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THE RIVERFRONT PLAYHOUSE

The Miracle on the Mall

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Opening October 24th!

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October 24th through November 22nd

Friday and Saturday @ 8pm

Pontypool

by Tony Burgess

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What if the words you speak could kill? 


In Pontypool, language isn’t just communication—it’s contagion. 
Tense, claustrophobic, and disturbingly relevant, Pontypool is a horror story for the age of information overload. Set in the small town of Pontypool, Ontario, the play (adapted from the film and novel by Tony Burgess) unfolds almost entirely within a local radio station. The story follows Grant Mazzy, a washed-up shock jock, his producer Sydney Briar, and technician Laurel-Ann Drummond as they begin their morning broadcast during a snowstorm. What starts as a routine day quickly spirals into chaos as disturbing reports of riots and bizarre behavior flood in from the outside world. As reality fractures and understanding becomes dangerous, Pontypool asks: how do we survive when our own thoughts betray us? This gripping play turns the power of language against us, transforming everyday speech into a weapon of mass destruction.

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Coming Soon!

2026 Season Announcement
2025 Production of A Christmas Carol
Dec 12-14 & Dec 19-21   Fri & Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 3 pm
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Fundraiser

The Riverfront Playhouse
Past, Present and Future Fundraiser

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Thank You to Our Sponsors

Executive Producer

John F. Byrd

Pat and Tom Krave

Director

Dick and Arlene Hawks

Marissa Amoni and Max Balding

Kathleen and Shawn Dooley

Supporting Actor

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Jennifer and Adam Cresse

Bill Burmeier

Samuel Goodman & Elizabeth Eccher

Walk-on

John and Margaret Wilson

Tracey Sherman Falcon and Gandi Falcon

Michael Childress

Patron

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Mike & Vicki White

Joe & Eileen Konopacki

Larry & Jean Shepard

Mike Blake

Mary Ingram-Schatz

Sharon & Mark Morris

Dale & Rhonda Roe

Nick Cafaro

Allison Lanthrum

Faith & Matt Greising

About Us

The Riverfront Playhouse

Est. 1978

The Riverfront Playhouse is a 501c3 not-for-profit store front theater founded in 1978 and established under the direction of David Morris as a creative outlet for actors of all walks of life and all levels of experience to learn and hone their craft. With the very first show, UNDER THE YUM YUM TREE, which featured the talents of Gary Puckett, Christiane Morris, Dick Hawks, and Barbara Alexander, the playhouse was off and running.
 

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The Riverfront Playhouse has doubled it's size since its inception, and we're constantly looking for ways to make it even bigger. Through the un-flagging loyalty of our personnel and patrons, we've made it to well over 200 mainstage shows, countless children's theatre presentations, and

While performing in the backroom of Max's All-American Bar, which sat on the corner of The Water Street Mall and Galena Boulevard, the actors were all crammed into a coffin-like backstage area, and were forced to do their costume changes out on the Mall behind bedspreads held up by their fellow actors and technical personnel.
 

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we have remained a venue for diverse and exciting entertainment in the Western Suburbs, as well as a sort of blue-collar clubhouse for the artistic types of the Chicagoland area. Our longevity is a tribute, not only to the folks that handle the day to day grind of business, but to the audiences that have kept our doors open since 1978. A debt of gratitude is owed to all.

News & Updates

 

A message from the Riverfront Board of Directors:

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The November Meeting of the Board of Directors is scheduled for Wednesday, November 19th, 2025,

7:00 p.m. at the Riverfront Playhouse offices.

​Zoom link available on request.

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“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.”

Charles Dickens from A Christmas Carol

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Riverfront Playhouse
P.O. Box 1703
Aurora, Illinois 60507

(630) 897-9496

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