| September 2019 | |
| 20 Friday | Witness for the Prosecution - Opening NightSep 20, 2019 7:30pm - 9:30pm MTA Theater, 1406 N Market Street, Monticello, IL, 61856 A young married man spends many evenings with a rich old woman. When she is found murdered, the naive young man is the chief suspect The testimony of his wife is expected to result in an acquittal, but she is a shrew who damages his case and all but hangs him before a vindictive mystery woman appears with letters against the wife After the man is freed, it is revealed that mystery woman is actually the wife. She discredited and perjured herself because she felt that direct testimony on her husband's behalf would not have been sufficient to free him When he turns his back on his wife and goes off with another woman, we realize that he was the murderer. He does not get away it, for there is one turn of plot remaining |
| 21 Saturday | Witness for the Prosecution - Opening SaturdaySep 21, 2019 7:30pm - 9:30pm MTA Theater, 1406 N Market Street, Monticello, IL, 61856 A young married man spends many evenings with a rich old woman. When she is found murdered, the naive young man is the chief suspect The testimony of his wife is expected to result in an acquittal, but she is a shrew who damages his case and all but hangs him before a vindictive mystery woman appears with letters against the wife After the man is freed, it is revealed that mystery woman is actually the wife. She discredited and perjured herself because she felt that direct testimony on her husband's behalf would not have been sufficient to free him When he turns his back on his wife and goes off with another woman, we realize that he was the murderer. He does not get away it, for there is one turn of plot remaining |
| 22 Sunday | Witness for the Prosecution - Opening MatineeSep 22, 2019 2:30pm - 4:30pm MTA Theater, 1406 N Market Street, Monticello, IL, 61856 A young married man spends many evenings with a rich old woman. When she is found murdered, the naive young man is the chief suspect The testimony of his wife is expected to result in an acquittal, but she is a shrew who damages his case and all but hangs him before a vindictive mystery woman appears with letters against the wife After the man is freed, it is revealed that mystery woman is actually the wife. She discredited and perjured herself because she felt that direct testimony on her husband's behalf would not have been sufficient to free him When he turns his back on his wife and goes off with another woman, we realize that he was the murderer. He does not get away it, for there is one turn of plot remaining |
| 28 Saturday | Witness for the Prosecution - Saturday NightSep 28, 2019 7:30pm - 9:30pm MTA Theater, 1406 N Market Street, Monticello, IL, 61856 A young married man spends many evenings with a rich old woman. When she is found murdered, the naive young man is the chief suspect The testimony of his wife is expected to result in an acquittal, but she is a shrew who damages his case and all but hangs him before a vindictive mystery woman appears with letters against the wife After the man is freed, it is revealed that mystery woman is actually the wife. She discredited and perjured herself because she felt that direct testimony on her husband's behalf would not have been sufficient to free him When he turns his back on his wife and goes off with another woman, we realize that he was the murderer. He does not get away it, for there is one turn of plot remaining |
| 29 Sunday | Witness for the Prosecution - Closing MatineeSep 29, 2019 2:30pm - 4:30pm MTA Theater, 1406 N Market Street, Monticello, IL, 61856 A young married man spends many evenings with a rich old woman. When she is found murdered, the naive young man is the chief suspect The testimony of his wife is expected to result in an acquittal, but she is a shrew who damages his case and all but hangs him before a vindictive mystery woman appears with letters against the wife After the man is freed, it is revealed that mystery woman is actually the wife. She discredited and perjured herself because she felt that direct testimony on her husband's behalf would not have been sufficient to free him When he turns his back on his wife and goes off with another woman, we realize that he was the murderer. He does not get away it, for there is one turn of plot remaining |
| October 2019 | |
