Kirk Players

The Tale of Two Teachers David and Lisa

This cooperative production includes not one, but two theatre pros! One is on the stage and one is in the Director's chair. What makes this unique is the professions in which they have spent their careers. Add together their experience and you will find a combined  40 years in teaching theater to high school students. A member of the...

Directing with John W. Lynn

  By Gretchen Grassl . Christmas came a few months early for me this year when I was given the opportunity to assist "Papa" John W. Lynn, Founder of Kirk Players, in directing "The Happiest Millionaire" a comedy about a wealthy, quirky family set in 1916. 

I had only briefly met Papa John, but throughout my previous year of involvement in th...

Stronger Together-Community Collaboration

Paddy Lynn, Artisitic Director
We are delighted to be collaborating with the Mundelein High School Theatre department on this production of David and Lisa. As the Kirk Players journey through our 46th season I note that we have  entered a new phase, one of working together with other theatre groups and within our community with other commu...