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Doug Deuchler
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Doug Deuchler has been reviewing local theater and delving into our history for Wednesday Journal for decades. He is alsoa retired teacher and school librarian who is also a stand-up comic, tour guide/docent and author of several books about Oak Park and surrounding communities. Here's your chance to tap into Doug's knowledge of local theater, film and history.
Latest News Articles
A bold, hilarious take on Dungeons & Dragons
We don't often get a chance to cover the dramatic productions of Oak Park & River Forest High School on these pages, but currently there is a fascinating and unique show playing in the Little Theater that deserves attention.
'I & You' transcends its seeming simplicity
There is an intense, rather sensational joint production produced by Oak Park Festival Theatre and Open Door Theater currently playing at the latter's home base in Oak Park.
'Threepenny Opera' comes alive
I have always wanted to see The Threepenny Opera. When I was in junior high about 60 years ago, I won a jitterbug contest at someone's birthday party and received the 45-rpm record of Bobby Darrin's version of "Mack the Knife."
Ganey's 'Good Enough' is plenty good
I know sometimes folks feel a tiny quiver of disappointment when they discover the show they are going to see has only one performer.
Latest Blogs
I SEE DEAD PEOPLE The Tale of the Tombstones
The award-winning tour in which costumed interpreters portray assorted "residents" of the 140-year-old Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park at their grave sites has been a very popular event for two decades.
Found Film - Time machine to 1933 Oak Park
I was trolling You Tube and discovered an exciting 9-minute 16 mm film. It's apparently part of someone's home movies from the early 1930s. Check it out
Who Was Poor Phil?
Philander Barclay's story is fraught with failure and drug addiction, and it doesn't end pretty.
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