Lauded by Chicago Critic as “a finely crafted suspense mystery that will leave you on the edge of your seat,” Veronica's Room – written by acclaimed Deathtrap playwright Ira Levin – enjoys an April 7 through 16 run at the Black Box Theatre in Moline, this crafty entertainment also praised by the Oklahoman as “a disturbing psychological thriller” that “takes the audience on a demented road trip.”

A modern adaptation of one of the most notorious-for-its-time works in theatre history – and one boasting music and choreography created specifically for its area debut – the student-produced The Captive will enjoy an April 7 through 10 run at Augustana College, this 1926 Édouard Bourdel melodrama a critically acclaimed work whose original New York run prompted the adoption of a state law dealing with obscenity.

Lauded by cultural anthropologist and noted author Alejandro Lugo as musicians who are “truly excellent and bring new blood to the musical traditions they perform,” the artists of Jarabe Mexicano will perform a quartet of concert events as the latest guests in Quad City Arts' Visiting Artist Series, their April 5 through 7 designed to bridge the frontiers between musical genres, diverse cultures, and generations.

Described by the Texas Standard as "a multimedia love letter to the Texas coast, with voices and images from the Gulf set to an original score," the touring event The Living Coast comes to the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center on April 13, the performance's Montopolis ensemble a group that, according to the Houston Chronicle, "can create forceful sounding songs that have a bit of rock ‘n roll snarl, but is also capable of mournful classical sounding pieces.”