A thoughtful, witty, and hilarious work by a talented area playwright makes its local debut at the Richmond Hill Barn Theatre from July 13 through 23 when the Geneseo venue houses the premiere of Penny for Your Thoughts, author Scott Haan's comedy having made its national debut in 2015 at the Clinton County Civic Theatre in Frankfort, Indiana.

A boisterous, hilarious, critically acclaimed adaptation of Nickelodeon’s long-running animated children’s sitcom SpongeBob Squarepants, The SpongeBob Musical enjoys a July 20 through 30 run at the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre, this fourth production in the summer-stock company's season sure to demonstrate why this family treat earned 12 Tony Award nominations including Best Musical, and why the New York Times deemed it "a ginormous giggle of a show."

The great thing about this gig is that I get to see shows I wouldn’t attend otherwise, and sometimes I see one that is a total surprise and total delight. And director Lara Tenckhoff’s production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella is undoubtedly a gem, top to bottom.

With its delightful assemblage of songs including “Fins,” “Volcano,” “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” and the iconic "Margaritaville," the Jimmy Buffett celebration Escape to Margaritaville enjoys a debut run at Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse July 12 through September 9, this uplifting musical stage treat lauded by the Hollywood Reporter as "the theatrical equivalent of sipping on a frozen drink while lying on a beach chair in the blazing sun."