upon a Mattress is the musical version of a familiar
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Theater Review: Fireside presents the rollicking ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
As friend Julian Swain often said, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is the best production of dance
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‘Incorruptible’ opens Artists’ Ensemble’s season Sept. 9
Staff Report
The Dark Ages are looking pretty dark in the 13th century — the wheelbarrow hasn’t been invented yet,
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Pec Playhouse stages ‘Once Upon a Mattress’
Staff Report
PECATONICA, Ill. — Pec Playhouse Theatre in Pecatonica, Ill., will present Once Upon a Mattress Sept. 9-25. This grown-up
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Fireside stages ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ through Oct. 23
Staff Report
FORT ATKINSON, Wis. — Fireside Theatre will present Seven Brides for Seven Brothers now through Oct. 23.
With its high-stepping
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Timber Lake presents ‘‘Til Death Do Us Part’
Staff Report
MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — Timber Lake Playhouse, in Mount Carroll, Ill., will present 12 performances of ‘Til Death Do
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Theater Review: Timber Lake’s ‘Sweet Charity’ delicious
By Bill Beard
Theater Critic
The first time I saw Sweet Charity was in 1967 at the Prince of Wales Theatre
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Theater Review: ‘Doubt, a Parable’—drama at its best at Pec Playhouse
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
The choice of Doubt, a Parable is a significant step in the growth of Pec Playhouse as
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Theater Review: ‘A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline’ a big hit at the Fireside
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Playing to sold-out houses, A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline is the hit of the current season
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Artists’ Ensemble presents ‘Rounding Third’ May 13-29
Comedy about ‘odd couple’ of Little League coaches closes out the theater’s season
Staff Report
Don is a blue-collar guy who has
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My tribute to Julian Swain—dancer, singer, choreographer and dear friend
By Edith McCauley
Thirty years of memories with the most special person in my life cannot be easily compiled. Julian and
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Theater Review: God of Carnage—another example of really bad behavior
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Two upper-middle-class couples meet to rationally discuss a confrontation between their sons on the school playground resulting
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Theater Review: Artists’ Ensemble stages another fine production
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
As Jackie, Casiena Raether, states, “Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean, became one of the
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Theater Review: Keith Country’s spring production—’I Remember Mama’
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
The musical version of I Remember Mama, based on the stories of Katherine Forbes, is a familiar
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Theater Review: Hair still grows as it revives in Chicago
By Bill Beard
Theater Critic
I spent the 1960s teaching theater in New England colleges, where many of my students were seriously
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Theater Review: Working—a musical based on the book by Studs Terkel
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
There could not be a more appropriate time to stage the musical version of Studs Terkel’s Working.
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Theater Review: Pec Playhouse’s Fuddy Meers a puzzle to be solved
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
The program for the play at Pec Playhouse is centered with a kaleidoscope of cast members. It
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Fuddy Meers opens at Pec Playhouse Feb. 11
From press release
PECATONICA, Ill.—Pec Playhouse Theatre, 314 Main St., Pecatonica, Ill., presents its 21st season-opener, Fuddy Meers, written by the
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Theater Review: The Trinity River Plays—Regina Taylor’s amazing trilogy
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Playing at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, The Trinity River Plays are without a doubt playwright Regina Taylor’s greatest
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Theater Review: The mystery continues at Beloit Civic Theatre
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Being an avid reader, my choice of genre is eclectic, but a good mystery is often my
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NIU School of Theatre and Dance stages The Memorandum
From press release
DEKALB, Ill.—Tales of spies, paranoia and fear of government control commonly draw on the historical situations they were
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Theater Review: 9 to 5 equals a perfect 10
By Bill Beard
Theater Critic
9 to 5, a four-time Tony Award-nominated musical playing a limited run right now at Chicago’s Bank
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