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THE RIVERFRONT PLAYHOUSE

The Miracle on the Mall

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Lou Award Winner

Best Performer in a Leading Female Role

Doreen Dawson

as

Hertha Ayrton

"The Half-Life of Marie Curie"

Opening September 6th
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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!

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Driving Miss Daisy
by Alfred Uhrey
Opening November 1, 2024
Directed by Gary Puckett and Vicki White
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Fundraiser

The Riverfront Playhouse
Past, Present and Future Fundraiser

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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

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Walk-on

John and Margaret Wilson

Tracey Sherman Falcon and Gandi Falcon

Michael Childress

Patron

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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.
 

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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.
 

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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.

About Us

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

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“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.”

Charles Dickens from A Christmas Carol

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Riverfront Playhouse
P.O. Box 1703
Aurora, Illinois 60507

(630) 897-9496

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