Professional company doubles its seating capacity in move to LFHS' west campus.
When the Citadel Theatre opens in its brand new West Campus space Nov. 5, there are a few things artistic director Scott Phelps will miss about the tiny 75-seat "grotto" theater the company will leave behind at the Gorton Community Center. Not among them: ∙ Having to choose small plays because the former stage in the Gorton Community Center basement was too small to support a large cast. ∙ Wondering if an actor was too tall for a part because his head might brush the lights hanging down from an 8-foot ceiling. ∙ Always being confused for CenterStage, the community theater that occupies the larger stage on the main floor. "I have absolutely no regrets about the theater I have done over the past seven years," Phelps said of the non-equity …
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Anniversary Season Includes "Our Town," "Dear Edwina" and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
Forty years ago this spring, CenterStage was founded by a group of Lake Forest parents who were tired of dropping their kids off and waving goodbye at the swimming pool, the tennis courts and at soccer practice every summer. "There were plenty of things for your child to do," said Carol Goldthwaite, co-president of the non-profit community theatre. "But there was nothing for families to do together." Based in the Gorton Community Center, the theater was envisioned as a family affair, offering opportunities to participate in productions and to take free classes in acting and offstage support roles. But then a funny thing happened, said co-president Kim Minichiello: the parent-child dynamic shifted once they became collaborative partners in…
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