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Eastlight Theatre was created
by an Intergovernmental Agreement between three local entities: the
City of East Peoria, the Fon du Lac Park District, and the East Peoria
Community High School. These three governmental bodies recognized
the need to cooperate to assist each other in the achievement of a
number of benefits for the community. The City views Eastlight as
a means of furthering its
goals and quality of life for the individuals of the area by the
offering of excellent family entertainment. The Park District views
Eastlight as a means of furthering its goals and objectives of
providing additional and new means of artistic programming to
individuals of the area by the offering of entertainment and the
establishment of workshops, seminars, and drama camps. The School
District views Eastlight as a means of furthering its goals and
objectives of providing further recognition and enhancement to its
drama department as well as providing further drama opportunities for
its students. These shared goals and objectives inspired these
governmental bodies to pool their resources and strengths for the
creation of one of the most unique community theatres in the
nation.
The purpose of Eastlight Theatre is to provide and promote the dramatic arts by delivering performances of the highest theatrical quality; to provide a forum for the performance of new plays and musicals; to contract with "outside" professionals to improve the quality of selected performances; and to initiate an educational program to help develop the artistic and dramatic talents of the tri-county area youth and adults. With the continued support of the City of East Peoria, the Fon du Lac Park District, and East Peoria Community High School, Eastlight Theatre will be around for many years to come. OUR PAST SHOWS 1993 Lucky Stiff; Pump Boys and Dinettes; Metropolis (National Premiere) 1994 The Goodbye Girl; Once On This Island; The Secret Garden 1995 Annie Warbucks; Honky Tonk Highway; Chess 1996 Tafettas; Ruthless; Johnny Pye and the Foolkillers 1997 They're Playing Our Song; Oliver; Guys and Dolls 1998 Godspell; Big River; The Pirates of Penzance 1999 A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline; Jesus Christ Superstar; State Fair 2000 Red Rock Diner; Pippin; Tommy 2001 Honky Tonk Angels; Jekyll & Hyde; Treasure Island 2002 Leader of the Pack; Chicago; Footloose 2003 Pump Boys and Dinettes; Copacabana; Little Shop of Horrors 2004 Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?; A Chorus Line; Metropolis 2005 My Way; Cats; Beauty and the Beast 2006 I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change; Miss Saigon; The Wiz 2007 Baby; West Side Story; Into the Woods 2008 Grease; The Producers; Aida 2009 The Buddy Holly Story; Wedding Singer; Rent |