Katie Griswold and Becca Casad have seen their theatrical careers gleefully intertwine since their days at Rock Island’s Augustana College, which included performing together in the colorful, exuberant “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” on campus in 2019. They have succeeded in QC theater by really trying, including an Augie reunion at Black […]
It was extremely gratifying to see a nearly sold-out crowd Saturday, Jan. 31 in the 60-seat Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline for an exciting event – the world premiere of “What Might Have Been,” a trio of brand-new, emotional, engrossing one-act plays by prolific local playwright Alexander Richardson. These heart-wrenching stories explore the roads […]
It’s hard not to like “Lucky Stiff,” the fun, fizzy musical farce now playing at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Rock Island, in its Quad Cities premiere. In dark, depressing, heavy times like this (in an Arctic winter), this 1988 show by acclaimed Broadway veterans Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (“Ragtime,” “Anastasia,” “Once on This Island” […]
Barely There Theatre invites audiences to step into a world of possibility with “What Might Have Been,” a trio of brand-new one-act plays making their world premiere in the Quad Cities. Written by prolific local playwright Alexander Richardson, these stories explore the roads not taken: the choices, chances, and curiosities that shape our lives. The […]
“Lucky Stiff,” the show opening this weekend and running through March 7 at Rock Island’s Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, is new to area stages, but it’s not new to one cast member. Megan Mistretta did the show in summer 2024 (in a different part) at the Maples Repertory Theatre in Macon, Mo. “It’s really a […]
The list of comic musical murder mysteries is not long, and Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Rock Island, features one in its latest production, a Quad Cities premiere. Friday night is the opening of what’s billed as the “delightful song-and-dance slapstick,” “Lucky Stiff,” playing through March 7. Penned by acclaimed Broadway veterans Lynn Ahrens and Stephen […]
Improv comedy is back this Saturday at The Speakeasy in Rock Island! Doors open at 7 and the show begins at 8 p.m. for ImprovMania. Grab your friends and come out for a fun evening! Those attending must be 21 or older. Nightcaps Improv Comedy presents a competitive improv show unlike any other.Four performers enter.Only […]
WARNING: This article is satire and may not be acceptable for more sensitive readers. CORRECTION ARTICLE: Mockingbird on Main, home to avant garde Quad-Cities theater productions and run by area top hat and ascot aficionado and resident cult follower of Todd Cleary, Tristan “The Big Ragoo” Tapscott, has ceased operations after more than a decade. […]
WARNING: This article is satire and may not be acceptable for more sensitive readers. The District Theatre, home to avant garde Quad-Cities theater productions and run by area porkpie cap aficionado and resident dandy Tristan Tapscott, has ceased operations after more than a decade. “Actually, we’ve been out of operations for quite a while, why […]
In 2026, for its 10th season, the Black Box Theatre (1623 5th Ave., Moline) will again present a multitude of Quad Cities premieres. In fact, all but two productions of its year-long lineup will be local debuts for the shows. Co-founder and artistic director Lora Adams said Thursday: “It’s hard to believe it has been […]
