Eastlight Theatre was created by an Intergovernmental Agreement between three local entities: the City of East Peoria, the Fon du Lac Park District, and the East Peoria Community High School. These three governmental bodies recognized the need to cooperate to assist each other in the achievement of a number of benefits for the community. The City views Eastlight as a means of furthering its goals and quality of life for the individuals of the area by the offering of excellent family entertainment. The Park District views Eastlight as a means of furthering its goals and objectives of providing additional and new means of artistic programming to individuals of the area by the offering of entertainment and the establishment of workshops, seminars, and drama camps. The School District views Eastlight as a means of furthering its goals and objectives of providing further recognition and enhancement to its drama department as well as providing further drama opportunities for its students. These shared goals and objectives inspired these governmental bodies to pool their resources and strengths for the creation of one of the most unique community theatres in the nation. The purpose of Eastlight Theatre is to provide and promote the dramatic arts by delivering performances of the highest theatrical quality; to provide a forum for the performance of new plays and musicals; to contract with “outside" professionals to improve the quality of selected performances; and to initiate an educational program to help develop the artistic and dramatic talents of the tri-county area youth and adults. With the continued support of the City of East Peoria, the Fon du Lac Park District, and East Peoria Community High School, Eastlight Theatre will be around for many years to come.

1992 Big River; Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?; Grease

1993 Lucky Stiff; Pump Boys and Dinettes; Metropolis (National Premiere)

1994 The Goodbye Girl; Once On This Island; The Secret Garden

1995 Annie Warbucks; Honky Tonk Highway; Chess

1996 Tafettas; Ruthless; Johnny Pye and the Foolkillers

1997 They’re Playing Our Song; Oliver; Guys and Dolls

1998 Godspell; Big River; The Pirates of Penzance

1999 A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline; Jesus Christ Superstar; State Fair

2000 Red Rock Diner; Pippin; Tommy

2001 Honky Tonk Angels; Jekyll & Hyde; Treasure Island

2002 Leader of the Pack; Chicago; Footloose

2003 Pump Boys and Dinettes; Copacabana; Little Shop of Horrors

2004 Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?; A Chorus Line; Metropolis

2005 My Way; Cats; Beauty and the Beast

2006 I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; Miss Saigon; The Wiz

2007 Baby; West Side Story; Into the Woods

2008 Grease; The Producers; Aida

2009 The Buddy Holly Story; Wedding Singer; Rent

2010 Altar Boyz; All Shook Up; Putnam County Spelling Bee

2011 Xanadu*; Avenue Q*; Hairspray*

2012 Children of Eden; Les Misérables**; Legally Blonde

2013 Dream Girls; Jekyll and Hyde; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang*

2014 Great American Trailer Park Musical; Mary Poppins*; Young Frankenstein*

2015 Jesus Christ Superstar; Les Misérables; Peter Pan

2016 Hands on a Hardbody; Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; Saturday Night Fever

2017 Ghost the Musical; Cats; The Who’s Tommy

2018 Annie; 42nd Street; Disenchanted

2019  Honky Tonk Laundry; Newsies; Mamma Mi

a! 2020  Something Rotten! ( Covid-19, season canceled)

2021 Singin’ in the Rain * – Regional Premiere ** – Regional Premiere w/ Adult Cast

2022 Escape to Margaritaville; The Prom