Main Street Players presents ‘A Christmas Carol’, opening Nov. 9

Staff Report BELVIDERE, Ill. — Main Street Players of Boone County will present A Christmas Carol Fridays-Sundays, Nov. 9-11 and
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Nov. 16 deadline for 2013 director positions at Pec Playhouse

Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — Pec Playhouse Theatre in Pecatonica, Ill., has announced openings for directors for its 2013 season. Five artistic
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Paranormal investigations speaker at Woodstock Opera House Nov. 4

• Theater stages Blithe Spirit Fridays-Sundays, Nov. 2-18 Staff Report WOODSTOCK, Ill. — In TownSquare Players’ latest production at the Woodstock Opera House,
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Timber Lake presents interactive viewing of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’

Staff Report MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP) in Mount Carroll, Ill., will present a one-night-only interactive viewing
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Pec Playhouse Theatre presents Murder Mystery Dinner Oct. 13

Staff Report Pec Playhouse Theatre will present its Seventh Annual Murder Mystery Dinner from 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 13,
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Theater Review: ‘Hello, Dolly!’ welcomes everyone to Fireside

By Bill Beard Theater Critic The incomparable Carol Channing is the name most associated with the leading role of Dolly
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Theater Review: Pec Playhouse Theatre presents tribute to music of John Denver

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Almost Heaven, written by Harold Thau with orchestrations and vocal arrangements by Jeff Waxman, is the curent
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Beloit Civic Theatre stages ‘Guys On Ice’

Staff Report BELOIT, Wis. — Beloit Civic Theatre opens its 80th anniversary season with Guys On Ice, the ice fishing musical
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Auburn High opens season with ‘Mother Hicks’ Sept. 27-30

Staff Report Rockford Auburn High School’s Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) will present Mother Hicks, its first theater production of the
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Theater Review: Jeeves and Bertie are back — Artists’ Ensemble opens another season

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Artists’ Ensemble’s (AE) Jeeves Takes a Bow, Margaret Raether’s latest adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse’s memorable work that
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‘Jeeves Takes A Bow’ opens Sept. 7 at Artists’ Ensemble

• Artists’ Ensemble opens season with the third in a trilogy of P.G. Wodehouse adaptations Staff Report The boys are back! Bertie Wooster
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Theater Review: Timber Lake closes season with Rodgers and Hammerstein evening

By Bill Beard Theater Critic I love a musical! Usually I prefer a “book musical”; you know, one with a plot,
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Timber Lake presents ‘Some Enchanted Evening’ Aug. 16-26

Staff Report MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP) closes its 2012 season with a stunning collection of compositions
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Rockford Dance Company holds auditions Aug. 18

Staff Report Rockford Dance Company (RDC) will be auditioning for the 2012-2013 season Company and JR Company at 10:30 a.m., Saturday,
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Theater Review: ‘Cabaret’ at Timber Lake still available this weekend!

By Bill Beard Theater Critic You can still catch Timber Lake’s newest “hot” musical, Cabaret, through this Sunday, Aug. 12. If you
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Bonzi Productions stages ‘Grease’ Aug. 1-5

Staff Report Bonzi Productions (BP) will be presenting the sensational 1950s musical Grease this summer, Aug. 1-5, at the Rockford
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Theater Review: ‘The Marvin Gaye Story’ — a tale of adversity and musical genius

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Jackie Taylor, director of The Marvin Gaye Story at Chicago’s Black Ensemble Theater, has produced, written
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Spotlight on guest artists in Timber Lake’s ‘Boeing, Boeing’

Mount Carroll, Ill., theater to stage comedy July 19-28 Staff Report MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP) just had
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Timber Lake Playhouse preps for busy July

Staff Report MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), northwestern Illinois’ non-profit professional summer theater, will offer the following events
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An interview with Timber Lake resident performer Erica Stephan

Editor’s note: The following is an interview with Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP) resident performer Erica Stephan. In her first
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Auditions for Pec’s ‘Almost Heaven’ July 9-10

Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — Pec Playhouse Theatre in Pecatonica, Ill., will host auditions for Almost Heaven, the life and music
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Theater Review: ‘Working, the Musical’, proves a worthy revival at Timber Lake

By Bill Beard Theater Critic The New York theater scene has featured a great many revivals in the past several years; revivals
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Theater Review: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ a stunning production at Pec Playhouse

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Currently playing at Pec Playhouse in Pecatonica, Ill., To Kill a Mockingbird, the excellent adaptation of
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Director of Timber Lake’s ‘Working’ sits down for a chat

Editor’s note: The following is an interview with Chuck Smith, director of Timber Lake Playhouse’s (TLP) production of Working. Smith
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Theater Review: ‘A Little Night Music’ at Writers’ Theatre extended again … to Aug. 12! GO!

