NOVA Center for the Performing Arts

Cabaret Club
2026-01-18 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-12-21 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-11-16 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-10-19 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
A joyful time of song and laughing! Come and join other singers at NOVA! No admission, just an opportunity to raise your voice!

A Seussified Christmas Carol
2025-12-14 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-12 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-07 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-06 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-05 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-04 19:30 - 21:30
A whimsical reinvention of Dickens’ most beloved Christmas story in wacky rhymed couplets. With zoot fruited juices and binka bird geese, from Bed-Headed Fred to Timmy Loo Hoo, this tale of glorious holiday cheer is similar to something Dr. Seuss might have come up with — if he ever had his way with the story.

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Auditions for Snow White and the Seven Endings
2025-12-13 13:00 - 15:00
Snow White like you’ve never seen before! This charming and hilarious love letter to all types of theater tropes explores the age old story from the perspective of Snow Whites Seven Forest Dwelling friends. Who needs a prince, right?

Auditions are open for ages 8 to 16. Participants do not need to prepare anything, but should come ready to read from the script and wear closed toe shoes and clothes they comfortable moving in.

Auditions for As You Like It
2025-12-08 17:30 - 20:00, 2025-12-07 17:30 - 20:00
As You Like It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle’s court, accompanied by her cousin Celia to find safety and, eventually, love, in the Forest of Arden. In the forest, they encounter a variety of memorable characters, notably the melancholy traveller Jaques, who speaks one of Shakespeare’s most famous speechesand provides a sharp contrast to the other characters in the play, always observing and disputing the hardships of life in the country.

Auditions are open to all ages. Participants do not need to prepare anything, but should come ready to read from the script.

Funky Bunch Improv
2025-12-05 19:30 - 21:00
Funky Bunch, Jr is NOVA’s middle school improv troupe and Funky Bunch is the high school troupe. Funky Bunch performs short form improv comedy (think Whose Line Is It Anyway?) The entire family can enjoy this high energy comedy!

Funky Bunch Improv Workshop
2025-11-22 13:00 - 15:00
NOVA’s youth improv troupes, Funky Bunch, Jr and Funky Bunch, will be hosting a workshop for youth interested in learning the art of short form improvisation! Participants do not need to prepare anything, but should come ready to move!

Auditions Crazy Little Cafe Called Love
2025-11-17 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-11-16 18:00 - 21:00
Comedy! Romance! A fast-paced day. All served up in a crazy little café!

Linda has a blind date, Bob is casting a movie, the waitress likes the monk, old Mr. Philips wants a séance and the bride’s dad is livid! Throw in a frantic bride, her theatrical mother, a dancing nun and an apologetic groom, and you have a comic hit! And all happening one crazy day in the one-set Love Café.

Auditions are open for people 18+. Participants don’t need to prepare anything, but should be ready to read from the script.

9 o 5!
2025-11-16 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-09 14:00 - 16:00
Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy – giving their boss the boot! While Hart remains “otherwise engaged,” the women give their workplace a dream makeover, taking control of the company that had always kept them down. Hey, a girl can scheme, can’t she?

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9 to 5!
2025-11-15 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-14 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-08 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-07 19:30 - 21:30

The Filthy Habit/Trouble in Tahiti
2025-10-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-12 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-10-10 19:30 - 21:30
Trouble in Tahiti, a 45-minute one-act opera, satirizes the American dream and suburban life in the 1950s, focusing on the troubled marriage of Sam and Dinah. They outwardly appear to live a comfortable life, but their growing detachment reveals a mutual feeling of being trapped and unhappy. The opera is set in 1950s suburbia, where Sam, a successful businessman, and Dinah, a frustrated housewife, struggle to communicate and find happiness in their marriage.

The Filthy Habit, is a comic opera, set in New York City in 2003, shortly after Mayor Bloomberg’s smoking ban. It tells the story of a newlywed couple, Susan and Gil, who grapple with the aftermath of Susan’s secret smoking habit, leading to misunderstandings and insecurities. The opera explores the dynamics of a relationship when secrets are kept and insecurities cloud emotions.

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Auditions for Funky Bunch Improv
2025-10-11 14:00
Funky Bunch is NOVA’s High School improv troupe and is looking to add a few more members! Funky Bunch performs short form improv comedy (think Whose Line Is It Anyway) the first Friday of every month.

Auditions will take place on October 11 at 2:00, and are open to kids who are currently in high school. Auditioners do not need to prepare anything, but should come ready to play some short form improv games, do some scene work, and move.
