(630) 897-9496
11 - 13 S Water Street Mall, Aurora, IL 60505
Celebrating Our 45th Anniversary!
Lou Award Winner
Best Performer in a Leading Female Role
Doreen Dawson
as
Hertha Ayrton
"The Half-Life of Marie Curie"
Opening September 6th
Three Tall Women
by Edward Albee
September 6 - October 13 - Fri & Sat 8pm
Sunday Matinees: October 6 & 13 - 3pm
Directed by Phillip Edward VanLear and Vicki White
A young lawyer, “C,” has been sent to the home of a client, a ninety-two-year-old woman, “A,” to sort out her finances. “A,” frail, perhaps a bit senile, resists and is of no help to “C.” Along with “B,” the old woman’s matronly paid companion/caretaker, “C” tries to convince “A” that she must concentrate on the matters at hand. “A’s” long life is laid out for display, no holds barred. Her life, memories and reminiscences are unceremoniously examined, questioned, accepted or not, but, at last, understood.
Featuring: Brenda Scharlau as "A", Jami Johnson as "B" and Heidi Schultz as "C" with Maggie Liston as Understudy.
Coming Soon!
Driving Miss Daisy
by Alfred Uhrey
Opening November 1, 2024
Directed by Gary Puckett and Vicki White
The Riverfront Playhouse
Past, Present and Future Fundraiser
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Executive Producer
John F. Byrd
Pat and Tom Krave
Director
Dick and Arlene Hawks
Marissa Amoni and Max Balding
Kathleen and Shawn Dooley
Supporting Actor
Jennifer and Adam Cresse
Walk-on
John and Margaret Wilson
Tracey Sherman Falcon and Gandi Falcon
Michael Childress
Patron
Mike & Vicki White
Joe & Eileen Konopacki
Larry & Jean Shepard
Mike Blake
Mary Ingram-Schatz
Sharon & Mark Morris
Dale & Rhonda Roe
Nick Cafaro
Allison Lanthrum
Faith Greising
The Riverfront Playhouse
Est. 1978
The Riverfront Playhouse is a 501c3 not-for-profit store front theater founded in 1978 and established under the direction of David Morris as a creative outlet for actors of all walks of life and all levels of experience to learn and hone their craft. With the very first show, UNDER THE YUM YUM TREE, which featured the talents of Gary Puckett, Christiane Morris, Dick Hawks, and Barbara Alexander, the playhouse was off and running.
The Riverfront Playhouse has doubled it's size since its inception, and we're constantly looking for ways to make it even bigger. Through the un-flagging loyalty of our personnel and patrons, we've made it to well over 200 mainstage shows, countless children's theatre presentations, and
While performing in the backroom of Max's All-American Bar, which sat on the corner of The Water Street Mall and Galena Boulevard, the actors were all crammed into a coffin-like backstage area, and were forced to do their costume changes out on the Mall behind bedspreads held up by their fellow actors and technical personnel.
we have remained a venue for diverse and exciting entertainment in the Western Suburbs, as well as a sort of blue-collar clubhouse for the artistic types of the Chicagoland area. Our longevity is a tribute, not only to the folks that handle the day to day grind of business, but to the audiences that have kept our doors open since 1978. A debt of gratitude is owed to all.
News & Updates
A message from the Riverfront Board of Directors:
The August Meeting of the Board of Directors is scheduled for Wednesday, September 11th, 2024,
7:00 p.m. at the Riverfront Playhouse offices.
Ticket Price
Adults: $20.00
Students/Seniors: $18.00
Members: $10.00
“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.”
Charles Dickens from A Christmas Carol
