The Second City, Chicago’s legendary sketch and improv comedy theater will take the main stage December 3 for an always funny, captivating show. Rooted in the groundbreaking improvisational games of Viola Spolin, The Second City opened its doors on a snowy Chicago night in December of 1959, and a comedy revolution began. The small cabaret […]

Bright Star Touring Theatre returns with their new acclaimed production of A Dickens Tale, based upon the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. A Dickens Tale is a 45-minute, fast-paced version of the literary classic, A Christmas Carol. A Dickens Tale introduces audiences to the mean old man named Ebenezer Scrooge. Content in a life […]

Dogwood Presents: Theater Workshops for Youth! THEATER GAMES! Workshop: By experiencing this workshop. youth will gain skills that will enhance their ability to project their voices, think quickly, and vocabulary building. Additionally, participants will gain confidence, coordination, concentration, teamwork abilities, and focus through a variety of theater games. This workshop is for ages 5 - 11. […]

John Berry is known for his seasonal fan favorite holiday performances which are filled with traditional Christmas songs, including his incredible version of “O Holy Night,” many of his most requested hit songs, and a few of his childhood stories sprinkled in. Click here to get your “CONCERT” tickets! Concert tickets are $50 each, reserved seating.  […]

Dogwood Presents: Theater Workshops for Youth! STAGE MOVEMENT! Workshop: A director and actors collaborate through stage movement to organize thinking into language. Gestures are defined by acting as signs that communicate a character's action, state of mind, and relationships to other characters. Participants will experience character development and finding their voices via movement, gestures, and […]

Dr. Sara Hendren WHAT CAN A BODY DO? Monday, January 9 Underwritten by: Maria & Patrick O'Hare Sara Hendren is an artist, design researcher, writer, and professor at Olin College of Engineering. She also considers herself a humanist in tech—creating collaborative public art, social design, and writings that reframe the human body and technology. In […]

Monica Guzman RECLAIMING CURIOSITY IN DIVIDED TIMES Underwritten by: The Howard Miller Company Mónica Guzmán is a bridge builder, journalist, and entrepreneur who lives for great conversations sparked by curious questions. She’s a senior fellow for public practice at Braver Angels, the nation’s largest cross-partisan grassroots organization working to depolarize America. Guzmán also hosts a live interview […]

Nate Mook THE URGENT PURSUIT TO NOURISH THE WORLD Underwritten by: Holland Litho Nate Mook served as CEO of World Central Kitchen, a not-for-profit organization that provides meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. Having already worked alongside chef José Andrés for years, Mook joined World Central Kitchen to launch and lead food relief […]

Rev. Kyle Meyaard-Schaap FOLLOWING JESUS IN A WARMING WORLD Underwritten by: Friends of the January Series Rev. Kyle Meyaard-Schaap is the Vice President of the Evangelical Environmental Network. He holds an undergraduate degree in religious studies from Calvin University (B.A. '12), a Master of Divinity degree from Western Theological Seminary (M.Div. '16), and is ordained in […]

Dr. Amy Kenny MY BODY IS NOT A PRAYER REQUEST In Partnership with: Baker Book House Amy Kenny is a disabled scholar and a Shakespeare lecturer who hates Hamlet. Recently, she was appointed the inaugural associate director of the Disability Cultural Initiative at Georgetown University, a role that seeks to celebrate the diverse disability community and cultivate a culture […]

Erin Zindle is the songwriter, fiddler, and leader of the nationally-touring folk-rock band Erin Zindle & The Ragbirds. With a genre-bending hybrid of indie-pop melodies, global-infused beats, rock guitar riffs, conscious lyrics and virtuosic fiddling, Erin Zindle & The Ragbirds deliver something that’s hard to define. Their music is equally danceable, intelligent, and vulnerable – […]

Dogwood Presents: Theater Workshops for Youth! Character Foundation: Disney:  Answering questions like "Who am I?" "Where am I?" and "Where am I going?" allows actors to get to know a character well. With the help of using well-known Disney movie characters, youth will address these, and other questions, to understand where they have come from […]