On July 27th and 28th at 4pm, RU Performing Arts Students will be performing two stateside showings of the Theory of Relativity! These two showings will take place in Cheek...
In this musical, an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming "ding" of the bell that signals...
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee October 3-6, 2024 (Thursday-Saturday 7:30 pm; Sunday 2 pm) Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center Director, Prof. Marissa Barnathan In this musical, an eclectic...
Rockford University Performing Arts (RUPA) students perform music/songs in a variety of styles.
Much Ado About Nothing November 21-24, 2024 (Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 pm; Sunday 2 pm) Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center Director, Prof. Deborah Mogford Love, deceit, and misunderstandings abound in this witty and charming comedy by William Shakespeare. Beatrice and Benedick, two strong-willed and witty friends, must confront the complexities of relationships as they face the blurred...
Rockford University Performing Arts (RUPA) students performing music/songs in a variety of styles
December 6, 2024 (Friday, 7:30 pm) Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center Director, Prof. Timm Adams More details to be announced! These once-a-semester concerts feature Rockford University choirs.
Blithe Spirit February 20-23, 2025 (Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 pm; Sunday 2 pm) Cheek Theatre, Clark Arts Center Director, Prof. Deborah Mogford A smash comedy hit in London and New York, this much-revived classic from the playwright of Private Lives concerns fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, who has remarried but finds himself haunted (literally) by the ghost...
The Prom April 10-13, 2025 (Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 pm; Sunday 2 pm) Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center Director, Prof. Marissa Barnathan Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the...
Choir Concert May 2, 2025 (Friday, 7:30 pm) Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center Director, Prof. Timm Adams More details to be announced! These once-a-semester concerts feature Rockford University choirs.
