Eastlight TheatreCreated 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, Eastlight Theatre performs in the Byron Moore Auditorium East Peoria High School located at 1401 E Washington St. in East Peoria.
Started in 1992, Eastlight Theatre's signature show is Joseph & the Technicolor Dreamcoat with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber is performed around the holidays as part of the annual East Peoria Festival of Lights.
Eastlight Theatre is also home to the Penguin Project, which was started by Dr. Andy Morgan and his wife, Kathy Morgan to give opportunities for children with developmental disabilities including Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, visual impairment, hearing impairment, and other neurological disorders to perform in a musical. They are joined by "peer mentors", children the same age without disabilities to work with the performers throughout the rehearsals and performances for the shows.
Eastlight's Box Office is located at 201 Veterans Dr. in East Peoria.[email protected]
Byron Moore Auditorium East Peoria High School -1401 E Washington St East Peoria, IL 61611
