Wheaton Drama

Wheaton Drama has been nominated for a 2017 Best of Wheaton Award in the category of “Not for Profit Arts Organization.”  In 2014 we won this honor, due in large part to the direct support of our members and community supporters.  We hope we can count on you to do the same for us this year.

It’s just this easy…

To cast your vote:
1.) Visit www.wheatonchamber.com.
2.) Click on the “Best of Wheaton” banner.
3.) Enter your email address.
4.) Our category is No. 15 on the list of nominees. (You do not have to vote for every category.)

NOTE: You may cast one vote per email address per day.  That means if you have three different email addresses, you can vote three times each day.  VOTE EARLY … VOTE DAILY … VOTE OFTEN.

Kindergarten Through Eighth-Grade Classes

A fun experience for all!

Young performers will learn basic onstage and acting techniques while they develop their imagination and creativity. All children will have a blast as they explore acting through a series of theater and improvisational games.

This ensemble-building class will foster each student’s self-esteem and help him/her become an independent thinker both on and off the stage. This year our fall class will be a steppingstone to a more in-depth winter class and a final production at the end of the winter session.

Six-week sessions will be offered this fall at Wheaton Drama.

Fall 2016 session: Sept. 13 – Oct. 18  (Note: Classes are subject to change based on enrollment.)

All sessions will be on Tuesday afternoons at these times:

Grades K – 4: From 4 p.m. until 4:55 p.m.

Grades 5 – 8: From 5 p.m. until 5:55 p.m.

Cost: $100 per session per child (You can sign up here.)

This fall’s class will be taught by Mackenzie Grattan. Mackenzie is a veteran teacher of the Wheaton Drama Summer Workshop for the past several summers. We are excited to welcome Mackenzie to this new venture at WDI.

Contact Elyse Wadzinski for more information at wdieducation@wheatondrama.org or call 630.260.1820 and leave a message about registration.

The set build for Steel Magnolias will begin this Saturday, Feb 22 at 9am. Please come out and join the fun! Lunch will be provided.
Any questions, please call Mike Boyna, Production Manager at 630.470.1086

The deadline to submit an application to direct one of Wheaton Drama’s 2014-15 shows has been extended to Sunday, Feb 23rd. Applications are available on the Wheaton Drama website, and should be forwarded to Artistic Committee Chair Mike Boyna at likkrish@sbcglobal.net

On Saturday, July 27, the 16th annual Colby Awards ceremony was held, honoring the people who work behind the scenes for Wheaton Drama:

Hansel and Gretel 

BERNI RAYMOND – Playwright

GEORGIA HAMILTON – Music Director

DON DUMPER – Set Design/Construction

MELISSA HEISCHBERG – Costumes

DOUG BUETHE – Guardian Angel

The Heiress 

KEITH DEBOLT – Set Construction

KATY SMITH – Set Decoration

LISA BAGGOTT-MILLER – Props

DANIEL BAGGOTT-MILLER – Props

SUSAN HAJNY – Costumes

TRACY ADAMS – Hair

JIM QUAN – Sound

JACKIE HAISER – Stage Manager

The Sound of Music

CARMEN FABRIE – Props

SHEILA ZINKE – Props

DEBBIE TRUEBLOOD – Stage Manager

BRUCE EBNER – Stage Manager

R.J. OGREN – Set Design, Scenic Artist

TOM FRENCH – Sound

DIANA DIGNAN – Costumes

SUSAN HAJNY – Costumes

CAROLE HIBLE – Costumes

JOHN MURRAY – Set Construction

DON DUMPER – Set Construction

SUSAN CARR – Assistant Director

Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure 

MARCIA STEINBRECHER – Costumes

JIM VAN DE VELDE – Lights

BRIAN BOYLAN – Sound

BEN AYLESWORTH – Special Effects

PAT DALY – Set Construction

BILL DONALDSON – Set Decoration

ALICE BLOUNT – Props

Full Circle 

R.J. OGREN – Set Design, Scenic Artist

BEN AYLESWORTH – Set Construction

ELYSE WILLIS – Stage Manager

SUZANNE OGREN – Assistant Director

PETER LEMONGELLI – Sound

LARS TIMPA – Dialect Coach

Into the Woods

R.J. OGREN – Set Design, Scenic Artist

AMY JOHNSON – Props

BRUCE EBNER – Stage Manager

DEBBIE TRUEBLOOD – Stage Manager

JIM VAN DE VELDE – Lights

MIKE LANNERS – Special Makeup Effects

JOHN MURRAY – Set Construction

DON DUMPER – Set Construction

BEN VARGAS – Costumes

CARL ZEITLER – Costumes

Romeo & Juliet 

SUSAN HAJNY – Costumes

TRACY L. ADAMS – Costumes

ANDREA PIERRI – Lights

TOM FRENCH – Sound

KATHERYN PUCILLO – Fight Choreographer

KATIE LAWRENCE – Fight Choreographer

BEN AYLESWORTH – Set Construction

ISH RIOS – Set Construction

Special Awards 

CINDY BOLDS, ALAN BOLDS – K.I.D.S.  (Keeping Inspiration and Dedication in Service) – (Children’s Workshop)

DENNY JAMIESON, DOLLY JAMIESON – Show Me the Money (Box Office)

KATY SMITH – Get With the Programme (Programmes)

MICHELLE ROLLINS – Lovely Local Liaison (Community Liaison)

AMY JOHNSON  – Bill Hamilton Award

ZACHARY GIBSON – Candlelight Award

SHAHNI BARSTATIS – Rookie of the Year

TRACY ADAMS – Alice Burnham Award

Many thanks to the Colby Committee, the community sponsors, and all of the people who made the Season successful.