I always love driving into the town of Antioch. It has an old fashion feel that is very inviting. One of its hidden charms is a little theatre on the north side of town called the PML theatre. PML stands for Palette-Masque & Lyre. This is its 48th season! Parking for the theatre is plentiful in the lots behind it.
Walking into the theatre is an experience in itself. You can feel the ambiance of a family atmosphere as everyone starts to greet each other from the last show when they were together. The actors are local talent, with auditions always open to the public. The theatre is a very personal experience with about 150 seats throughout. At the beginning of the show, an announcer, who is also one of the lead actors, comes out and does a raffle with the audience for a prize if their seat number is picked. And then the play begins-All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Five actors doing the whole show talking and singing and only using five boxes as their props. The play was made up of many different stories throughout, representing different stages of life from youth, to parenthood, to old age.
An intermission was held and we went downstairs to enjoy the punch and cookies that were being offered. The lights dimmed so we all knew when to head back up for the second half of the play. When the play ended the audience applauded loudly for the actors. The play was very inspiring.
Afterwards my husband and the two couples that we were with walked over to a restaurant called Oliveri North. It was a chilly night but looking into the stores as we walked made you forget the cold. The men’s store had every Chicago Team jersey on display in one of their windows and in the other window they displayed dress clothes for men. Then there was the antique store, a resale store, an exercise place and a hair salon. As we crossed the street to get to the restaurant you could smell the popcorn coming from the one-show theatre that was showing a children’s movie. Then we got to the restaurant and all enjoyed our Italian dinners so much that we decided to do this whole evening over again in Antioch. The next play at the PML Theatre starts in January and is called What the Butler Saw-a British Adult Farce.
Sounds very interesting!
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Walking into the theatre is an experience in itself. You can feel the ambiance of a family atmosphere as everyone starts to greet each other from the last show when they were together. The actors are local talent, with auditions always open to the public. The theatre is a very personal experience with about 150 seats throughout. At the beginning of the show, an announcer, who is also one of the lead actors, comes out and does a raffle with the audience for a prize if their seat number is picked. And then the play begins-All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Five actors doing the whole show talking and singing and only using five boxes as their props. The play was made up of many different stories throughout, representing different stages of life from youth, to parenthood, to old age.
An intermission was held and we went downstairs to enjoy the punch and cookies that were being offered. The lights dimmed so we all knew when to head back up for the second half of the play. When the play ended the audience applauded loudly for the actors. The play was very inspiring.
Afterwards my husband and the two couples that we were with walked over to a restaurant called Oliveri North. It was a chilly night but looking into the stores as we walked made you forget the cold. The men’s store had every Chicago Team jersey on display in one of their windows and in the other window they displayed dress clothes for men. Then there was the antique store, a resale store, an exercise place and a hair salon. As we crossed the street to get to the restaurant you could smell the popcorn coming from the one-show theatre that was showing a children’s movie. Then we got to the restaurant and all enjoyed our Italian dinners so much that we decided to do this whole evening over again in Antioch. The next play at the PML Theatre starts in January and is called What the Butler Saw-a British Adult Farce.
Sounds very interesting!
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