09 Mar 2023

Augustana College Department of Theatre Presents "Small Mouth Sounds"

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 9, 2023) — The Augustana College Department of Theatre presents ‘Small Mouth Sounds,’ March 16-19, at the Brunner Theatre Center Main Stage. Ben Gougeon of Quad City Arts will direct the performance.

In the comedy-drama, six runaways from city life embark on a silent retreat but their vows of silence conflict with their need to connect. Playwright Bess Wohl noted that everyone in the play is in some kind of agony, "not unlike the rest of us."

22 Feb 2023

Hancher to Announce New Broadway Subscription Series, New Festival, New Season Lineup

By Rob Cline

IOWA CITY, IOWA (February 22, 2023) — The University of Iowa’s Hancher Auditorium will offer a new Broadway subscription series for Iowa theater fans as part of its 2023-2024 season. The package will include four hit Broadway shows at a discounted price. Hancher will announce the Broadway lineup on April 12, 2023.

20 Feb 2023

The Black Box Theatre is Holding Auditions for “Hello, Dolly!” and “The Mystery Of Irma Vep”

By Black Box Theatre

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (February 20, 2023) — The Black Box Theatre is holding auditions for their next two shows on February 25, 12-3PM. Actors will be asked to read from the script. Actor/Singers prepare a classic Broadway tune and you will read from the script. These are open auditions. Everyone one is welcome.

08 Feb 2023

Step Afrika! to Bring World-Renowned Step, Storytelling

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 8, 2023) — Step Afrika!, the first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping, will perform at Augustana College, Saturday, February 11. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

26 Jan 2023

Led Again by Gabriela Madu ('23), Monmouth College Students Find Success at Theater Festival

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 26, 2023) — Whether or not honors were received at this year's Region 3 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, it was a rewarding experience for the fourteen Monmouth College students who made the trip earlier this month to Flint, Michigan.

24 Jan 2023

Timber Lake Playhouse to Hold Local Auditions for 2023 Summer Season on February 25

By Dan Danielowski

MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (January 24, 2023) — Timber Lake Playhouse, the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, announces auditions for local children and adult for their upcoming 2022 Season.

Timber Lake Playhouse will again be casting local performers for the following performance opportunities:

20 Jan 2023

Burlington Civic Music Presents “Cocktail Hour: The Show” by Ballets with a Twist, April 12, 7:30PM

By Kathleen Dalton

BURLINGTON, IOWA (January 20, 2023) — Cocktail Hour: The Show, by New York City-based Ballets with a Twist, will make its Iowa début at Burlington Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday, April 12, 7:30PM. This pop-infused performing arts experience brings the Manhattan, Martini, Bloody Mary, and more to life with an innovative mix of charismatic choreography, toe-tapping music, and glamorous costume design. You’ve never seen cocktails like these!

18 Jan 2023

The Black Box Theatre Opens Their Seventh Season with Lauren Gunderson’s “Natural Shocks”

By Black Box Theatre

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (January 18, 2023) — The downtown Moline Black Box Theatre presents Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks. Based on Hamlet's “To be or not to be,” Natural Shocks is a one-act tour-de-force that bursts to life when we meet a woman waiting out an imminent tornado in her basement. Angela, our fast-talking heroine, overflows with quirks, stories, and a final secret that puts the reality of guns in America in your very lap.

12 Jan 2023

Timber Lake Playhouse Announces Darren Mangler as New Artistic Director

By Dan Danielowski

MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (January 12, 2023) — Timber Lake Playhouse (Dan Danielowski, Executive Director), the professional, non-profit summer theatre company established in 1961 with a mission of “providing the best expression of theater arts to the regional community by presenting creative works that entertain and inspire while helping aspiring artists transition to the profession” has announced today the appointment of long-time TLP actor and alumnus, Darren Mangle

02 Dec 2022

The Black Box Theatre Celebrate the Holidays sith “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914”

By Black Box Theatre

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (December 2, 2022) — The Western Front, Christmas, 1914. Out of the violence a silence, then a song. A German soldier steps into No Man’s Land singing “Stille Nacht.” Thus begins an extraordinary night of camaraderie, music, and peace. A remarkable true story, told in the words and songs of the men who lived it, so says the description of the musical “All is Calm.”

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