Illinois Theatre Association upcoming events

Next to Normal: Engle Lane Community Theatre (08/06/2026)

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Engle Lane Community Theatre presents: Next to Normal!

Next to Normal is a moving rock musical about a family navigating mental illness, grief, and the search for hope and healing.

August 6th at 7:30pm August 7th at 7:30pm August 8th at 2:00pm August 9th at 2:00pm

Tickets are $22 and can be purchased at http://www.englelane.org or by contacting the box office boxoffice@englelane.org

815-672-3584.

The Prom: The Drama Group (08/07/2026)

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:30:00 GMT

The Drama Group Presents: The Prom

The Prom is a comedic/heartwarming musical about four self-absorbed Broadway stars who travel to a conservative Indiana town to help a high school girl who is banned from attending her prom.

August 7-16, 2026 Performances at 7:30 pm Matinees at 2:00 pm

Tickets are $18-25 and can be purchased at www.dramagroup.org or order tickets by phone at (708) 755-3444.

ITA 2026 Come Together Community Theatre Festival (11/07/2026)

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Come Together: The Heartbeat of Community Theatre in Illinois

There is something uniquely powerful about community theatre. It’s more than a stage and it’s more than lights and lines. It’s a gathering place. It’s where strangers become castmates, where castmates become friends and friends become family. This year’s theme for Illinois’ bi-annual community theatre festival, Come Together, beautifully captures the essence of what community theatre has always been, and continues to be, across Illinois.

In towns big and small across our state, community theatres serve as creative homes. They welcome people of all ages, backgrounds and experience levels. That spirit of inclusion is what makes community theatre so special. It doesn’t just invite participation; it depends on it.

Come Together celebrates the collaborative art that is the essence of community theatre. Your theatre can participate in our biannual play competition with a chance to represent our state and our region at the American Association of Community Theatre’s AACTFest in June of 2027. You’ll be able to network with other theatre makers and celebrate the very essence of community theatre.

Come Together will be Nov. 7th and 8th at Morton College (time TBD).

For more information contact communitytheatre@illinoistheatre.org.