From the Director’s Chair: Robin Tober-Betourne In this edition of the Director’s Chair, we are talking with Robin Tober-Betourne, who is directing her 5th production with KVTA. Today we’ll hear about how Robin first got started directing, some of the challenges she’s experienced putting shows together, and about her latest KVTA production, Mamma Mia! Robin, please tell us a little about yourself. I grew up in Manteno but have lived in Bourbonnais for the past 20 years. I was

Opening night is only 23 days away, and there’s been a flurry of activity getting ready for the debut of our Fall season and the KVTA premiere of Mamma Mia! But before you launch into your own rendition of “Dancing Queen” in anticipation, I’d like to tell you a little about ABBA’s origins, their rise to fame, and the music and musicals you’ve probably never heard of before… The rise to what would become ABBA began in the summer of 1966 when Björn Ulvaeus met Benny Andersson,