Just a stone's throw outside of downtown Chicago, is a little haven for Performing Arts! 

The Dominican University Performing Arts Center is an accessible, comfortable home for the creative spirit, located just 10 miles west of Chicago's Loop.

The center presents shows in two halls, Lund Auditorium (with less than 1,200 seats) and Eloise Martin Recital Hall (an intimate 175-seat setting); both are located in the Fine Arts Building at 7900 West Division Street in River Forest.

Each venue offers superb acoustics, ideal sightlines and ample, free parking.




Upcoming at the Center -


INTO THE WOODS   Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

November 14-16, 2008        Lund Auditorium
Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m.


An ambivalent Cinderella? A blood-thirsty Little Red Ridinghood? A Prince Charming with a roving eye? A Witch...who raps? They're all among the cockeyed characters in James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's fractured fairy tale. What begins a lively irreverent fantasy in the style of “ The Princess Bride” becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children. One of Sondheim's most popular works, this timeless yet relevant piece is a rare modern classic.

PROJECT

Greg Patillo, Flute; Eric Stephenson, Cello; Peter Seymour, Double Bass
One Performance Only - Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. in Lund Auditorium

With over 20 million hits on YouTube, Project, a trio of “beatbox” flute, cello and bass, is a classical music sensation! This dynamic young instrumental ensemble combines classical repertoire with original compositions in a fusion of jazz and world music, balanced by an allegiance to their classical roots.



Eileen Ivers An Nollaig - An Irish Christmas
ONE NIGHT ONLY - December 5, 2008 7:30 p.m

Hailed by the Irish Times as one of the great innovators and pioneers in the Celtic and World music genres, and by the New York Times as “the Jimmy Hendrix of the violin,” Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul bring their mix of African and Latin percussion and bass, Irish instrumentalists, and American soulful vocals to DUPAC for a spirited holiday concert. 



And watch for the highly anticipated...

February 27 through March 1, 2009 | THE LARAMIE PROJECT
By Moisés Kaufman and Members of the Tectonic Theatre Project
Directed by Krista Hansen 

Moisés Kaufman and members of New York's Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie, Wyoming after the murder of Matthew Shepard.  They wrote  a play based on more than 200 interviews they conducted in Laramie. It follows and in some cases re-enacts the chronology of   Shepherd's visit to a local bar, his kidnap and beating, the discovery of him tied to a fence, the vigil at the hospital, his death and funeral, and the trial of his killers. It mixes real news reports with actors portraying friends, family, cops, killers, and other Laramie residents in their own words. It concludes with a Laramie staging of "Angels in America" a year after Shephard's death. A MUST SEE!


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