11 Jan 2022

Comedy Kicks Off Sixth Year at The Black Box Theatre

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MOLINE, ILLINOIS (January 11, 2022) — The Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline kick off their sixth year in operation with improvisational comedy. On January 15, the BBT hosts GIT Improv; February 12 will be Shakespeared; and Wisenheimer takes the stage on March 19.

“We are so happy to make The Black Box Theatre the home of improvisational comedy and to kick off 2022 with lots of laughs,” said BBT co-founder Lora Adams.

22 Nov 2021

The Black Box Present “Christmas Carol: On the Air”

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MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 22, 2021) — Christmas comes to the Black Box Theatre as they present A Christmas Carol: On the Air, featuring the classic Dickens story amongst the trappings of a 1940’s radio show. The cast includes Kayla Jo Pulliam Mendoza, Wendy Czekalski, Matt Walsh, Renaud Haymon, Scott Tunnicliff, Scot Gehret, Patrick Gimm, Patti Flaherty, Dee Canfield, Tom Vaccaro, and Adrienne Jane Evans.

31 Aug 2021

Black Box Theatre Commemorates the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 with “The Guys”

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MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 31, 2021) — The Black Box Theatre located in downtown Moline is presenting ‘The Guys’ by Anne Nelson to honor the heroism of first-responders on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

09 Aug 2021

Murder And Mayhem at The Black Box Theatre

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MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 9, 2021) — The Black Box Theatre present “Murder in Green Meadows” by Douglas Post August 19 through 28. Starring James Driscoll, Jenny Winn, Jonathan Grafft, and Lora Adams and directed by Jacqueline Isaacson.

01 Jul 2021

The Black Box Theatre Presents Area Premiere of “I and You” by Laura Gunderson

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MOLINE, ILLINOIS (July 1, 2021) — The Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline will open the dramedy I and You by Laura Gunderson on July 15. The plot: One afternoon, Anthony (Michael Alexander) arrives unexpectedly at classmate Caroline's (Adrienne Jane) door bearing a beat-up copy of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, an urgent assignment from their English teacher.

17 Jun 2021

The Late Nite Shows Continue with Bandwagon at The Black Box Theatre

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MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 17, 2021) — At long last: Live, improvised, inappropriate acoustic-rock comedy is back! June 26 at 7:30 pm join the comedic musical stylings of Bandwagon.

13 May 2021

"The Late Nite Shows" Return to The Black Box Theatre on Saturday, May 22

By Black Box Theatre

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (May 13, 2021) — GIT Improv and The Black Box Theatre of the Quad Cities are excited to announce the long-awaited return of the The Late Nite Shows, a popular line-up of original, uncensored comedy performances, to The Black Box Theatre stage, located at 1623 5th Avenue in downtown Moline, beginning Saturday, May 22, 7:30PM.

21 Apr 2021

The Black Box Theatre Presents “Love, Loss, and What I Wore”

By Black Box Theatre

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 21, 2021) — The Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline presents Love, Loss and What I Wore, opening April 22 and running through May 1. Show times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7:30PM, and Sunday, 2PM. Tickets are $13 on Thursdays and $16 every other performance. Social-distancing and Illinois health standards are followed.

12 Apr 2019

The Black Box Theatre Presents Premiere of “Silent Sky”

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MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 12, 2019) — Downtown Moline’s Black Box Theatre presents the area premiere of "Silent Sky" by Laura Gunderson. "Silent Sky" is the true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt as she explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Henrietta Leavitt and her female peers changed the way we understand both the heavens and Earth.

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