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THE RIVERFRONT PLAYHOUSE

The Miracle on the Mall

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Lou Award Winner

Best Play of the Year

for

"The Moors"

Lou Award Winner

Best Director

for

"The Moors"

Lou Award Winner

Best Supporting

Actress for

"The Moors"

Congratulations to the Cast and Crew

Sean Patrick Hargadon

Heidi Swarthout as

Huldie

Now Showing

Next Up!!!

Christmas Carol
Our 30th Year!
30th Anniversary
Concert
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Join us for one or BOTH Festive Family Friendly Events!

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Fundraiser

The Riverfront Playhouse
Past, Present and Future Fundraiser

For Sponsorship Info or to Become a Sponsor - click here

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Thank You to Our Sponsors

Executive Producer

John F. Byrd

Director

Dick and Arlene Hawks

Pat and Tom Krave

Marissa Amoni and Max Balding

Supporting Actor

Jennifer and Adam Cresse

Walk-on

John and Margaret Wilson

Tracey Sherman Falcon and Gandi Falcon

Patron

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Mike & Vicki White

Joe & Eileen Konopacki

Larry & Jean Shepard

Mike Blake

Mary Ingram-Schatz

Sharon & Mark Morris

Coming Soon

COMING SOON

On Clover Road

January 19 - February 24 - Fri & Sat 8pm

TBA

March 15 - April 13 - Fri & Sat 8pm*

*Denotes matinees TBD

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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 January Meeting of the Board of Directors is scheduled for Wednesday, January 10, 2024,

7:00 p.m. at the Riverfront Playhouse offices.

Ticket Price Increase: Beginning January 2023
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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Mailing Address:

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

(630) 897-9496

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