LaGrange Area Teen Theater Ensemble

Celebration time! Join us in Celebrating LATTE’s 10 Year Anniversary!

LATTE Theater, the La Grange Area Teen Theater Ensemble, is proud to have brought it’s patented movement approach of stagecraft and life development to La Grange and Chicagoland for a decade. We recognize the potential in each teen, the ripple effect to our community audiences, and even have won the 2019 Illinois “Leading Age’s Honoring Excellence Award” for our community impact and our intergenerational partnership with Plymouth Place.

Though our quality performances, LATTE entertains with full length comedic and dramatic shows and explores real emotions and current issues. Family dynamics, relationships, domestic violence, aging, mental health, literacy, estrangement, alcoholism, Alziemers, social responsibility, free will vs comfort and abandonment are themes we have brought to the stage in works that range from Shakespeare through Neil Simon. These thought-provoking shows amuse and entertain our wonderful community; all while giving a beautiful launch point for discussions and introspection.

Community Partners include:

• La Grange Library
• Plymouth Place Senior Living
• First Baptist Church of La Grange
• Illinois Holocaust Museum
• La Grange Business Association
• Hitzeman Funeral Home

LATTE Theater is honored to announce winning Illinois Leading Age’s Honoring Excellence Community Impact Award, with their wonderful, long term community partners, Plymouth Place.

When LATTE Director, Felicia Pfluger, approached Plymouth Place for the opportunity to have the LATTE teens perform for the seniors over a decade ago, she never guessed what wonderful things would happen! Directing the talented senior citizens at Plymouth Place is always an incredible gift. And watching the seniors share their joy, wisdom, and enthusiasm with the LATTE teens, while the teens reciprocate with their enthusiasm and vibrancy. It was a perfect match from the beginning.

Fast forward ten years to a partnership that makes a beautiful community impact. These comedic and dramatic full-length theater shows explore real emotions to current issues such: as domestic violence, aging, mental health, literacy, family estrangement, alcoholism, Alzheimer’s, and abandonment. This “backdoor” of stagecraft positively impacts people both on stage and off… all while producing exceptional shows for our wonderful, supportive community. Here’s to the future!

Come act your way through the summer in style! Our intense stage clinic/camp features full immersion in the learning the business of running a theater, strengthening stagecraft while creating a dynamic, college level, performance. The teen cast performs a full-length show open to the public, family, and friends. LATTE challenges veteran performers while giving a strong primer to those who want to explore theater as a new avenue.

LATTE bases its choice of shows on what highlights the strength, chemistry of talent through auditions. Its mission is to encourage teens growth on and off the stage. Fun and focus go hand in hand in a collaborative leadership model. www.lattetheater.com

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20 North Ashland, La Grange
Bell Avenue Entrance

708-655-0989

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

Jane Austen’s classic novel springs brilliantly to life – filled with class, sass, snootiness, vexing and hopeful courtships, as well as the fun and fury of relationships. In this vibrant, powerful new stage adaptation by Felicia Pfluger, Pride and Prejudice gives a comedic plunge into Jane Austen’s masterpiece, Elizabeth Bennet is an independent woman ahead of her time with a quick mind and quicker wit. Yet with her overzealous, matchmaking Mother, her glib father, four animated sisters, and a string of unsuitable suitors, it’s difficult to escape the subject of marriage.

Enter Mr. Darcy, handsome, arrogant, and infuriating. Darcy’s pride and Elizabeth’s prejudice clash, as and sparks fly in the most famous literary courtship in history unfolds before your eyes. Come see the original rom-com in a new adaptation for a new generation, created by Chicago Playwright, Felicia Pfluger!

$5 Students/Seniors/Military/First Responders
$15 Adults
7 pm, Friday, May 10th
2 and 7 pm Saturday, May 11th
708-655-0989

Plymouth Place Auditorium
315 N La Grange Road, La Grange Park
2 Hour Run Time including 10 Minute Intermission
Educational Materials Available Upon Request
Discount Presale Tickets will be available at Tate’s Ice Cream, La Grange

Following each show, join the playwright, director, cast and Chicago experts in an animated Post Show Panel Discussion/Actor Talk Back  “Jane Austen to Present”. Explore romance, courtship, gender roles from then to now!

9:30      Registration/Parent Meeting/Improv Exercises and Games

10:00     Building Scenes, Creating Stage Chemistry and Pacing – Felicia Pfluger

11:00      Directing Basics  –  Christine Gatto Heckman

12:00      Creating your Character- Ron Keaton

1:00    ~ Sack Lunch –

1:30     Stage Combat and Healthy Intimacy – Rachel Flesher

2:30      Song and lyric writing, vocalizations – Joe Jencks

3:30     Neutral and Strengthening Body Postures – Donna Prenta

4:30      Placement Auditions

Bring a sack lunch, water bottle, the completed forms below, and your enthusiasm!

$35 for the day. $150 Tuition for show season.

Sign-Up Form

Actors’ Code of Ethics & Behavior Policy

Release and Waiver of Liability

Note: Parents are still required to attend the first 15 minutes of the workshop even if the forms are filled out.

AUDITIONS

LATTE Group Placement is based upon audition. Placement audition follow, after our Professional Acting Workshop. 708-655-0989

LATTE Theater (La Grange Area Teen Theater Ensemble) believes in our future together, because we realize the potential in every child. LATTE focuses on more than excellent theatricality, but lifelong success and happiness. Since 2009… LATTE has prepared ages 11-19 by surrounding them with a safe haven of strength through stage that fosters transformative social capital.

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708-655-0989
lattetheater@gmail.com