Rock Island’s Circa ’21 Serving Up ‘Savannah Sipping Society’ Through Nov. 7
Returning with the venue’s first mainstage production since theatres everywhere closed in mid-March, Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse is ready to bring audiences loads of long-awaited laughs and warmth with the Quad City premiere of THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY. Playing through Nov. 7, this new hilarious and heartwarming comedy is written by the authors of such previous Circa ’21 hits as “The Dixie Swim Club” and “Mama Won’t Fly” and is being presented by a first-class cast of professional actors.
THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY will be presented on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturdays evenings at 7:45 p.m., Sundays at 5:45 p.m., and Wednesday matinées at 1:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $55.05 for the evening productions and $48.23 for the matinées.
Due to the Phase 4 rules of Restore Illinois, capacity for each performance THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY is limited to only 50 people in the 330 seat venue. Plated dinners will be served in lieu of the traditional buffet. For the safety of guests and staff members, temperatures will be taken when patrons arrive and face masks must be worn to enter the theatre, when interacting with the staff and whenever guests are away from their tables.
Reservations are available through the Circa ’21 ticket office. For reservations, contact the theatre at 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island or by calling 309-786-7733 ext. 2. Online reservations are not available at the present time, though more information on all venue events and procedures is available at Circa21.com.
After a hot yoga class brings four “women of a certain age” together at the start of THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY, the ladies decide their sassy humor and Southern charms are better suited for solving life’s problems over cocktails. Over the course of six months and many hilarious misadventures, these ladies successfully bond and find the confidence to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they’ve all but lost over the years. Together, they discover lasting friendships and a renewed determination to live in the moment and most importantly, they realize it’s never too late to make new friends.
Written by the popular playwriting team of Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten – whose other comedies performed in the area have included “Dearly Beloved,” “The Red Velvet Cake War,” “Always a Bridesmaid,” and “Doublewide, Texas” the joyous and touching THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY raises a glass to lasting friendships and the determination to live in the moment.
Directing Circa ’21’s first mainstage production in nearly six months is venue veteran, Warner Crocker, whose other Rock Island productions have included “Shear Madness,” “Mama Won’t Fly,” “Southern Crossroads” and the musical version of “The Bridges of Madison County.” THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY’s four-person cast, meanwhile, is composed of a quartet of returning talents all familiar to Circa ’21 audiences Sarah Hayes (Annie, Elf: The Musical); Sherry Konjura (Nana’s Naughty Knickers, Shear Madness); Kim Kurtenbach (Smoke on the Mountain, The Sound of Music) and Shelley Walljasper (Kinky Boots, Southern Crossroads).
Circa ’21’s entire team is thrilled to re-open the theatre’s doors and welcome back its much-missed guests! The theater urges patrons to make reservations early for what will certainly be a hilarious and heartwarming stage experience! Call the Circa ’21 ticket office at 309-786-7733 ext. 2 for tickets and share the love and joy of returning to the theatre to see THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY!
