Full Text of HR0208 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Morris Theatre Guild, | 4 | | Inc. on the occasion of its 50th anniversary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Morris Theatre Guild is a not-for-profit | 6 | | community theater formed in 1973 and organized by volunteers | 7 | | with an interest in the production of live theater in all of | 8 | | its aspects, both onstage and backstage; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Morris Theatre Guild's first production was | 10 | | the play January Thaw, which was presented in the auditorium | 11 | | of the Morris Community High School; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After performing at various venues in Morris and | 13 | | the surrounding areas for many years, the Morris Theatre Guild | 14 | | purchased the site of the old Free Methodist Church at 507 | 15 | | Liberty Street in Morris in 1987; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The Morris Theatre Guild, after extensive | 17 | | building renovations, presented the play Footlight Frenzy as | 18 | | its first performance in its new location in 1989; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The Morris Theatre Guild's ongoing renovations, | 20 | | completed either by volunteers or financed by donations, |
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| 1 | | continued up to October 3, 2006, when the building was | 2 | | tragically destroyed by fire; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The Morris Theatre Guild purchased a condo unit | 4 | | in the newly renovated Coleman building at the west end of | 5 | | Illinois Avenue in Morris in February 2010, which is now known | 6 | | as the Canalport Community Center; the guild's first show in | 7 | | its new location was the play Hay Fever, which was presented in | 8 | | March 2010; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Despite two shows being cancelled due to COVID-19 | 10 | | in the spring and fall of 2020, the Morris Theatre Guild was | 11 | | able to pay off its building loan during the pandemic; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Morris Theatre Guild returned with a winter | 13 | | show in 2021, performing Momologues 2: Off to School, which | 14 | | was offered for viewing both virtually and in person; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Morris Theatre Guild continues to plan for | 16 | | the future and to upgrade its current facility; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, For the past 50 years, the Morris Theatre Guild | 18 | | has made the performing arts available to the Morris community | 19 | | while proving the old adage, the show must go on; therefore, be | 20 | | it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we congratulate the Morris Theatre Guild, Inc. on its 50th | 4 | | anniversary, and we commend the organization's perseverance | 5 | | and commitment to the performing arts; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That we encourage the Morris Theatre Guild to | 7 | | continue enriching the lives of its community and the State | 8 | | with its dedication to the beauty and wonder that is the | 9 | | theater; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Morris Theatre Guild as an expression of our | 12 | | esteem and respect.
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