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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 Performing Arts program intends to assist in developing 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 our program brochure to see the various 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 2023

Community Theater presents While the Lights Were Out
By Jack Sharkey

A thunderstorm! The lights go out! An agonized voice! A pistol shot! The lights come up! A blonde in black lace stands over the dead man holding a bloody dagger! The detective examines the body and announces, “He’s been strangled!” This is the opening of one of the most astounding and hilarious murder mysteries ever staged. Every clue is a lulu and the plot twists furiously. The final solution involves the most bizarre motive ever conceived. The delightful evening of mayhem gallops madly about the stage and will leave your audience breathless with surprise and laughter. The mystery is top-notch, the characters marvelous, and the comedy explosive! Note – there is no program fee for the actors.
Director: Daniel DeWalt
Location: McCarthy Recreation Bldg.
Ages: 18+

Kidz Theater presents Friend for Potato
By John Shanahan

Potato the pig just wants a friend but doesn’t know what that word means. With help from his friend Casey, Potato sets out to find a friend. It’s a seemingly simple quest that quickly turns into a house full of scheming cats, energetic dogs, a few friendly bears … and who invited the Singing Raccoons? Not Casey’s parents, that’s for sure! Underneath all the wackiness, “A Friend for Potato” looks at what friendship means and what it takes to be a good friend. No previous acting experience is required.
Director: Christina Halleran
Location: McCarthy Recreation Bldg.
Fees: $60 R / $78 NR
Age:  5-9

Tickets go on sale on 4/24/23. The box office opens 30 minutes before the performance if any tickets remain.

Children’s Theater presents Fractured
By Eddie McPherson

Get ready to break the fourth wall in this outrageously silly parody. Princess Esmeralda has fallen in love with Lance A. Lot, a mortal from the real world. When the uptight King and Queen learn of their daughter’s affection for this human, they banish him and strip Esmeralda’s helpful fairy godmother of her powers. In the meantime, everyone in the kingdom is stuck in limbo because no one in the real world is reading fairy tales anymore. Registration fee includes one t-shirt. No previous acting experience is required. You must register prior to the audition date; those who register late are placed on a waitlist but can still audition.
Instructor:   Christina Halleran
Location:   McCarthy Recreation Bldg.
Fees:   $60 R / $78 NR
Ages: 9-13
Tickets go on sale on4/8/23. The box office opens 30 minutes before the performance if any tickets remain.

Teen Theater presents The Internet Is A Distract – Oh, Look A Kitten!
By Ian McWethy

Micah only has forty-five minutes to finish her paper on The Great Gatsby. She just needs to check a few facts on the internet first. Unfortunately, the web is a nefariously wacky place where boxing cats, Russian spies and competitive streaming services threaten to take over Micah’s schoolwork, or worse. Will she finish her paper and escape with her life before the school bell rings? Registration fee includes one t-shirt. No previous acting experience is required. You must register before the audition date; those who register late are placed on a waitlist but can still audition.
Instructor:   Christina Halleran
Location:      McCarthy Recreation Bldg.
Fees:               $60 R / $78 NR
Age:                  13-18
Tickets go on sale on 4/8/23. The box office opens 30 minutes before the performance if any tickets remain.

COMEDY IMPROV SHOWS!

Fourth Wall Improv presents: Winter 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, so bring the whole family to our first open mic night of 2023! Also featuring performances by Tinley Park’s resident improv troupes from Fourth Wall Improv!
Director: Josh Blair; Produced by Sarah Denton
Location: Tinley Park Performing Arts Center
Fee: $9 admission

Fourth Wall Improv presents: Nothing Left To Binge Comedy Show
When you’ve streamed it all, or there are no more snacks in the cabinet, brush off the crumbs and support live theater. Watch us be weird characters and do odd things for your amusement. It’s more relatable than you probably imagined.
Director: Josh Blair; Produced by Sarah Denton
Location: Tinley Park Performing Arts Center
Fee: $9 admission

Covered Bridge Studios presents: Children’s Comedic Relief
CBS proudly presents our children and teen comedy Improv show to the community after our hiatus from covid. You’ll enjoy these young comedic actors satirical improvisations and sketches as well as humorous parodies and hilarious material. Each performance is an all-new comedy revue and, of course, we look forward to improvisations from your suggestions. Doors open at 7:15 pm.
Director: Christina Halleran, Executive & Artistic Director, Covered Bridge Studios & Theaters
Location: Tinley Park Performing Arts Center
Fee: $5 admission

Fourth Wall Improv presents: The Not So Dark Side: Return of the Revenge of the Rise Comedy Show
It’s the third one. So there might some resolution and maybe a planet of teddy bears. Who knows? An all-new night of improv and sketch inspired by stories from long ago times and a far away galaxy. (It’s a parody, but again, 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

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