Welcome in the holidays with “wee folk” who do good works for
42nd Festival of the Gnomes
Welcome in the holidays with “wee folk” who do good works for man 
and nature. Enjoy their stories through live theatre and more in this
family tradition of 42 years!
SHOWS (NEW – only 1 show per day at 2:00 pm):
December 1 – Saturday 2:00 pm
December 2 – Sunday 2:00 pm
The show is about 90 minutes (no intermission).
The lobby opens 1 hour before showtime.
TICKETS:
$5 all ages.*
General admission.
*If the child is a baby and will not need a chair, there is no charge.
Advance purchase recommended.
TICKETS THRU OFFICE:
201 W Jefferson St
Joliet, IL 60432
815-724-3761
bipark@jolietcity.org
TICKETS ONLINE:
LOBBY:
The lobby opens 1 hour before showtime. Come early! Visit the
Gnome-made Gift Shop filled with unique treasures as little as 50¢.
First year to the fest? Get your gnome cap here ($3). Returning? Visit
the Grandma Gnomes by the fireplace to get your free tassel sewn onto
your cap for FREE! Stop by the Gnome Bakery and Tavern for
refreshments before and after the show. Enjoy live music filling the
lobby, courtesy of flutist Cindy Butler and her students (Saturday).
PARKING:
Free within the park, north and south of Jefferson Street.
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GNOME AUDITIONS – September 29, 2018
Emerging Playwrights Festival for Teens – submit by November 21, 2017
Seeking original stories by teens for the stage! [Read more…]
Emerging Teen Playwrights – deadline
Emerging Playwrights Festival for Teens
Original work written and presented by local teens.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 21, 2017 (click here for form)
SELECTION: December 1, 2017
PRODUCTION: January 20, 2018
Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park and Theatre is hosting the first Emerging Playwrights Festival for students in 8th grade through 12th grade.
Emerging Playwrights Festival will spotlight the area’s extremely talented and creative teenagers. There is no fee to enter. Simply fill out the registration form and attach your short original script (10 to 15 pages long) for review. If selected, you will produce your play for our stage. The plays will be presented on January 20, 2018.
It will be your vision – and you may recruit your friends to star in it. Plays will be 10 minutes in length. One member of our community will be your mentor to help with staging and production. Everything else is up to you. Submission deadline is November 21, 2017. The selections will be made by December 1, 2017.
We only want your original work, and it is open to all students in the area. Are you the next David Mamet or Christopher Durang, Tracey Letts or Lynn Nottage? Start somewhere. Start here.
The event is produced by the Will-Joliet Bicentennial Park, Inc., nonprofit.
For further information, you may contact us at:
815-724-3761
bipark@jolietcity.org
