19Jul2024 Read more West Side Story 7/19/2024 7:30 PM - 8/4/2024 5:00 PM July 19-August 4 2024 Book by: Arthur Laurents Music by: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics by: Stephen Sondheim Based on a Concept of Jerome Robbins Based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Orignally Produced on Broadway by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince By Arrangement with Roger L. Stevens Directed and Scenic Designed by: Mike Frale, Music Directed by: Kitty Karn, Choreographed by: Maddie Shelton, Fight Choreography by: Andrew Trygstad, Stage Manager: Bre Sakalis, Sound Design: Bill Ryden, Produced by: Nicole Grueneberg and Matt Whalen
21Jun2024 Read more All Shook Up! 6/21/2024 7:30 PM - 6/30/2024 5:00 PM Book: Joe DiPietro Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley® June 21-30 2024 Directed by: Jorge Bermudez, Music Directed by: Ali Kordelewski, Choreographed by: Jeanne O'Connell, Sound Design by: Bill Ryden, Produced by: Julie Abud and Taylor Weisz
14Jun2022 Read more The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long! 6/14/2022 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic has some of the best loved songs in the world. You've sung them sometime in your life; who hasn't? Now you have a chance to sing it again at an invitation-only, red carpet gala at the Hollywood Palms.
23May2022 Read more Ted Talk: The Making of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music" 5/23/2022 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Our own Summer Place member, Ted Waltmire, playwright, musician, and actor, will be discussing the original 1959 stage musical, “The Sound of Music," at Nichols Library on Monday, May 23, starting at 7:00pm.
1Oct2021 Read more Ghost Stories 10/1/2021 7:00 PM - 10/3/2021 7:00 PM A Naperville tradition! A night of fun for audiences of all ages! For dates, times and other info, click the Read More button.
16Aug2020 Read more Keeping Hope Alive: An Evening of Music 8/16/2020 7:00 PM We had such a wonderful time premiering our first performance, "Songs of Hope," that we're doing it again!
24Jul2020 Read more CANCELED: The Sound of Music 7/24/2020 7:30 PM - 8/2/2020 3:00 PM The 3rd act of our 3-act season celebrating the strength of the human spirit through difficult times. Nun-in-training Maria becomes the governess for the seven von Trapp children, who refused to be brought in line until Maria worked her musical magic. Set in Nazi controlled Austria, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic contains such gems as “Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb Every Mountain,” and “Edelweiss.”
13Jul2020 Read more Free Adult Theatre Classes to Sharpen Your Skills 7/13/2020 - 7/31/2020 After a week-long virtual Kids Camp and still no live theatre on the horizon, it's clear that our adult community members need some way to keep their skills polished too. That's why we've asked our Kids Camp instructors to come back and share their expertise with a grown-up audience!
9Jul2020 Read more CANCELED: The Diary of Anne Frank 7/9/2020 3:00 PM - 7/12/2020 3:00 PM See the struggles and horrors of the Holocaust through the eyes of 13-year-old Anne as she navigates the confusing world of adolescence, while hiding in a tiny room with her Jewish family in 1940s Amsterdam during World War II. Based on real diary entries from 1942 to 1945, The Diary of Anne Frank won both the Tony and the Pulitzer the year it opened.
6Jul2020 Read more Kids Camp Coming July 2020, for FREE! 7/6/2020 - 7/10/2020 Calling all children, teens, and young adults who are beginners to theatre! Summer Place Theatre is kicking off a virtual summer season with a Zoom kids camp, which will include a variety of engaging and informative classes led by some of the best talents in Naperville.
19Jun2020 Read more CANCELED: Cabaret 6/19/2020 7:30 PM - 6/28/2020 3:00 PM Due to extreme measures of precaution as we face the coronavirus, our season opener has been canceled. Read our news article for more details.