Spanning over decades, this play showcases the master builder and famed architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, through three distinct phases of his life. This story brings to light some of the tribulations Wright faced from a tragic love affair with a married woman, to challenges of trying to please others while satisfying his own creative dwelling: In Act One, he's the young man in a hurry to change the way people live; in Act Two, we see him as the doubting genius at a crossroads, fending off creditors and reeling in clients, and creating Fallingwater. Act Three concludes the triptych, showcasing the 90 year old Wright as a man in his twilight, visiting a young couple living in one of his earliest houses in Oak Park.

December 2011 - 29, 30, 31 (7pm)

January 2012 - 5, 6, 7 (7pm) and 1, 8 (2pm)

“Amahl and the Night Visitors”

Written by Gian Carlo Menotti

Directed by Dennis Lee

Amahl and the Night Visitors is the musical first composed for television broadcast. The story is of a young, crippled boy, Amahl, and the miracle that cures him. Three kings come to visit Amahl and his mother. They have come searching for a king and bring with them treasures of great value. After Amahl's mother is caught trying to steal some of the gold to help her child, the King's forgive her. She is so overcome with gratitude that she tried to return the gold and Amahl tries to donate his staff - because due to a miracle, he can now walk.

 

February 2012 - 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 (7pm) and 12, 19 (2pm)

“The Rainmaker”

Written by N. Richard Nash

Directed by James Eilders

Set in a drought-ridden rural town in the West in Depression era America, the play tells the story of a pivotal hot summer day in the life of spinsterish Lizzie Curry. Lizzie keeps house for her father and two brothers on the family cattle ranch. She has just returned from a trip to visit pseudo-cousins (all male), which was undertaken with the failed expectation that she would find a husband. As their farm languishes under the devastating drought, Lizzie's family worries about her marriage prospects more than about their dying cattle. A charming confidence trickster named Starbuck arrives and promises to bring rain in exchange for $100. His arrival sets off a series of events which enable Lizzie to see herself in a new light.

April 2012 - 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 (7pm) and 15, 22 (2pm)

“The Odd Couple: The Female Version”

Written by Neil Simon

Directed by Mark and Lorrie Young

Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon's hilarious contemporary comic classic: the female version of The Odd Couple. Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. The Pidgeon sisters have been replaced by the two Constanzuela brothers. But the hilarity remains the same.

June 2012 - 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 (7pm) and 10, 17 (2pm)

“Father of the Bride”

Written by Edward Streeter

Directed by Crystal Meier

Mr. Banks learns that one of the young men he has seen occasionally about the house is about to become his son-in-law. Daughter Kay announces the engagement out of nowhere. Mrs. Banks and her sons are happy, but Mr. Banks is in a dither. The groom-to-be, Buckley Dunstan, appears on the scene and Mr. Banks realizes that the engagement is serious. Buckley and Kay don't want a "big" wedding - just a simple affair with a few friends! We soon learn, however, that the "few" friends idea is out. Then trouble really begins. The guest list grows larger each day, a caterer is called in, florists, furniture movers and dressmakers take over, and the Banks household is soon caught in turmoin - not to mention growing debt. When Kay, in a fit of temper, calls off the wedding, everyone's patience snaps. But all is set right, and the wedding (despite more last-minute crises) comes off beautifully. In the end, the father of the bridge is a happy, proud man, glad that the wedding is over, but knowing too that it was worth all the money and aggravation to start his daughter off so handsomely on the road to married life.