2012 You're A Good Man Charlie Brown

  • Linus and Blanket
    In this heart-warming musical based on Charles M. Schultz’s “Peanuts” comic strip, you will see Charlie Brown come to life with pals Lucy, Linus, Schroeder, Sally, and Snoopy as they face the challenges of life, kites, and ball games. This is just an average day in the life of Charlie Brown as he tries to win the heart of the Little Red-Haired girl. Will they finally come to terms with what Happiness is?

2010 The Fantasticks

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    The musical, with book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, broke all records with a run of more than 41 years off-Broadway, between 1960 and 2002, and was revived almost immediately for Broadway. A timeless tale of young love, feuding families and the challenges of growing gardens and growing up, the show features a memorable score, from “Soon It’s Gonna Rain” to “Try to Remember.”

2009 Bang Bang You're Dead

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    The tool of drama has the power to lance, heal, and cleanse the soul. BANG BANG YOU’RE DEAD might not be the answer to gun violence by teenagers in our schools. But this play may lead to a discussion, an insight, a revelation that may lead to an answer. There is a hope that our awakened senses or heightened consciousness might see the tragedy before it happens. It is a slim hope, but it is all we have at this time.

2009 Arsenic and Old Lace- Photo Album

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    The enduring comedy classic, ARSENIC & OLD LACE is farcical genius. Poor Mortimer Brewster, a theatre-hating drama critic who must deal with his crazy, homicidal family and local police in Brooklyn, New York, while he debates whether to go through with his recent promise to marry the woman he loves. Meanwhile his sweet spinster aunts have taken to murdering lonely old men by poisoning them with a glass of home-made elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine, and "just a pinch" of cyanide. Add a sweet brother who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt and another brother who’s not so nice and is running from the law with his alcoholic accomplice, Dr. Einstein, and you’ve got one unforgettable show!

2008 Forever Plaid- Photo Album

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    FOREVER PLAID centers on four young, eager male singers killed in a car crash in the 1950s on the way to their first big concert, and now miraculously revived for the posthumous chance to fulfill their dreams and perform the show that never was. Singing in the closest of harmony, squabbling boyishly over the smallest intonations and executing their charmingly outlandish choreography with over-zealous precision, the “Plaids” are a guaranteed smash, with a program of beloved songs and delightful patter that keeps audiences rolling in the aisles when they're not humming along to some of the great nostalgic pop hits of the '50s, including Catch a Falling Star, Day-O, Sixteen Tons & Love is a Many Splendored Thing.

04/11/2013

You're the Jury: The State vs. Max Cooper.

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01/12/2013

JDT Presents - Little Women

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09/21/2012

Squabbles

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JAMES DOWNING THEATRE OPENS SEASON WITH “SQUABBLES”

For information, please contact
Ron Denham at 224-725-3696
or Anne Lunde at 773-631-1104

Bickering relatives ignite a comedic firestorm in “Squabbles,” the opening show of the 2012-13 season at the James Downing Theatre.

The show will open on Saturday, Oct. 13, continuing through Oct. 28. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 1:30 p.m. Sundays. They will be held in the lower level of the Edison Park United Methodist Church, 6740 N. Oliphant Ave., on Chicago’s Northwest Side.

Individual show tickets are $20 per adult and $15 for senior citizens and students. Group rates at $13 each are available for groups of 10 or more. For reservations call (224) 725-3696 or email to jamesdowningtheatre@gmail.com. You can also pay online at the theatre website, www.jamesdowningtheatre.touchpad.com.

In this fast-paced free-for-all, written by Marshall Karp, a young couple’s happy home life is threatened. The bride’s widowed father needed a place to stay, but they hadn’t counted on the groom’s mom losing her house at the same time. They’d already realized it wasn’t safe to have these in-laws in the same building after his unhappy mom threatened to kill her complaining dad at the wedding.  Storm clouds are looming again.

Paul Barile directs the show. The cast includes: Joe Bonadonna and Valerie Querns as the young couple; Julie Mitre and Manny Schenk as their respective parents; and also features Mark Kroon, Steve Salemi and Leah Cozad.  

The show will be produced by special permission from Samuel French Inc.

Through Oct. 28, season tickets will be on sale for the four-show 2012-13 season. Adults pay $64 and students and seniors pay $48 for four tickets. Other shows in the season will include: “Little Women – The Musical” (Feb. 16 to March 3, 2013); “You Be The Jury: The State vs. Max Cooper” a courtroom drama (May 4 to 19, 2013); and “The Cemetery Tree” a lite comedy-drama (August 10 to 25). Tickets can be used at any of the season performances.

The James Downing Theatre and the John Waldron Arts Center are sponsored programs of the Edison Park United Methodist Church. 

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08/01/2012

Squabbles Audition Notice

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07/05/2012



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04/07/2012

The James Downing Theatre presents: See How They Run

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01/13/2012

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown



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11/28/2011

“SCROLL DOWN FOR INFORMATION ON OUR CURRENT PRODUCTION – PARISH CRAFT SHOW – AND FOR AUDITION INFORMATION ON OUR NEXT PRODUCTION – YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN” OR CALL 224-725-3696 OR EMAIL jamesdowningtheatre@gmail.com WITH QUESTIONS ON EITHER PRODUCTION”

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The James Downing Theatre

6740 N. Oliphant, Chicago, IL 60631

(a program of the Edison Park United Methodist Church)

Presents its fundraiser

PARISH CRAFT SHOW!

an original comedy by Sue Mrotek

THEY’’RE BACK!!

And life hasn’t changed much at St. Gabriel’s.

If you liked Parish Play, don’t miss out as the comedy
continues in this hilarious sequel. And if you missed
Parish Play, you will still enjoy Parish Craft Show.



Please join us for great entertainment. The proceeds
will all go to help support further productions at The
James Downing Theatre.

A special invitation from Beatrice Frank



As a member of St. Gabriel’s Finance Committee, I would like to invite you to attend the world premiere of Parish
Craft Show. (The fact that I will be appearing in it has nothing to do with my invitation; however, it will give you an
indication that it will be a sophisticated production.)



Those of you unfamiliar with St. Gabriel’s should understand that we are an older, established parish with many hard
working people—only a few of us, however, called by our Creator to serve the Church. As one of those called, I will
be lending my support to the Ladies Auxiliary Society craft table.



I encourage you during the busy holiday season to bring merriment to people and invite them to attend a performance
with you. I believe somewhere in the Bible it must be written “he who laughs twice prays thrice.” Might I expect
seeing you?



Sincerely

Beatrice Frank

Finance Committee Member and Pastoral aide

Long-standing parishioner and Critic at large





Craft Show Raffle
at Intermission!



December 2—11, 2011

Friday and Saturday evenings 7:30 pm

Saturday and Sunday matinees 1:30 pm

General Admission $15, Seniors/Students $10

For reservations call 224-725-3696 or

email www.jamesdowningtheatre@gmail.com

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