CURRENT PRODUCTION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Innocents Scares Audiences
MPTG's production of William Archibald's The Innocents, which ran February 16 - 18, 2012, was an audience screamer! The cast featured MPTG veterans Grace O'Neil, Colleen Winters, and John Wognum; Children's Theater Performers, Anna Strahlman, Maddie Zwick, Julia Brady, and Hannah Stubitsch; and Biranne Murray, who made her MPTG debut. The production also featured origial music by resident Sound Designer, Mike Valenti and a beautiful costume design by Colleen Winters.
MPTG'S Children's Theater Casts The Wizard of Oz.
In early January, 63 3rd - 8th graders were cast in MPTG's Children's Theater production of The Wizard of Oz, which runs March 29th- 31st, 2012. This is the largest Children's Show at MPTG to date.
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MPTG's Children's Theater Performs Annie Jr.
On December 15 - 17 36 children from the Beverly and Mt. Greenwood areas performed Annie Jr. at the Ridge Park Auditorium.
MPTG Performs Steel Magnolias
On November 17 - 19, MPTG performed Robert Harling's Steel Magnolias as a Dinner Theater Fundraiser for the Munroe Park Theater Alliance, the fundraising board for MPTG. The cast consisted of MPTG veterans, Colleen Winters (Shelby), Grace O'Neill (Annelle), and Jaimey Kennedy (Ouiser). Lauren Kerns and Jeanie Giedraitis reprised their roles from 12 years ago as Clairee and Truvy, respectively, and Jill Signorelli made her Ridge Park debut as M'Lynn. Over 145 people came to see the show during its weekend run, and the production was an audience favorite, which culminated with a standing ovation on closing night.
MPTG Opens 2011/2012 Season at Hale Theatre Co's Fall Theatre Fest with The Shape of Things.
In September, MPTG brought its production of The Shape of Things to Hale Park. The cast consisted of MPTG new-commers, Colin Rice, Jill Signorelli, and Dan Finnerty and featured MPTG veteran, Colleen Winters, in the role of Jenny. This unique production included videography by Brian T. Laughran and complex technical design, which was created by Mike Valenti. The show was directed by Kevin McSweeney, with Carley Sullivan serving as the Assistant Director.
MPTG Ends 2010 / 2012 Season with the Comedy, Twisted William
On June 11th, MPTG closed out its 12th season with its largest show in ten years,
Twisted William: A Shakespeare Mash-Up. 22 performers created a hysterical evening of Shakespeare parodies that consisted of performances of "Macbeth Mixed Up," "Hamlet on Spring Break," "Green Eggs and Hamlet," "When Shakespeare's Ladies Meet," "The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet," and performances of the songs, "Hot 'n Cold" and "Bad Romance" in the vein of
Hamlet and
Romeo and Juliet respectively.
GREASE Packs Ridge Park
On March 24 - 26, MPTG's Children's Theater performed
Grease to standing room only crowds for all four performances! The cast consisted of 45 3rd - 8th Grades from St. John Fisher, Mt. Greenwood, Sutherland, and Whittney Young schools.
IN MEMORIAM: JOHN MACASKILL
John MacAskill, retired Ridge Park Supervisor, passed away on June 19, 2009. John was a strong advocate for our theater and a good friend. His presence at Ridge, where he worked for over 20 of his 33 years with the Park District, was instrumental to our program and its success.
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Mission Statement
The Munroe Park Theater Guild is a non-profit Community Theater with the Chicago Park District that has been serving Chicago's Beverly area for 12 years. Our mission is to provide performers, artists, and audiences with engaging, stimulating, entertaining, and thought-provoking theatrical experiences. We welcome experienced and inexperienced performers alike, and we strive to create performative opportunities for "veterans" to hone their craft and for "new-comers" to learn their craft. MPTG does not pre-cast shows. All roles for all productions are open.
Kevin McSweeney, Director
2617 W. 105th Street
Chicago, IL 60655
(312) 747 - 6561
Page updated on April 22, 2012
