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There’s no place like the lawns at Cantigny Park! Join us this May for an outdoor radio play at the Bandshell in Cantigny Park.
In 1925 Col. McCormick invested in the new world of radio and founded WGN. In 1940, after the passing of his first wife, Amy, he founded Chicago’s Theatre of the Air, “radio’s greatest hour of music and drama.”
Join us as we travel back in time to a recreation of Chicago’s Theatre of the Air with our unique adaptation of Frank L. Baum’s classic, The Wizard of Oz. This one-hour adaptation will follow “Dotty”, a plucky Chicago journalist, after a freak tornado blows Aunt Em’s ... view more »
ADMISSION INFO
Parking: $10 per car
Free performance – seating in open on the lawn, please bring your own seating and blankets.
INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*
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In the case of inclement weather (like big tornadoes), the show will be held in the Visitors Center Theatre. Seating is limited in the theatre; seats are on a first come, first served basis.
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PARKING INFO
Cantigny's regular daily parking fee is $5 per car. Parking is free on the first Wednesday of every month. On Saturdays and Sundays, May through September, parking is $10. The $10 rate also applies on Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day. Parking is free at all times for Cantigny Park members, Honor Club members, and those attending ticketed events or other fee-based programs.
