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Friday 8pm - 11pm Saturday 8pm - 11pm Sunday 2pm - 5pm

Open Door Rep

"Where the Arts Come to Play"
A professional non-equity theater organization in Oak Park

VISION
To recognize and respect local audiences and artists by offering a collaborate venue for individual growth.

02/25/2022

Twenty-three years ago, Open Door started with a group of energized people in a bar in Forest Park. We came of age in school auditoriums and matured into our own space 12 years ago. Today, we are closing our Door, another casualty of Covid.

THANK YOU to our landlord, investors and donors; to the many who served tirelessly on our board; to our actors, directors, stage managers, design and technical artists and our videographers; to our musicians, vocalists, and comedians; and to our many volunteers.

Take a moment to look over all the art on this page. This is what you made happen. And to our many thousands of patrons who laughed, cried and applauded, thank you for 23 years. Nothing on this page would have been possible without each of you, all of you.

TOGETHER we brought MAGIC to our communities.

02/01/2022

"Local media creates place. It creates a sense of space, too. While reporting on a community, it creates community for people who may not even realize what’s happening in other areas.”

If you haven't already, check out our BackStory Project Video featuring Michael Romain, GCM Equity Editor, Editor of the Austin Weekly News here >> https://www.opendoortheater.net/backstory-project

01/12/2022

"Small businesses appreciate your support. Small businesses are the cornerstones of a community; they're the ones that grow up with you and your family."

For the past 77 years anyone dining at Connie's Family Restaurant in Berwyn would know they were part of a busy, bustling enterprise. What they might not know is that they and their fellow diners are only a part of what happens at Connie's.

Check out the 5th video in The BackStory Project, featuring Andy Sotiropoulos of Connie's Family Restaurant here >> https://www.opendoortheater.net/backstory-project

01/06/2022

"...there's a certain sort of public service aspect to community journalism where we write about government operations that I think are essential for people to know about, for us to document, for the record to be made of those kinds of decisions..."

View our full interview with Bob Uphues, Editor of the Riverside Brookfield Landmark (Published by Growing Community Media) here >> https://www.opendoortheater.net/backstory-project

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The BackStory Project videos are free of charge, but supporting donations will be gratefully accepted. To make a donation to Open Door, visit https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KU3WNN8VHGVUN.

01/01/2022

Wishing you a wonderful new year! Thank you to everyone who supported Open Door throughout 2021 and helped keep the arts thriving in, what was, another difficult year for many. Your support means the world to us.

We appreciate each and everyone of you - our supporters, fellow theaters, the artists who share their talent and stories with us - and everyone in between. We are beyond grateful to be a part of such an amazing community!

We'll be sharing our plans for the New Year soon; until then, visit our website and, if you haven't already, check out The Backstory Project.

12/31/2021

What is the magic ingredient in everything served at Al's Grill?

If you haven't already, be sure to check out the third video in The BackStory Project, featuring Petros Mourtokokis, manager of Al's Grill in Oak Park. To view the interview, visit https://www.opendoortheater.net/backstory-project.

The BackStory Project videos are free of charge, but supporting donations will be gratefully accepted. To make a donation to Open Door, visit https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KU3WNN8VHGVUN.

12/24/2021

Seasons Greetings from everyone at Open Door. We hope your holidays are filled with joy and laughter through the New Year.

12/18/2021

Our first (and second) Backstory Project is an interview with Dan Haley, editor of the Wednesday Journal Oak Park River Forest and publisher of Growing Community Media. Watch the video here >> https://www.opendoortheater.net/backstory-project

The interview was such a riveting, thought-provoking piece that is we made it a two-part series.

>> Part 1 is Dan's story - how/why he went into journalism and why he chose to found a local newspaper. And, it's the history of the Wednesday Journal and of Wednesday Journal Inc. What makes it so relevant is it's also the story of any community newspaper - the struggles, the successes - what works, what doesn't. In telling the WJ story, he also shares much of Oak Park's story.

>> Part 2 - focuses on the place of community journalism today - is it relevant, equitable in its coverage? How should it change to be equitable and relevant? How does a newspaper organization support itself given social media's overwhelming presence? Why the change from a for-profit business to a non-profit organization?

12/10/2021

If you haven't already, be sure to check out our video series: The BackStory Project! More videos will be coming in 2022; in the meantime, watch our current line up of these interesting and amazing stories we filmed to share with you:

▶️ Dan Haley, editor of the Wednesday Journal Oak Park River Forest and publisher of Growing Community Media *2 Part Interview!
▶️ Bob Uphues, Editor of the Riverside Brookfield Landmark
▶️ Petros Mourtokokis, manager of Al's Grill in Oak Park
▶️ Andy Sotiropoulos, Connie's Family Restaurant
▶️ Michael Romain, GCM Equity Editor, Editor of the Austin Weekly News

To learn more about The BackStory Project, check out https://www.opendoortheater.net/backstory-project.

The BackStory Project videos are free of charge, but supporting donations will be gratefully accepted. To make a donation to Open Door, visit https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KU3WNN8VHGVUN.

11/25/2021

We are thankful for our Open Door family, our community, and the many artists that have graced our stage and, this year, our screens. Thank you for your patience and support during the never ending changes. From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving.

11/18/2021

Don't miss the 6th video in The BackStory Project, featuring Michael Romain, GCM Equity Editor, Editor of the Austin Weekly News. To view the interview, visit https://www.opendoortheater.net/backstory-project.

The BackStory Project videos are free of charge, but supporting donations will be gratefully accepted. To make a donation to Open Door, visit https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KU3WNN8VHGVUN."

11/16/2021

How do stories of Stanford University and a bus stop on Lake Street inform Michael Romain's vision of Austin?

This week's video features Michael Romain, GCM Equity Editor, Editor of the Austin Weekly News. View the interview here >> https://www.opendoortheater.net/backstory-project

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902 S Ridgeland Avenue
Oak Park, IL
60304

Opening Hours

Friday	8pm - 11pm
Saturday	8pm - 11pm
Sunday	2pm - 5pm

Telephone

+17083420810

Website

http://www.opendoortheater.net/

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