Where professionals do community theater
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Although the Savoyaires are a community theater group, the company draws its artistic staff and many of its leads from the ranks of Chicago-area theater and music professionals. Recent stage directors have included two-time Jeff Award winner Dominic Missimi, director of three dozen productions at Marriott Theater in Lincolnshire; Amy Uhl, a member of the directing team for the Broadway musical Amazing Grace; two-time Jeff winner Terry McCabe, artistic director of City Lit Theater; multiple Jeff nominee Elizabeth Margolius, who has directed for Bailiwick, Chicago Folks Operetta, and Greenhouse Theater; Martha Adrienne, who has directed for City Lit, Bowen Park Playhouse, and Canterbury Summer Theater; and Jeff winner Walter Stearns, executive director of the Mercury Theater.
Performers who have played leading roles in recent Savoyaires productions have also been seen on stage at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Drury Lane Water Tower Place, Apple Tree Theatre, Theatre at the Center, Light Opera Works, Porchlight Music Theatre, Pegasus Players, Bailiwick Repertory Theatre, City Lit Theater, Noble Fool, Circle Theatre, Bowen Park Theatre, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, and Drury Lane Evergreen Park. Recent scenic, costume, and lighting designers for the Savoyaires boast professional credits with Victory Gardens Theater, Lifeline Theatre, City Lit Theater, Apple Tree Theatre, National Pastime Theater, Briar Street Theatre, Light Opera Works, and Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. |
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Live-performance DVDs are available for the following:
Thespis (2004) The Sorcerer (2005) The Gondoliers (2010) Eyes and No Eyes and The Zoo and Trial by Jury (2011) Patience (2012) The Mikado (2013) The Grand Duke (2014) H.M.S. Pinafore (2015) Thespis (2016) Pirates of Penzance (2017) Ruddigore (2018) Yeomen of the Guard (2019) Six Characters in Search of Gilbert & Sullivan and Trial by Jury (2022) To order, go to our STORE |
Past Presidents of the Board of Directors:
1967–70 Ed Thurman 1971–73 David Stockwell 1974–75 William Yowell 1976–77 Rosemary Wells 1978 John Shea 1979 Rosemary Wells 1980–81 Hughes Hopewell 1982–83 James Brandt 1984–85 David Stockwell 1986 James Brandt 1987 Gloria Hopewell 1988 Jan Kraft, Julia McDowell, John Shea 1989–90 Philip Hale 1991 Mary Spaeth 1992–93 Arthur Salzman 1994 Mary Spaeth 1995–96 David Craven 1997–99 Gloria Boyell 2000–02 Kingsley Day 2003–04 Larry Geni 2005–06 Brian Treglown 2007–08 Tom Campbell 2009–10 Joshua Sachs 2011–12 Christopher Panek 2013–14 Michael Perlman 2015–16 Kathy Szoke 2017–18 David Banasiak 2019–20 Michael Perlman 2021-22 Kingsley Day 2023-24 Christopher Panek |
