AUDITIONS āThe 39 Stepsā Sun/Mon Nov 16-17 (Callbacks Wed Nov 19) Director: Ken Kaden Production Manager: Rob Reinalda / Assistant Director: Dee Hicks Stage Manager: Elyse Willis Note to auditionees: āThe 39 Stepsā is an exceedingly physical play, in which four actors play 150+ characters. All four actors must be physically fit, with supreme coordination,...
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New Workshops Added for Adults this Fall!
Life coach offers a special workshop for actors Ben Dooley will conduct a three-weekend workshop at Wheaton Dramaās Playhouse 111 focusing on the role we play in our daily lives. Every actor knows the process when we take on a role. Itās Acting 101 to ask the basic questions: Who are you? Where are you...
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Audition Notice for The Secret Garden
In his rambling manor house in 1906 England, widower Archibald Craven yearns for his beautiful wife. He blames his son, Colin, for her death and has isolated and neglected the boy. Young Mary LennoxĀ comes to live with them after her parents’ death and finds a hidden, walled garden. She releases the magic within, changing...
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Professional Teachers Add Vitality to Workshop Program
Whether your child is a seasoned performer or a “newbie”, Wheaton Drama’s summer theater workshop is designed for all kids. Enroll now and enjoy watching him or her develop skills that could be life changing. Lauren Blane will be choreographing week one students. Her training began at the Faubourg Ballet Academy under Watmora Casey. She...
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Looking for some summer fun?
WDI’s Summer Children’s Workshop is an outstanding week of theatre for student grades 1 -12. Our teachers are all highly trained individuals and have worked on national tours, soap operas, local professional theaters (like Marriott Lincolnshire and the Goodman) and are generally just exceptional instructors. I can’t even begin to tell you the amount of...
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Directors selected for our 2014-15 season
Congratulations and best wishes to all our fine directors! Mad Mid-Mod MusicalsāPam Turlow. June 26-29 The Last Five YearsāKathleen Dooley. Aug 8-17 AmadeusāRandall W. Knott. Sept 19-Oct 12 The Secret GardenāAnthony Berg. Nov 14-Dec 6 It’s A Wonderful Life – Radio ShowāSuzanne Ogren. Dec 11-14 The 39 StepsāKen Kaden. Jan 30-Feb 22, 2015 Enchanted AprilāMarge...
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āSteel Magnoliasā holds personal parallels for Wheaton Drama director
Ā By Peter Lemongelli Ā ForĀ director Lisa Dawn Foertsch, “Steel Magnolias” is a labor of love, holding a deep, personal connection. “My mother donated a kidney to my brother when I was 17āa kidney that didn’t hold,” she says. “My mother has shown me, all my life, what it is to love someone unconditionally, and to really...
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OUR HOLIDAY MUSICAL WILL BE “THE SECRET GARDEN”
OUR HOLIDAY MUSICAL WILL BE “THE SECRET GARDEN” Production dates are Nov 14 – Dec 6, 2014. (Rights have been secured.) Anyone interested in directing this production should submit an application no later than Sunday, March 23. Applications can be found on the WDI website, and should be emailed to Artistic Director Mike Boyna at...
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Steel Magnolias Set Build
The set build for Steel Magnolias will begin this Saturday, Feb 22 at 9am. Please come out and join the fun! Lunch will be provided. Any questions, please call Mike Boyna, Production Manager at 630.470.1086
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Director Application Deadline Extended to Sunday, Feb. 23
The deadline to submit an application to direct one of Wheaton Drama’s 2014-15 shows has been extended to Sunday, Feb 23rd. Applications are available on the Wheaton Drama website, and should be forwarded to Artistic Committee Chair Mike Boyna at [email protected]
