The Steel Beam Theatre announces a new screenplay for the St. Charles Summer Theater Festival…”The Awakening Time” written by Beth Raines. This screenplay has been written and adapted to live theater by Raines in a Readers Theatre format.
Synopsis:
Sometimes a spiritual journey begins with a loss, and that is exactly what happens to 46-year old Katie. After losing her husband, John, to cancer a year ago, Katie lives an isolated and emotionally disconnected life. Her life changes when she meets a charming, off-beat French women who seems to have the answers to questions Katie doesn’t even know how to ask. This mysterious woman opens doors to the other side that help Katie realize that love is worth the pain.
All proceeds from these performances benefit the Steel Beam Theatre and the St. Charles Noon Rotary Club.
Fri. July 13 – 8PM
Sat. July 14 – 8PM
Sun. July 15 – 3 PM
A Question and Answer session with the author and cast will immediately follow all 3 performances.
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Young aspiring actors, ages 6-14,
can fine tune their acting and communication skills at our 2012 Summer Camps.
 Camp productions this year are Frumpled Fairy Tale, Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, Be Careful What You Wish For, and Camp Comedy: Improvisation. All shows help build skills essential to effective interpersonal communication, and many workshop actors audition for and perform in SBT Children’s Theatre productions.
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Leading Ladies runs Friday, May 11 through Sunday, June 3.
Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8.00pm and Sundays at 3.00pm. |
A raucous, slapstick comedy by Ken Ludwig, author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, Leading Ladies is the story of two down-on-their-luck actors Jack and Leo, who hear that a chronically ill, elderly dowager is trying find two lost relatives, next in line to receive the family fortune. The desperate actors devise a plan to pose as her nephews, only to find that the heirs are nieces! Jack and Leo become “Maxine and Stephanie”, who then proceed to turn the household upside-down, and forever change the life of naive Meg, the old lady’s real niece.
"Ken Ludwig gives the audience something powerful and potent: laughter and a guiltless evening of Theatre-going." – Village News
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 If Rene Shwartzbuckle had known her craving for Rapunzel, a turnip-like vegetable, would cost her custody of her beautiful daughter of the same name, she never would have sent her husband Walter into the witch’s garden to “borrow” a few of the delectable treats. In exchange for Walter’s life, on her 18th birthday Rapunzel was turned over to the witch, who locked her in a tall tower. A handsome prince heard her beautiful singing, but the only way to reach her was by climbing her long silken hair. In this adaption of the Grimm’s fairy tale, a delightful cast of new characters help the young couple escape the evil crone’s clutches and live happily ever after!
Rapunzel runs Saturday, May 12 through Sunday, June 3. Show times are Saturdays at 10.30am and 1.00pm, and Sundays at 1.00pm. |
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Performance Dates:
runs Saturday, July 20 through Sunday, July 29.
Show times: Fridays at 7.30pm; Saturdays at 10.30am, 1.00pm, and 7.30pm; and Sundays at 1.00pm. |
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