***You’ll find plenty of easy, free parking in Wilmette’s Village Center. In addition to no time-limit, on-street parking in the evening, there are parking lots across from and behind the Wilmette Theatre. Also within a short walk are parking lots behind Village Hall and the Metra Commuter Lots that are free and available in the evenings and weekends.
DIARY OF A SKOKIE GIRL
Starring Caryn Bark
This one-woman show, performed by veteran comic Caryn Bark, is a poignant yet hysterically funny examination of growing up Jewish in
the 1960's. The Reader called it "irreverent, hilarious and deeply moving." The Tribune said, "impeccable show." The Daily Herald
proclaimed, "charm and quips aplenty!" And Rick Kogan of the Chicago
Tribune called Caryn, "one of the wittiest female comics I've ever
seen.
$22 General Admission
$15 Students
Special Discounts for groups of ten or more
Chicago Kids Company is back again with their magical production of Cinderella.
Dreams really do come true! See for yourself in this hilarious musical version of one of the most popular fairy-tales ever told!
appropriate for ages 3 and up
$10 advance purchase
$12 at the door
NEW SHOWS ADDED!
Saturday, May 10th at 10:00am - Buy Tickets
Saturday, May 17th at 10:00am - Buy Tickets
Saturday, May 24th at 10:00am - Buy Tickets
Saturday, May 31st at 10:00am - Buy Tickets
LATE NIGHT AT THE METTE
GAND MUSIC AND SOUND PRESENTS
BLUE TRUTH - LIVE IN CONCERT
Rock, Soul & Blues - Tellin’ It Like It Is. With special guests The
Mile Markers (Contemporary Country Rock)
Gand Music and Sound brings it’s musical expertise to The Wilmette
Theatre’s stage in this monthly late night concert series.
ALL TICKETS $12
purchase tickets online at www.wilmettetheatre.com or
by calling 847.251.7424 (this is a 21 and older event, beer and wine
will be sold)
JOYCE SCHRAGER
"Women in Show Business" Interactive Forums
Joyce Schrager will continue her interactive programs at the Wilmette Theatre, focusing on the many important women who have contributed to
the creation of the unique American entertainment industry. Women have played a significant role from day one...in movies, television
and in the theatre. Schrager's interactive lectures promise to
stimulate, entertain and challenge all who attend!
For more than 25 years, Joyce Schrager has been leading discussions in Chicago and the North Shore. Schrager holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago and a Master's degree from Northwestern University.
Thursday, May 22: "Women in Theatre" - Buy Tickets
10:00am-11:30am. Series Price: $45.
Individual Lectures: $18
For information or reservations call: 847-484-1881
Sponsored by Seniors Action Service
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Along with the Midnight Madness Rocky Horror Picture Show cast of Chicago!
Come see this classic cult film at the Wilmette Theatre! It's the
full Rocky Horror Picture Show experience with audience participation
and a live performance with the film by the Midnight Madness Rocky
Horror Picture Show cast of Chicago!
Call Theatre for details. 847-251-7424
And check out the Midnight Madness cast HERE
SILENT FILM NIGHT
TRAMP, TRAMP, TRAMP (1924)
With Live Piano Accompaniment by David Drazin
Silent Film Night is back at the Wilmette with the 1924 silent comedy
classic TRAMP TRAMP TRAMP with Harry Langdon. As with our previous
Silent Film Nights, the film will be accompanied on piano by David
Drazin.
Harry Langdon's second feature film about a man who enters a
cross-country walking contest to impress his girl, showcases some of
his best routines: throwing small stones at a tornado to scare it
away, he spits at it in victory--only to look down and have to wipe
the spit off his lapel; or the one in which he gets hung up on a
fence nail, unaware that it is all that keeps him from dropping
several hundred feet to the highway below! Joan Crawford, working
with him for the first time, laughed so hysterically that they had to
re-shoot her close-ups after Langdon left the set!
"This picture takes Harry Langdon's doleful face and pathetic figure
out of the two-reel class and into the Chaplin and Lloyd screen
dimensions ... The boy's good!" -Photoplay.
Hot off the college circuit, come witness the brilliant antics of these USC
alums as they perform original sketches filled with pop culture and
day-to-day references. After their cross-country tour, they have been on
CNN, USA Today, Esquire, College Humor, and FunnyOrDie.com, and more. ALL
AGES EVENT!
ALL TICKETS $12
Call Theatre for details. 847-251-7424
And check out their webpage
SILENT FILM NIGHT
With Special Family Matinee
PETER PAN (1924)
With Live Piano Accompaniment by David Drazin
Summer brings a special Family Silent Film Night with a Matinee
Screening as well. Come watch the very first adaption of the
children's classic PETER PAN, as we screen the 1924 classic film,
PETER PAN, with live piano accompaniment by David Drazin.
Ingeniously capturing the mysteries and adventures of childhood,
James M. Barrie's timeless play became one of the most popular films
of the twenties. Virtually unseen for decades, Paramount Studios'
1924 production of Peter Pan has been fully restored from original
nitrate materials, with authentic color tints. Betty Bronson stars
as Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up, who charms Wendy and her
brothers to fly with him to Never Never Land. On this distant island
of dreams and magic, they struggle to rescue the Lost Boys from
Captian Hook (Ernest Torrence) and his band of pirates, encountering
along the way the delightful fairy Tinkerbell (Virginia Browne
Faire), a man-eating crocodile, and a band of valiant Indians (led by Anna May Wong).
This memorable adaptation -- which in turn inspired later film
versions of the story -- features a delightful cast, remarkable
special effects by Roy Pomeroy, and fine photography by James Wong Howe (The Thin Man).
Join Pioneer Press movie critic, Bruce Ingram, for an
informative and stimulating discussion after the last show of the
evening on the Saturdays listed below. There's no additional charge
for this excellent film discussion.
Our next Reel Talk will be on: Keep checking here for upcoming film and Reel
Talk dates Film:
Keep checking here for upcoming film and Reel Talk dates
Pick One! Wednesday Morning at the Movies
Film/Discussion program
Two movies. Pick one.
Now you can pick one movie from our two currently playing movies.
The Wilmette Theatre brings you choices at our Wednesday morning film/discussion program.
$6 Advance reservation
$8 At the door
For information and reservations:
847-484-1881
Next Pick One! event, Wednesday, May 14 at 10:15AM
