21 Nov 2000

A "Wonderland" of Christmas through the Ages: "Winter Wonderland" at the Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse

By Paula Jolly
It might be the season for holiday chestnuts, but Circa's current production of Winter Wonderland, written by Brad Hauskins and arranged by Linda Brinkerhoff, gives a refreshing twist to many holiday favorites as a family searches for an old-fashioned Christmas experience.
14 Nov 2000

Holiday Farce Keeps Audience Warm with Laughter: "Dickens' Christmas Carol: A Traveling Travesty in Two Tumultuous Acts" at the Playcrafters Barn Theatre

By Administrator
The theatre of American politics has been on a 24-hour-a-day run for a week now, and the situation playing out in Florida has a host of entertaining elements; comedy, drama, mystery, and suspense have taken us on a roller-coaster ride of emotional highs and lows. And the players ... oh how the players have stolen the show.
07 Nov 2000

Ghostlight Theatre Pulls Off Musical of Biblical Proportions in "Children of Eden"

By Paula Jolly

The Creation story has been spun into a multitude of tales that have captivated audiences for centuries, but few are as entertaining as Ghostlight Theatre's current production of Stephen Schwartz's Children of Eden.

28 Sep 2000

Song Ignites Circa '21's "Smoke on the Mountain"

By Paula Jolly
You know what they say about smoke and fire, and you'll find a blaze in Circa 21's production of Connie Ray's Smoke on the Mountain. The kindling is Pastor Mervin Oglethorpe's rather lethargic congregation. The match is the Sanders family, a traveling evangelical musical group. Put the two together and a foot-tapping, spirit-lifting evening of song erupts.
13 Sep 2000

Richmond Hill Barn Theatre Play Is No "Plastic" Production: "The Man with the Plastic Sandwich"

By Paula Jolly
It's impossible to guess the content of Roger Karshner's The Man with the Plastic Sandwich by its title. Is the setting a cooking show? Is the "man" a toy-maker creating plastic food for those miniature ovens lining the aisles of local toy stores? One certainly won't expect the play to be about a man suffering through a midlife crisis brought on by being fired from his job after 20 years of loyal service.
01 Aug 2000

Fickle Weather Can't Spoil an Evening With Genesius Guild's "Richard III"

By Paula Jolly
What a weekend it was for battles in the Quad Cities. Professional golfers matched strokes at the John Deere Classic. WCW wrestlers brawled at The MARK. But a battle of wits - a wrestling match of a subtler kind - was found at Rock Island's Lincoln Park on Saturday night in the Genesius Guild production of Shakespeare's Richard III.
25 Jul 2000

Go Off to See "The Wizard": Countryside Community Theatre's "The Wizard of Oz"

By Administrator
One of the most difficult challenges directors face when working with a classic - particularly one such as The Wizard of Oz - is maintaining their vision while honoring the cherished memories every audience member holds. Georgia Jecklin, the director of Countryside Community Theatre's production of The Wizard of Oz, accomplished this difficult challenge in a delightfully creative way.
24 Jul 2000

Iowa Summer Rep's Waves Settle Down with "Seascape," at the University of Iowa

By Administrator
Seascape, the final production of the University of Iowa's Summer Rep season (called "Making Waves: An Edward Albee Festival"), is an interesting variation on a well-worn theme of the playwright: introspection.
24 Jul 2000

Circa '21's "State Fair" a Midwestern Treat

By Kim Eastland
The Show. Once upon a time long, long ago (over a half century), in a far away fantasy land (innocent, simple Iowa) there was a wonderful family (the completely believable, wholesome Frakes) who looked forward to a magical event (the yearly state fair) each summer that made a lot of their hard work (putting up pickles, making mince meat, raising livestock, etc.) seem like something special.

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