October 12-14, 2018

Kirk Players playbill for our 53rd season begins with the romance mystery-noir comedy, Red Herring, by Michael Hollinger.  “We’ve wanted to do this show for a long time”, says Jon L Lynn, Kirk Player’s artistic director, “and now with all the interesting geo-political conditions at play around the world, it just seems like the right time!”

The play’s backdrop is 1952 America on the verge of the H-Bomb.  Dwight D Eisenhower is on the campaign trail and “I Love Lucy” is on TV on Monday nights.  Three love stories, a murder mystery and a nuclear espionage plot converge to deliver a clever and suspense-filled story entwined with farcical humor that will keep the audience laughing and thinking.

March 29-31, 2019

Fairy Tales and Fables, an original children’s theatre fare, is a collection of favorite children’s stories from Mother Goose, Hans Christian Anderson, the Brothers Grimm and Aesop.

“Paddy and I developed this program right after we got out of school years ago and I have produced and directed it at both Mundelein High School and Barrington High School with much success,” said Mr Lynn.  “We have a pretty strong base of young, talented performers in the community.  I think they will get a big kick out of working on and staging segments of the most precious and revered children’s stories of all time!”

June 7-9, 2019

In June 2019 Kirk Players will offer an evening of one-acts, Black Comedy, by Peter Schaffer and The Actor’s Nightmare, by Christopher Durang.  “These two shows will bring together some wonderful comedy and innovative technical theatre for our patrons,” said Mr.  Lynn.