Students perform in drama and music as well as an annual crowd-pleasing event for children with special requirements-Spring at North Central College in Naparville is one of the main attractions of the 2025 season.
“The 39 Steps” will be staged in February, followed by “killers” in March and “The Serpent Lady” in April. All are the products of the theater department of North Central, starring the chair Laura Loduk.
The school’s music department chaired by Susan Chow, students from North Central will present a variety of performances by vocal and instrumental groups, as well as popular cords for children’s annual concert.
Theater plays are manufactured by students “from pitch to production”, Loduk said, Chicago Storefront was modeling after theater and “Thoughts of exciting, vivid, creative new tasks or reinforcement and innovative approaches of existing functions in nonsense or nonsense With. ”
“The 39 Steps,” adapted by the novel by John Buchan, will be presented at 7:30 pm at the Maden Theater, February 13-15 at 7:30 pm and 2 pm at 2 pm.
”39 steps’ is a zany comedy with a frantic speed, “Lodewyck said. “A small dress cast is rebuilding many characters. It is sending a detective thriller with Hitchcock and the film Noor elements. ,
“Killer” is a famous music by Stephen Sondeheim and John Wademan and will be demonstrated at 7:30 pm on March 27-29 and 29-30 pm on 29-30 March at the theater at Meli-Swaro Hall.
The “killer” is the classic Sondhaim, “Loduk said. The idea is that the killers and different historical periods will be killers-such as John Wilks booths and Lee Harvey Oswald and support.
“It is really beautiful music and a lot of fun songs and is being imagined in a way from designers and directors that are a contemporary and fresh that means taking these historical figures,” she said.
The “The Sarpant Lady” by Daniel Smith and Valentina Danzel will be performed at the Maden Theater on “The Sarpant Lady”, April 24-26 at 7:30 am and 2 pm on 26-27 April.
“It was a student-produced piece,” said Loduk. Senior direction and playwright head Kelly Ahar “really wanted to mount something in which a story was Esthetic and there were many possibilities for movement and song,” she said.
“The Serpant Lady” is a new translation of the 18th -century comedia del ‘
“It is an educational production but we work with our major faculty professionals, prominent guest artists. This is an ambitious season with high quality work and you are seeing the next generation of artists coming through Nepearville, ”said Loduk.
He said that the students are having an explosion.
“Energy and focus and character depiction takes a lot of skills to transfer through something like character-to-caste transition in ’39 steps’ and he really really find the most happiness and entertainment in this story Has dedicated to, “he said.
North central college music
The North Central’s Spring Music season includes several powerhouse concerts. The show has the Winter Coral Festival on 19 February, which has North Central College’s concert songs, Chorley and Chamber Singers, Chow said.
“The special part of this concert is that Dr. (Ramona) WIS always uses the opportunity to invite guest high schools,” he said. This year, guest songs at Carl Sandberg High School and Ososo High School at Orland Park.
“At the end of the concert, it is always of a joint song playing and it is always fun,” he said. “If someone is interested in coral music or (perspective) students, it is always a good concert to show.”
Jazz Big Band is on 20 February at Winter Concert Maden Theater.
“Jazz is the program that has actually increased greatly last year,” she said. “Last year, we had only two Jazz faculties, this year we have four. Latin Jazz dress is very new. Students are excited about it. ,
On 22 February, North Central presented the 37th annual gospel Extravaganja at the Ventage Concert Hall, featuring the song playing the North Central College Vice of Prize Gospel. Gospel Extravaganza is an opportunity to celebrate Black History Month with Song, Spoken Word, Dance and other performances. The show starts at 5 pm
On 26 February, a show, called during the re -evaluation of the course faculty, allows students to see their professors in a new light when taken to the performance stage. This is set for 7:30 pm in the Maden Theater.
Chow said, “People should be ready to be surprised.”
The popular cords for kids concerts are scheduled for March 1. It is designed for special requirements and children with their families so that they can enjoy the afternoon of music, without worrying about being calm or sitting for performance.
“This is a special event every year,” Chow said. “This is always a very fun concert for children.”
He said that 4 April is the last coral concert of the season, which offers the culmination of the work done throughout the year. It is also determined that the concert winds spring concert, Jazz Big Band Spring Concert on April 9 and Pawan and Perkuition Studio Spring Rickital on April 16.
North Central College Opera Workshop Shocks is April 17, Chow said.
“It is usually a small production, but is very creative,” he said. “Apart from singing, acting is always great. And staging and lighting. ,
A Chamber Music Recital is April 19. The Vocal Jazz and Latin Jazz Encynels Spring concert is planned for April, but will possibly be taken as Easter to a different date as compared to April 20, Chow said.
The last show of the year is North Central College Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert 23 April.
“We are tchaikovsky symphony number 6,” he said. “This is probably the biggest and most difficult orchestra performance we have ever done in this school. I think it’s going to be very good. ,
if you go…
- Wentz Concert Hall and Madden Theatre at North Central College are located at 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville.
- The Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall at North Central College is at 31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville.
- Pfeiffer Hall at North Central College is at 310 E. Benton Ave., Naperville.
Tickets: $ 7- $ 15
Information: 630-637-7469; Northcentralcollege.edu/show.