15 stages, 75 productions, 600 performances each year

right here in Northwest Indiana

About NIETF

The Northwest Indiana Excellence in Theatre Foundation is building strong community, promoting excellence, and providing entertainment in theatre arts across Northwest Indiana. NIETF is a collection of theatre organizations across the region. We are celebrating 28 years in 2020!

Upcoming Shows

< 2021 >

September

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			1	2	3 A Night of Ghosts and Gore 7:30 pm 09/03/2021 Beatniks on Conkey Beatniks on Conkey 418 Conkey St, Hammond, IN 46324, USA Two One Acts: Chop-Chop! Or, the Guillotine; (La Veuve) by Eugene Heros and Leon Abric Crossing Over; an original short play by acclaimed local author, Laura Mazucca Toops	4 The Grid: 2021 7:00 pm 09/04/2021 Improductions, LLC THE GRID is BACK for 2021! Short-form improv performed at its finest based on YOUR SUGGESTIONS! Please consider donating $5 or more at http://improductionsllc.com/donate! Streaming live (and for free) at: http://facebook.com/improductionsllc/live http://twitch.tv/improductionsllc https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo29QpOgGZkB-FEr4eeK-eQ A Night of Ghosts and Gore 7:30 pm 09/04/2021 Beatniks on Conkey Beatniks on Conkey 418 Conkey St, Hammond, IN 46324, USA Two One Acts: Chop-Chop! Or, the Guillotine; (La Veuve) by Eugene Heros and Leon Abric Crossing Over; an original short play by acclaimed local author, Laura Mazucca Toops
5 A Night of Ghosts and Gore 2:00 pm 09/05/2021 Beatniks on Conkey Beatniks on Conkey 418 Conkey St, Hammond, IN 46324, USA Two One Acts: Chop-Chop! Or, the Guillotine; (La Veuve) by Eugene Heros and Leon Abric Crossing Over; an original short play by acclaimed local author, Laura Mazucca Toops	6	7	8	9 Beachprov! Family-Friendly Improv Comedy On The Beach! 6:00 pm 09/09/2021 Improductions, LLC NIETF Indiana Dunes State Park 1600 N 25 E, Chesterton, IN 46304, USA We’re doing outside improv shows at the Indiana Dunes National Park this year! It’s been a long time since we’ve been out in the sun. We invite you to fuel the comedy that’ll happen along beautiful Lake Michigan! Show Dates: – July 15 – July 22 – August 19 – August 26 – September 9 – September 16 All shows are 6 PM. Shows are free w/ paid park admission.	10 Love & Improv: Season 3 Episode 3 9:00 pm 09/10/2021 Improductions, LLC Both love and improv is all about relationships. Two improvisers delve into what makes real relationships work through the lens of improv.Featuring Nelson Velazquez and Dr. Francis Veltri. If you have relationship questions you would like addressed on the show, please email love@improductionsllc.com or DM the Improductions, LLC page. Your identity will be held confidential. Please consider donating $5 or more. The show is free and is pay-what-you-can. Streaming live (and for free) at: http://facebook.com/improductionsllc/live http://twitch.tv/improductionsllc https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo29QpOgGZkB-FEr4eeK-eQ	11 The Grid: 2021 7:00 pm 09/11/2021 Improductions, LLC THE GRID is BACK for 2021! Short-form improv performed at its finest based on YOUR SUGGESTIONS! Please consider donating $5 or more at http://improductionsllc.com/donate! Streaming live (and for free) at: http://facebook.com/improductionsllc/live http://twitch.tv/improductionsllc https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo29QpOgGZkB-FEr4eeK-eQ
