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Crimes of the Heart
March 16, 17, 24, 25


Bill & JEAN ARNDT
BRUCE & JENNY BEAL
DAVID & MARY BISHOP
LOREN & CAROL BLACKENFELNER
KAREN HAAKE &
NORM CHURCHILL
BRIAN & SARAH DALPIAZ
CAROL DAVIS
DEANE & ANN DOOLEN
SHIRLEY VICEVICH &
ED HOFFMAN
JACK & FRANCENIA GIBBS
ROCHELLE LIEBMAN &
BOB GORG
DR. RAMAYYA & MRS. CONNIE GOWDA
LYNDAL HANNA
MARTHA HARR &
HAROLD ROSE
CARYL HARRISON
GARY & DARLENE KING
JAN KROUSE
ALMA LIEBMAN
CHRIS LIEBMAN
SARA & GREGORY MATHIS
KATHLEEN MENANTEAUX
CLAUDIA MOSS
NANCY PARSONS
LEON & CAROLYN PETERS
JOHN & CONNIE POTTER
DARCY RAY
ROD & JEAN SPRECHER
JEANINE STANDARD
BRIAN & MAUREEN STEIN
STACY SWANSON
WILLIAM & VIRGINIA VASEN
LARRY & MARCY WILLIAMS
RANDY & MELISSA WILSON
PAT WRIGHT
MILLIE ZABORAC
TOM & DEE ZABORAC
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Welcome to the Many Lights Stage Productions web site!  It is my pleasure to be the artistic director of Many Lights from its inception through this, our fourth season.  Very few individuals are granted the opportunity to fulfill their dreams.  Many Lights is the realization of a dream to guide a theatre that is devoted to providing only quality plays that attempt to make a difference to the intellectual and emotional life of our audiences.  I am very proud of each of the plays produced during our first three seasons all of which won one or more of the major awards for theatre.  Please see our Past Shows link at the top of the page for more details.


While I have been directing for over 40 years, I consider Many Lights the highlight of my theatrical career.  Never before have I worked with such a dedicated group of theatre artists.  Each member of our Troupe, with single-minded dedication, pursues excellence in doing “whatever is best for the good of the play.”  I am truly blessed and thankful to be able to lead Many Lights.


This season we are focusing on “the brighter side of plays that make a difference.”  Our first production, Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, directed by Susie Mathews was an artistic success that helped fulfill our mission and added laughter to our theatre.  More laughter as well as food for thought will be found in our second production, the Pulitzer Prize winning comedy/drama Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley, directed by Bob Gorg, performing on March 16, 17, 24 and 25, 2012.


Open auditions for Crimes of the Heart are being held on Thursday, January 5 at 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, January 7 at 11:00 a.m.  The theatre is located in the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 159 N. 2nd Ave., Canton, IL.  More information is available by calling the Many Lights box office number 309-357-9366.  Please leave a message and your call will be returned.
We hope that you will join us as an audience member or participant as we strive to bring quality productions of award winning plays to West Central Illinois.


Bob Gorg
Artistic Director

Many Lights Stage Productions
ML Plays
OUR MISSION:
Many Lights Stage Productions is a community of theatre artists who are committed to the quality production of plays that make a difference. Many Lights will produce plays that make a difference to the human mind and spirit and have the potential for positive social impact. Each play will be an invitation for the audience and the larger community to reflect on a variety of viewpoints as well as provide a path to constructive dialogue on pertinent issues. Our focus will always be on artistic merit rather than on commercial appeal.