August 28, 2017 – Iowa City, Iowa – EXEPERIENCE the glitz and glamour of New York this Fall as Iowa City Community Theatre presents MAME, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, directed by Richard Tiegs, with musical direction by Wes Habley.

Your Child Could Become a Comedian! On September 9th from 8-11AM, ComedySportz will be at The Establishment to laugh with your kids. Anyone 11-17 years old will have 90 seconds to tell a joke, perform impressions, or sing a funny song. The funniest kids will be selected from the audition.

Ballet Quad Cities Studios 613 17th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201   Ages 14-18 (or BQC level 6 and 7) Tuesday, September 12, 2017 ~ 5:00pm Registration, 5:30-7:00 audition Possible Call backs   Ages 8-13 (or BQC Level 4 and 5) (younger ages by invitation only) Saturday, September 16, 2017~ 10:00am registration, 10:30-11:30 audition Possible Call Backs

Amana- Footloose opens on September 7 and runs through October 1 on the Old Creamery’s Main Stage, with shows on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays at 2:00 pm and on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm.

What: Playwriting Workshop Series led by Chris Jansen When: Sept. 5, Sept. 12, Sept. 19, Sept. 26, Oct. 3 (all Tuesdays), 5:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Where: Midwest Writing Center (c/o RIPL, 401 19th St., Rock Island, IL) Cost: $50 for MWC members // $75 for non-members // FREE for college students

For the first production in the company's sixth season, Davenport's QC Theatre Workshop will present a world-premiere drama: author Aaron Randolph III's Broken, running August 25 through September 10.

DUBUQUE, Iowa – Online single ticket sales for University of Dubuque’s 2017-2018 Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series begin Monday, August 14, at 10:00 a.m. at www.dbq.edu/heritagecenter. This year’s series boasts 21 guest artist performances selected from today’s international touring circuit as well as the fifth annual Christmas at Heritage Center.

 

CHICAGO – This October, Ballet 5:8 returns to the Quad Cities, hometown of Ballet 5:8 Co-founder & Executive Director, Amy Kozol Sanderson, for the third time since the company’s founding in 2012. Ballet 5:8’s “Compass” features four one-act ballets inspired by the challenges of navigating cultural tension in the present day. From an alien society to 1970’s Chicago, “Compass” stretches across time and space to explore some of our country’s most pressing topics.

 Welcome Four New Woman Dancers to Ballet Quad Cities for the 2017-2018 Season!
 

MOUNT CARROLL – Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, announced its 57th consecutive summer season for 2018. Current Artistic Director James Beaudry and Executive Director Dan Danielowski made the announcement at the company’s annual Gala in Freeport on July 14th.

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