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Blithe Spirit
By Noel Coward
Oct 12-14 and Oct 19-21, 2007.

During a séance in the home of Charles Condomine and his second wife, Ruth, the ghost of Elvira, Charles’s first wife is summoned.  Elvira continues  to haunt Charles, attempting to disrupt his current marriage.  The play features Coward’s witty dialogue and comic situations as Elvira refuses to leave Charles and his new wife alone.

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The Nerd
By Larry Shue
Feb 8-10 and Feb 15-17, 2008.

Willum is a young architect whose life was saved, when he was a soldier, by a man he never met named Rick.  Now Rick unexpectedly shows up at Willum's door during a dinner party for his boss’s family, & Rick turns out to be an outrageous and socially inept nerd, making a shambles of the evening and moves in.  How does he get Rick to leave?

Barefoot In The Park
by Neil Simon
April 4-5 and April 11-13, 2008.

Neil Simon’s first Broadway hit, this is the story of two newlyweds, Paul and Corie Bratter, living in a small apartment building in Greenwich Village in New York City.  The apartment has no heat, has a hole in the skylight, has strange neighbors, and everyone that comes to their door (deliveryman, friend or family) arrives out of breath.


Once Upon A Mattress
Music by Mary Rogers, Lyrics by Marshall Barer
Aug 1-3 and Aug 8-10    

This is an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea”.  In a cursed kingdom ruled by the devious Queen Aggravaine and King Sextimus the Silent, no one is allowed to marry until the prince, Dauntless the Drab, is wed, yet the Queen devises tests to stump every applicant.  Can Princess Winnifred the Woebegone pass the test, break the curse, & wed the prince?


Studio J Productions
Various Dates and Authors

Coming soon from the Joliet Drama Guild--a new dimension in community theatre. "Studio J" is a series of studio productions, different from our regular mainstage productions chosen by our directors and actors that break the mold of what is normally presented by community theatres. These shows will be offered to our season ticket holders at a discounted rate. Watch for announcements for upcoming "Studio J" productions.


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