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 Community Theatre Guild CTG's Chicago Street Theatre 154 W. Chicago Street Valparaiso, IN 46383 (219) 464-1636  Community Theatre Guild (CTG), aka, Chicago Street Theatre, is celebrating its 53rd season of producing first-class live theatre for Northwest Indiana, Chicagoland and lower Michigan. This theatre company received the honor of being named "The Best Theatre in Indiana" by the Indiana Theatre League in 2006. Please see our website for information on classes, auditions, productions and our upcoming building renovation.
2010-2011 Season Pinocchio by Timothy Mason, directed by Lisa Formosa-Parmigiano The popular Italian tale of a puppet that can walk and talk like a real boy, with a long nose that grows ever longer when he tells a lie. Pinocchio is easily convinced to join immoral adventures, such as going to a puppet show instead of school, and an island that seems to be a place of paradise but really is a trap for naughty boys. In the end, Pinocchio learns that being good and obeying his father are the keys to becoming a real boy.
The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, directed by Eric Brant and Nancy Haller Sheridan Whiteside, an eccentric and acid-tongued radio lecturer, is disabled on the doorstep of a prominent Ohio family and must remain confined to the unwilling family's home for a few days. Discovering what he believes to be problems within the household, Sheridan ("Sherry") discovers his leg is fine. Bribing the doctor to declare him unfit to leave for a few weeks, Sherry hatches a plot to fix all of the household's problems. But has he made a mistake? October 8 – 23
Annie book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charmin, based on the Tribune Media Service Comic Strip, Little Orphan Annie, directed by Jonni Pera Annie is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy. November 19 – December 4 Friday, November 19 – 7:00 pm
A Tuna Christmas written by Joe Sears and Jaston Williams, directed by Steve Holm and Dan Matern The hilarious plot of A Tuna Christmas centers on the town's annual Christmas Yard Display Contest, won 14 times in a row by Vera Carp. A mysterious "Christmas Phantom," known for vandalizing the yard displays, threatens to throw the contest into turmoil. Among the subplots are Stanley Bumiller's attempts to end his probation and leave Tuna, Bertha Bumiller's trying to hold her family together at Christmastime, and Joe Bob Lipsey's struggle to mount successfully his production of A Christmas Carol despite numerous vexations and obstacles. December 10 – 19 Friday, December 10 – 8:00 pm Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan, directed by Lisa Formosa-Parmigiano British talk-show host David Frost has become a lowbrow laughing-stock. Richard M. Nixon has just resigned the United States presidency in total disgrace over Vietnam and the Watergate scandal. Determined to resurrect his career, Frost risks everything on a series of in-depth interviews in order to extract an apology from Nixon. The cagey Nixon, however, is equally bent on redeeming himself in his nation's eyes. In the television age, image is king, and both men are desperate to outtalk and upstage each other as the cameras roll. The result is the interview that sealed a president's legacy. January 21 – February 5 Friday, January 21 – 8:00 pm Life with Mother Superior by Jane Trahey and Anna Helen Reuter, directed by Dona Henry, Kelly Hite and Stephanie Naumoff The action begins with the arrival of the author and several other new students at St. Mark's Academy, a strict Catholic school for girls. Determined to cause trouble, the girls begin by giving false names for themselves, which quickly brings them into their first confrontation with the seemingly formidable Mother Superior. Thereafter one zany misdeed follows another. But even as the action grows ever more lively, so does an awareness of the heart-warming humanity of the girls, the sisters—and the Mother Superior. In the end there are lessons to be learned along with the fun, and they are seasoned with laughter and filled with the good spirits of young girls enjoying life to the fullest. February 25 – March 5 Friday, February 25 – 7:00 pm
The Drawer Boy by Michael Healy, directed by Traci Brant and Jonni Pera This brilliantly touching and often hilarious story follows Miles, a young actor from the big city who moves in with two friends, Morgan and Angus, aging bachelor farmers, to do research for a new play. Intrigued by the puzzling Angus who suffered brain damage during World War II, and gently tormented by Morgan because of his ignorance of all things rural, Miles attempts to integrate himself into farm life with varying success. Desperate for material, Miles includes an overheard story in his play, unwittingly breaking open the fragile pattern of the farmers' lives. Michael Healey's The Drawer Boy is an elegant testimony to the transcendent nature of fiction and the healing power of truth. April 1 – 16 Friday, April 1 – 8:00 pm
The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Jason Utesch This theatrical and wildly funny play is a whimsical and poignant look at class, comedy and the true nature of love. The Clean House is an award-winning play by Sarah Ruhl, which premiered in 2004 at Yale Repertory Theatre and has since been produced in many American cities. The play is a whimsical romantic comedy centered on Matilde, a Brazilian cleaning woman who would rather be a comedian. May 20 – June 4 Friday, May 20 – 8:00 pm
The Visit by Friedrich Düerrenmatt, translated by Patrick Bowles, directed by David Pera Comedy touches this tragic story of a bankrupt town asked to hand over one of its members for execution in exchange for top dollar. The play focuses on the once prosperous but now decrepit town of Guellen, located somewhere in Europe. Claire Zachanassian, is returning to Guellen, and is now a millionaire. Claire left town years ago, but is coming back willing to share her
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For the other mainstage shows, they are $15 and $12 for each of the above. (That is Doubt, Moon Over the Brewery, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me) For kid shows (in this season, The Red Shoes) they are $10 and $8. Groups of 50+, please call for special pricing.
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