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    • 02/22/2025
    • 02/23/2025
    • Scheck Village Commons 2401 S. DesPlaines Ave North Riverside, IL 60546

    18th Annual Murder Mystery Fundraiser

    WCKY, a Murder Mystery Farce Murder and mayhem collide in hilarious fashion as new radio station WCKY is preparing to air its first show in 1939. Take note of the clues and try your luck at solving this mystery! Includes a light dinner and raffles. 

    Meal Information:
    Tasty Catering will again provide this year’s delicious boxed lunches. Please see sandwich selections below. Tasty will provide all patrons with a zesty pasta salad. As always, there will be appetizers by the NRP team. Desserts will be provided by Tasty and Rose’s.

    • Chicken Salad on Kaiser Roll
    • Roast Beef w/Cheddar on Kaiser Roll
    • Veggie on Ciabatta

    Dates and Times:

    • Saturday, February 22 at 6:30 PM
    • Sunday, February 23 at 1 PM

    Location:
    Scheck Village Commons
    2401 S. DesPlaines Ave.
    North Riverside, IL 60546

    Ticket Price:
    $45

    Contact information:
    Bryant @708-408-2868 NRPlayers.com Bryantr@northriverside-il.org


    • 03/02/2025
    • 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    • Debut Theatre (1205 McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089)
    Register

    Illinois Theatre Association's 6th Bi-Annual Community Theatre Festival

    March 2, 2025 

    As the early March winds blow through, Illinois Community Theatre will warm the stage with talent. 

    Questions? 
    Contact Alka Sharma, ITA Community Theatre Division Representative.
    at Communitytheatre@illinoistheatre.org

    Program Details:

    11:00 am - Festival Begins - Doors open

    (Time to mingle and grab a coffee & donuts)

    11:30 - 12:15 - Workshop by Wesley Skym

    ROOOM #2

    Topic: Navigating the Jungle: Building Effective Ensembles Through Personality

    Awareness

    12:30 PM - 12:50 PM - Keynote Presentation:

    Topic: "Navigating the Chicago Theatre Scene

    Speaker - David Alex

    1:00pm - 2:20 PM Performance of AACT Entry #1:

    Group: North Riverside Players

    Play title - The Theory of Moral Relativity

    Director - Jay Fontanetta

    Playwright - Elisa Manzini

    Followed by an oral critique from Adjudicators: David Alex & Andrey Grin

    2:45 - 3:30 PM - LUNCH

    3:30 PM - 4:50 PM - Performance of AACT Entry #2:

    Group: Mandi Theatre

    Play Title: The Carbon footprint of a cradle

    Director & Playwright: Alka Sharma

    Followed by an oral critique from Adjudicators: David Alex & Andrey Grin.

    5:15pm - Community Theatre “Celebration” Performance

    (Dance presentation by students of Debut Theater & local artists)

    5:45 -6:15pm - Awards Presentation


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Thanks to the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT) for awarding ITA with a "Certificate of Appreciation" after the 2023 Illinois State Community Theatre Festival! 

Division Representatives


Alka Sharma 
Expires 2025

Alka Sharma is the Founder and Director of Mandi Theater, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promote Indian theater to the American community at large. Passionately immersed in the world of theater, she has won several acting accolades as an amateur artist both in India and abroad. A strong patron of the arts, Alka has been active in Indian Theatre since her school and college days, where she acted and directed several short plays. She has directed and acted in lead roles in multiple successful productions. She and her team also bagged many awards in the field of Theatre and Community Service, and has been strengthening the Indian roots in the USA.

 





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