Penguin Players

Penguin Players ๐Ÿชฒ๐Ÿงƒ BEETLEJUICE ๐Ÿชฒ๐Ÿงƒ

Penguin Players is a true community theatre program that encourages adults with disabilities to perform onstage or behind the scenes.

These individuals are assisted by adult mentors to guide them through the process of doing a show!

Weโ€™re excited to help spread the word about Gummfest, a local film weekend featuring a unique mix of new and classic mov...
08/26/2026

Weโ€™re excited to help spread the word about Gummfest, a local film weekend featuring a unique mix of new and classic movies that are always thought-provoking and conversation-starting. ๐ŸŽฌ

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ, ๐†๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐–๐š๐ฒ, ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž. ๐Ÿ’œ

Its message of inclusion, opportunity, and celebrating people for exactly who they are is one that is very close to our hearts at Penguin Players. ๐Ÿง

If youโ€™re looking for a meaningful film and a great local event, be sure to check out Gummfest and Born That Way!

๐ŸŽฅ Learn more: https://bornthatwayfilm.com

๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ! ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐›๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ!๐ŸงPenguin Project Peoria is looking for amazing mentors to...
08/24/2026

๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ! ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐›๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ!๐Ÿง

Penguin Project Peoria is looking for amazing mentors to join us for our upcoming production of 42nd Street Youth Edition! ๐ŸŽญ

Mentors are a huge part of what makes the Penguin Project so special. They work alongside our Penguins, helping with lines, choreography, music, stage directions, and more while building friendships, confidence, and unforgettable memories along the way!

โœจ Mentors must be ages 10โ€“23.
โœจ No previous theater experience is required!
โœจ All you need is a willingness to participate, encourage others, and have fun!

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐›๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ? ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“

๐Ÿ“… Monday, August 24
โฐ 7:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ Fondulac Park District Office Building
201 Fondulac Park Dr., East Peoria, IL 61611

Come learn more about the Penguin Project, meet the team, and find out how YOU can be part of this incredible experience! ๐Ÿง

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง. ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ.๐Ÿ’œ๐ŸงAs we close the curtain on Beetlejuice Jr., we want to say ๐“๐‡๐€๐๐Š ๐˜๐Ž๐”...
08/11/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง. ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ.๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿง

As we close the curtain on Beetlejuice Jr., we want to say ๐“๐‡๐€๐๐Š ๐˜๐Ž๐” to everyone who made this production so incredibly special!

To our amazing artists, thank you for bringing your talent, courage, laughter, and BIG personalities to the stage. You reminded us once again what Penguin Players is all about.

To our mentors, families, volunteers, production team, sponsors, audience members, and everyone who cheered these Penguins on, we could not do this without you.

And to our incredible cast: we are so proud of you. You took the stage, told your story, made us laugh, made us cry, and created memories that will last long after the curtain closed.

Thank you for believing in the magic of Penguin Players and for being part of ours. Until the next adventure! ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿง

08/11/2026

๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹๐ˆ๐๐† ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐๐„๐๐†๐”๐ˆ๐๐’! ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿง

๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”โ€“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!

๐ˆ๐๐…๐Ž๐‘๐Œ๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐Œ๐„๐„๐“๐ˆ๐๐†
August 24, 2026
7:00 PM
Fondulac Park District Office Building
201 Veterans Drive
East Peoria, IL 61611

๐Ÿ“๐’๐ˆ๐†๐ ๐”๐ ๐‡๐„๐‘๐„:
๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ - ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽโ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDMY0Dicdz2jmu7WqvwRxkbt1L3vpYJ6PNTzJUYK4F362ULg/viewform
๐’๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ- ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽโ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘
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๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ? ๐–๐žโ€™๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ!
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

Get ready to tap, dance, sing, and step into the spotlight! We canโ€™t wait to meet our next group of Penguins! ๐Ÿง๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ’œ

Itโ€™s your last chance to see the Penguin Players perform their production of Beetlejuice Jr. at the PAC! ๐ŸชฒIf you havenโ€™t...
08/10/2026

Itโ€™s your last chance to see the Penguin Players perform their production of Beetlejuice Jr. at the PAC! ๐ŸชฒIf you havenโ€™t gotten your tickets๐ŸŽซ yet, head to penguin.booktix.com to reserve your seat before itโ€™s too late. โณ

08/09/2026

Some people start a dream. Others help it live on. ๐Ÿง

Dr. Andy and Kathy, thank you for creating The Penguin Project and for continuing to be such an important part of it. Your love, passion, and belief in every Penguin can be felt in everything we do.

Thank you for being part of our Beetlejuice Jr. journey and for reminding us what this project is truly about.

We are so grateful for you both! โค๏ธ

As we go into our last show we want to say a huge thank you to our wonderful production leaders!๐Ÿ’šEmily Capitelli - Direc...
08/09/2026

As we go into our last show we want to say a huge thank you to our wonderful production leaders!๐Ÿ’š

Emily Capitelli - Director
Berklee Child - Choreographer
Issac Sprang & Taylor Graves - Music Team
Grant Carey - Production Secretary

08/09/2026

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