Emmanuel Lutheran Actors' Theatre Ensemble (ELATE) Website

Our next show is another night of staged readings! This time we're featuring three short comedies by the great Russian writer Anton Chekov. Shows include "The Anniversary", "The Bear" and "The Wedding". Performances are Jan. 11th (8pm) and January 12th (2pm). The shows are directed by Andrew Piecka and there is no charge for admission. Don't miss this chance to see these classic comedies!

Sad to report that the old ELATE website is no more, a victim of the takeover of the fortunecity webhost. We received no notice and were just as surprised as you when we discovered the website with its long history of shows and hundreds of pictures was no more. We are told it is not recoverable.

Fortunately we started this site a few years ago in order to add pages for our latest productions (we were already having troubles with fortunecity back then). For the time being we will use this and our Facebook page to communicate with members about auditions and new shows. Check back here for more details.

Carla Betz and Joe Fiske as Edna and Mel Edison in Neil Simon's classic play.

Ann-Margaret (Felicia Tweedy) and Elvis (Michael Oberholtzer ) are reunited backstage.

Daniel Johnsen directs the show of the year!

Jennifer Lutheran and Barbara Piecka in "Graceland".

Steven Kirk at a rehearsal for "We've Got a Show For You".

Jeff Zimmer, Steven Kirk, and Mike and Marty McCambridge take the show on the road and perform "The Golden Age of Radio: Christmas Edition" at Solheim Lutheran Retirement Home.

Kristin Olsen proudly shows off the makeover she just gave Nikki Bedwell in "Law & Elvis".

Dean Ricca, Michael Oberholtzer and Tara Price play the greddy relatives who want to put their mother away in "The Curious Savage".

Grant Axton IS Nicely-Nicely Johnson!

This version of "My Friend Irma" starred Nikki Bedwell as Irma and Christyn Kochman as her best friend Jane.

Rowlf the Dog and Kermit the Frog appear in "The Joey Ho Show". Riowlf sang the Phil Harris classic "The Thing" while Kermit contributed "Carribean Amphibian".