Northwest Indiana Excellence in Theatre Foundation

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 25 years in 2017!

Upcoming Shows

< 2019 >

May

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			1	2	3 The Real Inspector Hound 7:30 pm 05/03/2019 Valparaiso Theatrical Company Canterbury Theatre 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN http://nietf.org/show/the-real-inspector-hound/ May 3,4,5 & 10,11,12 2019 The Canterbury Theatre 807 Franklin Street Michigan City In Northwest Indiana Improv Festival 8:00 pm 05/03/2019 Improductions, LLC D Performance Comedy Theatre 500 S Lake St, Miller, Indiana 46403 500 S Lake St, Miller, Indiana 46403 http://nietf.org/show/northwest-indiana-improv-festival/ The First Friday of the month we put together a great line up of stand up comedy and/or improv. This month’s show features the inaugural edition of The Northwest Indiana Improv Festival featuring a stacked line up of NWI’s greatest improv teams. Disposable Theatre & 9 Bad Basses from Disposable Improv will be there along with The Short Foreman from Beatniks Theater, & Improductions. Tickets can be bought on BrownPaperTickets.com at the find tickets link above. $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Doors open at 7:30! Show starts at 8:00. Music playing before & after the show.	4 The Real Inspector Hound 7:30 pm 05/04/2019 Valparaiso Theatrical Company Canterbury Theatre 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN http://nietf.org/show/the-real-inspector-hound-2/ May 3,4,5 & 10,11,12 2019 The Canterbury Theatre 807 Franklin Street Michigan City In Beatnik Babe & Boy Variety Show 8:00 pm 05/04/2019 Beatniks on Conkey Beatniks on Conkey 418 Conkey St, Hammond, IN 46324, USA 418 Conkey St, Hammond, IN 46324, USA http://nietf.org/show/beatnik-babe-boy-variety-show/ No additional detail for this event.
5 Beatnik Babe & Boy Variety Show 2:00 pm 05/05/2019 Beatniks on Conkey Beatniks on Conkey 418 Conkey St, Hammond, IN 46324, USA 418 Conkey St, Hammond, IN 46324, USA http://nietf.org/show/beatnik-babe-boy-variety-show-2/ No additional detail for this event. The Real Inspector Hound 2:00 pm 05/05/2019 Valparaiso Theatrical Company Canterbury Theatre 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN http://nietf.org/show/the-real-inspector-hound-3/ May 3,4,5 & 10,11,12 2019 The Canterbury Theatre 807 Franklin Street Michigan City In	6	7	8	9	10 The Real Inspector Hound 7:30 pm 05/10/2019 Valparaiso Theatrical Company Canterbury Theatre 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN http://nietf.org/show/the-real-inspector-hound-4/ May 3,4,5 & 10,11,12 2019 The Canterbury Theatre 807 Franklin Street Michigan City In	11 The Real Inspector Hound 7:30 pm 05/11/2019 Valparaiso Theatrical Company Canterbury Theatre 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN http://nietf.org/show/the-real-inspector-hound-5/ May 3,4,5 & 10,11,12 2019 The Canterbury Theatre 807 Franklin Street Michigan City In
12 The Real Inspector Hound 2:00 pm 05/12/2019 Valparaiso Theatrical Company Canterbury Theatre 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN http://nietf.org/show/the-real-inspector-hound-6/ May 3,4,5 & 10,11,12 2019 The Canterbury Theatre 807 Franklin Street Michigan City In	13	14	15	16	17 Danny and the Deep Blue Sea 8:00 pm 05/17/2019 Chicago Street Theatre Chicago Street Theatre 154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA 154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA http://nietf.org/show/danny-and-the-deep-blue-sea/ Danny and the Deep Blue Sea – by John Patrick Shanley Directed by Justin Treasure Set in the Bronx NY, this iconic play, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Shanley collides us with two of society’s beautiful, yet dysfunctional city misfits. After a chance encounter in a forgotten bar, their defenses dissolve and a spontaneous night of heart thumping confession, love and chaos unfolds. With no easy way out, both are forced to dive deep in order to find a forgiveness that offers the rare chance of a more hopeful future. This is an explosive, deeply affecting play exploring the issues of personal alienation and the redemptive power of love.	18 Fundraiser – Little Mermaid Bookfair 11:00 am-2:00 pm 05/18/2019 Regional Performing Arts Barnes & Noble (Valparaiso) 150 Silhavy Rd, Suite120, Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 150 Silhavy Rd, Suite120, Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 http://nietf.org/show/fundraiser-little-mermaid-bookfair/ Join Regional Performing Arts as we visit B&N Valpo with all of our underwater friends! Activities will be spread throughout the day, including story time, singing, and visiting with all of the awesome actors from RPAC! (Also, a portion of book sales through this event will benefit RPAC’s continuing mission of presenting quality theater with young actors!) Support Youth Theatre with Burritos! 