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Blogging with Brendan: Beyond Acting Class – Teaching Theatre in New Ways
Posted on July 12, 2021
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...
Cast of “Chicago” Announced
Posted on June 24, 2021
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...
Thomsen Talk: Celebrating 15 Years
Posted on June 8, 2021
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,...
QCT Announces Fall Series Lineup
Posted on May 20, 2021
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...
Cast of “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane” Announced
Posted on May 6, 2021
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....
Reuschel Report
Posted on May 3, 2021
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...
Cast of “Wonderful Things” Announced
Posted on April 23, 2021
Live music returns to the QCT stage May 13-16 and 20-23 with a cast of seven performers in QCT’s presentation of Wonderful Things: The Songs of...
Blogging with Brendan: Dramaturgy (Drama-WHAT?) – The Lesser Known Theatre Discipline
Posted on April 6, 2021
When I introduce myself as a dramaturg, I generally need to repeat myself (or, at worst, reassure the listener that I’m not making a joke about...
Thomsen Talk
Posted on March 9, 2021
It was announced in mid-February that live theatre would return to the tri-state area with our production of The Belle of Amherst, a one-person show written by...
Reuschel Report
Posted on February 9, 2021
When I started as Executive Director at QCT, I was constantly amazed by how many people called QCT ‘home’ and referenced others who were involved as...
Shining a Spotlight on Julie Schuetz
Posted on February 9, 2021
In January 2021, Julie Schuetz began her term as President of the QCT Board of Directors. She joined the board in January of 2019 and served...
QCT Partners with Teen REACH
Posted on January 20, 2021
Quincy Community Theatre and Teen REACH have partnered to develop a theatre and civic action project named Quincy Teen Voices. Funded by a grant from Illinois...