09 Jul 2021

Teacher's Pet Project: The Mississippi Bend Players' “No Child … ,” at Augustana College through July 11

By Pamela Briggs

The summer is obviously flying by, as the final show of the Mississippi Bend Players' season – Nilaja Sun's No Child … – just opened at Augustana College's Brunner Theatre. I was there for Thursday's opening night; there are only three performances left, and you have got to see it. This show’s structure is unusual, the topic relatable, and the performance exceptional.

08 Jul 2021

“Jesus Christ Superstar,” July 15 through August 1

By Reader Staff

One of the most beloved and iconic rock operas of all time will enjoy a spectacular new staging in Mt. Carroll when the Timber Lake Playhouse hosts the July 15 through August 1 run of Jesus Christ Superstar, the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice classic boasting such unforgettable numbers as “Everything's Alright,” “Hosanna,” “King Herod's Song,” and the timeless ballad “I Don't Know How to Love Him.”

07 Jul 2021

Genesius Guild's “Hippolytus,” July 17 through 25

By Reader Staff

Between July 17 and 25, Rock Island's classical-theatre company Genesius Guild will wrap up its 2021 summer season with Lincoln Park productions of the rarely staged Greek tragedy Hippolytus, Euripides' seminal work that was first produced for the City Dionysia of Athens in 428 BC and won first prize as part of a trilogy.

06 Jul 2021

“Saturday Night Fever,” July 14 through September 11

By Reader Staff

With Broadway World calling the show “a fast and fun night of musical theatre” that's “brimming with so many 'wow' moments,” the disco sensation Saturday Night Fever makes its long-awaited Quad Cities debut at Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse July 14 through September 11, this exhilarating musical adapted from the Oscar-nominated 1977 smash that catapulted the Bee Gees to international fame and made a household name of star John Travolta.

06 Jul 2021

August Wilson's “The Piano Lesson,” July 16 through 25

By Reader Staff

Winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and an emotionally riveting family drama nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Play, August Wilson's The Piano Lesson serves as the latest 2021 production at Moline's Playcrafters Barn Theatre, this arresting piece by the iconic playwright described by the New York Times as “immensely satisfying” and “among Wilson's masterworks.”

06 Jul 2021

“I & You,” July 15 through 24

By Reader Staff

Described by the Washington Post as “sharp and funny” with a “buoyant spirit,” author Lauren Gunderson's two-character dramedy I & You enjoys a July 15 through 24 run at the Black Box Theatre, the show's Moline engagement sure to demonstrate why DC Theatre Scene said it delivered “a validation of the human experience” and “the best thing a play can offer: We might be better people after seeing it.”

05 Jul 2021

Bard and Noble: Genesius Guild’s “Shakespeare’s Life in his Works,” at Lincoln Park through July 11

By Madeline Dudziak

Many questions were raised this last Fourth-of-July weekend, such as: Do you prefer hot dogs or hamburgers? Which summertime dessert should you bring to the barbeque? Most importantly: How much do you really know about Shakespeare? While the first two questions are a mere matter of opinion, Genesius Guild looks forward to helping you better answer that third question with the company's latest production Shakespeare’s Life in His Works.

05 Jul 2021

Loved Letters: “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” at the Timber Lake Playhouse through July 11

By Pamela Briggs

It was great to be back at the Timber Lake Playhouse, a capacious space that somehow still has a cozy ambiance.

05 Jul 2021

Elvis Has Entered the Boating: “All Shook Up,” at the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre through July 18

By Rochelle Arnold

I was inside – bare-faced, cool, and enjoying the air conditioning – last Thursday for the opening performance of All Shook Up at the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre.

29 Jun 2021

Quad City Music Guild's “Mamma Mia!”, July 9 through 18

By Reader Staff

Nominated for five 2001 Tony Awards and currently the ninth-longest-running Broadway musical of all time, the internationally beloved Mamma Mia! – running at Moline's Prospect Park Auditorium July 9 through 18 – becomes the first Quad City Music Guild production to enjoy live performances since 2019, with the show's collection of timeless ABBA tunes inspiring the New York Post to call the experience “one of those nights when you sit back and let a nutty kind of joy just sweep over you.”

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