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The Tinley Park Performing Arts Center is the home of our very own Tinley Park Community Theater, Tinley Park-Park District’s Children’s and Teen’s Theaters, and many other performing arts programs. The Center also offers numerous acting and improv classes throughout the year. The theater seats 120 people and is available for rentals for corporate meetings, theater performances, birthday parties, and more. Please call (708) 342-4200 for more info.

The intent of the Performing Arts program is to assist in the development of talent in children and adults through participation in, and attendance at events and educational activities. All activities shall be evaluated on their ability to involve new participants, educate those involved and to whatever extent possible, offer a public performance or showing of the resulting arts. We delight in the arts; they are the essence of our heritage. All residents of the south suburbs are invited to come and enjoy the arts with us. Please browse through our program brochure to see the wide variety of programs and activities offered.

All performances are held at the Tinley Park Performing Arts Center, 16801 S. 80th Avenue in Tinley Park.

SPRING THEATER SCHEDULE 2022

Kidz Theater presents Superheroes United!
By Leslie Caldwell and Jessica Stephens

Calling all superheroes! The citizens of Nova City need a patron superhero to save them from the evil clutches of the nefarious Colonel Mustard and his sidekick Hemlock. So what do they do? They hold an audition, of course! Legions of fantastic, incredible, and uncanny characters descend upon City Hall hoping the mayor and police commissioner might marvel at their strange powers, which range from super-strength to super speed, from mind-reading to animal whispering, from quoting Shakespeare to pointing out irony. The registration fee includes one t-shirt.

Director: Christina Halleran, Covered Bridge Playhouse
Location: McCarthy Recreation Building/Tinley Park Performing Arts Center
Fee:  $60 R / $78 NR
PROGRAM#: 102902A
Age: 6 – 9 (or with Director’s consent)

Children’s Theater presents One in a Million
By Craig Sodaro

Ever dream of winning it big? For Sunny, a foster child at the Bloomfield’s house, her dreams usually don’t involve $2.8 million! But when she finds a winning lottery ticket on the floor of the local Quick Mart, her world is quickly turned upside down, spinning the entire Bloomfield house into hysterical chaos. At their best, oddball patriarch Oliver is a crazy inventor whose inventions refuse to cooperate, his librarian wife, Carrie, is rather scatterbrained, and Grandma can’t find her teeth. Things heat up when a grim state employee arrives to try to take Sunny and her sister away from the Bloomfields. With loads of over-the-top characters and a sweet, surprise ending, this play is certainly One in a Million.

Director:                Christina Halleran, Covered Bridge Playhouse
Location:               McCarthy Recreation Building/Tinley Park Performing Arts Center
Fee:                         $60 R / $79 NR
PROGRAM#: 109902A
Age:  10-13 (or with Director’s consent)

Teen Theater presents Paranormal High School
by Andrew Ross

The drama class at Bram Stoker High School, home of the Fighting Tarantulas, wants to perform Macbeth. As they get into rehearsals, they scoff about the curse of the Scottish play. But then strange things start happening in the theater thanks to the ghosts of two actors from the 1920s. Paranormal investigators from a cheesy TV show, eager for a “real” story, inspect the facility. Hopefully, they can document some ghostly hijinks to save their show from getting the ax! With nods to Shakespeare and old theatre superstitions and a large cast with lots of exciting roles, this easy-to-rehearse play has something for everyone.

Director:                Christina Halleran, Covered Bridge Playhouse
Location:               McCarthy Recreation Building/Tinley Park Performing Arts Center
Fee:                        $60 R / $78 NR
ACTIVITY:  109906A
Age:  14-18 (or with Director’s consent)

COMEDY IMPROV SHOWS!

It’s All Fun and Games until….

In the season of competition, our arena is the stage for an action-packed night of theatre sports. Players from Tinley Park’s resident improv troupe are competing for your amusement. Will they earn your applause, your jeers or your coveted laughs?
Director: Josh Blair; Produced by Sarah Denton
Location: Tinley Park Performing Arts Center
Fee: $9 admission
Date: Feb 12
Day/Time: Sa 7-9pm
Age: All

Fourth Wall Improv Presents Open Mic Night!

Music. Comedy. Dance. Magic? Like the proverbial box of chocolates, “you never know what you’re gonna get.” And neither do we! Want an opportunity to perform live on stage with a live audience? We invite performers of all creeds, backgrounds and talents to our first open mic night of 2022. Also featuring a performance from Tinley Park’s resident improv troupe.

Director: Josh Blair; Produced by Sarah Denton
Location: Tinley Park Performing Arts Center
Fee: $9 admission
Date: Mar 12
Day/Time: Sa 7-9pm
Age: All

April Fools Rush In

You know that random day it still snows in April? Well, we hope it’s not tonight because our cast worked really hard on this show, our latest comedy revue.

Director: Josh Blair; Produced by Sarah Denton
Location: Tinley Park Performing Arts Center
Fee: $9 admission
Date: Apr 16
Day/Time: Sa 7-9pm
Age: All

The Not So Dark Side: The Empire’s On Strike

“A Newer Hope” was a success last year, so here’s the mandatory sequel! An all-new night of improv and sketch inspired by stories from long ago times and a faraway galaxy. (It’s a parody, but let’s not tell the mouse to be safe.)

Director: Josh Blair; Produced by Sarah Denton
Location: Tinley Park Performing Arts Center
Fee: $9 admission
Date: May 21
Day/Time: Sa 7-9pm
Age: All

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