| 04 Friday | Comedy Showcase - Opening NightOct 4, 2019 7:30pm - 9:00pm MTA Theater, 1406 N Market Street, Monticello, IL 61856, Monticello, IL, 61856 MTA presents a program of original short plays. Every one is a winner of our playwriting competition! Winning plays in our Original Comedy Showcase: The Digital Age Gap by Shawn Becker, directed by John Knittle Intelligent Life by Shawn Becker, directed by Dustin Yocum Vice is Nice by David Laker, directed by David Laker The Blind Date by Dustin Yocum, directed by Dustin Yocum Selfie in the Dark by Maria Burnham, directed by Marisa Winegar An Evening on the Porch by David Young, directed by Chelsea Ehrhardt What's My Motivation? by David Young, directed by Gil Yohnka Philosophical Questions by Todd Black, directed by Gil Yohnka The plays average about 10 minutes in length and they are all comedies. Come out and show your support for new original theater in Monticello! |
| 05 Saturday | Comedy Showcase - Saturday NightOct 5, 2019 7:30pm - 9:00pm MTA Theater, 1406 N Market Street, Monticello, IL 61856, Monticello, IL, 61856 MTA presents a program of original short plays. Every one is a winner of our playwriting competition! Winning plays in our Original Comedy Showcase: The Digital Age Gap by Shawn Becker, directed by John Knittle Intelligent Life by Shawn Becker, directed by Dustin Yocum Vice is Nice by David Laker, directed by David Laker The Blind Date by Dustin Yocum, directed by Dustin Yocum Selfie in the Dark by Maria Burnham, directed by Marisa Winegar An Evening on the Porch by David Young, directed by Chelsea Ehrhardt What's My Motivation? by David Young, directed by Gil Yohnka Philosophical Questions by Todd Black, directed by Gil Yohnka The plays average about 10 minutes in length and they are all comedies. Come out and show your support for new original theater in Monticello! |
| December 2019 | |
| 06 Friday | A Doublewide, Texas Christmas - Opening NightDec 6, 2019 7:30pm - 9:30pm Phoenix Theater, 1406 N Market Street, Monticello, IL, 61856 In this outrageously funny comedy, it’s Christmas-time in the newest—and tiniest—town in Texas. And it’s beginning to look a lot like trouble in Doublewide. Not only are the trailer park residents dealing with the stress of the holiday season, but they’ve just discovered that Doublewide is being doubled-crossed by the County. With their official incorporation papers in jeopardy, this band of eccentric Texans throw themselves into taking on the “Big Guys.” Determined to bolster their legitimacy, they first set their sights on the County-wide “Battle of The Mangers” competition. They conspire to win this smackdown with their “Nativity At The Alamo” entry…by any means possible. In addition to that shaky undertaking and trying almost single-handedly to keep the new town afloat, Mayor Joveeta Crumpler has to wrangle her celebrity-obsessed mother, her beleaguered brother who’s being bullied by a pack of vengeful raccoons, and her demoralized best friend who’s at the end of her rope from dating every loser this side of the Rio Grande. To make matters worse, Joveeta finds herself increasingly wary of the newest resident, ...more |
| 07 Saturday | A Doublewide, Texas Christmas - Opening SaturdayDec 7, 2019 7:30pm - 9:30pm Phoenix Theater, 1406 N Market Street, Monticello, IL, 61856 In this outrageously funny comedy, it’s Christmas-time in the newest—and tiniest—town in Texas. And it’s beginning to look a lot like trouble in Doublewide. Not only are the trailer park residents dealing with the stress of the holiday season, but they’ve just discovered that Doublewide is being doubled-crossed by the County. With their official incorporation papers in jeopardy, this band of eccentric Texans throw themselves into taking on the “Big Guys.” Determined to bolster their legitimacy, they first set their sights on the County-wide “Battle of The Mangers” competition. They conspire to win this smackdown with their “Nativity At The Alamo” entry…by any means possible. In addition to that shaky undertaking and trying almost single-handedly to keep the new town afloat, Mayor Joveeta Crumpler has to wrangle her celebrity-obsessed mother, her beleaguered brother who’s being bullied by a pack of vengeful raccoons, and her demoralized best friend who’s at the end of her rope from dating every loser this side of the Rio Grande. To make matters worse, Joveeta finds herself increasingly wary of the newest resident, ...more |
