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Janus Theatre Company opens its 28th season featuring Ben Jonson's comedy The Alchemist adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by Artistic Director Sean Hargadon.
This will be the first production in the New Elgin Art Showcase, located at 220 Dupage Street in downtown Elgin, March 13-29, 2026.
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When a wealthy gentleman flees to the country during an epidemic, his trusted servant opens his house to a pair of con artists and sets up a den of criminal capitalism. Claiming alchemical powers, the quick-witted trio dupe the neighbors with their virtuosic ability to improvise amidst increasingly frantic comings and goings. It’s comic gold with dupes, double-dupes, duels, disguises, and a lucky flea named “Lewis."
This production is part of this year’s Greed is Good: A Season of Corruption and features classic stories from the past brought to life for today’s audience. The production is sponsored in part by the City of Elgin and Elgin Cultural Arts Commission.
The Alchemist is produced and directed by Sean Hargadon, stage-managed by Elizabeth Dawson with costumes by Tiffany Jasinski, intimacy coordination by Toria Hollyn and fight direction by Stetson Cross.
The Company
Face…………….……Aaron Hoge
Subtle…………….….Benedict L. Slabik II
Dol Common………..Julie Bayer
Dapper…………….…Dan Stromquist
Abel Drugger………...Zach Flax
Sir Epicure Mammon……Steve Connell
Ananias………………Stephen Pickering
Kastril………………...Matt Johnson
Surly…………………..Dustin Ayers
Dame Pliant………….Tessa Dougherty
Also featuring understudies Tiffany Jasinski, Danielle Spence, Richard Isemonger, Blake Piwowar, Paul Anderson, Christian Colucci, and Sean Unverzagt.
Running Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm, March 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 along with a Thursday understudy performance on March 26 at 8pm. Performances take place at the New Elgin Art Showcase, 220 Dupage Street, downtown Elgin, IL. Tickets are $25.
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AUDITION NOTICE
An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen
WHO: Janus Theatre Company is seeking actors for its spring production of An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, adapted and directed by Sean Hargadon. For more information about the play, go to: An Enemy of the People - Wikipedia.
The production runs at the New Elgin Art Showcase, 220 Dupage Street, downtown Elgin, IL, 60120. The production runs May 8– 24.
There is a small stipend: $200 for regular cast roles. $100 for understudy roles.
WHEN: Monday, March 16 at 7pm. Actors attend one day. Callbacks as needed.
WHERE: New Elgin Art Showcase, 220 Dupage Street, downtown Elgin, 60120. Park on the street.
WHAT: Open Call. No appointment is necessary. Actors will be seen in order of arrival. All ethnicities and genders welcome. Auditions will consist of cold readings. Headshot and resume are optional.
Seeking the following roles for the regular cast:
PETRA STOCKMANN – Early 20s. A hard-working schoolteacher. Idealistic. A free thinker.
BILLING – 20s. An assistant editor for the local newspaper. A radical, but also ambitious and plans to run for office. He is fond of Petra.
CAPTAIN HORSTER – 20s. A ship captain who has little interest in local politics.
CITIZENS (as part of the audience) – Townspeople of different ages
Also seeking understudies to cover the following roles:
DR. THOMAS STOCKMANN – 40s or 50s. Medical Director of the Baths.
PETRA STOCKMANN – Early 20s. Thomas’s daughter, a schoolteacher.
PETER STOCKMANN – 50s or 60s. Thomas’s brother, the town Mayor.
HOVSTAD – 30s. Editor of the People’s Messenger.
BILLING – 20s. Works for Hovstad.
ASLAKSEN – 50s or 60s. Chair of the Property Owners’ Association.
CAPTAIN HORSTER – 20s. A ship’s captain.
MORTEN KIIL – 60s or 70s. Thomas’s father-in-law, owner of a tannery.
Time Commitment:
Rehearsals will be conducted primarily in Elgin. Rehearsals will begin on March 30, running three nights a week and one weekend day/night. Performance dates: May 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24: Friday and Saturday evenings with Saturday and Sunday matinees. Performances will take place at the New Elgin Art Showcase.
Questions:
For further information or questions, please email janus.auditions@gmail.com or go to the website at www.janusplays.com.
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ABOUT JANUS THEATRE COMPANY
Janus Theatre Company has produced more than 115 productions and is an award-winning 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization of trained theatre professionals, who strive to present work that is classic and contemporary, bringing the actor and audience closer together. Our work is fun, challenging and raises questions. Janus is about developing people. Since we started, we’ve always been interested in helping our artists grow while sharing the gift of performance with our audiences. We explore, create, question, and pursue new forms of theater and found spaces for all audiences. Learn more: https://janusplays.com/.
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