By Bill Beard Theater Critic That headline says it all! You can still hit the north Chicago ’burbs and see a terrific
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Rockford Dance Company offers summer camp opportunities

Staff Report For the first time, Rockford Dance Company (RDC) will present All About Dance! Camp this summer for dancers 7
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Theater Review: Stylish new production of ‘Guys and Dolls’ at Timber Lake

By Bill Beard Theater Critic If you’ve never seen the famous musical Guys and Dolls, GO! See it this week at
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Theater Review: ‘Legally Blonde’ gets winning verdict at The Fireside

By Bill Beard Theater Critic I was lucky to get tickets last January to the London production of Legally Blonde, the
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Timber Lake Playhouse stages ‘Guys and Dolls’ June 6-17

Staff Report MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP) in Mount Carroll, Ill., kicks off its 51st season with
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Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Quidam’ in Rockford June 13-17

Staff Report Cirque du Soleil’s critically-acclaimed production Quidam will perform seven shows in Rockford June 13-17 at BMO Harris Bank
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Theater Review: ‘Gee’s Bend’ — a history of those who fought for freedom

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Gee’s Bend, an isolated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, became the home of slaves brought there
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Auburn CAPA stages ‘Beauty and the Beast’

By Susan Johnson Copy Editor Rockford Auburn High School Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) will present Beauty and the Beast at 7:30
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‘Gee’s Bend’ opens at Artists’ Ensemble May 11

Staff Report On the playwright’s first visit to Gee’s Bend, Ala. (pronounced “jeez”), she was greeted with the words, “God has
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Beloit Civic Theatre stages ‘Squirrels in the Attic,’ opening April 26

Online Staff Report BELOIT, Wis. — Beloit Civic Theatre will stage Squirrels in the Attic, a new play by Wisconsin author
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Auditions for Pec Playhouse’s production of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ April 23-25

Staff Report PECATONICA, Ill. — Pec Playhouse Theatre in Pecatonica, Ill., will hold auditions April 23-25 for its production of To
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Theater Review: Beloit Memorial High School’s ‘Urinetown, the Musical’ an interesting concept

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Beloit (Wis.) Memorial High School’s Director of Theatre, Greg Wallendal, continues to choose interesting concepts for
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NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents ‘Mrs. Packard’

Staff Report DEKALB, Ill. — Elizabeth Packard’s name may be obscure to students of local history, but her fight for women’s
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Theater Review: Fireside’s ‘9 to 5’ — a musical version of the comic movie

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Currently playing at The Fireside Theatre in Fort Atkinson, Wis., Dolly Parton’s hit Broadway musical, 9
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‘Menopause The Musical’ at Coronado April 1

Staff Report Menopause The Musical will play two shows at Rockford’s Coronado Performing Arts Center at 4 and 7:30 p.m., Sunday,
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Theater Review: ‘Collected Stories’ — the interpretation of a writer’s dilemma

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Two of the outstanding actresses of the entire region have given us the gripping tale of
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Rockford Dance Company presents ‘Cinderella’ March 24-25 at Coronado

Staff Report Rockford Dance Company (RDC) will present Cinderella Saturday and Sunday, March 24-25, at the Coronado Performing Arts Center,
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Artists’ Ensemble Theater holds auditions for 2012-2013 season March 24

Staff Report Rockford’s Artists’ Ensemble Theater will hold general auditions for its 2012-2013 season from 10 a.m. to noon and 1
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‘Collected Stories’ opens at Artists’ Ensemble March 16

Staff Report Celebrated writer Ruth Steiner teaches at NYU but would much rather spend her time holed up in her
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Theater Review: ‘The Laramie Project’ — an intense drama at Auburn

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Rockford Auburn Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) brings to the stage the story of a town’s
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Photo: ‘Annie’ a fine production at Rockford Lutheran

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Theater Review: Keith School stages ‘Barnum’

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Having first seen Barnum at Chuck Hoenes’ Seaside Theatre in Florida with Dorothy Paige-Turner as the
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Rockford Lutheran Theatre presents ‘Annie’ March 9-11

Staff Report Rockford Lutheran Theatre Department’s production of Annie will be Friday-Sunday, March 9-11. Show times are 7:30 p.m., Friday; 2
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Theater Review: NIU production of ‘The Ascent of F6’ presents a challenge

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Puzzles are my passion, and the recent production of The Ascent of F6 produced at Northern
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Theater Review: AgeQuake Theatre Company presents ‘Aging IS Refreshing!’

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic AgeQuake Theatre Company, founded by joan e. kole six years ago, brings together a group of
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‘The Odd Couple’ opens March 2 at Woodstock Opera House

Staff Report WOODSTOCK, Ill. — Neil Simon’s Tony Award-winning comedy, The Odd Couple, which introduced the memorable characters of Felix Ungar
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