Chicago Heights Drama Group

06/05/2026

Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage opens TONIGHT and this cast is ready! 🥪

But there’s still time for you to get your tickets! 🎟️

Clyde's opens tonight, June 5th and runs through June 14th. Tickets can be purchased through:
📞Box Office Number: 708-755-3444
💻BookTix: https://dg.booktix.com/dept/main/e/Clydes

📸 by: Gina Sanfilippo

06/04/2026

We open Clyde's this Friday and we would like to introduce you to this talented cast. Meet Ian "Budgie" Buckner, who plays Jason. We asked the cast a few questions, and this is what Jason had to share with us:

What would your ideal sandwich be made of and what would you call it?
My ideal sandwich would be any leftovers I can find in my fridge and I'd call it, "Free Meal"

Why can self-redemption be so difficult?
Redemption is a 2-way road. Not only does Person A have to make a real change, but Person B has to believe and trust them.

How do you deal with people who try to take advantage of you?
I always try to surround myself with people I trust. Truthfully, it's just a part of life, but I always try to not to hold grudges and put myself in others' shoes.

Clyde's opens June 5th and runs through June 14th. Tickets can be purchased through:
📞Box Office Number: 708-755-3444
💻BookTix: https://dg.booktix.com/dept/main/e/Clydes

06/03/2026

The Drama Group and Our Production Team are thrilled to announce our Cast of THE PROM!!

06/01/2026

We open Clyde's this Friday and we would like to introduce you to this talented cast. Meet Kallie Givens, who plays Clyde. We asked the cast a few questions, and this is what Kallie had to share with us:

What would your ideal sandwich be made of and what would you call it?
My ideal sandwich would be ham, tomato, cheese, lettuce, cucumber, oregano and mayo on brioche bread. I shall call it the Green Veg and Ham! lol

Why can self-redemption be so difficult?
Self redemption can be difficult because bad habits are hard to break. We are also our own worst critics and societal factors prevent some people from truly bettering themselves.

How do you deal with people who try to take advantage of you?
I exit stage left from people who try to take advantage of me. You have to know your self worth and keep it moving away from the users!!

Clyde's opens June 5th and runs through June 14th. Tickets can be purchased through:
📞Box Office Number: 708-755-3444
💻BookTix: https://dg.booktix.com/dept/main/e/Clydes

06/01/2026

05/25/2026

Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage will be opening soon!!

📅 June 5-7 & 11-14

📍The Chicago Heights Drama Group

“BEST TRUCK STOP SANDWICH GARNISHES!”

🎟️ Tickets available at https://dg.booktix.com/dept/main/e/Clydes

05/18/2026

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

The Drama Group proudly announces our 2026/2027 Season!

With these amazing logos created by Angel Noelle

MEMPHIS - October 2026 - Directed by J.R. Willard-Rose
The Tony Winning Best Musical of 2010! Set in 1950s Memphis, it tells the story of a white DJ, Huey Calhoun, who champions Black music (blues and soul) on the radio, sparking a cultural revolution and falling for a Black singer, Felicia Farrell, challenging racial barriers. The show, inspired by the real-life DJ Dewey Phillips.

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - December 2026 - Directed by Tyler McMahon
The musical follows the impoverished but highly imaginative young Charlie Bucket. When W***y Wonka unexpectedly opens the gates of his mysterious chocolate factory to five Golden Ticket winners, Charlie and the other winners embark on a wild, life-changing journey. Inside, they encounter fantastical creations, a chocolate garden, the curious Oompa-Loompas, and learn valuable moral lessons.

CHOIR BOY - February 2027 - Directed by Cordaro Johnson
A 2012 play by Tarell Alvin McCraney (co-writer of Moonlight) about Pharus Young, a talented, openly gay Black student at the elite, all-male Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys, who strives to lead the school's renowned gospel choir while navigating tradition, identity, and homophobia. The play, set to soaring gospel and R&B music, explores themes of race, sexuality, community, and the struggle to find one's voice within a rigid institution.

THE MINUTES - April 2027 - Directed by M.J. Renzi
A dark comedy by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts that satirizes American democracy and small-town politics, following a city council meeting that descends into chaos as buried truths and historical secrets are revealed.

DEAR EVAN HANSEN - June 2027 - Directed by Thomas McMahon
The 2017 Tony Award-winning Best Musical follows a high schooler with severe social anxiety who invents a fabricated friendship with a deceased classmate, inadvertently sparking a simple lie into a viral social media movement about grief, mental health, and the human need to belong.

BE ON THE LOOK OUT INFORMATION ON SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS, PERFORMANCE DATES AND AUDITIONS!

05/17/2026

Congrats to our 2026 Teen Theatre Intensive cast of Little Shop of Horrors!

05/17/2026

Here are the possible choices for each of our 2026/2027 show slots.

Take your guesses now before we announce officially tonight at 7:00 pm!