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    • 2022-2023 Season >
      • A Kid Like Jake
      • Romeo and Juliet
      • Festival of One Act Plays 2022
      • Akiko and the Unknown
      • Workshopped Selections From Angels in America
      • The SpongeBob Musical
    • 2021-2022 Season >
      • Art
      • 12 Angry Jurors
      • Niles West Theatre Fringe Festival
      • Eurydice
      • Pippin
    • 2020-2021 Season >
      • Niles West Theatre Saves The World
      • Charlotte's Web
      • 2020 Festival of One Act Plays
      • Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom
      • The Theory of Relativity
    • 2019-2020 Season >
      • The Fundamentals
      • Little Shop of Horrors
      • Reveal @ Open
      • Wendy and Peter Pan
    • 2018-2019 Season >
      • Proof
      • The Diary of Anne Frank
      • The Director's Studio (2018)
      • Macbeth
      • Disney's The Little Mermaid
    • 2017-2018 Season >
      • White Guy on a Bus
      • The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
      • Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit
      • Machinal
      • Les Miserables: School Edition
    • 2016-2017 Season >
      • On Stars Not Falling
      • Almost, Maine
      • The Director's Studio (2016)
      • A Streetcar Named Desire
      • RENT: School Edition
    • 2015-2016 Season >
      • Songs for a New World
      • A Midsummer Night's Dream: Detention Edition
      • Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
      • Prospect High: Brooklyn
      • Annie
    • 2014-2015 Season >
      • She Kills Monsters
      • Dead Man's Cell Phone
      • The Director's Studio (2014)
      • On the Razzle
      • Shrek: The Musical
    • 2013-2014 Season >
      • The Dream of the Burning Boy
      • [title of show]
      • The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
      • Romeo and Juliet
      • Avenue Q: School Edition
    • 2012 - 2013 Season >
      • The Laramie Project
      • The Musical Adventures of Freddie the Frog
      • The Director's Studio (2013)
      • The Importance of Being Earnest
      • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
    • 2011-2012 Season >
      • The House of Blue Leaves
      • Xanadu
      • The Phantom Tollbooth
      • The Taming of the Shrew
      • Chicago
    • 2010-2011 Season >
      • Rabbit Hole
      • Steel Magnolias
      • The Jungle Book
      • The Director's Studio (2010)
      • Air Guitar High
      • The King and I
    • 2009-2010 Season >
      • Urinetown
      • James and the Giant Peach
      • The Sparrow
      • Lysistrata
      • Fame
      • Medea
    • 2008-2009 Season >
      • The Complete History of America: Abridged
      • The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood
      • The Director's Studio (2008)
      • Thoroughly Modern Millie
      • Our Town
  • Students
    • Thespian Troupe 1714
    • Digital Resources
  • Patrons
    • Tile Project
  • Ticket Information
  • Alumni

Join us for the 2023-2024 NILES WEST THEATRE
Season of Questions


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THE 11th ANNUAL THESPIAN PRODUCTION
Doubt
A Parable
by John Patrick Shanley
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Directed by Sam Rosenfeld


Thursday, Sep 7: 10am (Free Community Performance) & 4pm
Friday, Sep 8: 5pm
Saturday, Sep 9: 2pm & 6pm
Black Box Theatre
Set against the backdrop of a 1960s America in the midst of political and social change, a progressive young priest’s conduct comes under question by the principal, a nun at St. Nicholas Catholic School whose beliefs are deeply rooted in tradition. As the actions and motivations of each are scrutinized and suspicion mounts, the two are drawn into a battle of wills that threatens irrevocable consequences for all involved. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play, Doubt, examines the intersections of religion, race, gender and poses the question: How do we act when in doubt?

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Rose and the Rime
A Midwestern Fairy-Tale
by Nathan Allen, Chris Mathews, and Jake Minton

Directed by Olivia Candocia
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Thursday, Nov 2: 10am (Free Community Performance) & 4pm
Friday, Nov 3: 5pm
Saturday, Nov 4: 2pm & 6pm
Black Box Theatre
In Radio Falls, a tiny town stuck in a perpetual winter, a young girl spends her days sledding through snow dunes, drinking hot chocolate, and listening to stories told by her uncle. But, one day when she asks her uncle the truth of what happened to her parents, she learns there's a darker history of her town than she could have ever realized. In setting out to save her town from the enduring winter she realizes that she could have made the situation worse than she thought possible. Perfect for audiences of all ages, Rose and the Rime asks us: Which side of the coin is worse?

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Coffeehouse Cabaret
Friday, Nov 17: 6pm
Saturday, Nov 18: 6pm
Black Box Theatre
We are excited to bring back the beloved and long missed Coffeehouse Cabaret. Coffeehouse is an opportunity for our students, staff, and alumni to bring to the stage anything they’d like. Part open mic, part variety show, this night full of music, dance, acting, monologues, scenes, poetry, raffles, silent action, bake sales, and plenty of coffee, tea, and hot chocolate to keep us warm near the end of the semester is sure to enthrall. We are excited to see: Who will take the stage?

