CAST at Julian 2021-22 Season Shows
Inspiration
Amazing Grace
December 10, 2021 at 7:30 PM
From the beloved children’s classic, Amazing Grace tells the story of a young girl who loves acting out the stories her grandmother tells. When her teacher announces the class will perform Peter Pan, two classmates tell her she can’t do the role because she is black and a girl. With the help of her family. Grace learns she can be anything she wants to be!
Devine Hamlette
February 25 & 26, 2022 at 7:30 PM
An original comedy created for CAST in 2014, Devine Hamlette tells the story of an all-girls’ summer theater camp that mounts a production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Ellen Devine is in the lead role, but ends up needing a little help from the ghost of famed 19th Century actor, Sarah Bernhardt in this quirky, insightful, funny and even poignant show.
Legend
March 10, 2022 AT 7:30 PM
This online presentation celebrates the important contributions Sherlynn Reid made not only to CAST but to all of Oak Park. Students will tell her remarkable life story in dance and song. Also included are a visit with Sherlynn’s family. This show is FREE, but we ask everyone to make a donation to the Henry and Sherlynn Reid Memorial Scholarship Fund. This fund makes it possible for all kids, regardless of need, to participate fully in the magic that is CAST.
Magic To Do
April 22 & 23, 2022 at 7:30 PM
CAST returns to live musical performance with a musical review of the songs and dances that inpired CAST’s first decade. This show—with songs from the many of Broadway’s greats—celebrates the kind of musical reviews that CAST founders Michael and Jill Poehlman mounted in the early days of CAST.
