Theater Events
OCT. 29
WHAT: “HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL”
WHEN: Through Nov. 8
WHERE: Huntley High School Performing Arts Center, 13719 Harmony Road, Huntley
ABOUT: Students ages 8-18 of Christian Youth Theater Chicago (McHenry) present Disney’s “High School Musical.”
SCHEDULE: 9:30 & 11:45 a.m. Oct. 29; 7 p.m. Oct. 30; 2 & 6 p.m. Oct. 31; 2 p.m. Nov. 1; 9:30 & 11:45 a.m. Nov. 3; 7 p.m. Nov. 6; 2 & 6 p.m. Nov. 7; 2 p.m. Nov. 8.
TICKETS: $8-$12 in advance, $2 extra at the door.
TICKETS: 847-516-2298
OCT. 30
WHAT: “CHARLOTTE’S WEB”
WHEN: Through Nov. 15
WHERE: Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles
ABOUT: Wilbur the Pig is saved from the slaughterhouse by the magical friendship of Charlotte the Spider.
SCHEDULE: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 10:30 a.m., 1 & 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays.
TICKETS: $12 adults, $10 age 16 and younger
INFO: 630-587-8521
THEATER CALENDAR
McHenry County
“ASK ANY GIRL”: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6-7, Marian Central Catholic High School, 1001 McHenry Ave., Woodstock. Comedy by Winifred Wolfe presented by Marian Central Catholic High School. Meg Wheeler, a recent college graduate, has her eye set on the ultimate prize: a husband. She persuades her parents into allowing her move to New York where she attempts to make herself irresistible to the dashingly handsome but lazy brother of the head of an advertising agency. Tickets: $8 adults, $4 seniors and students available at the door. Information: 815-338-4220.
“BACKSTAGE”: 7 p.m. Nov. 6-7 and 2 p.m. Nov. 8, Richmond-Burton Community High School Auditeria, 8311 N. Route 31, Richmond. Presented by the Richmond-Burton Community High School Drama Club. Laura Armbruister is posing as her own substitute teacher because the school administration wants to put an end to all this drama nonsense, but they can’t close down the upcoming play until they find Ms. Armbruister to fire her. Meanwhile, fellow teacher and admirer, Steve Clarkson is doing what he can to help Laura keep her job. But one of the students gets the wrong idea and thinks the two teachers are eloping at lunchtime! Tickets: $7 adults, $5 seniors and students at 815-678-6585.
“CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF”: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5-7, 12-14 and 19-21, Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. By Tennessee Williams. Southern seductress Maggie “the Cat” tangles with her husband Brick’s lack of desire and her in-laws’ lack of decorum as they all confront ghosts from the past and uncertainty of the future while plotting to secure their portion of the family fortune. Contains adult language and mature themes. Tickets: $12 general public, $8 seniors, students, faculty/staff and alumni at 815-455-8746 or jgeller@mchenry.edu.
“DRACULA”: 7 p.m. Oct. 30; 2 & 7 p.m. Oct. 31, Woodstock High School’s Auditorium Stage, 501 W. South St., Woodstock. Woodstock High School and District 200 present an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” by Steven Dietz. No patron younger than 13 will be admitted without a parent. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 seniors and students at 815-337-7469.
“LEADING LADIES”: Nov. 6-22, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. TownSquare Players presentation. Two English Shakespearean actors are down on their luck. When they hear an elderly lady in York, Pennsylvania is about to die and leave the majority of her fortune to two long-lost nephews, they decide to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. Schedule: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $23 adults, $20 seniors and students at 815-338-5300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.
“LITTLE WOMEN”: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5-7 and 2 p.m. Nov. 8, Johnsburg High School, 2002 W. Ringwood Road, Johnsburg. Presented by Johnsburg High School Theatre. Musical version of the classic story about the March sisters. Tickets: $10 adults, $7 seniors and students available at the door. For reserved seat tickets, call: 815-385-9233.
“MAME”: 7 p.m. Nov. 12-14 and 1:30 p.m. Nov. 15, Drendall Ballroom of Sun City Huntley, 12940 Del Webb Blvd., Huntley. Musical version of “Auntie Mame” presented by the Theatre Company of Sun City. Story of an eccentric, wealthy woman from New York raising her Midwestern nephew, Patrick, her only living relative, after his father dies. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 children 12 and younger at 847-515-8545 or 847-515-1583.
“NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED”: 8 p.m. Oct. 30-31, Memorial Hall Civic Theatre, 10308 Main St., Richmond. Theater Undreground presentation. A comedy about a little old rock band that gets eaten alive by the music industry. Tickets: $10 a person ($2 of each ticket sold will be donated to Transitional Living Services in Hebron to help homeless veterans). Tickets and information: 815-206-4759 or www.theaterundreground.com.
Kane County
“BROKEN EGGS”: Nov. 6-22, Visual and Performing Arts Center at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Based on real-life experiences o Cuban playwright Eduardo Machado. Story takes place in 1979 on the wedding day of Lizette Marquez. As she prepares to marry into a Jewish-American family, the play focuses on the conflicts among her and her three generations of family. Schedule: 8 p.m. Nov. 6-7, 13-14 & 20; 3 p.m. Nov. 15 & 22; 4 p.m. Nov. 21. Tickets: $11 adults, $9 seniors and students at 847-622-0300 or www.elgin.edu/arts.
“ROMEO & JULIET”: through Nov. 8, Elgin Art Showcase, 164 Division St., Elgin. Janus Theatre presentation. Shakespeare’s timeless story about tragic young love gets a new look in this all-female production. Fast-paced and intense, this modern dress version of the play promises to shed new light on this classic love story. Schedule: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 7 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $15 at the door. Reservations and information: 847-841-1713 or www.janustheatre.wordpress.com.
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