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A New Faces Production
Program
This is a New Faces Production, which means that the performers in the show are primarily our youngest theatre artists. It is a great opportunity to see the future of Mundelein Theatre!
Student Directed One Act Plays
September 9 & 10 at 7:30 pm
Ten one-act plays selected, cast and directed by Mundelein Theatre seniors. All plays will run at each performance. Some of these shows may contain content that is not suitable for children.
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The End of the World (with Prom to Follow) by Sean Abley
November 1 at 3:45 & 7:30 pm & November 2 at 2 & 7:30 pm
The teenagers of Great Falls, Montana, awake one morning to find a Wall of Light encircling their town, and everyone but the student body has vanished. This is an exciting drama/comedy that explores mortality, friendship, and the survival of ethics when survival itself is at stake.
The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance
November 21, 22, 23 at 7:30 pm & November 22 at 3:45 pm
John Merrick is a horribly deformed young man – victim of rare skin and bone diseases. Seen as a freak by society, his life changes when young physician Frederick Treves agrees to care for him. This show will be performed with the audience seated onstage in a 200 seat thrust configuration. This show is not recommended for children.
Shakespeare Slam Team Showcase
November 21 at 5:30 pm
Come see the public preview performance of the Mundelein Theatre Shakespeare Slam Team, as they prepare to compete with 50 other schools in the Chicago Shakespeare Slam competition.
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The Curious Savage by John Patrick
January 30, 31 and February 1, at 7:30 p.m. & January 31, at 3:45 p.m.
Understudy Performance-February 1 at 2
The story of an elderly widow whose husband has left her $10 million dollars. She intends to give the entire fortune away to people who wish to pursue their “foolish dreams,” but her stepchildren strongly object.
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Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins
Public Performances at MHS - March 19, and 20, at 7:30 p.m.
IHSA Sectional Competition at Lake Park High School - March 21
This 1926 play about actual criminals and crimes would later become the basis for the musical of the same name. This adaptation is the Mundelein Theatre entry for the 2020 IHSA Group Interpretation competition.
Tickets for the public performances are $5 and can be purchased at the door 20 minutes prior to each performance.
Admission to the Sectional Competition is free. Performance time is TBD.
Guys and Dolls by Frank Loesser, Joe Swerling and Abe Burrows
April 23, 24, 25 at 7:30 pm & April 25 at 2 pm
Hailed as the perfect musical comedy, this award-winning classic gambles with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway.