What Are You Doing This Weekend?

Hope you've got on your thinking caps - there are so many shows going on, you'll have to make some tough decisions! Here's a run down:

@SPT: Clue

"There comes a time when we get a clue, when we come to understand what is truly important in our lives. It usually comes in the second half of our time here."

SPT's fourth "Games People Play" installment will feature guest artists Bret Goethe and Katy Slaven.

Location: CSPS Hall
Time: 8:00 Friday & Saturday
Price $25 ($20 online)

@TCR: Five Women Wearing the Same Dress

"During a wedding reception, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below, in this wickedly funny and touching celebration of the women's spirit."

Script by Alan Ball; directed by Angie Toomsen.

Location: Grandon Studio
Time: 7:30 Friday & Saturday, 2:30 Sunday (Friday sold out)
Price: $20/$17.50 ($15 Youth)

@3Bros: The Dumb Waiter

"Ben and Gus are waiting…and waiting and waiting and waiting to hear about their next hit. While contemplating the local news and how to appropriately put on the kettle, the dumb waiter in their basement rental starts sending them urgent messages with the day’s order. Pinter’s classic play, oft parodied, is like a suped-up, handgun-laden, comedic version of Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot.’"

Script by Harold Pinter, directed by Josh Beadle

Location: Paul Engle Center for Neighborhood Arts (1600 4th Ave SE in Cedar Rapids)
Time: 7:30 Friday & Saturday, 2:00 Sunday
Price: $10

@Old Creamery: The Gin Game

"Two nursing home residents strike up an acquaintance and enjoy each other's company. Over a series of games of Gin, they engage in conversations about their families and their lives. What starts as fun soon turns into a battle with both players trying to humiliate the other and expose their weaknesses."

Script by D. L. Coburn; directed by Deborah Kennedy.

Location: Studio Stage, Old Amana Middle School
Time: 3:00 Thursday and Sunday, 7:30 Friday and Saturday
Price: $16.50 - $25.50

@ITAC: Garage Sale-Amania (fundraiser)

Location: 4709 220th Trail
Time: 8:00 - 4:00 Saturday
Price: $1 Admission (to benefit ITAC education)

College Corner

School: University of Iowa
Show: Big Love by Charles Mee
Location: David Thayer Theatre
Time: 8 Friday & Saturday
Price: $17 ($12 Senior, $10 Youth, $5 Student)

School: Iowa State University
Show: Rent by Jonathan Larson
Location: Fisher Theatre
Time: 7:30 Friday & Saturday, 2 Sunday
Price: $21 ($16 Students)

School: Kirkwood Community College
Show: Lemon Sky by Lanford Wilson
Location: Ballantyne Auditorium
Time: 7:30 Friday & Saturday, 2:30 Sunday

School: University of Northern Iowa
Show: Batboy: the Musical by Keythe Farley, Brian Flemming and Laurence O'Keefe
Location: Strayer-Wood Theatre
Time: 7:30 Friday & Saturday, 2:00 Sunday
Price: $18 ($13 Students, $10 Youth)


... so get out to the theatre!