Arc Light Productions

2011	December 16-17 For two sold-out performances, Arc Light presented the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life" at Coyote Creek Golf Club as a dinner theater. Cast List: PDF. Photo Gallery: production album. July 22-24 Completing the 2011 Summer Season, Arc Light presented "Into the Woods," the Tony-award winning musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. Cast List: PDF. Photo Gallery: production album. July 22-23 Arc Light Junior presents "The Skokie Detective Charter School" by Philip Dawkins featuring actors under the age of 14. Two matinee performances for local day camps were presented on July 20. Cast List: PDF. Photo Gallery: production album. July 6 Arc Light hosts playwright Philip Dawkins, author of the 2011 youth production, for the second year. While in town, Dawkins observed rehearsals and presented a series of playwrighting workshops for all ages. Photos of his visit are available in the gallery. June 23-25 "Honeymoon at Graveside Manor" by Pat Cook is presented in the Illini Bluffs High School theater. Cast List: PDF. Photo Gallery: production album. June 3 Arc Light kicks off the summer season with the interactive "Murderous Mansion of Mr. Uno" by Don Zolidis in the Illini Bluffs High School theater. Cast List: PDF. Photo Gallery: production album. May 6 In partnership with Coyote Creek Golf Course, Arc Light presents a one-night only dinner theater, "The Bold, the Young, and the Murdered" by Don Zolidis. Cast List: PDF. Photo Gallery: production album.
2010	July 22-24 "MASH" adapted by Tim Kelly presented in the Illini Bluffs High School theater. Cast List: PDF. Two photo albums are presented in the gallery: production album and behind-the-scenes. July 22 Arc Light Junior's youth theater production of "Edgar and Ellen: Bad Seeds!" by Philip Dawkins is presented in the Illini Bluffs High School theater. Special visit on July 21-22 by the playwright. Cast List: PDF. Photos are avaialble in the gallery. July 17 The cast of the Arc Light Junior production of "Edgar and Ellen" go on the road and perform a portion of the show twice at Barnes and Noble in Peoria, IL. Photos available in the gallery. June 24-26 Arc Light presents its first musical: "Nunsense" by Dan Goggin in the Illini Bluffs High School theater. Cast List: PDF. Two photo albums are presented in the gallery: production album and behind-the-scenes. June 4 "Night at the Improv" event held at Illini Bluffs High School with performers Evan Deppermann, Jon Meyer, Samantha Moss, Joseph Roderick, and Cara Wolfe. April 16 The "Night at the Improv" show performs at The Waterhouse in Peoria, IL with performers Evan Deppermann, Justin Hicke, Joseph Roderick, and Cara Wolfe. Early 2010 Arc Light participates in the formation of the Live Theater League of the Greater Peoria Area.
2009	December 30 With a holiday themed performance, the "Night at the Improv" event performs again for ci\|creative at the Grand Prairie Mall in Peoria. July 23-24-25 "Once in a Lifetime" by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart is presented in the Illini Bluffs High School theater with a cast of 36 performers. Cast List: PDF. Two photo albums are presented in the gallery: production album and behind-the-scenes. July 23 Arc Light presents the first "Arc Light, Junior" youth theater production: Mother Goosed in the Illini Bluffs High School theater. Cast List: PDF. Photos are avaialble in the gallery. July 18 The "Night at the Improv" performance goes on the road to the ci\|creative performance space at the Grand Prairie Mall in Peoria, Illinois to present two shows. June 5 "Night at the Improv" event held with performers Evan Deppermann, Justin Hicke, Samantha Moss, Joseph Roderick, and Cara Wolfe. Pictures are located here in our gallery.
2008	July 26 "Arc Light turns to teens driven by drama" by Gary Panetta. Article coverage in the Peoria Journal Star. July 22 In conjunction with Alpha Park Library in Bartonville, Illinois, Arc Light performs a reduced version of "Get Smart" for their Adult Summer Reading Program celebration. Photos available in the gallery. July 17-18-19 Arc Light presents "Get Smart" by Christopher Sergel in the Illini Bluffs High School theatre. "Get Smart" featured a cast of 29 performers. Cast List: PDF. Two photo albums are presented in the gallery: production album and behind-the-scenes. June 6 First annual "Night at the Improv" event held with performers Evan Deppermann, Justin Hicke, Samantha Moss, Joseph Roderick, Katie Waters, and Rachel Waters. Click here to view pictures from this event in our gallery.
2007	July 20-21 First production of "Robin Hood" by Don Nigro is held in the Illini Bluffs High School theatre. "Robin Hood" drew an average of about 200 audience members each performance night and featured a cast of 36. Cast List: PDF. Click here to see production photos in the gallery. January Arc Light Productions is founded by Jeff Driscoll and Rachel Waters as a means to help promote theatre and the arts in Glasford and the surrounding communities.