DuPage Theater
109 S. Main Street,
Lombard,
IL
60148
109 S. Main Street,
Lombard,
IL
60148
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A DuPage Theatre Foundation Board has been appointed and Fundraising efforts are in full swing. Please visit our website at www.dupagetheatre.net OR for more information call 630-932-5320.
I would like to encourage anyone visiting this site to write to us at: . We are the The Friends of the Dupage Theatre, and are a not for profit entity that has recently been formed to take on the task of educating the public about our little theatre. To update everyone interested, the theatre is still in limbo as of today, but a vote from the Village Board is expected within the month to go forward with restoration. Current estimates are in the neighborhood of $6.1 million for the theatre and shops. The plan is to leave the theatre in its original 1928 form with a few modern conveniences (the bathrooms were non existant!), and turn the theatre into a performing arts venue for live programs, weddings, conferences, movies, art shows and just about anything else you could imagine. Another minor addition would be a thrust stage to increase the ability for live performances. Seating capacity from 500-800 total. We currently have several theater groups who are in desperate need of space waiting in the wings to use the Theatre. We are always looking for donations, so if you would like to help out, or are interested in knowing more about our group, please e-mail us.
The Dupage was triplexed in the late 80’s. I worked on this triplexing with the owner(who bought the theatre at tax auction) at the time. He tried to make a go of it as a single screen first but it was pretty futile. Triplexing it mad it a bit more cost effective to run but it still just could not quite make it. Fortunately he was quite gentle when he triplexed it and it could easily be restored. Except for some holes in the ceiling and some missing plasterwork that could easily be duplicated the Dupage is still in great shape. The entire front end is also completely intact as is the stage. The apartments were always a disaster but the little corner restaurant, Art and Almas Blue Plate always had great food. Now owned by the city of Lombard hopefully they will find a way to bring this place back to life again