“Kindergarten” in session at Crown Point Community Theatre

Becky Jascoviak, director of Crown Point Community Theatre’s “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten,” knows why the book and stage version has endured with readers and audiences for a quarter century.

The Week Ahead - Lake County

WEDNESDAY

Crown Point Community Theatre presents 'Beautiful Bodies'

GARY | "Beautiful Bodies - A Girls Night-out Comedy" opened last weekend at the Crown Point Community Theatre to full houses all three nights, and there will be three more showings this weekend.

Bawdy ‘Bodies’ to grace Crown Point stage

KeriAnne Valuckis, director of Crown Point Community Theatre’s “Beautiful Bodies,” says male theatergoers may learn a thing or two from the all-female tale.

The Week Ahead Lake County

MONDAY

OFFBEAT: Hammond AquaVor celebrating one-year anniversary

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Crown Point Community Theatre to pass ‘Judgment’ in courthouse drama

Rob Kranc, director of Crown Point Community Theatre’s production of “Judgment at Nuremberg,” said the messages found in the post-World War II drama remain just as important today.

Acclaimed ‘Carnage’ makes region debut in Crown Point

Eric Evans, co-director of Crown Point Community Theatre’s production of “God of Carnage,” said was immediately taken with the comedy when he was presented with the script.

'Cyrano' has a nose for romance

Kerry Fitch, co–director of Crown Point Community Theatre's production of "Cyrano," expects audiences to be dazzled by their production of the classic love story.

'Good Men' stand trial at Lake County Courthouse

Despite the backdrop of a murder trial, Becky Fox, co-director of Crown Point Community Theatre's production of the military legal drama "A Few Good Men," sees the play as a salute to our troops.

'Good Men' stand trial at Lake County Courthouse

Despite the backdrop of a murder trial, Becky Fox, co–director of Crown Point Community Theatre's production of the military legal drama "A Few Good Men," sees the play as a salute to our troops.

Crown Point stages acclaimed 'August'

While "August: Osage County" chronicles the toll substance abuse and mental illness takes on a family, Eric Evans, co–director of Crown Point Community Theatre's production, expects audiences to also find laughs in the story.

Theater productions flourish in the area this weekend

Get well wishes go out to local thespian, Tony Balsamo of Michigan City. We're all hoping he's back on the karaoke microphone soon.

Crown Point Community Theatre's fall production a 'Wonder'

To say Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" has made an impression on artists of all styles would be putting it mildly.

'Othello' finds similarities in 17th Century and present day

Chong Choe, who is co–directing and playing the title character in Crown Point Community Theatre's production of William Shakespeare's "Othello," sees relevance in the 17th century play and compares it to today's social and political climate.