4:00 pm 05/18/2019 Regional Performing Arts Chipotle (Valpo) 2505 Laporte Ave, Ste 121, Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 2505 Laporte Ave, Ste 121, Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 http://nietf.org/show/support-youth-theatre-with-burritos/ Join RPAC after their Little Mermaid Bookfair just across the street for dinner at Chipotle in Valparaiso! Show the flyer and 33% of your purchase will go toward supporting youth theater in the Region. The Felus Creming Band 6:30 pm 05/18/2019 L’arc en Ciel Theatre Group Great Oaks Supper Club 13109 South Wicker Ave., Cedar Lake, Indiana 46303 13109 South Wicker Ave., Cedar Lake, Indiana 46303 http://nietf.org/show/the-felus-creming-band/ Fundraiser for LCTG Improv X 8:00 pm 05/18/2019 Improductions, LLC Carriage Court Pizza 211 East St, Crown Point IN 46307 211 East St, Crown Point IN 46307 http://nietf.org/show/improv-x-3/ We’re inviting various improv teams & comedians around the Chicagoland/NWI area. Lots of improv and lots of comedy! Food and full bar are available on-site! Line-UP TBD Danny and the Deep Blue Sea 8:00 pm 05/18/2019 Chicago Street Theatre Chicago Street Theatre 154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA 154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA http://nietf.org/show/danny-and-the-deep-blue-sea-2/ Danny and the Deep Blue Sea – by John Patrick Shanley Directed by Justin Treasure Set in the Bronx NY, this iconic play, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Shanley collides us with two of society’s beautiful, yet dysfunctional city misfits. After a chance encounter in a forgotten bar, their defenses dissolve and a spontaneous night of heart thumping confession, love and chaos unfolds. With no easy way out, both are forced to dive deep in order to find a forgiveness that offers the rare chance of a more hopeful future. This is an explosive, deeply affecting play exploring the issues of personal alienation and the redemptive power of love.
19 Danny and the Deep Blue Sea 2:30 pm 05/19/2019 Chicago Street Theatre Chicago Street Theatre 154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA 154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA http://nietf.org/show/danny-and-the-deep-blue-sea-3/ Danny and the Deep Blue Sea – by John Patrick Shanley Directed by Justin Treasure Set in the Bronx NY, this iconic play, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Shanley collides us with two of society’s beautiful, yet dysfunctional city misfits. After a chance encounter in a forgotten bar, their defenses dissolve and a spontaneous night of heart thumping confession, love and chaos unfolds. With no easy way out, both are forced to dive deep in order to find a forgiveness that offers the rare chance of a more hopeful future. This is an explosive, deeply affecting play exploring the issues of personal alienation and the redemptive power of love.	20	21	22	23	24 The Bridges of Madison County 8:00 pm 05/24/2019 4th Street Theater 4th Street Theater 4th St Theatre, Chesterton, IN 46304, USA 4th St Theatre, Chesterton, IN 46304, USA http://nietf.org/show/the-bridges-of-madison-county/ Based on the best-selling novel, and developed by the Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning creative team of Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Songs for a New World) and Marsha Norman, The Bridges of Madison County captures the lyrical expanse of America’s heartland along with the yearning entangled in the eternal question” “What if…?” Winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Score and Orchestrations, this sweeping romance about the roads we travel, the doors we open and the bridges we dare to cross will leave audiences breathless. Francesca