12 Princess Tea with Cinderella & Friends 1:00 pm 09/12/2021 Regional Performing Arts The Market Events 2405 E Morthland Dr, Valparaiso, IN 46383 Meet and Greet Cinderella and her friends, complete with small sandwiches and desserts–and tea! This fundraiser will give fans a chance to have photo opportunities with the characters of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and admission to this event includes a ticket to your show of choice between 9/16-9/19 at Highland High School	13	14	15	16 Beachprov! Family-Friendly Improv Comedy On The Beach! 6:00 pm 09/16/2021 Improductions, LLC NIETF Indiana Dunes State Park 1600 N 25 E, Chesterton, IN 46304, USA We’re doing outside improv shows at the Indiana Dunes National Park this year! It’s been a long time since we’ve been out in the sun. We invite you to fuel the comedy that’ll happen along beautiful Lake Michigan! Show Dates: – July 15 – July 22 – August 19 – August 26 – September 9 – September 16 All shows are 6 PM. Shows are free w/ paid park admission. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella 7:00 pm 09/16/2021 Regional Performing Arts Highland High School 9045 Erie St, Highland, IN 46322, USA No additional detail for this event.	17 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella 7:00 pm 09/17/2021 Regional Performing Arts Highland High School 9045 Erie St, Highland, IN 46322, USA No additional detail for this event. After All: A Musical Journey Through Love 8:00 pm 09/17/2021 4th Street Theater 4th Street Theater 4th St Theatre, Chesterton, IN 46304, USA After All A Musical Journey Through Love, 1980s Love Song Revue Featuring powerhouse vocalists Sheree Gudeman and Jeff Otto, “After All” exhibits one couple’s journey through all the stages of love through a variety of duets and solos from the 1980s song catalog. Familiar hits such as “Almost Paradise”, “Endless Love”, and “Separate Lives” are weaved through a song cycle that tells the beginnings, middle and eventual ending of what love can be.	18 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella 7:00 pm 09/18/2021 Regional Performing Arts Highland High School 9045 Erie St, Highland, IN 46322, USA No additional detail for this event. Improductions Improv @ East Wind Studios 9:00 pm 09/18/2021 Improductions, LLC East Wind Studios 101 S 2nd St Chesterton IN 46304 Improductions Improv will be swinging by East Wind Studio to perform some in-person short-form improv! COVID-19 statement: Masking is strongly encouraged. Chairs and tables will be set up for social distancing. There will be limited seating. Improductions Improv @ East Wind Studios 101 S. Second Street Chesterton, IN, 46304 $5 admission
19 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella 2:00 pm 09/19/2021 Regional Performing Arts Highland High School 9045 Erie St, Highland, IN 46322, USA No additional detail for this event. After All: A Musical Journey Through Love 5:00 pm 09/19/2021 4th Street Theater 4th Street Theater 4th St Theatre, Chesterton, IN 46304, USA After All A Musical Journey Through Love, 1980s Love Song Revue Featuring powerhouse vocalists Sheree Gudeman and Jeff Otto, “After All” exhibits one couple’s journey through all the stages of love through a variety of duets and solos from the 1980s song catalog. Familiar hits such as “Almost Paradise”, “Endless Love”, and “Separate Lives” are weaved through a song cycle that tells the beginnings, middle and eventual ending of what love can be.	20	21	22 Panda Express Fundraiser for 4th Street Theater 11:00 am-8:00 pm 09/22/2021 4th Street Theater If you order at order.pandaexpress.com or use the Panda Express app and apply code 903829, 4th street will receive 28% of the pre-tax sale! Note – in-person ordering and third-party delivery services do not count. This works at any Panda Express, but only on this day and only by ordering