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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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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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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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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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!
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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July 21, 22 & 23, 2017 8:00 PM is showtime! 5:30 – 7:30 – Pre-show Enchanted French Market Tickets are $18 each at the Perry Farm House, King Music, Joy’s Hallmark and ONLINE HERE (service charge applies). Tickets will be $25 at the gate. Rain dates July 24 & 25, Rain Policy Perry Farm Park, Bourbonnais,…
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By Lauren Rybolt My incredible journey with Acting Out Theatre Company began in 2014, when Ryan Shultz asked me to play my violin in the orchestra for Les Miserables. At this point in my life, I had been playing violin for 15 years, but I had never played in the orchestra for a musical. Before…
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By Jeanne Benson “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” No, Dickens said that. “Heeere’s Johnny!’. Nope, Stephen King. “It was a dark and stormy night.” Nah, Snoopy would require royalties. Gosh, who knew it would be so difficult to write a blog! I am, and have been since the…
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