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Assassins

Sept 5th, 6th and 7th at 7:30 p.m.
Sept 8th at 3 p.m.
At The Elgin Art Showcase
164 Division Street, 8th Floor
Elgin, IL

All tickets General Admission: $25/30
Pre-sale tickets sold out for Friday and Saturday nights.
Limited walk-ins available.
Best availability, Saturday 3 p.m. show.
 

About the Show

A multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force, Assassins combines Sondheim's signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic story of our nation's culture of celebrity and the violent means some will use to obtain it, embodied by America's four successful and five would-be presidential assassins. Bold, original, disturbing and alarmingly funny, Assassins is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written.

Assassins lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, in a one-act historical "revusical" that explores the dark side of the American experience. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, writers, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman, bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a nightmarish roller coaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and inspire each other to harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream.





 

James and the Giant Peach

Aug. 2nd and 3rd 7 p.m.
Aug. 3rd and 4th 1 p.m.
Barrington High School
616  W. Main Street, Barrington, Illinois

Join us as we Float Along with James and the Giant Peach...

When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach... and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach, among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities, but after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean, the group faces hunger, sharks and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James' quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. The dangerous voyage is a success, but the adventure takes a whole new twist once they land on the Empire State Building.

Godspell

July 18-21, 2019
Elgin Art Showcase,  164 Division Street, Elgin

Join us as we recount the parables of Jesus Christ through humor, storytelling, a hefty dose of comic timing, and an eclectic blend of songs from pop to vaudeville. Rejoice, laugh and maybe even cry as the story of Jesus' life dances across the stage proclaiming messages of kindness, tolerance and love come vibrantly to life.

point2productions is a division of Schaumburg On Stage that focuses on young adults and adults interested in community theatre. Following the successful productions of Little Shop of Horrors and Urinetown, point2productions is proud to be in the historic Elgin Art Showcase once again for their production of Godspell.

 

About the Play

July 18-21, 2019
Elgin Art Showcase

Light refreshments available pre-show and at intermission.

Shrek the Musical

Presented by point2productions, a division of Schaumburg on Stage, performed at Pheasant Run March 22-31. Come join us in a "once upon a time and far, far away" sort of land as we tell the tale of a hulking green ogre Shrek, who lives in an ugly green swamp in happy isolation. Suddenly, a gang of homeless fairy-tale characters raid his sanctuary after being evicted from their own homes by  Lord Farquaad, Shrek agrees to help the fairy-tale creatures get their home back, but when Shrek and Farquaad meet, the Lord strikes a deal of his own: He'll give the fairy-tale characters their homes back, if Shrek rescues Princess Fiona. Shrek obliges, yet finds something appealing-something strange and different about this pretty princess. He likes her. He likes her a lot, but why does she always run off when the sun sets? 

 

About the Play

Make your trip to see Shrek the Musical a special one!

Enjoy Character Lunches featuring cast members of the show
before all matinee performances.

Join the characters of Shrek for a pre-show lunch in Jambalaya featuring your choice of Grilled Chicken House Salad, Turkey Club, Rice or Quinoa Bowl, Grilled Cheese, or Beef Sliders. All entrees come with your choice of fruit, French fries, or a crock of mac and cheese. Top it all off with dessert choices: ice cream and cookie or double chocolate mousse cake. The kiddos will enjoy crafts and characters from Shrek the Musical will mingle for a magical experience before seeing them on the Mainstage! Includes theater ticket.

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Visit www.pheasantrun.com for more information.

Grease 

Performed at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg, our cast portrayed Rydell High's spirited class of '59-gum-chewing, hub-cap-stealing, hotrod-loving boys with leather jackets and their wise-cracking girls in teased curls, bobby sox, and pedal pushers-capture the look and sound of the 1950s in a rollicking musical that salutes the rock 'n' roll era. While hip Danny and wholesome Sandy resolve the problems of their mutual attraction for each other, the gang sings and dances its way through such nostalgic scenes as the pajama party, the prom, the burger palace, and the drive-in movie.

About the Play

Performed at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts 201 Schaumburg Ct. Schaumburg, IL

Jan. 25 - Jan. 27 & Feb. 1 - Feb. 3

All Tickets $20

*$2.00 online service fee

Tickets Now On Sale! 

