The Drama Group is pleased to continue our 90th Anniversary season, with a rousing production of CROWNS, the Gospel Musical by Regina Taylor and directed by Marylee Hoganson.
Show times for CROWNS are 7:30pm beginning Friday, April 29. It continues, April 30, May 5, 6 and 7; Sunday matinees at 2:00pm May 1 and 8.
The Drama Group has a new ticketing service! We are now using BookTix Ticketing and Livestreaming. All tickets are available by going to The Drama Group BookTix website dg.booktix.com, where you will be directed to set up your account with “The Drama Group-BookTix Box Office.”
Out of concern for the health and safety of our theatre audiences, members, staff and actors, The Drama Group has adopted the following COVID-19 protocol for the 2021-2022 season – Audience members will be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative CoVid-19 PCR test result within 72 hours of the performance.
SYNOPSIS – CROWNS, the Gospel Musical
Winner of the Helen Hayes Awards for Best Production and Best Musical, “Crowns” is a moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become a springboard for an exploration of history and identity as seen through the eyes of Yolanda, a young African American woman who has been sent South to stay with her aunt after her brother is killed in a northern city. As strong women tell the stories of their lives through stories of their hats, Yolanda witnesses a tradition tracing back to African rituals and slavery and forward to the New Testament and contemporary fashion. Gospel music and dance underscore and support the narratives.
Cast:
Mother Shaw - Liane Williams, Chicago, IL
Mabel - Lauren Jackson, Calumet City, IL
Velma - Carolyn Spencer, Matteson, IL
Wanda - Elaine Landrum, Olympia Fields, IL
Jeanette - Keneisha Richards, Chicago, IL
Yolanda - Brittany Eubanks, Glenwood, IL
Pastor / Father / Man - Tyrone Eaves, Harvey, IL
Pastor / Father / Man - Ben White, Lynwood, IL
Production Team:
Director - Marylee Hoganson, Homewood, IL
Asst Director / Choreography - Cordaro Johnson, Chicago, IL
Music Director - Charles Hayes, Chicago, IL
Assistant Music Director - Elliott Bell, Chicago, IL
Original Choreography - Joshua Miller, Augusta, NC
Movement / Choreography - Tina Zagone, Olympia Fields, IL
Set Design - Russ Hoganson, Homewood, IL
Lighting Design - Jennifer Larkin, New Lenox, IL
Makeup and hair - Kyna Sympson, Park Forest, IL
Costumes - Wayne “Skipp” Poulton, Chicago Heights, IL
Asst Costumes / Props - Mary Ellen Fawk, Chicago Heights, IL
Asst Costumes - Diane Principe, Crete, IL
Sound Design - Stephen Lopez, Chicago, IL
Lighting - Jennifer Larkin, New Lenox, IL
Stage Manager - MJ Renzi, New Lenox, IL
Set Construction - Chuck Kaffka, Tinley Park, IL
Paint Chair - Barbara Whitney, Richton Park, IL
Social Media / Instagram - Meghan Hoyt, Flossmoor, IL
Publicity - Diane Kaffka, Tinley Park, IL
Marketing / Publicity - Kelly Campos, Homewood, IL
Marketing / Publicity - Tina Zagone, Olympia Fields, IL
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The Drama Group is pleased to be a member of Southland Arts with 26 local arts organization. See details at ww.southlandarts.org.
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The Drama Group acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.