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Goodly Creatures Theatre
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Breathing new life into classic works since 2018. Theatrical Productions & Special Events.
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‘Tis the season to enjoy the arts! Check out Kane County Chronicle - Shaw Local’s latest on the arts around town this holiday season. ☃️

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Lights, laughs and late nights take over the county this season
Check out these hot spots for the latest in Kane County entertainment.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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💀Death by PowerPoint? We think not!

📣Join us for our workshop created and taught by our CEO, Katrina Syrris: The Arts & Entrepreneurship Part One - How to Earn Money with Your Art. Tonight at 7PM!

🔗Learn More & Register: www.schaumburglibrary.org/events?id=14...

#Speaker #Workshop #Artist
September 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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😱 Can you believe it?! We close tonight at Wing Park in Elgin - catch us at the Bandshell at 7pm for our free performance of “Much Ado About Nothing!” TY to the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission!

🔗 www.goodlycreatures.com

#Shakespeare #ShakespeareInThePark #Tonight #Free #Events #Elgin #ElginIL
August 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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🌙 We had the pleasure of attending the YWCA Elgin’s Auction & Celebration last night. We were proud to support the YWCA with an Enchanted Forest sponsorship.
🧡 Thank you, YWCA for all you do!

🔗Learn More on their website: www.ywcaelgin.org

#YWCA #YWCAElgin #Celebration #ElginIL #Community
August 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Thank you to Algonquin Area Public Library District and Algonquin Summer Concerts for making our Algonquin show possible!

Only one more chance to see us this summer! www.goodlycreatures.com

#Algonquin #Shakespeare #ShakespeareInThePark
August 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Congratulations to our swings on their performance tonight for friends & family!

👏 Brock Hayden as Leonato, Matthew Killinger as Don John / Sexton, Leela Watts as Beatrice, and Julian Weslander as Borachio.

#Understudy #Swings #Swing #Theatre #Shakespeare #ShakespeareInThePark
August 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for a beautiful afternoon in Lords Park, Elgin! TY to the #LeagueOfWomenVoters of the #Elgin Area for joining us with a registration booth. TY to the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission for making this event possible!

🔗 www.goodlycreatures.com

#Theatre #Shakespeare
August 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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💛 We are blown away by this heartfelt song written and performed by our actor Mike Mitchell who plays Dogberry in this year’s production of “Much Ado About Nothing.” Thank you, Mike, for setting the Goodly Creatures culture and mission to music.

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#Music #Song #Theatre
August 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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🤯Did you know that journaling and engaging with stories can help improve health outcomes?

👓Read to learn more about how just three minutes of writing can improve your health: www.dailyherald.com/20250808/hea...

#Story #Storytelling #Writing #Journaling #HealthyLiving #Health
How storytelling can improve health care
I love a good story, don’t you? An accomplished storyteller takes you on a journey away from your own experiences and helps you feel the characters’ emotions, conflicts, climaxes and endings (some...
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August 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Thank you to Schaumburg Township District Library and Schaumburg Park District for making last night’s performance possible!

We’ll be in Algonquin and Elgin next! Visit our website for more information: www.goodlycreatures.com.

#ShakespeareInThePark #Schaumburg #Theatre
August 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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We are absolutely floored and moved by this beautiful water color painting gifted to us by an audience member at Island Park. Artist P. Condon painted this live at our performance, and generously gifted it to us after the show.

#Artist #Painting #Theatre #Unity #Community #SupportLocalArt
August 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Have you visited Elgin’s Riverwalk to enjoy the Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley’s sculptures? Don’t miss out! They will be on display through August 15th. Here are just a few of our favorites.

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#HabitatForHumanity #SculptureWalk #LocalArt #ElginIL
August 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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🎉Congratulations to “Much Ado” cast and crew on a fantastic Opening Night! Thank you to the Geneva Foundation for the Arts, Geneva Park District, and Geneva Shakespeare in the Park for making our performance possible.

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#ShakespeareInThePark #GenevaIL #SupportLocalArt
August 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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🎭 Who’s who behind the masks? Find out in our online program! Meet the cast, read the director’s note, and enjoy free resources from our dramaturg to elevate your experience of the performance!

