The 2008-09 Season.

For booking shows at Apple Tree Theatre, The Gorton Center, or The Wilmette Theatre, call Shelley at (847) 432-8223.

For booking shows at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, call (847) 577-5982. Prices and performance times may vary.

For booking shows at The Museum of Science and Industry or the Round Lake Cultural and Civic Center, call Bonnie at Cinema Academy at (847) 564-9060. Prices and performance times may vary.

The Giver
October 8-Novebmer 5, 2008

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
February 2-24, 2009

The Devil's Arithmetic
April 14-May 1, 2009

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The Giver Based on the novel by Lois Lowry Directed by Jamie Olah
Back by popular demand! In a utopian community where there are no choices-where everyone has his or her place in the world assigned according to gifts and interests-the time has come for 12-year-old Jonas to become the new Receiver of memory. He will be the one to bear the collective memories of a society that lives only in the present, where "Sameness" is the rule. But Jonas soon recognizes the losses and discovers the lie that supports his community. He decides he will change his world-but he cannot predict how that change will come about, or what that change will mean for himself and the "newchild" Gabriel, whom he has resolved to protect. Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights (October 8-17, 2008) Apple Tree Theatre, Highland Park (October 20-25, 2008) The Gorton Community Center, Lake Forest (October 29-31, 2008) The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (November 4, 2008) Round Lake Cultural & Civic Center, Round Lake Beach (November 5, 2008) Special public performance at Apple Tree Theatre: Saturday, October 25 at 12:30 p.m. Cast: Ryan Bowie, Danielle Cochrane, Minita Gandhi Charlie Jensen, Brian Kilborn
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Based on the novel by Mildred D. Taylor Directed by Jacque Lueken

Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story of one family’s struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence in the face of racism and social injustice. The Logan family owns their own land, something unheard of for a black family in 1930’s Mississippi. Over the course of an important year, Cassie Logan discovers why owning land is so crucial, and learns to draw strength from her own sense of dignity and self-respect.

Apple Tree Theatre, Highland Park
(February 2-7, 2009)

The Gorton Center, Lake Forest
(February 11-13, 2009)

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights
(February 17-24, 2008)

Special public performance at Apple Tree Theatre:
Saturday, February 7 at 12:30 p.m.

The Devil's Arithmetic Based on the novel by Jane Yolen Directed by Lavina Jadhwani

While spending Passover with her grandparents, Hannah symbolical-ly opens the door for the prophet Elijah. She suddenly finds herself in a Polish shtetl in the 1940’s, the only one aware of what the invading Na-zis really mean by “relocating” the Jews. Can she help save her ances-tral family from the horrors of the death camps? Will she survive this and be returned to her loved ones in her own time? In the course of this heart-wrenching experience, Hannah makes some surprising discoveries about her heritage and comes to appreciate the value of Jewish traditions.

Apple Tree Theatre, Highland Park
(April 14-18, 2009)

Wilmette Theatre, Wilmette
(April 21-24, 2009)

Gorton Community Center
(April 29-May 1, 2009)

Special public performance at Apple Tree Theatre:
Saturday, April 18 at 12:30 p.m.

Call today to book your show! (847) 432-8223.

For booking shows at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, call (847) 577-5982. Prices and performance times may vary.