19 Jul 2021

Extra-Credit Assignment: “I & You,” at the Black Box Theatre through July 24

By Pamela Briggs

Even within the subset of meritorious solo or duo shows, author Lauren Gunderson's I & You is a particularly outstanding and imaginative two-person play unlike any I've seen in the Quad Cities, and one to which the Black Box Theatre did full justice. I attended opening night as one member of an equally appreciative crowd.

19 Jul 2021

Family Dis-chord: August Wilson's “The Piano Lesson,” at the Playcrafters Barn Theatre through July 25

By Madeline Dudziak

Family history can often be synonymous with family drama. And anyone who has ever argued over ownership of a family heirloom with their sibling will probably appreciate the Playcrafters Barn Theatre's current production.

19 Jul 2021

Boogie Knight: “Saturday Night Fever,” at the Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse through September 11

By Rochelle Arnold

At last! After being pandemic-delayed for 17 months, it was finally opening night for the long-awaited Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse production Saturday Night Fever. And Friday’s performance transported an extremely excited audience back to the 1970s for a disco revolution in which there was a whole lot of incredible dancing going on.

13 Jul 2021

“The Winter's Tale,” July 15 through 25

By Reader Staff

A famous William Shakespeare title featuring the Bard's most famous stage direction serves as the first of two free summertime Riverside Theatre productions held in Iowa City's Lower City Park, with The Winter's Tale, from July 15 through 25, treating audiences to passion, treachery, low comedy, high drama, and a potentially unforgettable “exit, pursued by a bear.”

12 Jul 2021

How Swede It Is: Quad City Music Guild’s “Mamma Mia!”, at the Prospect Park Auditorium through July 18

By Madeline Dudziak

Once Mamma Mia!'s overture started and the curtains opened – my my – it was nothing short of theatre magic.

09 Jul 2021

Teacher's Pet Project: The Mississippi Bend Players' “No Child … ,” at Augustana College through July 11

By Pamela Briggs

The summer is obviously flying by, as the final show of the Mississippi Bend Players' season – Nilaja Sun's No Child … – just opened at Augustana College's Brunner Theatre. I was there for Thursday's opening night; there are only three performances left, and you have got to see it. This show’s structure is unusual, the topic relatable, and the performance exceptional.

08 Jul 2021

“Jesus Christ Superstar,” July 15 through August 1

By Reader Staff

One of the most beloved and iconic rock operas of all time will enjoy a spectacular new staging in Mt. Carroll when the Timber Lake Playhouse hosts the July 15 through August 1 run of Jesus Christ Superstar, the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice classic boasting such unforgettable numbers as “Everything's Alright,” “Hosanna,” “King Herod's Song,” and the timeless ballad “I Don't Know How to Love Him.”

07 Jul 2021

Genesius Guild's “Hippolytus,” July 17 through 25

By Reader Staff

Between July 17 and 25, Rock Island's classical-theatre company Genesius Guild will wrap up its 2021 summer season with Lincoln Park productions of the rarely staged Greek tragedy Hippolytus, Euripides' seminal work that was first produced for the City Dionysia of Athens in 428 BC and won first prize as part of a trilogy.

06 Jul 2021

“Saturday Night Fever,” July 14 through September 11

By Reader Staff

With Broadway World calling the show “a fast and fun night of musical theatre” that's “brimming with so many 'wow' moments,” the disco sensation Saturday Night Fever makes its long-awaited Quad Cities debut at Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse July 14 through September 11, this exhilarating musical adapted from the Oscar-nominated 1977 smash that catapulted the Bee Gees to international fame and made a household name of star John Travolta.

06 Jul 2021

August Wilson's “The Piano Lesson,” July 16 through 25

By Reader Staff

Winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and an emotionally riveting family drama nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Play, August Wilson's The Piano Lesson serves as the latest 2021 production at Moline's Playcrafters Barn Theatre, this arresting piece by the iconic playwright described by the New York Times as “immensely satisfying” and “among Wilson's masterworks.”

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