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Events on July 31st For Wheaton, IL 60189

Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing from First Folio Shakespeare Festival

Mayslake Peabody Estate (Oak Brook, IL)
Thursday, Jul. 31 2008 @ 8:15pm
Full Price: $16.00 - $26.00   Our Price: $8.00 - $13.00*
Rated: 4.0 stars
Often referred to as Romeo and Juliet with a happy ending, Much Ado is the tale of the bickering Beatrice and Benedick, who admit their love only after helping sweet Hero save her reputation and win back her love, Claudio. One of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, Much Ado will be performed on First Folio's picturesque outdoor stage.  Learn More

Cirque du Soleil's Newest Touring Show: KOOZA

Grand Chapiteau at United Center (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Jul. 31 2008 @ 4:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 31 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $80.00   Our Price: FREE - $48.00*
Rated: 3.6 stars
Cirque du Soleil presents its newest touring show, KOOZA. The story of an innocent who enters a world full of kings, thieves, and other archetypal characters, KOOZA is a return to Cirque du Soleil's roots: a combination of classic circus acrobatics and broad slapstick clowning.  Learn More

Classic Tragedy Medea, Reimagined by Dream Theatre Company

Dream Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Jul. 31 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: FREE - $7.00*
Rated: 2.6 stars
Jeremy Menekseoglu's Medea is a visceral reimagining of the classic tragedy that turns its focus to the children's psychological trauma caused by divorce and abandonment. A chorus of wayward girls converges on a torn family. A wife clings to the passion of her past while neglecting her offspring. A man's rage cannot be tempered by the virgin's kindness and logic. Will a wife temper her madness long enough to get a husband's love to return?  Learn More

Dancing at Lughnasa: Oak Park Festival Theatre Presents Irish Play

Oak Park Festival Theatre (Oak Park, IL)
Thursday, Jul. 31 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $27.00   Our Price: $7.50 - $13.50*
Rated: 3.0 stars
Oak Park Festival Theatre presents Irish playwright Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa on the lawn at picturesque Austin Gardens. In this unforgettable play, a young boy tells the story of growing up in a fatherless home, raised by his unmarried mother and his four spinster aunts in 1930's Ireland.  Learn More

Dangerous Beauty: World Premiere of Musical About Renaissance Courtesan/Poet

Ethel M. Barber Theater (Evanston, IL)
Thursday, Jul. 31 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $30.00   Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
Rated: 3.2 stars
Northwestern University is proud to host the world premiere of Dangerous Beauty, a musical which tells the tumultuous tale of Veronica Franco, a notorious courtesan and poet of 16th century Venice. Featuring a score that combines the best of classical and pop styles, it's based on playwright Jeannine Dominy's screenplay for the acclaimed motion picture of the same name.  Learn More

Poet Kevin Coval Celebrates the Release of His New Book, Everyday People

The Victory Gardens Biograph Theater (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Jul. 31 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
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Four-time HBO Def Poet Kevin Coval, founder of Louder Than a Bomb: The Chicago Teen Poetry Festival, will celebrate the debut of his newest book of poems, Everyday People, at official book release events at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater. Coval will perform selected poems from the book, along with teen performers from Louder Than a Bomb.  Learn More

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