EDTA releases guide for reopening of school theatre programs!

There is a wonderful organization that I belong to, the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA.)  It is an international non-profit group that shares information with teachers, directors and others ab

Helpless, Satisfied and a Football Game?

I have a friend from Milwaukee, a mature, theatre-going woman, who just loves HAMILTON.  Before she saw the show live in Chicago, she downloaded and printed the lyrics to the show. She wanted to be f

Pilot Productions of THE MYSTERY OF CUSTODIA

THE MYSTERY OF CUSTODIA – our new virtual, online musical is being tested….right now!  Several pilot productions of the show are being performed by middle schools throughout Illinois.   What’

A New Musical in 5 weeks – WHAT???

The challenge was daunting.  How could we ever create a new musical in such a short time?  Musicals take years to create and develop, right?  And this one had to be all solos and monologues – how

Black Lives DO Matter!

Dear friends, All of us at CPA Theatricals want to join our voices to those of the black community – and, indeed of all Americans of good will – in expressing our anger and our grief at the brutal

Mystery of Custodia – Q&A

Tags : musical theatermysterystudentsvirtual

OK, time to divulge some details about our new project.  I thought it would be best to put it in a Q&A. How did you conceive the story? I did zoom interviews with a bunch of students of all ages,