“BTE is thrilled beyond measure to receive this honor,” said Canaday Howard. Four years ago, the very existence of BTE was in question and it was the community that advocated for our return and inspired us to push onward. Each season since then has been more successful than the last and we see this honor as not only an acknowledgement of all our hard work, but an affirmation that the faith the community placed in us was not in vain and recognition of BTE’s place as a valuable, enduring artistic entity and member of Glen Ellyn.”
The Glen Ellyn Community Awards are presented annually by the Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce and the Village Fair Committee to recognize all those who make Glen Ellyn a wonderful place to live, learn, work, dine, shop and play. Awardees are annually chosen by the votes of the community and are presented in the categories of Business, which contains Non-Profit of the year, Civic and Service
The mission of Buffalo Theatre Ensemble is to provide a forum in which artists, scholars, writers, students and community members explore new ideas and provocative issues through the production of high-quality theater for the enjoyment of its audiences. BTE Ensemble Members are Aly Amidei, Robert Jordan Bailey, BTE Associate Artistic Director Amelia Barrett, Bryan Burke, BTE Artistic Director Connie Canaday Howard, Robyn Coffin, Rebecca Cox, Lisa Dawn, Nick DuFloth , BTE Artistic Director Connie Canaday Howard, Jon Gantt, Christopher Kriz, Loretta Hauser, Michael W. Moon, Kurt Naebig, Laura Leonardo Ownby,Galen G. Ramsey, William “Sandy” Smillie, Kelli Walker and Norm Woodel. Since 1986 BTE has staged more than 117 productions. Though BTE is in its third decade of producing professional theater, it was fall of 2016 that BTE established itself as an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3). Prior to this, BTE operated under the College of DuPage Foundation’s 501(c)(3) status.
BTE’s regular programming currently includes three-show season, which includes one ASL signed performance for the deaf for each, creating master classes for students, presenting demonstrations of theater arts, hosting performance talk backs and subscriber nights and participating in community outreach. For additional information about BTE visit btechicago.com; for tickets to BTE productions, visit www.AtTheMAC.org.
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble is partially supported and funded by generous grants from The DuPage Foundation, The Norm Woodel Inspiration Fund, The Illinois Arts Council, and a gift from Dr. Thomas R. Scott and the late Shirley Klein Scott of Glen Ellyn through the College of DuPage Foundation.