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Music & Theater

The Porch Light

November 08, 2019 - November 08, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Location

Plymouth Place Auditorium

315 N. La Grange Road

La Grange Park, IL 60526

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Description

An original work by Chicago Playwright Felicia Pfluger that explores more than 120 years (from the 1893 through the present) of American life and family. Through vignettes, the audience sees times of change in history, the context of cultural change, changes in the family unit, social awareness, wars and humanity.

Event Cost: $12 presale, $15 door, $5 students, seniors and first responders.

Event Times: 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday.

Additional Information

Website: http://lagrangeareateenensemble.com/the-porch-light-november-8th-9th-tickets-at-tates-ice-cream/

Age recommendation: Late Elementary (4-5), Teens, Tweens

Neighborhood: South Suburbs

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