SAVE THE DATE: WriteOn Joliet to Present "Shades of Noir" April 18

Eight members of WriteOn Joliet will explore “Shades of Noir” in original radio-style stories and poems at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 18 at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park and Theatre in Joliet.

This is WriteOn Joliet’s fourth annual radio theater-style performance and the first production under the partnership of the Joliet Drama Guild.

 

Admission to “Shades of Noir” is $5.

 

Authors and performers are Denise M. Baran-Unland, Mauverneen Blevins, Edward Calkins, Holly Coop, Steve Cordin, Cean Magosky, Jenny Russ and Duanne Walton.

 

Director is Jake Thomas.

 

Production Assistant is Rebekah Baran.

 

Lobby doors open one hour before performances. Concessions and drinks are available for purchase. WriteOn Joliet anthologies – along with books and other merchandise by individual author/performers – will be available for purchase one hour before the show, during intermission and immediately after the show’s conclusion.

 

The first 10 attendees at each performance will receive a free copy of WriteOn Joliet’s 2025 anthology “Write Where We Are,” courtesy of the B.L.O.C.K.S. creative group.

 

The Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park and Theatre is at 201 West Jefferson Street, downtown Joliet, 60432.

 

For tickets and more information, visit bicentennialpark.org or contact the office: 815-724-3761 or bipark@joliet.gov.

 

WriteOn Joliet is a welcoming, diverse group of writers of varied skills, interests and experience. The group includes professional journalists, fiction novelists, bloggers, screenwriters, musicians and poets. We promise a safe, comfortable and supportive atmosphere to share your work, and constructive feedback so that everyone can benefit from our shared knowledge.

 

WriteOn Joliet is a proud partner of the Joliet Public Library, The Book Market in Crest Hill, and B.L.O.C.K.S.

For more information, visit writeonjoliet.com.

PS: Photo was taken during our initial table reading at The Book Market in Crest Hill. I should've asked Jan or Rebekah to take the photo, so I could have hopped into place, too. (face palm). Next time!