Fox Valley Repertory At Pheasant Run Resort

Our first time here, the show was high energy and the actors were great. They interacted well with each other and have wonderful voices. We really enjoyed the show.  Would recomend this show for anyone.

I didn't know what a repertory was until I went to the Fox Valley Repertory. Well, that's not true; I still don't know exactly what a repertory is, but I would imagine it means it's some type of theater.

I was recently at the Fox Valley Repertory for an American English performance, and they really rocked the house. This was my first time at the theater, and I thought it was nice. It's a small, intimate setting, only seating about 300 people. Like some of the other reviewers said, there really are no bad seats in the house. We sat in the fourth row off to the left and had a great view. All the tickets for the show were the same price, so cost wasn't a factor.

The sound quality was pretty good. When the show first started though, the speakers in the front weren't turned on so people in the first couple rows couldn't hear the vocals. The crowd, which was mostly made up of Baby Boomers, started yelling and motioning to the band to turn up the volume. After maybe two or three songs, someone flipped a switch and from then on it sounded great. I don't know what happened really; something must have been turned off.

They had a cash bar in the entryway to the theater, and you could bring your drinks inside for the show. The washrooms were in good shape. I will mention that the stairs in the theater are a little unusual. They're at a weird height, and I saw a couple people almost wipe out on them. Also, there's only one entrance/exit to the theater, so at the end of the show, it took a while to leave.

Overall, it was a good experience and I would see a show there again.

We went to see "Always...Patsy Cline" at this theatre (formerly Noble Fool) last evening. The theatre is intimate but nice. There are some obstructed views for people sitting in Rows J and farther due to 12" square vertical beams on the center aisles on both sides. Otherwise, visibility is great. The play itself is a great story, and Kate Brown was wonderful as Louise Steger. Unfortunately, Megan Long was horribly miscast as Patsy Cline. Her singing voice, though at times perky and pleasant, was way too shallow in range and tone. She swallowed many of the lower notes and was flat on some others, making her sound amateurish at best. If you are going to this play for the music - which is what most of this play includes - we recommend that you wait for another production.