Johnson, a beautiful Italian woman who married an American soldier to flee war-ravaged Italy, looks forward to a rare four days alone on her Iowa farm when her family heads to the 1965 State Fair. When ruggedly handsome, National Geographic photographer, Robert Kincaid, pulls into her driveway seeking directions, though, what happens in those four days may very well alter the course of Francesca’s life. Originally Produced on Broadway by Jeffrey Richards, Stacey Mindich, Jerry Frankel Gutterman Chernoff, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Carl Daikeler, Michael DeSantis, Aaron Priest, Libby Adler Mages/Mari Glick Stuart, Scott M. Delman, Independent Presenters Network, Red Mountain Theatre Company, Caiola Productions, Remmel T. Dickinson, Ken Greiner, David Lancaster, Bellanca Smigel Rutter, Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub, Will Trice with Warner Bros.Theatre Ventures and The Shubert Organization in association with The Williamstown Theatre Festival Danny and the Deep Blue Sea 8:00 pm 05/24/2019 Chicago Street Theatre Chicago Street Theatre 154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA 154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA http://nietf.org/show/danny-and-the-deep-blue-sea-4/ Danny and the Deep Blue Sea – by John Patrick Shanley Directed by Justin Treasure Set in the Bronx NY, this iconic play, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Shanley collides us with two of society’s beautiful, yet dysfunctional city misfits. After a chance encounter in a forgotten bar, their defenses dissolve and a spontaneous night of heart thumping confession, love and chaos unfolds. With no easy way out, both are forced to dive deep in order to find a forgiveness that offers the rare chance of a more hopeful future. This is an explosive, deeply affecting play exploring the issues of personal alienation and the redemptive power of love.	25 The Bridges of Madison County 8:00 pm 05/25/2019 4th Street Theater 4th Street Theater 4th St Theatre, Chesterton, IN 46304, USA 4th St Theatre, Chesterton, IN 46304, USA http://nietf.org/show/the-bridges-of-madison-county-2/ Based on the best-selling novel, and developed by the Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning creative team of Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Songs for a New World) and Marsha Norman, The Bridges of Madison County captures the lyrical expanse of America’s heartland along with the yearning entangled in the eternal question” “What if…?” Winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Score and Orchestrations, this sweeping romance about the roads we travel, the doors we open and the bridges we dare to cross will leave audiences breathless. Francesca Johnson, a beautiful Italian woman who married an American soldier to flee war-ravaged Italy, looks forward to a rare four days alone on her Iowa farm when her family heads to the 1965 State Fair. When ruggedly handsome, National Geographic photographer, Robert Kincaid, pulls into her driveway seeking directions, though, what happens in those four days may very well alter the course of Francesca’s life. Originally Produced on Broadway by Jeffrey Richards, Stacey Mindich, Jerry Frankel Gutterman Chernoff, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Carl Daikeler, Michael DeSantis, Aaron Priest, Libby Adler Mages/Mari Glick Stuart, Scott M. Delman, Independent Presenters Network, Red Mountain Theatre Company, Caiola Productions, Remmel T. Dickinson, Ken Greiner, David Lancaster, Bellanca Smigel Rutter, Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub, Will Trice with Warner Bros.Theatre Ventures and The Shubert Organization in association with The Williamstown Theatre Festival Danny and the Deep Blue Sea 8:00 pm 05/25/2019 Chicago Street Theatre Chicago Street Theatre 154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA 154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA http://nietf.org/show/danny-and-the-deep-blue-sea-5/ Danny and the Deep Blue Sea – by John Patrick Shanley Directed by Justin Treasure Set in the Bronx NY, this iconic play, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Shanley collides us with two of society’s beautiful, yet dysfunctional city misfits. After a chance encounter in a forgotten bar, their defenses dissolve and a spontaneous night of heart thumping confession, love and chaos unfolds. With no easy way out, both are forced to dive deep in order to find a forgiveness that offers the rare chance of a more hopeful future. This is an explosive, deeply affecting play exploring the issues of personal alienation and the redemptive power of love.
