Theatre

Family News! Our La Crosse co-director/producer Molly Hilligoss welcomed a baby boy this week, arriving at 8lbs 2oz, 19 3/4 inches! Congratulations to the whole family! Chicago alum Hyacynth Worth and her husband John are rejoicing over the the...

NIETF is pleased to announce the cast of the 2016 This is My Brave Chicagoland! This is My Brave is a live storytelling event with real life stories of mental illness. These cast members have chosen to ‪#‎LiveBrave‬ by telling their story in...

On a very special night before the Valparaiso Memorial Opera House’s production of The Wizard of Oz, the cast invited a special guest to their warm ups: the world’s biggest Oz fan. Ryan Gagliardi and his mother got VIP treatment, a prop from the...

The snow let up just long enough for the musical talent of La Porte High School to put on a play. Opening night of School House Rock, February 26th, was entertaining for all audiences. Director Thomas Coe chose the cartoon favorite for the creative...

Have you ever had breakfast with a scarecrow? It’s a wonderful time, and you must know, That lions love to dine in the morning time With tin men and young ladies in tow. There is one girl of which I speak. She had a terribly unlucky streak. Her...

During the first week of February, students all over Northwest Indiana came to La Porte High School to see the La Porte Service League’s 83rd annual play. It is a tradition that began in 1934 as a way to inspire young minds. Children are the...

The Memorial Opera House has stood the test of time and is one of Valparaiso’s proudest achievements. Known and loved by many in the region, the Opera House is finally getting some much needed upgrades that will exponentially accentuate the...

La Porte Service League will present a new twist on what happens when a favorite children’s fairy tale ends with, “Little Red Riding Hood and the Magic Dragon.” Nanda Danitschek is again directing and acting in the 82nd production by the local...

What's your mother story? We want to hear it! “Listen to Your Mother: It’s a cliché, it’s the fifth commandment, and it’s an imperative for curbing children young and old from poor life choices like jaywalking and sixty-four-ounce sodas,”...

A man that many know gave a special performance at the Memorial Opera House in mid-November. Jim Gaffigan, actor, author, father of five, and one of the most well-recognized comedians in our country and beyond, came back to Northwest Indiana to help...