They’re Baaaack! And they’re smiling. You can smile too when GIT Improv hits the Black Box stage at 1623 5th Ave., Moline, Saturday, August 1 at 7:30 pm!Tickets are $10 and available online or at the door.
Six days after America celebrated the 250th anniversary of its founding on July 4, The Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline honored the country again in a deeply meaningful way again, opening the area premiere of “Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk,” by Catherine Bush. In its 10th season, the BBT again presents a Quad Cities […]
“It was a dark and dreary night…” So begins the impeccable, affectionate film noir spoof “The Adventures of Sam Steele” – a new radio play by Jeff Adamson – that is premiering at The Black Box Theatre (1623 5th Ave., Moline), running through April 4. Set in 1947, after the war, Sam Steele, P.I. is on the […]
The theatrical goal to “knock ‘em dead” will take on extra meaning this weekend, as the film noir spoof “The Adventures of Sam Steele” – a new radio play by Jeff Adamson – will take the stage at The Black Box Theatre (1623 5th Ave., Moline) opening Friday, March 27 and running through April 4. Set in […]
February has been kind of a busy month for Alex Richardson. The prolific playwright is back with his Barely There Theatre to present another world premiere (his second in less than a month) at the Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline. “word play” is a new play from Richardson, and first-time director Emma Wahlmann, featuring […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline deserves all the praises in the world for presenting another spot-on Quad Cities premiere, “The Thanksgiving Play” by Larissa FastHorse. But if the Native American playwright aimed to present the long-misunderstood or ignored perspective of Indigenous peoples in this beloved American holiday, this ridiculous satire – which mercilessly […]
Opening Friday, Sept. 19, The Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline presents the area premiere of the Lauren Gunderson two-hander “The Half-Life of Marie Curie” — starring Jessica White as Marie Curie and Pam Mautz Cantrell as Hertha Ayrton. This is their first show on The Black Box stage. The play is directed and designed by Lora Adams […]
Many artists today use the trendy term “multi-hyphenate” – meaning they are triple threats or more, able to unleash many talents at once, like singing, dancing and acting. Shelley Cooper, associate professor of musical theatre at Augustana College, has long been a multi-hyphenate, with impressive experience as a singer, director, actress, playwright, choreographer, producer and […]
