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ITA 2026 Come Together Community Theatre Festival

  • 11/07/2026
  • 11/08/2026
  • Morton College Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, 3801 S Central Ave, Cicero, IL 60804

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  • Includes admission to all shows throughout the Fesitval.

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Come Together: The Heartbeat of Community Theatre in Illinois

 

There is something uniquely powerful about community theatre. It’s more than a stage and it’s more than lights and lines. It’s a gathering place. It’s where strangers become castmates, where castmates become friends and friends become family. This year’s theme for Illinois’ bi-annual community theatre festival, Come Together, beautifully captures the essence of what community theatre has always been, and continues to be, across Illinois.

 

In towns big and small across our state, community theatres serve as creative homes. They welcome people of all ages, backgrounds and experience levels. That spirit of inclusion is what makes community theatre so special. It doesn’t just invite participation; it depends on it.

 

Come Together celebrates the collaborative art that is the essence of community theatre. Your theatre can participate in our biannual play competition with a chance to represent our state and our region at the American Association of Community Theatre’s AACTFest in June of 2027. You’ll be able to network with other theatre makers and celebrate the very essence of community theatre.

 

Come Together will be Nov. 7th and 8th at Morton College (time TBD).

For more information contact communitytheatre@illinoistheatre.org.


Theatre Professionals Providing Feedback:

Professional Theatre

Jimmy Calitri | view bio

Professional Theatre

Noah Record | view bio

College/University Theatre

Brandon Wardell | view bio



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