The program is available on our website: www.goodlycreatures.com/this-years-s...

#Theatre #Shakespeare
August 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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🗞️We made it to print! We are in today’s issue of the Daily Herald.

We open in Geneva tomorrow night, and our run continues to Schaumburg, Elgin, and Algonquin.

🔗 www.goodlycreatures.com

#DailyHerald #ShakespeareInThePark #Geneva #Elgin #Schaumburg #Algonquin #Theatre
August 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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🐶 “I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a man swear he loves me!”

Join us in the parks this summer to enjoy FREE and Family-Friendly Shakespeare!

Learn More: www.goodlycreatures.com

#MuchAdoAboutNothing #ShakespeareInThePark #Theatre #GoodlyCreaturesTheatre #Shakespeare
July 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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🎶“Because you talk of wooing, I will sing!”

Join us in the parks this summer to enjoy FREE and Family-Friendly Shakespeare!

Learn More: www.goodlycreatures.com

#MuchAdoAboutNothing #ShakespeareInThePark #Theatre #GoodlyCreaturesTheatre #Shakespeare
July 27, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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👑“But yet forall that, cousin, let him be a handsome fellow, or else make another curtsy and say ‘Father, as it please me.’”

We are TWO WEEKS away from opening night!

Learn More: www.goodlycreatures.com

#MuchAdoAboutNothing #ShakespeareInThePark #Theatre #GoodlyCreaturesTheatre
July 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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“It must not be denied but I am a plain-dealing villain!” 😈

Join us in the parks this summer to enjoy FREE and Family-Friendly Shakespeare!

Learn More: www.goodlycreatures.com

#MuchAdoAboutNothing #ShakespeareInThePark #Theatre #GoodlyCreaturesTheatre
July 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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“I’ll show thee some attires and have thy counsel which is the best to furnish me tomorrow!” 💐

We are THREE WEEKS away from opening night!

Learn More: www.goodlycreatures.com

#MuchAdoAboutNothing #ShakespeareInThePark #Theatre #GoodlyCreaturesTheatre #Victorian
July 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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“Shakespeare in the Park [is] democracy at work.” Enjoy this thoughtful blog about the longstanding tradition of Shakespeare in the Park from our dramaturg, Cara Schuster!

Read: mythmakers.wordsbycara.com/shakespeare-...

#ShakespeareInThePark #Shakespeare #Theatre #GoodlyCreaturesTheatre
July 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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It’s time for character work!

Enjoy our FREE Shakespeare in the Park performances of “Much Ado About Nothing” this summer. We’ll be in Algonquin, Elgin, Geneva, and Schaumburg.

Link: www.goodlycreatures.com

#Rehearsals #ShakespeareInThePark #Theatre #SupportLocalArt
July 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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“What 🔥 is in mine ears?”

Enjoy our FREE Shakespeare in the Park performances of “Much Ado About Nothing” this summer. We’ll be in Algonquin, Elgin, Geneva, & Schaumburg. Visit our website for more information!

www.goodlycreatures.com

#Rehearsals #ShakespeareInThePark #Theatre #SupportLocalArt
June 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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“Goodly brings the arts to kids and families throughout our community, regardless of income.”

Read More: www.dailyherald.com/20250612/sub...

Come see us perform in the parks this summer for FREE!

#FREEShow #ThingsToDo #SummerEvents2025 #SummerEvents @dailyherald.com
Goodly Creatures returns this summer with Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Since 2021, Goodly Creatures, a regional touring theater company, has performed Shakespeare in the Park throughout the Fox Valley. This summer, the theater company returns to local parks with their p....
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June 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Malaprops and eavesdrops! We’re rehearsing for “Much Ado!”

Enjoy our FREE Shakespeare in the Park performances of “Much Ado About Nothing” this summer. We’ll be in Algonquin, Elgin, Geneva, and Schaumburg.

Link: www.goodlycreatures.com

#Rehearsals #ShakespeareInThePark #Theatre #SupportLocalArt
June 13, 2025 at 4:03 AM