Our most recent road show, "Unveiling," won the 1st Place trophy in the American Association of Community Theatre AACTFest Illinois state competition in Belvidere, Illinois, August 6-8, 2004. Click here to see some photos. We went on to represent Illinois in a five-state regional competition in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, on April 8-10, 2005. Our entry was a unique 40-minute play written by Václav Havel, translated by Jan Novak, and produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Our director, Laurie Reyna, was assisted by Meg Collins. Our tech director and sound designer/engineer was Glenn Reyna, and our stage manager was Dennis Mulvey. The cast (in alphabetical order) was as follows:

Steve Boardman · Kristel Flynn · John Madison

Performance at Klas Restaurant, April 1, 2005

PHOTOS BY NED RISSKY
www.NedThePhotographer.com

Past Performances

April 9, 2005
AACTFest (Region III competition)
Grosse Pointe, Michigan

April 2, 2005
Oak Park Public Library, Main Branch
Oak Park, Illinois

April 1, 2005
Klas Restaurant
Cicero, Illinois
SEE PHOTO ABOVE

March 12-19, 2005
Home Auditorium
Stickney, Illinois

August 7, 2004
AACTFest (Illinois state competition)
Belvidere, Illinois

August 5, 2004
Chicago Public Library, Archer Heights Branch
Chicago

August 4, 2004
Palos Hills Extended Care
Palos Hills, Illinois

First Runner-Up of the 2004-05 Illinois State AACTFest competition was the Waukegan Community Players entry, "Sure Thing" by David Ives, directed by Margaret Hughes.

This hilarious half-hour play by Jonathan Rand was part of our fall 2000 production of one-acts, then, with various cast members, toured libraries and private events from 2001 through 2003. Our most recent incarnation of the "Hard Candy" road show was directed by Laurie Reyna and produced by special arrangement with Playscripts.com. Please contact us if you'd like to schedule a performance at your location. The most recent cast (in alphabetical order) is as follows:

Kimberly Kulaga

Tracey Leach

Natalie Rohde

Leslie Sage

George Taylor

Past Performances

May 3, 2003
Oak Park Public Library, Maze Branch
Oak Park, Illinois

May 3, 2003
Stickney/Forest View Library
Stickney, Illinois

September 14, 2002
The Oak Park Arms
Oak Park, Illinois

August 25, 2002
Grace Street Towers
Chicago

March 2, 2002
Illinois Theatre Association Showcase
Decatur, Illinois

October 27, 2001
Faith Church Oktoberfest
Oak Lawn, Illinois

June 23, 2001
Chicago Public Library, Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch
Chicago

February 17, 2001
Chicago Public Library, Archer Heights Branch
Chicago