Arts & Entertainment

Festival Theatre Announces Upcoming Year

Shows in Oak Park will include The Glass Menagerie, Richard III.

The is planning to bring some classic theater to the village this upcoming year.

The company will continue the four-play season format for 2011-2012, with two productions outside in , along with two indoors at .

This fall, Kevin Theis will direct Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie. It begins previews Oct. 6, with the official opening on Oct. 9, and runs until Nov. 13.

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Alan Ruck, well-known for his role as Cameron in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, will star alongside OPFT Artistic Director Jack Hickey in the spring production of Stones in His Pockets, directed by David Mink. The play begins previews March 29 and opens April 1 and runs through May 6.

Next summer in Austin Gardens, plays include Inherit the Wind, directed by Steve Pickering, and Shakespeare’s Richard III, directed by Belinda Bremner.

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Inherit the Wind will begin the outdoor season with previews on June 14 and 15, and run from June 16 to July 14. Richard III opens July 21 and runs until Aug. 25, 2012, with previews July 19 and 20.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for seniors and students. A four-play pass is available for $80, or $60 for seniors, students or for preview performances.


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