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Beauty and the Beast Auditions

We will be casting principal roles and an ensemble including 5 children. Ensemble members will be both townspeople and enchanted objects. We need all ages. Location:  The Recreation Station (A Bourbonnais Township Park District facility)  770 E. Franklin St., Bradley Dance Workshop – March 8th at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM – (For everyone auditioning, adults and children)…
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2016 in Pics!

Our Acting Out Theatre Co jingle from It’s a Wonderful Life! It’s been a great year for us, thank you so very much for your support along the way! The Acting Out Theatre Co. Board of Directors- Sharon Richardson, Julie Gindy, Jean Roth, Kendra Souligne, Mike Pranger, Jackie Fischer, Paula Denault & Ryan Schultz

Moments and Memories

By Sharon Richardson “Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”  ~Dr. Seuss I shared this quote with the cast of “It’s a Wonderful Life” in one of our circle times during our weekend of shows.  Given this is our third time performing this particular radio show –…
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Community, Generosity & Faith

By Bill Yohnka It is one of the iconic scenes in Frank Capra’s, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” George is stressed. The crowd gathered at the Bailey Brothers Building and Loan is hostile. George pleads with them not to lose faith in his institution, or with each other. He and Mary dig into their honeymoon money…
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What Would Potter Say?

By Rodger Allen Jones Family traditions are as old as time.  It matters not where you were born or where you grew up, because your family had them anyway in some form, especially during the holiday season.  It is rare though when a familial tradition transcends and encompasses one of the most ‘iconic stories’ during…
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Timing is Everything

By Randy Tumblin Timing is everything.  Ask any stand up comedienne who has stood before a live audience as he or she delivers a one liner.  If the pause is too long, the humor can go dry.  If the comedienne delivers the line too quickly, the audience can’t digest the humor and the joke goes…
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Choosing a Wonderful Life

By Allison Beasley When tragedy strikes a person’s life, inevitably one’s life changes. Those changes can either define your life negatively or you simply try and learn from it. In January my 68-year-old father went to see his doctor with some mild stomach discomfort. He was immediately hospitalized and diagnosed with a rare form of…
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Beauty and the Beast 2017

Sans plus de cérémonie (Without further ado!) Join us at the edge of the forest in Bourbonnais Township Park District’s Perry Farm Park….is that Beast’s castle off in the distance? We hope you will “Be Our Guest”! Check out our production staff!    

Fall by the Numbers!

By Sharon Richardson Sometimes the brain functions better when it knows the number of things that need to be accomplished.  For me that number seemed a tad daunting as we were coming off of our big summer show Sweeney Todd. We launched right away into the fundraiser Nightscape – which had been going on in…
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