Producers: Mary Alice Benoit & Mary Miller
Co-Directors: Jim Shedd & Taylor Benoit
Vocal Director: Kelly Fitzgerald
Choreographer: Amanda Zgonina
Scenic Design & Construction: Rick Keeley
Lighting Design: Alec Kinastowski
Costume Design: Karen Martin & Therese Soodmand
Properties Manager: Chris Gurrieri
Music Director: Matthew Moore

Sister Act was a collaboration with the City of Elgin and point2productions in 2019 as part of the Elgin Summer Theater program.



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Les Misérables

Performed in January of 2018, Schaumburg On Stage's Les Miserable: School Edition featured a cast of 77 talented students. 

In eighteenth century France, Jean Valjean is released from years of unjust imprisonment, but finds nothing in store for him but mistrust and mistreatment. He breaks his parole in hopes of starting a new life, initiating a lifelong struggle for redemption as he is relentlessly pursued by police inspector Javert, who refuses to believe Valjean can change his ways. Finally, during the Paris student uprising of 1822, Javert must confront his ideals after Valjean spares his life and saves that of the student revolutionary who has captured the heart of Valjean's adopted Cosette.

 

About the Play

Producers: Mary Alice Benoit and Mary Miller
Directors: Taylor Benoit and Jim Shedd
Choreographer: Amanda Zgonina
Music Director: Valarie Oestry
Scenic Design: David Geinosky
Lighting Design: Alec Kinastowski
Costume Design: Karen Martin and Sue Knowles
Properties Manager: Chris Gurrieri

Little Shop of Horrors

Thank you to everyone who supported our Little Shop of Horrors production.

Look forward to a new and exciting point2production presentation in July, 2018.
 

About the Play

Synopsis: Little Shop of Horrors is a horror comedy rock musical written by Howard Ashman and composed by Alan Menken. 

The musical follows the life of Seymour Krelborn, a nerdy orphan employed at a run-down flower shop. His boss, Mushnik, bemoans the lack of business.

Seymour seeks to find a way to bring the shop, and himself, fame and fortune.

Seymour purchases a strange plant from an even stranger street vendor, and names the plant after his girlfriend, Audrey. 

To his horror, Seymour learns that this plant craves flesh and blood, so he must scare up human food in order to satisfy the plant's appetite. 

Thank you to our talented cast for a great show.

See you next year at the beautiful Elgin Art Showcase! 

Cast: 

Seymour Krelborn - Jimmy Romano 

Audrey - Natalie Carioti 

Orin Scrivello - Sam Martin 

Audrey II - Katie Jackovin 

Mr. Mushnik - Vinnie Rivera 

Chiffon - Caitlin Hacker 

Crystal - Kelly Benoit 

Ronette - Melody Contreras 

Audrey II Puppeteer - Ronnie Jurek

High School Musical 2

Performed in the summer of 2017, Disney's High School Musical 2 made a big splash with audiences as 55 kids sang and danced their hearts out and showed us what it mean to be in "All in this together!" The wildly successful Disney's High School Musical gang was back with another adventure for everyone's favorite Wildcats. Disney's High School Musical 2 debuted on the Disney Channel to a record-breaking audience of 17.3 million viewers. The stage version debuted at Atlanta's Theatre of the Stars and tells the tale of Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay and Ryan as they finish the the last day of junior year.

The East High gang couldn't wait to get the summer started – and were ready for summer jobs, money for college and to have fun. To that end, Troy got them all jobs at Lava Springs Country Club – which happened to be owned by popular girl, Sharpay's, father! While Sharpay schemed to steal Troy's heart from Gabriella, her brother, Ryan, hoped to win the Star Dazzle Award. Everything comes to a head at the talent show, where the group had to remember their motto: "All for one, and one for all."

Footloose Winter 2017

Produced in the Winter of 2017, Footloose is the story of Ren McCormack, a teenage boy from Chicago. He and his mother move to the small town of Bomont after his father abandons them. Upon arriving, Ren finds himself at odds with most of the town, including the Reverend Bomont. The Reverend has convinced the town to outlaw dancing, which Ren finds unbelievable. With the help of the Ariel (the Reverend’s daughter) and Willard (a country boy who becomes his best friend), Ren convinces the Reverend to let the teenagers dance, and in the process helps the town to heal from a tragedy that affected them all.

Seussical

Performed in the summer of 2016, Seussical was the first production under the direction of the new management team for Schaumburg On Stage.  To view our Seussical photo gallery Click Here.