6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (848+ words) Playcrafters Barn Theatre, 4950 35th Ave., Moline, has announced its 98th season of live community theater, featuring six mainstage productions and a special holiday presentation in 2027. As Playcrafters approaches its centennial, the 2027 season celebrates the variety that has long been at the heart…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (218+ words) Steve Martin’s absurdist comedy, “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” is like an 82-minute fantasy or fever dream. (from left) Kassidy Holdridge, Tori House, Mischa Hooker, Andy Schaser, Matthew McConville, Bruce Carmen, and Justin Raver in the new Richmond Hill production…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1925+ words) The heartfelt musical “Come From Away” is special for many, many reasons. Less than a year after a mesmerizing professional production of “Come From Away” was done (in September-October 2025) at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island, with pre-recorded accompaniment, I…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1700+ words) Since its abrupt closure in downtown Davenport, Mockingbird on Main has taken as its motto one of the famous lines from its source material, “It’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird.” The theater company (founded in 2021 by Tristan Tapscott and…...