• The Importance of Being Earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest
    Maddox Theatre - Clark Arts Center 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

    February 23 – 26, 2023 (Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 pm; Sunday 2 pm) Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center Director, Prof. Deborah Mogford Wilde referred to this play as “a trivial comedy for serious people.” This is a farcical comedy with witty, quick paced dialogue and situations dealing with love, lovers, mistaken identity, an outrageous parent, and a...

    Free for RU Students with ID
  • Urinetown: The Musical

    Urinetown: The Musical
    Maddox Theatre - Clark Arts Center 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

    April 27-30, 2023 (Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m.) Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center Guest Director, Stephen Schellhardt Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics...

    Free for RU Students with ID
  • Pure Imagination: A Night at the Movies

    Maddox Theatre - Clark Arts Center 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

    Pure Imagination: A Night at the Movies May 5, 2023, 7:30 p.m. Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center Director/Conductor, Prof. Timm Adams Escape to a sensational evening of unforgettable songs from...

    Free for RU Students with ID
  • Exit the King

    Maddox Theatre 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

    September 21-24, 2023 (Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 pm; Sunday 2 pm) Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center Director, Prof. Deborah Mogford First produced in 1963 starring Alec Guinness and successfully revived to great acclaim on Broadway in 2009, this absurdist exploration of ego and mortality is set in the crumbling throne-room of the palace in an unnamed country...

    Free for RU Students
  • Around the World and Back Again

    Cheek Theatre - Clark Arts Center 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

    Admission is free with a $20 suggested donation. This show consisting of songs inspired by travel will be in CHEEK THEATRE at 4pm and 10pm. Cheek Theatre is located in the Clark Arts Center on Rockford University Campus (5050 East State Street) in the lower level. Can't attend the event? Donate here: https://www.givecampus.com/tzx0ta Directed By...

    $20
  • Lucky Stiff

    Lucky Stiff
    Rockford University 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

    November 9-12, 2023 (Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 pm; Sunday 2 pm) Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center Director, Prof. Timm Adams Based on the novel, The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte...

    Free for RU Students
  • Choir Concert

    Maddox Theatre - Clark Arts Center 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

    December 8, 2023 (Friday, 7:30 pm) Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center Director, Prof. Timm Adams A performance featuring Rockford University choirs.

    Free for RU Students
  • Songs for a New World

    Songs for a New World
    Cheek Theatre - Clark Arts Center 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

    February 22-25, 2024 (Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 pm; Sunday 2 pm) Cheek Theatre, Clark Arts Center Director, Stephen Schellhardt Writer and composer Jason Robert Brown transports his audience from the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to a ledge, 57 stories above Fifth Avenue, to meet a startling array of characters that range from a young...

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  • Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot

    Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot
    Maddox Theatre - Clark Arts Center 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

    April 18-21, 2024 (Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 pm; Sunday 2 pm) Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center Director, Prof. Deborah Mogford It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world...

    Free for RU Students
  • Choir Concert

    Maddox Theatre - Clark Arts Center 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

    Choir Concert May 3, 2024 (Friday, 7:30 pm) Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center Director, Prof. Timm Adams A performance featuring Rockford University choirs.

    Free for RU Students