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The students of the Play Production class present:
The New Playwright's Project
Friday, Dec 8: 4pm & 6pm
Saturday, Dec 9: 4pm & 6pm
Black Box Theatre
The Play Production class will spend the semester working towards writing their own short plays that we will mount as staged readings for our audiences in The New Playwright's Project. We are excited to ask our playwrights… What story do you want to tell?

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To Be Determined
Playwright to be determined
Directed by Tim Rhoze

Thursday, Feb 22: 10am (Free Community Performance) & 4pm
Friday, Feb 23: 5pm
Saturday, Feb 24: 2pm & 6pm
Black Box Theatre
As we excitedly await a final decision for our Winter Play for now our question is… What will it be?

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The students of the Play Production class present:
A Performance Art Exhibition
Thursday, Apr 11: 5pm
Location to be determined.
The Play Production class will be working on a new adventure for Niles West students in A Performance Art Exhibition. Performance art is an interdisciplinary study that takes theatre and visual art, fuses them together, and pushes both of them to their limits. We are excited to ask the students of Play Production What does the world need to see?

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Amélie
Book by Craig Lucas
Music by Daniel Messé
Lyrics by Nathan Tysen & Daniel Messé
Based on the motion picture Amélie written by Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Guillaume Laurant

Directed by Sam Rosenfeld

Thursday, May 2: 10am (Free Community Performance) & 4pm
Friday, May 3: 5pm
Saturday, May 4: 1pm & 6pm
Auditorium
Journey with a dreamer into an adulthood full of questions, After a tragic and isolated childhood, Amélie heads out on her own, joyfully finding her way to Paris. There she makes friends from all walks of life: a trapeze artist-turned-cafe owner, a hypochondriac tobacconist, an artist with brittle bone disease; and many more. Through a chance discovery, she resolves to anonymously do good for those around her. Along the way she meets a mysterious young man, and his photo album who may change her life forever. Living in her imaginary world of make-believe and whimsy has been safe, but is it time to step out of dreams and find joy in the world around her? With a romantic score, colorful characters, and a world of fantastical fun. It is a beautiful tale for the dreamers in everyone. Based on the critically acclaimed and cherished film, Amélie asks us: Where do we go from here? 
"Act well your part; there all the honour lies" - Alexander Pope
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  • Home
  • 2023-2024 Season
  • Info
    • Curricular Classes
    • Staff
  • Previous Productions
    • 2022-2023 Season >
      • A Kid Like Jake
      • Romeo and Juliet
      • Festival of One Act Plays 2022
      • Akiko and the Unknown
      • Workshopped Selections From Angels in America
      • The SpongeBob Musical
    • 2021-2022 Season >
      • Art
      • 12 Angry Jurors
      • Niles West Theatre Fringe Festival
      • Eurydice
      • Pippin
    • 2020-2021 Season >
      • Niles West Theatre Saves The World
      • Charlotte's Web
      • 2020 Festival of One Act Plays
      • Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom
      • The Theory of Relativity
    • 2019-2020 Season >
      • The Fundamentals
      • Little Shop of Horrors
      • Reveal @ Open
      • Wendy and Peter Pan
    • 2018-2019 Season >
      • Proof
      • The Diary of Anne Frank
      • The Director's Studio (2018)
      • Macbeth
      • Disney's The Little Mermaid
    • 2017-2018 Season >
      • White Guy on a Bus
      • The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
      • Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit
      • Machinal
      • Les Miserables: School Edition
    • 2016-2017 Season >
      • On Stars Not Falling
      • Almost, Maine
      • The Director's Studio (2016)
      • A Streetcar Named Desire
      • RENT: School Edition
    • 2015-2016 Season >
      • Songs for a New World
      • A Midsummer Night's Dream: Detention Edition
      • Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
      • Prospect High: Brooklyn
      • Annie
    • 2014-2015 Season >
      • She Kills Monsters
      • Dead Man's Cell Phone
      • The Director's Studio (2014)
      • On the Razzle
      • Shrek: The Musical
    • 2013-2014 Season >
      • The Dream of the Burning Boy
      • [title of show]
      • The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
      • Romeo and Juliet
      • Avenue Q: School Edition
    • 2012 - 2013 Season >
      • The Laramie Project
      • The Musical Adventures of Freddie the Frog
      • The Director's Studio (2013)
      • The Importance of Being Earnest
      • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
    • 2011-2012 Season >
      • The House of Blue Leaves
      • Xanadu
      • The Phantom Tollbooth
      • The Taming of the Shrew
      • Chicago
    • 2010-2011 Season >
      • Rabbit Hole
      • Steel Magnolias
      • The Jungle Book
      • The Director's Studio (2010)
      • Air Guitar High
      • The King and I
    • 2009-2010 Season >
      • Urinetown
      • James and the Giant Peach
      • The Sparrow
      • Lysistrata
      • Fame
      • Medea
    • 2008-2009 Season >
      • The Complete History of America: Abridged
      • The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood
      • The Director's Studio (2008)
      • Thoroughly Modern Millie
      • Our Town
  • Students
    • Thespian Troupe 1714
    • Digital Resources
  • Patrons
    • Tile Project
  • Ticket Information
  • Alumni