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The theater prepares to hold their first performance since they were forced to shut down last March. Author: Nina Burns (WQAD) Updated: 7:56 PM CST March 11, 2021
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse returns Wednesday with its first in-person performance of The Church Basement Ladies in You Smell Barn.
The Dinner Playhouse was forced to shut down last March, two days before their opening of “Saturday Night Fever” due to Shelter-in-Place mandates. The theater put on outdoor shows during the summer and streamed virtually throughout colder months.
“I know the Governor opened things a month or so ago, but we wanted to be really sure when we opened again it would be for good. We wouldn’t have to open and then close again,” Director of Audience Development, Brett Hitchcock said.