Your daughter has invited her boyfriend’s family for dinner. What can go wrong? There’s plenty of entertainment on hand when guests of The Drama Group are part of the dinner party in the hit musical “The Addams Family.” America’s kooky, spooky Addams Family, recognized by many through the television series,[Read More…]
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Musical ‘WISH’ takes the stage Sept. 9, 10
Can wishes really come true? When the 23 Miles South Theatre presents the musical “WISH,” guests will be pleasantly surprised to discover a young girl’s wish for a loving family just may come true. The production will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9 and 10 at[Read More…]
Drama Group reopens for performances marking 90 years of theater
The Drama Group survived through a year of COVID and is ready to celebrate its 90th season of theater in the South Suburbs with a line-up of plays and musicals starting Oct. 1. Founded in 1931 by the Chicago Heights Women’s Club, the Drama Group has evolved into one of[Read More…]
Drama Group presents virtual performance of ‘Keeley and Du’
The Drama Group presents its final 2020-21 season production, “Keely and Du” as a virtual staged reading opening Friday, July 9, with performances over two weekends. “Keely and Du,” a 1994 nominee for a Pulitzer Prize, focuses on abortion rights. Du is a right-to-life activist and Keely is a rape[Read More…]
Parker Junior High’s fall theater program showcases short films, raises $2,325 for Make-A-Wish
With remote learning dominating the 2020-2021 school year for Flossmoor School District 161, Parker Junior High School decided to shine the spotlight on its theater program virtually at the end of the semester. During the Jan. 4 regular board meeting, board members and administrators applauded the students and teachers for[Read More…]
Drama Group resumes theater presentation via YouTube
The Drama Group, marking its 90th anniversary year of bringing live performances to the South Suburbs, has found a novel way to keep performing, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The group will stage live theater through streaming on Saturday, Sept. 26. The public is invited to be part of the presentation[Read More…]
The Drama Group pledges to foster inclusivity, appoints two Black board members
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, The Drama Group board of directors unveiled a plan to move the organization forward addressing the issues of racial justice, inclusivity and empowerment in all aspects of the theater. The Chicago Heights theater company is marking its 90th anniversary. It is[Read More…]
Take a Ride Down Market Street
Noelle Oh is Madame Butterly who has a friendly conversation with Kobe Gosha as the bus driver in the children’s musical “The Last Stop on Market Street” being performed by the Homewood-Flossmoor High School theater program.
Drama Group presents ‘In the Heights’ musical Aug. 2-11
The Drama Group will present the musical “In the Heights” as its final production of the 88th season. The show will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 and 2 p.m. Aug. 4 and 11, at The Drama Group’s Studio Theatre at 350 W.[Read More…]
Whodunit? The Drama Group does caper play
“The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,” a whodunit caper, will be presented by The Drama Group in seven performances over two weekends in June. The show’s story line satirizes a few archetypes from the history of show business. It opens with a creative team responsible for a recent Broadway flop,[Read More…]