Community theater in Des Plaines, IL

Big Noise Theatre is the semi-professional theater company we list in Des Plaines, Illinois. 3 shows playing or coming up.

About Big Noise Theatre

semi-professional theater company

A nonprofit musical theater company producing at Prairie Lakes Theater in the Des Plaines Park District's Prairie Lakes Community Center. It also runs Little Noise Theatre, a youth program.

Website
bignoise.org ↗
Auditions
bignoise.org/work-with-us ↗
Checked
We last checked their website on October 15, 2026

Now playing and coming up

  1. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics), Hugh Wheeler (book)

    Musical

    Sondheim's dark musical thriller about a wronged barber who returns to London for revenge and teams up with Mrs. Lovett and her meat pies.

    Dates
    Fri Oct 23, 7:30pm
    Sat Oct 24, 7:30pm
    Sun Oct 25, 2pm
    Fri Oct 30, 7:30pm
    2 more datesSat Oct 31, 7:30pm
    Sun Nov 1, 2pm
    Where
    Prairie Lakes Theater, 515 E. Thacker Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016
    Tickets
    $37 adults; $32 seniors (65+) and students; $25 children 12 and under

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    Get tickets ↗ About the show ↗

    Checked against the theater's site on Fri Oct 2

  2. Finding Nemo (the musical)

    Musical

    Stage musical adaptation of the Disney/Pixar film, in which clownfish Marlin crosses the sea to find his captured son Nemo.

    Dates
    Sat Feb 13, 10am
    Sat Feb 13, 1pm
    Sun Feb 14, 10am
    Sun Feb 14, 1pm
    13 more datesSat Feb 20, 10am
    Sat Feb 20, 1pm
    Sun Feb 21, 10am
    Sun Feb 21, 1pm
    Fri Feb 26, 7pm
    Sat Feb 27, 10am
    Sat Feb 27, 1pm
    Sun Feb 28, 10am
    Sun Feb 28, 1pm
    Sat Mar 6, 10am
    Sat Mar 6, 1pm
    Sun Mar 7, 10am
    Sun Mar 7, 1pm
    Where
    Prairie Lakes Theater, 515 E. Thacker Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016
    Tickets
    $18 all ages; children 2 and under free on a lap

    Confirm dates and times with the theater before you go.

    Get tickets ↗ About the show ↗

    Checked against the theater's site on Fri Oct 2

  3. Come From Away

    Irene Sankoff and David Hein

    Musical

    The musical about the 7,000 airline passengers stranded in Gander, Newfoundland after September 11, 2001, and the town that took them in.

    Dates
    Fri Apr 23, 7:30pm
    Sat Apr 24, 7:30pm
    Sun Apr 25, 2pm
    Fri Apr 30, 7:30pm
    5 more datesSat May 1, 7:30pm
    Sun May 2, 2pm
    Fri May 7, 7:30pm
    Sat May 8, 7:30pm
    Sun May 9, 2pm
    Where
    Prairie Lakes Theater, 515 E. Thacker Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016
    Tickets
    $37 adults; $32 seniors (65+) and students; $25 children 12 and under

    Confirm dates and times with the theater before you go.

    Get tickets ↗ About the show ↗

    Checked against the theater's site on Fri Oct 2

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