online at their website or in the app.	23	24 Last Round-Up of the Guacamole Queens 6:30 pm 09/24/2021 L’arc en Ciel Theatre Group Great Oaks Supper Club 13109 South Wicker Ave., Cedar Lake, Indiana 46303 Last Round-Up of the Guacamole Queens a Jones Hope Wooten Comedy Friday/Saturday dinner at 6:30, show at 8—-Sunday dinner at 12:30, show at 2!!! Adults $38, seniors $35, PG 13 kids $28 cash or check only- sorry no credit cards So there’s this ALL CLASSES high school reunion in Sweetgum, Texas that’s being planned ——before they tear down the school! The Verdeen cousins set the wheels in motion…. for what is invariably gonna be a lotta commotion! All the prior Guacamole Queens wanna be chosen as the FOREVER QUEEN! Gonna be so fun!!!! Just a silly romp!	25 Cosmic Bowling Fundraiser 3:00 pm 09/25/2021 Regional Performing Arts Hobart Lanes 99 S Hobart Rd. Hobart, IN 46342 United States Cosmic Bowling Fundraiser Come and support Regional Performing Arts with fun for the whole family! Join us for Cosmic Bowling at Hobart Lanes on September 25 from 3-5. Single admission is $15, or reserve an entire lane (up to five bowlers) for $60. Admission includes two hours of cosmic bowling and shoe rental. There will be silent auction items, a 50/50 raffle, and the Hobart Lanes Cafe will be open for refreshments. Last Round-Up of the Guacamole Queens 6:30 pm 09/25/2021 L’arc en Ciel Theatre Group Great Oaks Supper Club 13109 South Wicker Ave., Cedar Lake, Indiana 46303 Last Round-Up of the Guacamole Queens a Jones Hope Wooten Comedy Friday/Saturday dinner at 6:30, show at 8—-Sunday dinner at 12:30, show at 2!!! Adults $38, seniors $35, PG 13 kids $28 cash or check only- sorry no credit cards So there’s this ALL CLASSES high school reunion in Sweetgum, Texas that’s being planned ——before they tear down the school! The Verdeen cousins set the wheels in motion…. for what is invariably gonna be a lotta commotion! All the prior Guacamole Queens wanna be chosen as the FOREVER QUEEN! Gonna be so fun!!!! Just a silly romp! THE GRID LIVE! 8:00 pm 09/25/2021 4th Street Theater Improductions, LLC 4th Street Theater 4th St Theatre, Chesterton, IN 46304, USA THE GRID 2021 comes off the digital stage into a LIVE theater! Catch the talented group of comedians perform improv comedy based off YOUR SUGGESTIONS in a “Whose Line” format! We will have not only players playing together the in real world but also have players from our online cast performing with us virtually! We’ll be taking suggestions from our regular chat buddies as well as the live audience! There’s no excuse to miss this one and play along! Featuring: Frankie Benavides Angela Heid Kerry Fitch Megan Powell Susan Swarner Lisa Szanyi Ron Szanyi Ignacio Valdez Nelson Velazquez and others! This show will be privately streamed to ticketholders only. Live and virtual tickets can be purchased at http://4thstreetncca.org or http://improductionsllc.com.
26 Last Round-Up of the Guacamole Queens 12:30 pm 09/26/2021 L’arc en Ciel Theatre Group Great Oaks Supper Club 13109 South Wicker Ave., Cedar Lake, Indiana 46303 Last Round-Up of the Guacamole Queens a Jones Hope Wooten Comedy Friday/Saturday dinner at 6:30, show at 8—-Sunday dinner at 12:30, show at 2!!! Adults $38, seniors $35, PG 13 kids $28 cash or check only- sorry no credit cards So there’s this ALL CLASSES high school reunion in Sweetgum, Texas that’s being planned ——before they tear down the school! The Verdeen cousins set the wheels in motion…. for what is invariably gonna be a lotta commotion! All the prior Guacamole Queens wanna be chosen as the FOREVER QUEEN! Gonna be so fun!!!! Just a silly romp!	27	28	29	30

