The Clinton Area Showboat Theatre is holding a Trivia Night on Friday, March 24th. Proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit the Showboat’s 2017 professional Summer productions, educational Intern Program, and summer camps for children.
The event will take place at Gil’s Ballroom, 2750 South 27th Street in Clinton. Teams should consist of six to eight members. Registration begins at 6 pm with play beginning at 7 pm. Fees are $10 per person. Mulligans and doublers will be available for purchase and there will be a 50/50 raffle. Prizes will be awarded to the top teams.
Gil’s will have a buffet dinner available beginning at 6pm ( including non-meat options). Dinner will cost just $10 for one trip through the buffet. There will also be drink specials all evening. No food or beverages may be brought in.
The 2017 season, “Hooray For Hollywood”, is a season built around shows that were big screen sensations. The Season starts off June 8-18 with a smash hit fresh from Broadway, Disney’s Newsies The Musical! which earned eight Tony nominations, winning best choreography and best original score . The second show is the Alfred Hitchcock classic, Dial M For Murder. This thriller had a successful Broadway run and will be on the Showboat stage from June 22 - July 1. The third show of the season will be the iconic 80’s musical, Footloose. With four Tony nominations along with hit songs like “Footloose”, “Let’s Hear It for the Boy”, and “Holding Out for a Hero”, this musical became an instant classic. Footloose will run from July 6 – July 23 and will be followed by the last musical of the season, The Bridges of Madison County. Jason Robert Brown’s musical was nominated for 4 Tony Awards, winning best original score and orchestrations. This hometown musical is set in Iowa, and will run from July 27 – August 6. The 2017 season will come to a close with a thrilling comedy. The 39 Steps was originally a serious spy film by Alfred Hitchcock, but the stage adaptation is a screwball comedy comprised of four actors playing over 100 different characters. The 39 Steps will run from August 10-19.
Season tickets for the upcoming “Hooray For Hollywood” season are currently available at: Clinton Printing, Wagner Pharmacies and Sweet Woodruff as well as on-line at: www.clintonshowboat.org.
Matthew Teague Miller is Producing Artistic Director for the 2017 season.
Theatre for Young Audiences will showcase the CAST intern company. Madagascar, Jr. , a musical adventure, will be performed at 11am on July 8, 15 and 22. Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat runs July 29, August 2 and 5, also at 11am. The 2017 kids' camp will take place June 12-24 and students will prepare Disney's 101 Dalmations, Kids.
This year's professional company will be introduced to the Clinton community during "Hollywood Hits Follies" on June 13th at 7:30 pm. The evening will provide some of the best songs from favorite movies.
Tickets for the 2017 season will be available at the Trivia Night. Visit www.clintonshowboat.org for more information about all upcoming Showboat events.
