Halloween apparently has come early at Moline’s Playcrafters Barn Theatre, with the dark and disturbing “Murder by Poe,” by Jeffrey Hatcher, an impressive directing debut by local theater veteran Pam Cantrell. In her director’s note in the program, Cantrell establishes her bona fides as a fan of the master horror writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), […]
Aside from being familiar with the earworm “Let It Go,” and admirer of much of the leading voice cast of the Disney animated blockbuster “Frozen,” I came into Sunday’s Spotlight Theatre production of the 2018 stage musical knowing very little about the show. As a friend of mine also in the nearly sold-out audience (in […]
You really don’t need to be a Harry Potter buff to enjoy the supremely silly new production of “Puffs,” now at The Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline. The rambunctious, enthusiastic cast gives the word “madcap” whole new meaning. With “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic,” which also was […]
The relatable, sympathetic world of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is kind of like a school “island of misfit toys.” As someone who felt out of place and awkward throughout my pre-teen and teen years (some things don’t change), I could totally identify with the quirky, awkward group of six students who in […]
The Black Box Theatre is presenting “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic,” this weekend and next, at 1623 5th Ave., Moline. For all of the fans who grew up alongside Harry Potter and want to revisit that world, “Puffs” exudes a jovial, slapstick energy for all things Harry, according […]
A kind of theater All-Star Game for the Quad Cities will be on display the next two weekends, with a new Quad-City Music Guild production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at Prospect Park, 1584 34th Ave., Moline. Performances will be Aug. 7-9, and 13-16, 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and […]
Another killer play is coming to Playcrafters Barn Theatre, with “Murder by Poe,” by Jeffrey Hatcher, presented at the Barn, 4950 35th Ave., Moline, at 7:30 p.m. Fridays Aug. 7 and 14, Saturdays Aug. 8 and 15, and at 3 p.m. Sundays Aug. 9 and 16. Playcrafters, in its 97th year, presents “Murder by Poe,” […]
The Cultural Trust is proud to announce that applications are now open for the 2026 Adler Theatre Fund (ATF) Grant—a dynamic opportunity to bring your boldest performing arts visions to life on the iconic Adler Theatre stage in Davenport, Iowa. The Adler Theatre Fund champions extraordinary cultural experiences that are inclusive, inspiring, and rooted in […]
For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs… who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world. “Puffs” will be performed Aug. 6-15 […]
The Genesius Guild is wrapping up its 70th anniversary season with two weekends of an updated Greek comedy by Aristophanes. Performances of Women’s Festival (previously staged under its Greek name Thesmophoriazusae) are July 25 & 26 and August 1 & 2. The productions start at 7 p.m., in Lincoln Park, 1120 40th St., Rock Island, and admission is free. Women’s Festival continues […]