26	27	28	29	30 Danny and the Deep Blue Sea 7:30 pm 05/30/2019 Chicago Street Theatre Chicago Street Theatre 154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA 154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA http://nietf.org/show/danny-and-the-deep-blue-sea-6/ Danny and the Deep Blue Sea – by John Patrick Shanley Directed by Justin Treasure Set in the Bronx NY, this iconic play, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Shanley collides us with two of society’s beautiful, yet dysfunctional city misfits. After a chance encounter in a forgotten bar, their defenses dissolve and a spontaneous night of heart thumping confession, love and chaos unfolds. With no easy way out, both are forced to dive deep in order to find a forgiveness that offers the rare chance of a more hopeful future. This is an explosive, deeply affecting play exploring the issues of personal alienation and the redemptive power of love.	31 The Bridges of Madison County 8:00 pm 05/31/2019 4th Street Theater 4th Street Theater 4th St Theatre, Chesterton, IN 46304, USA 4th St Theatre, Chesterton, IN 46304, USA http://nietf.org/show/the-bridges-of-madison-county-3/ Based on the best-selling novel, and developed by the Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning creative team of Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Songs for a New World) and Marsha Norman, The Bridges of Madison County captures the lyrical expanse of America’s heartland along with the yearning entangled in the eternal question” “What if…?” Winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Score and Orchestrations, this sweeping romance about the roads we travel, the doors we open and the bridges we dare to cross will leave audiences breathless. Francesca Johnson, a beautiful Italian woman who married an American soldier to flee war-ravaged Italy, looks forward to a rare four days alone on her Iowa farm when her family heads to the 1965 State Fair. When ruggedly handsome, National Geographic photographer, Robert Kincaid, pulls into her driveway seeking directions, though, what happens in those four days may very well alter the course of Francesca’s life. Originally Produced on Broadway by Jeffrey Richards, Stacey Mindich, Jerry Frankel Gutterman Chernoff, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Carl Daikeler, Michael DeSantis, Aaron Priest, Libby Adler Mages/Mari Glick Stuart, Scott M. Delman, Independent Presenters Network, Red Mountain Theatre Company, Caiola Productions, Remmel T. Dickinson, Ken Greiner, David Lancaster, Bellanca Smigel Rutter, Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub, Will Trice with Warner Bros.Theatre Ventures and The Shubert Organization in association with The Williamstown Theatre Festival Dearly Departed 8:00 pm 05/31/2019 Beatniks on Conkey Beatniks on Conkey 418 Conkey St, Hammond, IN 46324, USA 418 Conkey St, Hammond, IN 46324, USA http://nietf.org/show/dearly-departed/ Friday, May 31 at 8pm Sat. June 1 at 8pm Sun. June 2 at 2pm Fri. June 7 at 8pm Sat. June 8 at 8pm Sun. June 9 at 2pm Beatniks, 418/420 Conkey St. Hammond, IN 46324 Danny and the Deep Blue Sea 8:00 pm 05/31/2019 Chicago Street Theatre Chicago Street Theatre 154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA 154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA http://nietf.org/show/danny-and-the-deep-blue-sea-7/ Danny and the Deep Blue Sea – by John Patrick Shanley Directed by Justin Treasure Set in the Bronx NY, this iconic play, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Shanley collides us with two of society’s beautiful, yet dysfunctional city misfits. After a chance encounter in a forgotten bar, their defenses dissolve and a spontaneous night of heart thumping confession, love and chaos unfolds. With no easy way out, both are forced to dive deep in order to find a forgiveness that offers the rare chance of a more hopeful future. This is an explosive, deeply affecting play exploring the issues of personal alienation and the redemptive power of love.

