July 11th, 2024
Arts & Entertainment News
A new show is hitting the stage at Blackbox Theatre in Moline this weekend! “Songs for a New World” comes alive at The Black Box July 11! “Songs for a New World” weaves together a collection of diverse songs, each telling a unique story. The show doesn’t follow a traditional narrative but explores a range […]
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June 21st, 2024
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Bad Seed, adapted by Maxwell Anderson, from the novel by William March and directed by Patti Flaherty will be presented Friday through Sunday; Friday & Saturday at 7:30 PM, Sunday at 3 PM at Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline.*Doors open 1 hour before the show. Rated PG-13 The scene is a small Southern town where […]
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February 22nd, 2024
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“Harvey” is returning to Moline’s Playcrafter’s Barn Theater this weekend! Harvey by Mary Chase Directed by Jake Ladd • February 9-11 • February 16-18 Friday & Saturday at 7:30 PM, Sunday at 3 PM *Doors open 1 hour before the show. Rated PG Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy, “Harvey,” is the story of a perfect gentleman, Elwood […]
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February 25th, 2023
Arts & Entertainment News
The Black Box Theatre is holding auditions for their next two shows on February 25 from noon to 3 pm. Actors will be asked to read from the script. Actor/Singers prepare a classic Broadway tune and you will read from the script. These are open auditions. Everyone one is welcome. The Mystery of Irma Vep […]
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September 12th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
Another round of auditions for the Black Box Theatre’s production of All Is Calm is scheduled for September 17 from 1:00 to 2:30. The all accapella sung musical is written by Peter Rothstein with vocal arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach and tells the story of The Western Front in World War I, […]
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August 10th, 2022
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“Ride the Cyclone” is here. The area premiere of the quirky musical takes a bow on August 11 at the downtown Black Box Theater in Moline. “In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they […]
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April 26th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
The Black Box Theatre is excited to bring two premiere’s to the area. Auditions for Ride the Cyclone and All Is Calm will take place in May. Ride the Cyclone is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, and tells the story of the members of the St. Cassian […]
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March 18th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
Playcrafter’s Barn Theatre in Moline will present Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire March 18-27! Directed by Jaclyn Marta, Rabbit Hole revolves around Becca and Howie Corbett, who have everything a family could want until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, […]
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March 11th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
The first production of The Black Box Theatre 2022 season is Lauren Gunderson’s “The Revolutionists.” Described as “Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel […]
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November 17th, 2021
Arts & Entertainment News
There’s a heartfelt, inspiring story both on the Playcrafters stage and off in the wacky, wonderful “You Can’t Take It With You,” a classic American comedy by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Due to factors beyond the control of director Vicki Deusinger and the great 18-member cast (I think the most I’ve seen in any […]
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