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Mike Schulz on WVIK's "Midwest Week" - June 25, 2010

The following is the Friday, June 25 broadcast of WVIK's "Midweek Week," with host Herb Trix discussing the area's summer-theatre season with the River Cities' Reader's Mike Schulz. "Midwest Week" can...

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King/Richard: Michael King Directs and Stars in Genesius Guild’s "Richard...

If you're familiar with local theatre, you're likely familiar with the work of Michael King, whose area credits include performances for the Playcrafters Barn Theatre, the Prenzie Players, the...

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The Soul of "Wit": Lora Adams on the Curtainbox Theatre Company’s Cancer...

(Author's note: I'm a proud ensemble member of the Curtainbox Theatre Company, and along with interviewee Lora Adams, am serving as co-associate producer on Wit.)   "When you hear that word - cancer -...

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Leap of Faith: Playcrafters Presents the Biblical Musical "Hard to Believe,"...

"I think Playcrafters has traditionally had the reputation of being a stodgy old theatre that only does six comedies a year," says Tom Morrow, a frequent actor and director for Moline's venerable Barn...

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'Net Gain: The Internet Players Debut with Nathan Porteshawver's "The Tragedy...

It’s doubtful anyone needs to be told that launching a new theatre company – particularly in an area already rife with theatre companies – can be a risky venture, which is likely why Quad Cities-based...

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"Wrestling" Match: Director Scott Irelan Blends Modern Themes with Modern...

Augustana College opens its 2010-11 theatre season with the student/faculty collaboration Wrestling with Angels & Demons, and true to its title, the play will find its performers doing a fair share...

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Curtain Call: Mike Schulz and Thom White Discuss Area Theatre in 2010

As we’ve come to annually expect, there was practically no end to the highlights from this past year in area theatre.

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True Academic Theatre: St. Ambrose Explores a National Tragedy in...

For his first directorial effort at St. Ambrose University, Daniel Rairdin-Hale in April staged the ancient-Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex. This month, however, finds the school’s assistant professor of...

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A Third Space in the World: Arlene Malinowski Creates a Bridge Between the...

Nearly everyone who was of TV-viewing age in 1963, it seems, remembers where they were on the day President John F. Kennedy was shot. For writer/performer/instructor Arlene Malinowski, that day is...

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Talking Outside the 'box: Kim Furness Discusses the Curtainbox's 10-Year History

[Author's note: The following was written for TheCurtainbox.com, the Web site for our area's Curtainbox Theatre Company, of which I've been a proud member for nearly a year.]   Recently, Curtainbox...

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Where We Were, Where We Are: New Ground Theatre and Quad Citians Affirming...

For the final production in her company’s 10th-anniversary season, New Ground Theatre Artistic Director Chris Jansen chose to direct a rather epic piece: the debuting period drama Under the Radar,...

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Stage Fraught: Summer Theatre in the Quad Cities and Surrounding Areas

Adulterous lovers. Women and men in drag. Mistreated orphans. Nuns sniffing glue. Grandmas peddling racy underwear. But enough about my upcoming birthday party. These are just a few of the stage sights...

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Bursting at the Seams: The Harrison Hilltop’s Tristan Tapscott Discusses Big...

Odd as it may seem now, there actually was a period in the Harrison Hilltop Theatre’s history – a run of 12 shows, to be precise – in which the company didn’t produce any musicals whatsoever. Yet after...

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How Beautiful English Can Be: Pat Flaherty Seizes the Throne in Genesius...

“I think it came from going to church,” says area actor Pat Flaherty of his childhood interest in theatre. “Because I’d go to church, and I’d see this guy who was holding everybody’s interest through...

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Till There Was You: Christopher and Erika Thomas Play "The Music Man"'s...

Quad City Music Guild’s new production of The Music Man – the Meredith Willson classic running August 5 through 14 – stars husband and wife Christopher and Erika Thomas as romantic leads Harold Hill...

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