River Valley Players - Henry, IL
River Valley Players proudly features community talent in a
unique dinner theater experience.
1302 Second Street - (St John XXIII Center) - Henry, Illinois 61537
River Valley Players Henry, IL
River Valley Players proudly features community talent in a unique dinner theater experience.
1302 Second Street St John XXIII Center Henry, Illinois 61537

Box Office Phone
309-238-7878


Little Women
Fall 2013

Willy Wonka Jr
Youth Theater
Summer 2013

Sound of Music
Spring 2013


Alice in
Wonderland Jr
Youth Theater
Summer 2012.

25th Annual
Putnam County
Spelling Bee
Fall 2012
Gypsy
Spring 2012
River Valley Players acting workshop featuring Shannon Hill was everything she promised. Shannon a former artistic director with Festival 56, Princeton Illinois, and brought forth an impressive background of acting and theatre experience to share.
Saturday, March 17 two - 3-hour workshops were provided
9 am to 12 p.m. Ages 9-12 years old
1 pm to 4 p.m. Ages 13 through adult
Class outline:
Intro to Stage and Theatre Basics, Blocking, Countering, Basic Theatre Terms Acting Basics, Emotion and Physicality, Action/Objective Work Character Voice and Physicality, Open Scenes
Stage Combat Basics (stage falls, shove, slap, punch, hair/ear pulls etc.)
Shannon's experience includes:
B.A in Theatre Performance
M.F. A / Theatre University of Houston and English Literature /Western Michigan University
Director of over 20 shows
Vocal Coach for Classical Theatre, Shakespeare (Houston TX)
Fight Choreographer for a number of productions
Instructor of Improv, Film Acting
Taughtmanytheatre and acting workshops and classes
Professional Actress/ Performer
You will not want to miss this opportunity to develop your acting skills with Shannon before she leaves our area to expand her professional acting career.
Shannon worked with our youth and provided them with a great learning experience as well as our young adult, up and coming actors and our seasoned, experienced actors. Everyone learned something new!
We hope to offer future workshops with Shannon when she is back in the area, an opportunity you won't want to miss!