Please join us as we celebrate 2024 Sarah Siddons Society Scholarship recipient, Kate McQuillan, as the lead in regional premiere of the Broadway musical, Diana at Theo in Evanston.

6:15 pm Cash Bar Reception at Theo, 721 Howard, Evanston (Kate McQuillan will join us at the Reception)

7:30 pm Diana at Theo 

It’s 1981 and the world is hungry for a royal wedding — but is the 20-year-old bride prepared for what comes after? Following her fairytale union, Princess Diana faces a distant husband, an unmovable monarchy and overwhelming media scrutiny. But her modern perspective and remarkable compassion galvanizes a nation, even as it threatens the royal family’s hold on England. Diana is an electrifying musical about a woman who chose to be fearless, and as a result became timeless.

It’s a celebration of life, hope and the healing power of love! The musical stage adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novel is a heart-rending, yet ultimately joyous, story of a young woman’s perilous journey of personal awakening in the American South. Come ready to shout in church, stomp at the juke joint, laugh and cry with unforgettable “come-to-glory gospel hymns, down-and-dirty bump-and-grinds, jazz that stutters, dips and dives, and gorgeous alto arias” (Chicago Sun-Times).

We will begin with cocktails and light refreshments in the Goodman Lounge at 1:00 pm, followed by the 2:00 pm matinee.   You will also have access to the Lounge during intermission.