A Tony Award-nominated playwright described by the New York Times as “a maestro of the short form,” author David Ives and his unique stage gifts will be celebrated in Scott Community College's Student Life Center from November 18 through 21, with the college's theatrical talents uniting to treat audiences to three beguiling works in An Evening of Shorts by David Ives.

Had the Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse's holiday production Winter Wonderland been staged last year as originally intended, it would have marked a significant anniversary, given that it would have been 20 years since the previous version of this Christmas-themed musical revue debuted on the Rock Island stage. But with the dinner theatre closed for the holidays in 2020, Winter Wonderland, running November 10 through December 29, is now returning to Circa '21 – in altered form – for this year's yuletide season instead. And although a 21st-anniversary presentation may not have the marketing value of a 20th-, staging the revue in 2021 does provide a different number to celebrate.

Enjoying an area stage run two months before the release of a new film version starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, William Shakespeare's classic tragedy Macbeth runs at Augustana College November 11 through 14, this legendary revenge thriller one of the Bard's most famous tragedies and the first mainstage production in the Rock Island college's 2021-22 season.

A powerful one-man show that examines the sacrifices made by our country's troops and their family members will be staged at the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center on November 11, with author and star Douglas Taurel bringing audiences directly into war-affected hearts, minds, and souls through the unforgettable stage drama The American Soldier.