Adapted from the literary phenomenon and Clint Eastwood's Oscar-nominated movie, the musical version of The Bridges of Madison County makes its Mt. Carroll debut at the Timber Lake Playhouse September 12 through 21, this Tony Award winner's Broadway production praised by the Associated Press for its “superb, thrilling score,” and by Time Out NY for being “a new work that plays like a classic.”

A 1957 film classic currently ranked by Internet Movie Database voters as the fifth-greatest movie of all time, Sidney Lumet's riveting 12 Angry Men will, from September 5 through 14, be given a fresh spin via Circle's Edge, an offshoot of City Circle Theatre Company.

Treating audiences to a number of enthralling, one-person performances over the course of Labor Day Weekend, Moline's Black Box Theatre will host its inaugural Solo Fringe Fest from August 29 through 31, this celebration of music, drama, comedy, dance, and storytelling boasting stellar talents whose work has taken them throughout the Midwest, across the country, and overseas.

With the theatre's latest production, Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse will be treating audiences to a world premiere, a family dilemma, and an umlaut with the venue's debut of Glü, a brand-new musical comedy running August 22 through 31, and presented as the first presentation in the venue's Andy Bro New Works Program.