Community Circle Players
at Riverwalk Theatre
Clybourne Park
by Bruce Norris
Generously sponsored by
Cinnaire
and also graciously by
Bellabay Realty
A razor‑sharp, darkly funny look at who gets to belong in a neighborhood. Clybourne Park traces one Chicago home across two eras; first in 1959, when white residents scramble to block a Black family from moving in, and then fifty years later, when the now Black community pushes back against encroaching gentrification. The same house, the same battles, and a biting examination of how much—and how little—has changed.
November 5-8 & 12-15, 2026
Thurs 7:00pm - Fri & Sat 8:00pm - Sun 2:00pm
A Black Box Performance directed by Alan Greenberg
Clybourne Park is presented by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service www.ConcordTheatricals.com
A Charlie Brown Christmas
By Charles M. Schulz
Based on the television special by Bill Melendez & Lee Mendelson
Stage Adaption by Eric Schaeffer
By special arrangement with Arthur Whitelaw & Ruby Persson
A 30 minute faithful stage adaption of the beloved TV special in which Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang discover the true meaning of Christmas.
December 12 & 13, 2026
5:00pm or 7:30pm
A Main Stage performance directed by Aaron Wittbrodt
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC
Audio Air Force presents Miracle on 34th Street
the radio play version
Also featuring an original script A Very Dickens Christmas Carol written by AAF participant Tom Cantrell
A sweet, white-bearded old man named Kris Kringle is hired to play Santa Claus at Macy's department store in New York City. When Kris genuinely claims to be the real Santa Claus, it leads to a whimsical and heartfelt legal battle in the New York Supreme Court, ultimately resolved through a little girl's rekindled belief.
Friday, December 4, 2026
8:00pm in our Black Box
Audio Air Force brings classic radio stories and new originals to a live audience, through the magic of sound. Actors perform at microphones while an effects crew creates everything from footsteps to pouring water, and music is carefully selected to set the mood from scene to scene.
The story unfolds entirely in the 'theatre of the mind', giving each listener a unique experience unlike anything on a traditional stage.
Click the image to read more about the competition.
The Emerging Playwrights Competition is open for the 2026-27 school year.
Write a short one-act play, win $1000 and see your play come to life on the stage!
Download the Rules and Guidelines
Write a short play (No more than 12 pages and 4 characters)
Download the Application and fill it out.
Submit the application and script by February 17, 2027.
You may be one of five winners of $1,000 and see your play produced at Riverwalk Theatre!
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