Birthday Candles
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Comedy/Drama
Runs May 07Jun 07, 2026

May 7 – Jun 7 | Thur – Sat 7:30p, Sun 3p
Playhouse Theatre
$43 Senior* | $45 Adult*
One woman. One Cake. One Hundred Years of Life.

By Noah Haidle
Directed by Steve Scott

Ernestine Ashworth spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon enough, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. Five generations, an infinity of dreams, and one cake baked over a century. This poignant and funny play takes its audience through the highlights, heartbreaks and extraordinary moments that make up one woman’s ordinary life.

“For my money, Birthday Candles is precisely why people go to the theater.” – Chicago Tribune

ASL Performance on Thursday, May 28, 7:30p

*For All-in price, add $3/ticket. Add’l fees apply online.