QCT is proud to introduce the production team for this winter’s production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. The team brings a diverse range of experience and expertise to the production. Joining QCT staff members Brandon Thomsen (Artistic Director) and Seth Campbell (Technical Director) are Donna Haire – Stage Manager Ethan Henry – Costume Designer Shawn … Continued
She’s zany and a bit of a nutball, and she’s coming to the QCT stage with the help of an incredible cast this October. Kindergarten isn’t easy, especially when you’re Junie B. Jones! First, a stealer stole Junie B.’s new furry mittens. Then, there’s the handsomest new boy at school who thinks she’s a nutball. … Continued
Quincy Community Theatre launched its annual fundraising campaign, Light the Way. The campaign theme, “Back Where You Belong”, was inspired by the recent return of live theatre, education classes, and more following months of shutdown due to the pandemic. For many, QCT is a second home and a space that has provided a lifetime of … Continued
Written and compiled by Julie Schuetz, 2020 and 2021 Cast Member 2019 At the QCT fall membership meeting each year, QCT announces the slate of shows for the following year. QCT volunteers always love this announcement, but in September 2019, the announcement of shows was met with an excitement that buzzed through the park shelter house like no other year and resulted … Continued
Written by Andy Caley Earlier this summer, my family and I embarked on an arduous journey to Yellowstone National Park. We set out with an overloaded RV and a small band of young adults. The journey, though well planned, was fraught with danger, from mountain passes to long stretches of highway under a blazing sun. … Continued
Quincy Teen Voices, a collaboration between Quincy Community Theatre and Teen REACH, will be highlighted at the Healing Illinois Celebration Event hosted by the Chicago Community Trust and Illinois Department of Human Services. The virtual event will take place on August 3 from 3:00-4:30 pm. Quincy Teen Voices will be featured at 3:10 pm when … Continued
What continues to amaze me about my chosen field (which is theatre, by the way) is its versatility. “All the world’s a stage,” wrote Shakespeare famously in my, ahem, second favorite play of his, As You Like It— and elements of the theatre really do crop up everywhere you look. What’s more, the lessons that … Continued
Chicago, the most awaited musical to hit the stage, makes its debut at Quincy Community Theatre this July. It’s Chicago, 1928, and everyone’s dying—or killing—to be famous. Aspiring celebrities Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly will stop at nothing to see their names in lights, and everyone’s eager to help—for a price. Greed and ruthless ambition—“That’s … Continued
I have a confession to make: I didn’t think I’d make it a year. I was struggling to make friends, I wasn’t connecting with the students, and frankly, I wasn’t sure I knew what I was doing. I called a former college professor and shared my woes with her. She responded, “You really need to … Continued
Quincy Community Theatre announced three large productions to launch QCT’s 2021 Fall Series. Sixteen months after it was scheduled to premiere on stage, the production of Chicago kicks it off in July followed by Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook in October and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in November. While QCT has offered … Continued
QCT is proud to announce the cast of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, the theatre’s first live, on stage student theatre production since February 2020. The production will be presented in QCT’s Lab Theatre June 16-20. Based on the beloved children’s book, Edward Tulane lives a charmed, but vain, life as an adored porcelain … Continued
After more than a year of being physically separated, it was a jubilant return to live theatre with our April production of The Belle of Amherst. Volunteers were back in the building ready to welcome patrons who were excited to return. Lights were hung, a set was constructed, lines were memorized (74 pages’ worth of dialogue … Continued
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