Chanticleer Community Theater

Chanticleer Community Theater (Chanticleer, Inc.) is a non-profit community theatre company serving the Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States, and the surrounding metro area. Since 1963 Chanticleer has been located at [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=830%20Franklin%20Ave&city=Council%20Bluffs&stateIA&zipcode51503%2d5016&countryUS&title%3cb%3e830%20Franklin%20Ave%3c%2fb%3e%3cbr%20%2f%3e%20Council%20Bluffs%2c%20IA%2051503%2d5016%2c%20%20US&cidlfmaplink2&name 830 Franklin Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51503]. "The Mission of CHANTICLEER is to provide an educational, entertaining, cultural, and historic experience for the greater Council Bluffs Community through the performing arts."
History
The Chanticleer Community Theater was formed in 1952 when a small group of volunteers began performances of one-act plays as well as other short features in the ballroom of the Chieftain Hotel in Council Bluffs, IA. Chanticleer began its first full length production at the Thomas Jefferson High School Theater, in 1953, with "The Man Who Came to Dinner."
In 1963, the theater was moved to its present home at the Joe Smith Memorial Theater, dedicated to one of Council Bluffs' most prominent merchants and humanitarians. Presented in the fall of 1963, Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey into Night" served as its premier production.
Productions
Currently the theatre presents 5 shows per season, consisting of 3 musical productions and 2 plays. Productions are selected yearly by the play reading committee of the Chanticleer Board of Directors. Productions are presented for 3 weekends with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm and on Sundays at 2:00pm.
The Chanticleer Community Theater's 2008-2009 season included Annie, Arsenic and Old Lace, Love Sex and the IRS, The Taffetas, and Cinderella.
The Chanticleer Community Theater's 2009-2010 season includes 'Annie Warbucks, Mister Roberts, Barefoot in the Park, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Footloose.
Facility
Chanticleer Community Theater is located at 830 Franklin Avenue in Council Bluffs, IA 51503]. The theater itself was originally dedicated as the Joe Smith Memorial Theater in 1963. Several renovations to the space have added a main lobby, office spaces, costume storage, a script library, and a new parking lot. Currently the theater is working to raise funds to renovate the auditorium space, expand the parking lot, and build a scene shop space to the building as well as updating existing plumbing, electrical and adding a fire protection sprinkler system
Partnerships
Chanticleer Community Theater belongs to the Theatre Arts Guild] of the Omaha Metropolitan Area. This organization provides information about local performances as well as auditions for community theaters. Members of the Theater Arts Guild are also privileged to attend free preview performances of each production, with a $5 donation to the Scholarship Program of the Theatre Arts Guild.
Board of directors
Denise Putman, Bill Gress, Bob Clelland, Ellen Dugan, Jerry Abels, Loyal Fairman, Cindy Frank, Nora Gibson, Rhonda Hall, Garret Higginbotham, Craig Kruse, David Overholtzer, Suzanne Overholtzer, Laural Ronk, Beth Rutz, Andrew Meredith, Kathy Gray, Tim Daugherty

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