Oakbrook Academy

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Oakbrook Academy of Music and Art is a performing arts school in Illinois which opened in the early 90's. They offer music instruciton in Piano, pre-school Piano, Voice, Violin, Percussion and Guitar. Also video editing and recording studio classes are offered in the state of the art recording studio on site. The second largest facet of OA is the Drama Program which offers a full drama curriculum starting at age 7. Beyond the classes, the Academy produces up to 6 full scale shows a year including a broadway musical in the spring, a musical in the summer, a fall play, and winter one-acts. There are also several black box theatre shows that are performed each year and various pre-school and adult drama programs offered.

The last musical produced was Ahrens and Flaherty's Broadway Musical Once on This Island. The upcoming spring musical is the much anticipated Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

[edit] Past Shows

-George M. (2002)

-You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (2002)

-The Madwoman of Challiot (2002)

-The Wizard of Oz (homeschool edition)(2002)

-A Festival of One-acts (2003)

-Hello Dolly (2003)

-Bye Bye Birdie (2003)

-Auntie Mame (2003)

-Buckshots and Blossoms (2004)

-The Sound of Music (2004)

-Godspell (2004)

-Our Town (2004)

-The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (2004)

-The Best Christmas Pageant Ever/The Romancers (2005)

-Music Man (2005)

-Honk! (2005)

-The Admirable Crichton (2005)

-The Phantom Tollbooth (2005)

-A Festival of One-acts (2006)

-42nd Street (2006)

-Annie (2006)

-Meet Me in St. Louis (2006)

-How to Eat Like a Child (2006)

-A Festival of One-acts (2007)

-Anything Goes (2007)

-Once on This Island (2007)

-McGillicuddy McGotham (2007)

-Winter One Acts (2008)

-Beauty and the Beast (2008)

[edit] Directors

Oakbrook Academy was originated by Jan Barker and Jim Molina.

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