Nick Dear’s Frankenstein
October 10-12 & 17-19
Auditions May 24, 2025
Award Winning
Spencer Theatre Award Nominations
Spencer Theatre’s production of Eric Coble’s “Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe,” directed by John Sivak, advanced as a finalist in the Illinois Times Best of Springfield® Readers Poll for Best Play or Musical.
Additionally, Mike Krcil, who flawlessly portrayed Edgar Allan Poe and his spiral into madness, is a finalist for Best Actor.
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Thank you to NPR Illinois 91.9 UIS and Bea Bonner for featuring two of our cast members of "Frankenstein" directed by Mark Buckholz as we work toward operning night on October 10 at the Hoogland Center for the Arts. Give the interview a listen and we hope to see you at the show!
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Voting ends at midnight!Vote until September 22!
Jim Leach is in the finals for Portrayal of a male lead in a theatrical production in the Illinois Times Best of 2025 contest for his performance as Willie Loman in Spencer Theatre Company’s “Death of a Salesman.” Vote now until September 22!
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Vote until September 22!
Jim Leach is in the finals for Portrayal of a male lead in a theatrical production in the Illinois Times Best of 2025 contest for his performance as Willie Loman in Spencer Theatre Company’s “Death of a Salesman.” Vote now until September 22!
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We are so proud of Jim Leach in the finals for Portrayal of a male lead in a theatrical production in the Illinois Times Best of 2025 contest for his performance as Willie Loman in Spencer Theatre Company’s “Death of a Salesman.” Vote now until September 22!
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Best of Springfield® Readers Poll - Illinois Times, the capital city's weekly source of news, politics, arts, entertainment, culture
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NOMINATIONS HAVE ENDED AND WE ARE COUNTING THE PAPER BALLOTS NOW!COME BACK SEPT. 11 FOR RUNOFF VOTING. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES STARTING SEPTEMBER 11 AT 1 AM UNTIL SEPTEMBER 22 AT 11:59 PM Readers’ ...0 CommentsComment on Facebook