Who We Are

About Festival 56 and the Princeton Theatre Group

Founded in 2003, Princeton Theatre Group is a volunteer driven, non-profit arts organization dedicated to developing Princeton and the surrounding region as a home for professional theatre and theatre arts education. Festival 56 offers professional theatre in central Illinois and is produced by Princeton Theatre Group.

Learning Stage, the education committee of Princeton Theatre Group, promotes theatre arts education and enrichment for children and adults. Camp 56, a two-week summer theatre camp for children, is sponsored by Learning Stage.

The mission of Festival 56 is to present a wide selection of the most memorable plays and musicals throughout history, from the plays of William Shakespeare to the new generation of Broadway composers.

Recent News

Festival 56 Sound Stage

Festival 56 Sound Stage

Discover new music in the 2025-25 off-season at the Grace Theater in a four-performance series of up-and-coming regional bands/performers that we are calling Festival 56 Sound Stage. Starting in September, singer-songwriter duo BEYOND the STARS combines folk-rock...

Give the Gift of Live Theater This Season!

Give the Gift of Live Theater This Season!

Currently on sale for holiday giving - 2025 Flex-Four Pass is $110; four tickets for 2025 that can be used singly or all four at once. Festival 56 is offering a Santa Special Festival Pass for $150 between 12/1 and 12/31. Save $25! Take advantage of these holiday...

Learning Stage is the Education Committee of Princeton Theatre Group.

BOX OFFICE HOURS

Box Office Hours
Tuesday through Saturday open 3-6 p.m. and also one hour before each show.

For tickets, please leave a message at the Box Office phone 815-879-5656.

LOCATION

Festival 56
316 S. Main Street
Princeton, Illinois 61356