< 2019 >

May 24 - May 30

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The Bridges of Madison County
8:00 pm
05/24/2019
4th Street Theater
4th Street Theater
4th St Theatre, Chesterton, IN 46304, USA
4th St Theatre, Chesterton, IN 46304, USA
http://nietf.org/show/the-bridges-of-madison-county/
Based on the best-selling novel, and developed by the Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning creative team of Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Songs for a New World) and Marsha Norman, The Bridges of Madison County captures the lyrical expanse of America’s heartland along with the yearning entangled in the eternal question” “What if…?” Winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Score and Orchestrations, this sweeping romance about the roads we travel, the doors we open and the bridges we dare to cross will leave audiences breathless.
Francesca Johnson, a beautiful Italian woman who married an American soldier to flee war-ravaged Italy, looks forward to a rare four days alone on her Iowa farm when her family heads to the 1965 State Fair. When ruggedly handsome, National Geographic photographer, Robert Kincaid, pulls into her driveway seeking directions, though, what happens in those four days may very well alter the course of Francesca’s life.
Originally Produced on Broadway by Jeffrey Richards, Stacey Mindich, Jerry Frankel
Gutterman Chernoff, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Carl Daikeler, Michael DeSantis,
Aaron Priest, Libby Adler Mages/Mari Glick Stuart, Scott M. Delman, Independent Presenters Network,
Red Mountain Theatre Company, Caiola Productions, Remmel T. Dickinson, Ken Greiner,
David Lancaster, Bellanca Smigel Rutter, Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub, Will Trice
with Warner Bros.Theatre Ventures
and The Shubert Organization
in association with The Williamstown Theatre Festival
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
8:00 pm
05/24/2019
Chicago Street Theatre
Chicago Street Theatre
154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA
154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA
http://nietf.org/show/danny-and-the-deep-blue-sea-4/
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea – by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Justin Treasure
Set in the Bronx NY, this iconic play, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Shanley collides us with two of society’s beautiful, yet dysfunctional city misfits. After a chance encounter in a forgotten bar, their defenses dissolve and a spontaneous night of heart thumping confession, love and chaos unfolds. With no easy way out, both are forced to dive deep in order to find a forgiveness that offers the rare chance of a more hopeful future. This is an explosive, deeply affecting play exploring the issues of personal alienation and the redemptive power of love.
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The Bridges of Madison County
8:00 pm
05/25/2019
4th Street Theater
4th Street Theater
4th St Theatre, Chesterton, IN 46304, USA
4th St Theatre, Chesterton, IN 46304, USA
http://nietf.org/show/the-bridges-of-madison-county-2/
Based on the best-selling novel, and developed by the Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning creative team of Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Songs for a New World) and Marsha Norman, The Bridges of Madison County captures the lyrical expanse of America’s heartland along with the yearning entangled in the eternal question” “What if…?” Winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Score and Orchestrations, this sweeping romance about the roads we travel, the doors we open and the bridges we dare to cross will leave audiences breathless.
Francesca Johnson, a beautiful Italian woman who married an American soldier to flee war-ravaged Italy, looks forward to a rare four days alone on her Iowa farm when her family heads to the 1965 State Fair. When ruggedly handsome, National Geographic photographer, Robert Kincaid, pulls into her driveway seeking directions, though, what happens in those four days may very well alter the course of Francesca’s life.
Originally Produced on Broadway by Jeffrey Richards, Stacey Mindich, Jerry Frankel
Gutterman Chernoff, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Carl Daikeler, Michael DeSantis,
Aaron Priest, Libby Adler Mages/Mari Glick Stuart, Scott M. Delman, Independent Presenters Network,
Red Mountain Theatre Company, Caiola Productions, Remmel T. Dickinson, Ken Greiner,
David Lancaster, Bellanca Smigel Rutter, Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub, Will Trice
with Warner Bros.Theatre Ventures
and The Shubert Organization
in association with The Williamstown Theatre Festival
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
8:00 pm
05/25/2019
Chicago Street Theatre
Chicago Street Theatre
154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA
154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA
http://nietf.org/show/danny-and-the-deep-blue-sea-5/
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea – by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Justin Treasure
Set in the Bronx NY, this iconic play, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Shanley collides us with two of society’s beautiful, yet dysfunctional city misfits. After a chance encounter in a forgotten bar, their defenses dissolve and a spontaneous night of heart thumping confession, love and chaos unfolds. With no easy way out, both are forced to dive deep in order to find a forgiveness that offers the rare chance of a more hopeful future. This is an explosive, deeply affecting play exploring the issues of personal alienation and the redemptive power of love.
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Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
7:30 pm
05/30/2019
Chicago Street Theatre
Chicago Street Theatre
154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA
154 W Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA
http://nietf.org/show/danny-and-the-deep-blue-sea-6/
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea – by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Justin Treasure
Set in the Bronx NY, this iconic play, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Shanley collides us with two of society’s beautiful, yet dysfunctional city misfits. After a chance encounter in a forgotten bar, their defenses dissolve and a spontaneous night of heart thumping confession, love and chaos unfolds. With no easy way out, both are forced to dive deep in order to find a forgiveness that offers the rare chance of a more hopeful future. This is an explosive, deeply affecting play exploring the issues of personal alienation and the redemptive power of love.

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