What Are You Doing This Weekend?

Going out to the theatre, we hope! Here's our weekly roundup:


From TCR: Alice in Wonderland

(Last weekend; review here.)

"Adventure and wonder often go hand in hand — especially if your name is Alice. Enjoy as the magic unfolds before your eyes when you see Alice in Wonderland at Theatre Cedar Rapids opening on April 27. Local writer Jason Alberty puts a contemporary twist on Lewis Carroll’s classic tale bridging the real and the fantastic."

Script by Jason Alberty; directed by Leslie Charipar

Location: Mainstage
Time: 7:30 Friday & Saturday
Price: $25/$20 ($15 Youth)

From The Old Creamery: On Golden Pond

(3rd weekend; review here.)

"Norman and Ethel Thayer have been coming to Golden Pond since they were newlyweds. Now 48 years later, as they spend another summer on its shores, the couple discovers that even at their age, life can still be quite surprising. A delightfully funny look at life, love and the passing of time."

Script by Ernest Thompson; directed by Kathe Mull.

Location: Mainstage
Time: 3:00 Thursday & Sunday; 7:30 Friday & Saturday
Price: $25.50 ($16 Youth)

From Fourth Room: Parallel Lives

"Based on comediennes Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney’s Kathy and Mo Show, this Obie Award-winning play features a diverse collection of characters learning about life on Earth while fickle goddesses watch from afar."

Script by Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney

Location: Sycamore Mall
Time: 7:30 Friday & Saturday, 2:00 Sunday
Tickets: $12

From ITAC: Mrs. Mannerly

"Mrs. Mannerly is a demanding teacher who has been teaching etiquette classes for 36 years, and no student has ever achieved a perfect score in her class. Young Jeffrey is determined to be the first to achieve this feat. The unique comic tale reveals truths about the face we present and the real selves that lie inside."

Script by Jeffery Hatcher; directed by Thomas P. Johnson.

Location: Iowa Theatre Artists Company
Time: 7:30 Friday & Saturday, 1:30 Saturday and Sunday
Price: $22.50 ($10 Youth)

How to Survive Your Adult Relationship With Your Parents

"No matter how well you’ve come to terms with your childhood, your adult relationship with your family can pose surprising challenges! With that in mind, acclaimed humor writer Polly Frost wrote her one person show. Frost’s hilarious and heartfelt show combines storytelling, anecdotes, and humorous tips for surviving the emotional curve-balls we get thrown as our families change and grow in unpredictable ways. Audience members during performances of the show have laughed -- and cried -- and laughed again."

Written and performed by Polly Frost

Location: The Englert
Time: 8:00 Saturday
Price: $22 ($20 Advance)

... so get out to the theatre!