| 08 Sunday | A Doublewide, Texas Christmas - Opening MatineeDec 8, 2019 2:30pm - 4:30pm Phoenix Theater, 1406 N Market Street, Monticello, IL, 61856 In this outrageously funny comedy, it’s Christmas-time in the newest—and tiniest—town in Texas. And it’s beginning to look a lot like trouble in Doublewide. Not only are the trailer park residents dealing with the stress of the holiday season, but they’ve just discovered that Doublewide is being doubled-crossed by the County. With their official incorporation papers in jeopardy, this band of eccentric Texans throw themselves into taking on the “Big Guys.” Determined to bolster their legitimacy, they first set their sights on the County-wide “Battle of The Mangers” competition. They conspire to win this smackdown with their “Nativity At The Alamo” entry…by any means possible. In addition to that shaky undertaking and trying almost single-handedly to keep the new town afloat, Mayor Joveeta Crumpler has to wrangle her celebrity-obsessed mother, her beleaguered brother who’s being bullied by a pack of vengeful raccoons, and her demoralized best friend who’s at the end of her rope from dating every loser this side of the Rio Grande. To make matters worse, Joveeta finds herself increasingly wary of the newest resident, ...more |
| 13 Friday | A Doublewide, Texas Christmas - Friday NightDec 13, 2019 7:30pm - 9:30pm Phoenix Theater, 1406 N Market Street, Monticello, IL, 61856 In this outrageously funny comedy, it’s Christmas-time in the newest—and tiniest—town in Texas. And it’s beginning to look a lot like trouble in Doublewide. Not only are the trailer park residents dealing with the stress of the holiday season, but they’ve just discovered that Doublewide is being doubled-crossed by the County. With their official incorporation papers in jeopardy, this band of eccentric Texans throw themselves into taking on the “Big Guys.” Determined to bolster their legitimacy, they first set their sights on the County-wide “Battle of The Mangers” competition. They conspire to win this smackdown with their “Nativity At The Alamo” entry…by any means possible. In addition to that shaky undertaking and trying almost single-handedly to keep the new town afloat, Mayor Joveeta Crumpler has to wrangle her celebrity-obsessed mother, her beleaguered brother who’s being bullied by a pack of vengeful raccoons, and her demoralized best friend who’s at the end of her rope from dating every loser this side of the Rio Grande. To make matters worse, Joveeta finds herself increasingly wary of the newest resident, ...more |
| 14 Saturday | A Doublewide, Texas Christmas - Saturday NightDec 14, 2019 7:30pm - 9:30pm Phoenix Theater, 1406 N Market Street, Monticello, IL, 61856 In this outrageously funny comedy, it’s Christmas-time in the newest—and tiniest—town in Texas. And it’s beginning to look a lot like trouble in Doublewide. Not only are the trailer park residents dealing with the stress of the holiday season, but they’ve just discovered that Doublewide is being doubled-crossed by the County. With their official incorporation papers in jeopardy, this band of eccentric Texans throw themselves into taking on the “Big Guys.” Determined to bolster their legitimacy, they first set their sights on the County-wide “Battle of The Mangers” competition. They conspire to win this smackdown with their “Nativity At The Alamo” entry…by any means possible. In addition to that shaky undertaking and trying almost single-handedly to keep the new town afloat, Mayor Joveeta Crumpler has to wrangle her celebrity-obsessed mother, her beleaguered brother who’s being bullied by a pack of vengeful raccoons, and her demoralized best friend who’s at the end of her rope from dating every loser this side of the Rio Grande. To make matters worse, Joveeta finds herself increasingly wary of the newest resident, ...more |
| 15 Sunday | A Doublewide, Texas Christmas - Closing MatineeDec 15, 2019 2:30pm - 4:30pm Phoenix Theater, 1406 N Market Street, Monticello, IL, 61856 In this outrageously funny comedy, it’s Christmas-time in the newest—and tiniest—town in Texas. And it’s beginning to look a lot like trouble in Doublewide. Not only are the trailer park residents dealing with the stress of the holiday season, but they’ve just discovered that Doublewide is being doubled-crossed by the County. With their official incorporation papers in jeopardy, this band of eccentric Texans throw themselves into taking on the “Big Guys.” Determined to bolster their legitimacy, they first set their sights on the County-wide “Battle of The Mangers” competition. They conspire to win this smackdown with their “Nativity At The Alamo” entry…by any means possible. In addition to that shaky undertaking and trying almost single-handedly to keep the new town afloat, Mayor Joveeta Crumpler has to wrangle her celebrity-obsessed mother, her beleaguered brother who’s being bullied by a pack of vengeful raccoons, and her demoralized best friend who’s at the end of her rope from dating every loser this side of the Rio Grande. To make matters worse, Joveeta finds herself increasingly wary of the newest resident, ...more |