Vincent

Drama

Written by Leonard Nimoy

Directed by John Contini

In spite of his lack of success during his lifetime, Vincent van Gogh left a lasting impact on the world of art. Van Gogh is now viewed as one of the most influential artists having helped lay the foundations of modern art.

Leonard Nimoy has also left a lasting legacy.  Forever remembered as Mr. Spock, the alien who changed popular perceptions of extra-terrestial life, Nimoy was an accomplished actor, director, producer and playwright.  He adapted this play for his own performance, a role he played more than 100 times and released in video form before his death.

May 21 – 30, 2020

Supported in part through a generous contribution from

Dr. Curtis & Debra Burton 

Long Day’s Journey into Night

Drama

by Eugene O’Neill

Directed by Sydnie Grosberg Ronga

The play is autobiographical in nature and chronicles much of O’Neill’s own troubled youth, having grown up in a theatrical family with an ineffectual mother and a narcissistic father.

July 16 – 25, 2020

Supported in part through a generous contribution from

Nora Creason and Don Metcalf

Trying

Drama

Written by Joanna McLelland-Glass

Directed by A. S. Freeman

The story of Judge Francis Biddle revolves around the issue of mortality for this true American hero as he tries to capture his memoirs in the final year of his life.   Glass based Schorr on her own experiences as Biddle’s last assistant.

June 18 – 27, 2020

Supported in part through a generous contribution from

Dr. Michael & Sharon Bukstein

Forgottonia

Musical

by Colin Healy

Directed by Sydnie Grosberg Ronga | Music Directed by Colin Healy

In the early 1970’s, incensed by the lack of government attention being paid to the 16 counties of West-Central Illinois, which included Adams County and Quincy, Il.  university student Neil Gamm became a leading agitator for change.  The federal government had defeated multiple attempts to build highway infrastructure through the area, train service had been discontinued and the communities faced economic ruin and the loss of population.

And so it was that the breakaway state of Forgottonia was conceived.  Forgottonia’s state flag was the white flag of surrender, and its capital was the tiny town of Fandon. Fittingly, its capitol building was an abandoned storefront.

August 13 – 22, 2020

Supported in part through a generous contribution from

Independent’s Service Company