Riverfront Playhouse

Riverfront, it has been too long!
When you first enter the lobby you’re in for a healthy helping of kitsch. Arrive early if you can and get ready for a feast for the eyes. Ask questions, there’s a great story behind everything.
As for the performances, colorful, unique and fun. The actors and actresses here are talented. And since any seat is close to the stage, each performance is intimate.
Don’t miss this gem!

Riverfront Playhouse is a really good venue for seeing a performance. It’s a very small stage, with simple seating in comfortable chairs. The seats are spread across a few levels, and the rows have breathable space in between them which is a major plus over most theatres! When you want to book seats online or by phone you give your information and seat location request — they mark it all down and then you pay when you arrive at the theatre. Yeah, the reservation process is really different from most other theatres these days, but it still works very well. Plus you can get 4 adult tickets really close to the stage for an evening performance without cracking the $ 70.00 plateau. Much appreciated by the wallet. The staff and players whom we’ve met have been very friendly and down to earth. 11 – 13 Water Street Mall cannot be accessed by car directly, only walking, but there is parking nearby on East Downer Place, Water Street, and other roads. There are a bunch of restaurants in walking distance too. We made an evening of it, and we’re already inviting friends for the next show.

One of Aurora’s better kept secrets!
The space is fun, funky, campy, kitschy — with mismatched seats and old props decorating the walls — this is community theater at its finest!
They typically offer up a cavalcade of comedies, murder mysteries, children’s plays and sometimes even murder mystery comedies, (think of the classic old-​school-​farce where secret lovers are sneaking between bedrooms with lots of mistaken identities, and doors-​slamming and a sinister butler lurking in the wings!).
Their shows ALWAYS are fun and inexpensive ($ 15 for adults, $ 12 for children). This is the perfect place for a date or group outing!

Great, cozy little theater. Always a fun time. Can’t wait to see the next show!

I find it truelly amazing no one has written a review for this hidden treasure yet! Hard to find and not open all that often the Riverfront Playhouse is a really unique trip into the unknown. The cozy setting, seating only maybe 60 or so people in front of a small, live performance, is jusy plain fun. Campy, over the top acting makes it a light hearted, enjoyable evening. Plus, it’s BYOB! Yes, you can bring in your own brews for consumption during the plays. The bathrooms have to be seen to be understood. The room is, well, interesting all in itself. The cast stays basicly the same from play to play, ranging mostly from 4 to 10 people or so.
The cost??? $ 15.00 for this non-​profit organization.
Do yourself a favor and catch a play on a weekend evening.
It’s kinda fun.
(…and don’t forget to bring your drinks. But if you do, they may be able to help… LOL)

This is one of the best kept secrets in the Fox Valley! Casual, intimate live theatre seats about 90 people. You feel like the actors are performing just for you! Their current show, «Fat Bill’s Roadside Café» is a blast! Very interactive with the audience – so is their annual version of «A Christmas Carol», both shows written by local Jack Schultz.
Lots of hilarious comedies, murder mysteries and sometimes children’s plays too. They are also always looking for actors from the community as well.
Inexpensive and fun, this is the perfect place for a date or group outing!