< 2021 >

September 23 - September 29

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Last Round-Up of the Guacamole Queens
6:30 pm
09/24/2021
L'arc en Ciel Theatre Group
Great Oaks Supper Club
13109 South Wicker Ave., Cedar Lake, Indiana 46303
Last Round-Up of the Guacamole Queens
a Jones Hope Wooten Comedy
Friday/Saturday dinner at 6:30, show at 8—-Sunday dinner at 12:30, show at 2!!!
Adults $38, seniors $35, PG 13 kids $28 cash or check only- sorry no credit cards
So there’s this ALL CLASSES high school reunion in Sweetgum, Texas that’s being planned ——before they tear down the school! The Verdeen cousins set the wheels in motion…. for what is invariably gonna be a lotta commotion! All the prior Guacamole Queens wanna be chosen as the FOREVER QUEEN!
Gonna be so fun!!!! Just a silly romp!
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Cosmic Bowling Fundraiser
3:00 pm
09/25/2021
Regional Performing Arts
Hobart Lanes
99 S Hobart Rd. Hobart, IN 46342 United States
Cosmic Bowling Fundraiser
Come and support Regional Performing Arts with fun for the whole family! Join us for Cosmic Bowling at Hobart Lanes on September 25 from 3-5. Single admission is $15, or reserve an entire lane (up to five bowlers) for $60. Admission includes two hours of cosmic bowling and shoe rental.
There will be silent auction items, a 50/50 raffle, and the Hobart Lanes Cafe will be open for refreshments.
Last Round-Up of the Guacamole Queens
6:30 pm
09/25/2021
L'arc en Ciel Theatre Group
Great Oaks Supper Club
13109 South Wicker Ave., Cedar Lake, Indiana 46303
Last Round-Up of the Guacamole Queens
a Jones Hope Wooten Comedy
Friday/Saturday dinner at 6:30, show at 8—-Sunday dinner at 12:30, show at 2!!!
Adults $38, seniors $35, PG 13 kids $28 cash or check only- sorry no credit cards
So there’s this ALL CLASSES high school reunion in Sweetgum, Texas that’s being planned ——before they tear down the school! The Verdeen cousins set the wheels in motion…. for what is invariably gonna be a lotta commotion! All the prior Guacamole Queens wanna be chosen as the FOREVER QUEEN!
Gonna be so fun!!!! Just a silly romp!

THE GRID LIVE!
8:00 pm
09/25/2021
4th Street Theater
Improductions, LLC
4th Street Theater
4th St Theatre, Chesterton, IN 46304, USA
THE GRID 2021 comes off the digital stage into a LIVE theater! Catch the talented group of comedians perform improv comedy based off YOUR SUGGESTIONS in a “Whose Line” format! We will have not only players playing together the in real world but also have players from our online cast performing with us virtually! We’ll be taking suggestions from our regular chat buddies as well as the live audience! There’s no excuse to miss this one and play along!
Featuring:
Frankie Benavides
Angela Heid
Kerry Fitch
Megan Powell
Susan Swarner
Lisa Szanyi
Ron Szanyi
Ignacio Valdez
Nelson Velazquez
and others!
This show will be privately streamed to ticketholders only.
Live and virtual tickets can be purchased at http://4thstreetncca.org or http://improductionsllc.com.
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Last Round-Up of the Guacamole Queens
12:30 pm
09/26/2021
L'arc en Ciel Theatre Group
Great Oaks Supper Club
13109 South Wicker Ave., Cedar Lake, Indiana 46303
Last Round-Up of the Guacamole Queens
a Jones Hope Wooten Comedy
Friday/Saturday dinner at 6:30, show at 8—-Sunday dinner at 12:30, show at 2!!!
Adults $38, seniors $35, PG 13 kids $28 cash or check only- sorry no credit cards
So there’s this ALL CLASSES high school reunion in Sweetgum, Texas that’s being planned ——before they tear down the school! The Verdeen cousins set the wheels in motion…. for what is invariably gonna be a lotta commotion! All the prior Guacamole Queens wanna be chosen as the FOREVER QUEEN!
Gonna be so fun!!!! Just a silly romp!
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