nice space good free parking in rear lot…read moreart gallery next door open sometimes during shows Blue Room Coffee shop nearby too.

I came here for a magic show with a group of friends on a Friday. Overall, good facility! There's a…read moresmall parking lot for patrons nearby, which was nice. Bartenders were friendly. Bathrooms were clean. It was cold, but that's typical of buildings in the summer. I'd come back!

What's life without a little magic! We came by to see a show on a Sunday afternoon and we're able…read moreto enjoy the Physician's show. When you walk in there is a bar and some tables but through the double doors, you'll find a 2nd bar with a speakeasy feel. When we checked in, we were assigned our tables. We ordered drinks before hand and the drinks were brought to our tables. We also ordered the pimento cheese and crackers. We snacked on the crackers most of the show as there was quite a bit of pimento in the bowl. The show was great and was broken into 2 parts. There were a lot of great metaphors along with it being a very interactive show with the crowd. Many of the tricks and magic left us in complete awe. We can't wait to come back and see future shows!

The event I went to was Ain't Misbehavin'. It was my first time at The Drama Group. It was a nice…read moreevening out doing something different. The inside looked newly refreshed when you walked in. I was unable to purchase my tickets online but left a message. I received a call back and was able to purchase and have them waiting for us when we arrived. There is plenty of parking in front and on the side of the theater. Light snacks and drinks are available-not sure if it was cash only. The tiered seating was first come first served and was comfortable. The music was great and the costumes were as well. The performance for the most part was good. Some of the song ranges were slightly out of reach when not intentional but overall was entertaining. My two friends and I enjoyed it even though they weren't theatre people. They have opportunities to donate to worthy causes which they brief you on before the performance along with additional items not listed on the main program. Such as a jazz event that sounded like a come in and just enjoy versus an actual performance. Another thing to do that's different.

I have been working with The Drama Group for 5 years and this place has been a home away from home…read more I have met many amazing people through this theatre. In the last few years, they have expanded their parking lot and gotten a new sound system. This year, they have added an additional bathroom to accommodate their large audience, updated their box office, and updated their kitchen. I do wish they expanded the types of shows they do to include a more diverse cast. i.e. less family dramas

I really like going to theater 47, I started coming here about 3 years ago. I live less than 10…read moreminutes from the theater. I've enjoyed every show, I like the Michael Jackson one the best so far. The DJ is GREAT, because he gets you in the mood, it's very upbeat and he involves the audience with the music that he plays, I'm always up dancing. The drinks are really good and strong, it took me 2 hours to finish. I like the vendors, I try and buy something from each one to support them. I would like to see a rotation of different vendors. I remember when it was a movie theater, I would bring my 2 son there on Saturday's because it was convenient and cheap. I plan on going to every show they have at Theater 47. Thank you John Ruffin for bringing this great venue to the south suburbs. I love it. The staff is very friendly and helpful.

Love the ambience prices were a bit high for me and parking was very assessable…read more Also being able to converse with the actors good

This place was a quaint little theater. It was a nice change from the ordinary. The cover for the…read moreshow I went to see was a bit much for the show that was performed. It was cute and interesting at best. I would have liked for the people to had been a bit more.... dressed. It was like everyone had gotten off from work, with a come as you are type thing. Maybe I am a bit bourgeoisie. I am not sure which one is more accurate. Maybe a bit of both. It was clean and comfortable for the most part. I sat closer to the left side of the stage. So I was a bit cool from the doors opening and closing. I'm glad I was well dressed. I would say I felt completely out of place with heels and a pantsuit. Full makeup and hair was definitely overkill. Thank goodness we got a good parking space right out front. Curbside. I think I was a little worried during the intermission hearing someone outside in a drag car, burning tires with a little high pitched foreign car close on its tail. Maybe I should have walked outside. Who knows.... maybe I would have gotten a 2 for 1 show. I'm sure it would have been worth the $10 cover per person. Anyway. It wasn't bad... I laughed out loud a couple times and then a few times it was also crickets. I really think it's based on relatability. But, I would recommend you coming to check it out for yourselves:)

I recently saw a play at Beatniks, what a warm enviroment and cool revenue to see a preformance…read more I saw "She's no angel" directed by the owners Rip & Bonnie Johnson, it was superb acting and an awesome set. At intermission everyone has a drink and snacks and mingles. You can meet the preformers and owners/ directors after the preformance and find out some fun behind the scene stuff. It was a really wonderful theater experience everyone should check out.

Every single time I attended this venue my wife and I have been met with outstanding performance…read morethank you

Sadly, this theater closed in 2012 after the passing of Etel Billig, co-founder, actress and…read more professional theater pioneer in the Chicago South Suburbs. The theater offered a variety of plays, musicals and summer activities for children ( Project S.A.M. - Summer Arts Marathon) for more than 30 years. ITC influenced the acting careers of several known actors and actresses, including renowned Oscar-nominee Michael Shannon, Joe Lehman (actor/writer/director). ITC was the first equity theater in the south suburbs of Chicago.

Our CEO Joseph C. Dunmore Sr…read more We tried to give a event at Freedom Hall April 12, 2014 Where we were treat badly as a theater company of artist as we came under the name of Dunmore Music for our concert event. Our CEO rented the theater for our showcases of great artist that came from the community. He paid in full 1,600.00 for the full rental in two parts 800.00 deposit and the Friday before the event he paid 800.00. The CEO brought our own sound system in which the house engineer didn't approval of a JBL, EV, Crewin-Vega,Tascam 3500 System this was one of our best sound system. He acted as if we trying to hurt him in our goal to save money. As far as management of the theater they sided with him but took our money for the event. We had a great outstanding showcase it was our first major event as a theater company of artist. We had great people at our event from Ford Motor Co Assembly Plant and The Isley Bros Family Members. We had about 160 patrons to our event as we had plan to have many more events there. There was no trouble at our event and we had a great Powerhousevideo of Oak Lawn IL. filming our concert event. Now we also was a part of the community as renter of a recording studio Dunmore Music sound reinforcement company in Park Forest IL. on 25 Main Street for 8 to 9 years and we would do about 3-4 concert on the area called Greens in Park Forest IL. The manager was not to bad st all Ms.N.Fells she gave us that true break we needed as Mr. Chuck Sabey was good to us until his sound engineer wanted run our showcase which made it a problem. Now that when everything came falling down on us in our rental event of the theater for more than one event that we planned to do at least 10-20 concerts there at Freedom Hall in Park Forest IL. Freedom Hall responded by saying no by Mr. Chuck Sabey and Ms. N. Fells. This all came about because of the sound tech wanted control of our concert event showcase. This was not a fair in business at all to us as a team of great artist for our first event there. We have our event on youtube.com at Dunmore Music. They need to give us a total apologize as we did paid honest money for our concert event. This concert was organized by people,church members and sponsors who live in the surrounding communities and supported business in Park Forest IL area. Oh by the way this was a clean music event that was always order by our CEO Mr. Joseph C. Dunmore Sr. A very decent christian person that would give his best for our team at all cost. A linkedin member Public Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-c-dunmore-sr-3a630719

A great intimate venue to enjoy music, plays and lectures. Best kept secret in the southland.read more