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08/08/2026

TONIGHT! At the Sweet Corn Festival main stage, we will be showing our variety show! We can't wait for you to see the breadth of talent we have right here in the Illinois Valley.

Be sure to bring folding chairs and be ready to hoot and holler for our acts.

Tonight, August 8, from 5:30-6:30 PM at the Sweet Corn Festival Main Stage, we will see you there!

08/02/2026

Before the final umbrella closed and the last note floated away, we just wanted to say… thank you.

Today’s Sunday show was practically perfect in every way!

Until we meet again, keep a little magic in your day. Cheerio, and see you soon! 🪁

08/02/2026

Hitchcock who? Did you notice these director cameos during Mary Poppins? You have one more chance to see them this afternoon at 2 PM at the Mendota High School! We can’t wait to see you there ☂️

08/01/2026

Don’t Flip Out: There is still time to see Mary Poppins! Tonight at 7:30 PM and tomorrow at 2 PM, the last two shows before Mary Poppins flies off.

07/31/2026

Anything can happen if you let it, and this show is happening this weekend! Before you come tonight, Saturday, or Sunday, we want you to meet our cast.

We asked our cast what their favorite part is about participating in theatre.

Grace: "Getting to do what i love with people i already know and love, and meeting new, lovely people that i grow to love!"

James: "There is an electric, irreplaceable energy in a room when a live performance clicks. It's a collective vulnerability with the cast, crew, musicians, and audience. When they are all breathing the same air and experiecing the exact same moment together."

Nora: "I’d say my favorite part of being in theatre is the community around me! We all become so close and it just makes the experience so much more enjoyable!"

Evan: "You get to meet new people and make new friends and do what you love."

Eric: "I love taking the stage and taking on a new persona! It really provides with a great sense of escapism!"

Jessa: "Making new friends and creating community!"

Tonight, the curtain will raise up and the show will go on. We hope to see you there, so be sure to grab your tickets!

07/30/2026

Will you be playing the game with us? It's time to meet more of our wonderful cast.

We may be looking to the future, but still asked our cast what rolls they have played in the past either with us or on other stages.

Karessa: "Frozen - ensemble."

Marshall: This is my first show which makes it kinda cool.

Mara: “Frozen Jr.”-Ensemble, “Knock-Knock”-Tip Girl

Karsen: "Crutchie in Newsies (Engle Lane)
Featured Dancer in Chicago (Engle Lane)
Young Ed/Pappy in And Then They Came For Me (Morris Theatre Guild)"

James: "Joseph - Joseph; Music Man - Harold Hill; Matilda - Trunchbull"

Linda: "Oklahoma, Once Upon a Mattress, Sound of Music"

Melissa: "Annie, Mrs Pugh, little shop of horrors ensemble."

Gage: "Westleton/Oaken in Frozen Jr; Ensemble in Annie."

Jillian: "MCT's Little Shop of Horrors as Chiffon. The Racoon in Cinderella and Tayna in Mama Mia with the High School Theater Department."

Past, present, or future, our cast members are really going places. And hopefully you are joining us in this place: Mendota High School Theater. This weekend. There are still tickets available, but make sure you get the seats you want on our website!

07/29/2026

07/29/2026

Only a few more steps in time until Mary Poppins comes to our theatre!

Here, we have more of our wonderful cast members to meet. This time, we asked them what their dream role would be on stage.

Brooklyn: "My dream role is Cosette from Les Misérables."

Gio: "Fiddler on the roof."

Rory: "Aurora- Sleeping Beauty."

Kennedy: "Astrid from How to Train Your Dragon."

Rey: "Any main role or lead."

Cora: "Bell in beauty and the beast."

Ellyn: "Nala from the Lion King or an orphan in Annie "

Emma: "Mary Poppins"

Jacqui: "It would be my dream to play Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd."

Jeni: "The Narrator in Joseph, Evita in Evita, The Queen of Hearts in Wonderland."

Such a wonderful cast of characters. Be sure to get your tickets online so you have the perfect seat to watch our wonderful performers!

07/28/2026