2011-12 shows  Macbeth, February 2-4, 7:30 p.m.  Lust for power. Broken trusts. Betrayals. A prophecy by three witches leads Macbeth on an obsessive quest to be King. Shakespeare’s popular tragedy reveals a hero’s fall from grace.
For Reserved Seats call 630-469-8600, $6.00
***NEW DATE: Black Box New Play Festival, February 8-10***
Our Town, May 3-5, 2012  Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize winning play is a ‘reality show’ of small town life tracing the childhood, courtship, marriage and death of Emily Webb. Our Town continues to be one of the most performed plays in this country and encourages audiences to
appreciate life to its fullest.
13 The Musical  Thirteen year old, Evan Goldman moves from big city New York to small town Appleton, Indiana. There, he finds himself surrounded by problems with new friendships, romance, and the celebration of his Bar Mitzvah. If you enjoyed Disney’s High School Musical, you’ll love this contemporary, upbeat musical that is fun for all
ages!
A Night of One Acts, November 22
Season subscriptions Glenbard West Theatre 2011-12 season tickets are availabe for only $18 per subscription. Don’t miss a single show! Priority seating! Make checks payable to Glenbard West Theatre. Fill out the form and mail your payment to:
Glenbard West High School (c/o Mike Fox) 670 Crescent Blvd. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Questions? Call (630) 942-7773
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Spring Play Auditions Auditions for the spring play OUR TOWN are soon approaching! The Audition Workshop is Thursday, February 16th, 3:00 - 4:00pm in the Auditiorium (immediately following the Theatre Club meeting). All those interested in acting or helping on a technical or business crew should attend. Auditions will be on Tuesday & Wednesday, February 21st & 22nd (students need only to sign-up for an audition time slot for one of those two days). Callbacks will be on Thursday, February
23rd, 3:00-6:00pm in the Auditorium. The cast & crew lists will be posted on Friday, February 24th.
Turn in the Student Activity Code Form ALL students participating in the after school theatre program need to complete the Activity Code with a parent signature. Students will not earn points towards becoming part of the honor society for theatre (the International Thespian Society) if the form is not turned in. The form only needs to be completed once for the entire school year and should be
given to Theatre Secretary MC Benich. Â
Theatre Club Meetings every Thursday after school. Join the largest and most active group on campus, Theatre Club! Whether you like to act or help out behind the scenes, Theatre Club is for you. The club meets every Thursday after school in the auditorium balcony. Attending these meetings is a great way to find out about all the upcoming club activities and learn how to get involved with the shows.
Theatre Parents' Guild (TPG) Â Hey parents, want to help out? The Theatre Parents' Guild is for you. We help the Theatre Club in a number of different ways. TPG:
- Improves dissemination of information about theatre activities to ALL parents
- Creates fundraising events and assists with Theatre Club fundraisers
- Organizes cast/crew meals for dress rehearsals
- Creates theatre outing possibilities for students (e.g., Broadway in Chicago, plays at other area high schools, college productions) and arranges transportation
- Assists with publicizing theatre productions
- Assist swith technical aspects of theatre productions
- Helps organize Cast/Crew Parties for Friday and Saturday nights of main stage productions
 Who we are Glenbard West Theatre is open to all students who are interested in performance or working behind the scenes. For those interested in the technical and business aspects of the productions, we will train you, no experience is necessary. We present three main stage productions each year including a fall musical, winter drama and spring comedy. In addition, we have a studio series in the Black Box which features new student playwrights and our improvisational troupe ‒ That One Group.
Theatre Club meetings are held every Thursday after school in the auditorium balcony where students learn how to get involved in upcoming shows and enjoy fun social events. Members of the Theatre Club who accrue enough points by active involvement throughout the year are honored at the Theatre Awards Night in May and are inducted into the International Thespian Society, an honor society for high school theatre students. The sponsors are Mr. Fox, Mr. Moran and Mr. Matz.
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