Gallery Theater

04/27/2026

This is what folks are saying about Jennifer Reeves Wilson's performance in The Last Flapper. Only two performances left. Tickets at www.bitimprov.org DON'T MISS OUT!

"tremendous work. Great direction by Gail Cannata. Jennifer Reeves Wilson deserves sold-out houses every night, with a performance audiences will be talking about for years to come. Go see this piece."
Pam T.

"It was an awesome play. If you have the time please go see it!"
Jeannie J.

"Saw The Last Flapper by William Luce at The Bit theatre directed by Gail Cannata. It features an incredible performance by Jennifer Reeves Wilson, who fully embodies and grounds this very complex character. Bravo. It has a very short run, so see it now."
John W.

Last night I saw a wonderful production. A script from the writer of "The Belle of Amherst", an actress I stand in awe of, and Gail Cannata, a director passionate about a passionate woman who never got truly fulfilled--Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald.
It's at the Bit Theatre in Aurora.
The show is humorous, hopeful, and heartbreaking."
Mike S.

03/30/2026

Zelda, what a gal! She may have accomplished so much more if she had just been born later! Her ideas were way before her time. Come hear about her fascinating life, at The Bit Theater. THE LAST FLAPPER, a one woman show starring Jennifer Reeves Wilson as Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald. April 25,26 & May 2,3.
Tickets at: www.bitimprov.org

02/11/2026

Spend an evening with doomed-but-delightful flapper, Zelda Fitzgerald (wife of F. Scott) as she shares pivotal memories from her fascinating life, in a bar after hours (the theatre even has a bar, though the showtimes aren't actually after hours 😉🍸)!

This two person show is playing at Bit Theater in Aurora for only four special performances, March 7-15! ✨️

Directed by Gail Cannata
Featuring Mike Speller and Heidi Swarthout

🎟: bitimprov.org

01/15/2026

Look here, jellybean...One night, a real hotsy-totsy tomato named Zelda - THE Zelda Fitzgerald (Heidi Swarthout), the genuine article - found herself in a juice joint. She just wanted a little giggle water and some company, but the barman (Mike Speller) was a real wet blanket, and he told her to pipe down and scram, beat it, you get the picture. Did she listen? Nah, sugar, that doll was keen on sharing her most nifty stories about growing up a belle in Alabama, dancing in fountains as a flapper, being the cat's pajamas as a writer, illustrator, dancer, and more, her dalliances with doctors and institutions, and of course about her head over heels love affair with F. Scott Fitzgerald, or Goofo, as she affectionately called him. It's a memory play, see, pumpkin? Now, get a wiggle on and head over to bitimprov.org and get yourself tickets to ZELDA AT THE OASIS by P.H. Lin - Presented at THE BIT THEATER in Aurora, directed by the big cheese, Gail Cannata. They even have a speakeasy onsite, so you can order up a little old Gin Fizz or Tom Collins to sip on as you drift away into 1920's fantasy-reality with Zelda and her stories. Only 4 performances March 7-15! First one to get their tickets is the bee's knees! ✨

11/17/2025

AUDITION NOTICE

GC Productions at The Bit Theater, Aurora
Non-equity audition
Stipend

Zelda At the Oasis by P.H. Lin
This is a “two-hander” cast.

The role of Zelda Fitzgerald has already been cast.

Auditions for the role of Bar Man, a bartender piano man. Mid 30’s to mid 40’s. He is youthful in both attitude and appearance. This character plays other roles in this piece, male as well as female. Piano skills a plus but NOT REQUIRED.

Auditions will be held December 9th, 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm at The Bit Theater 4034 Fox Valley Center Dr, Aurora, IL 60504

Production dates are March 7,8,14,15.
Rehearsal schedule TBD based on cast availability beginning January 19th, produced and directed by Gail Cannata

Send email to [email protected] with your resume and headshot to request audition timeslot and audition sides.

Send a message to learn more

01/24/2025

Second weekend starts tonight January 31st!

01/21/2025

Friday is opening night at Riverfront Playhouse! Come see Carolyn Larsen, Cheryl Rice, Jean Austin, Howard Raik and Ann Nunez! Directed by Gail Cannata.

01/06/2025

We open at The Riverfront Playhouse in 3 weeks!
The Riverfront Playhouse Aurora, IL
Featuring some of your favorite Gallery Theater actors:
Carolyn Larsen, Cheryl Rice, Jean Austin, Howard Raik, Ann Nunez.
Opening January 24, 2025
The Cemetery Club
By Ivan Menchell
Directed by : Gail Cannata

Three Jewish widows meet once a month for tea before going to visit their husbands’ graves. Ida is sweet tempered and ready to begin a new life; Lucille is a feisty embodiment of the girl who just wants to have fun; and Doris is priggish and judgmental, particularly when Sam the butcher enters the scene. He meets the widows while visiting his wife’s grave. Doris and Lucille squash the budding romance between Sam and Ida. They are guilt-stricken when this nearly breaks Ida’s heart.
1/24/25 to 2/16/25
Fridays and Saturdays - 8:00 pm
Sunday Matinees - 2:00 pm

08/07/2024

12/08/2023

Auditions are coming soon! Are you scheduled?

iambe theatre ensemble:

We are thrilled to announce auditions for the debut production of Wake Up, Mrs. Moore, a dramedy by Julie Marie Myatt, running April 12 - 28 at Elgin Art Showcase, Elgin, IL, directed by Gail Cannata. This is an exciting opportunity for dynamic actors of all ages, many of whom portray characters whose ages change throughout the play, as the story spans over four decades.

It’s 1970 and young feminist Virginia Moore is ready to change the world. Marching against the Vietnam War and for equal rights for women, Virginia is going to make a better world for all. After being struck in the head after a rally, she lapses into a coma for 40 years. Her husband Glenn and sister Alma visit her bedside to share the events and years of the American life she is missing, while Virginia travels the globe and experiences the feminist dream in her mind. When Virginia miraculously awakes, what has changed in America? Is this the future Virginia imagined, and who continues to sleep?

This is a non-equity production.

Actors will receive a flat $100 stipend.

Cast breakdown:

Virginia Moore: this role has been cast.

Glenn Moore: 50’s-60’s; male identifying; lawyer; kind, loving, self-sacrificing husband to Virginia; patient, if not very adventurous.

Alma Jennings: this role has been cast.

George Larson: 20’s-early 30’s; male identifying; brother to Virginia and Alma; soldier in the Vietnam War; wise beyond his years.

Susan Jones: 30’s-60’s; African American; female identifying; caring and supportive nurse to Virginia; passionate; sarcastic sense of humor.

Tracy Jennings: 30’s-40’s; female identifying; successful doctor; independent; in embittered relationship with her mother, Alma.

Auditions will be held at Baker United Memorial Church in St. Charles on December 12 with callbacks on December 13, if necessary.

Auditions will consist of readings from the script.

Time commitment:

3-4 rehearsals per week beginning March 4 (at Elgin First United Methodist Church).

Must be available for Tech Week beginning April 7 and performances April 12-28 (at Elgin Art Showcase).

Contact info:

Auditions by appointment only.

To request an appointment, submit headshot and resume to [email protected]

Sides from the script will be sent along with your time slot.