The Tin Woman, by Sean Grennan, opened at Giving Tree Theater in Marion during the icy rain last Friday, but the atmosphere in the theater was anything but cold. The Tin Woman tells the story of Jack and Joy — the former, an organ donor; the latter, the recipient of his heart.
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Remember what the holidays can be with Giving Tree’s ‘Best Christmas Pageant Ever’
Peppered with Christmas songs that are, well, mostly traditional, ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ offers a sweet meditation on inclusivity and what the true holiday spirit is meant to be.
Get thee to a theater! 10 can’t-miss local productions this month
With the variety of offerings in Eastern Iowa, you won’t have to go far to find something for date night, the whole family or just a quiet evening for one. This seems particularly true in September. Shows continuing their runs include
Giving Tree’s new owners kick off their first season with ‘The Mousetrap’
his past April, Jamie and Andrea Henley were talking about opening a small family business. Three months later, they became the new owners of Giving Tree Theatre in Marion. A month after [, they opened their first show, The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie.
In ‘The Legend of Georgia McBride,’ Giving Tree Theater shows how to make a family
What does a failing Elvis impersonator do when faced with a growing family and bills to pay? The answer to this question can be found in Giving Tree Theater’s penultimate show, ‘The Legend of Georgia McBride.’
Authentic stories resonate with humor, tragedy in ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’
Giving Tree Theater’s production of Tiny Beautiful Things, running now through March 10 (tickets $26), might just be the antidote to whatever has got you down lately.
‘Silent Sky’ illuminates the past at Giving Tree
Whenever I walk into a new show at Giving Tree Theater in Marion, I never know how the stage will be configured or what innovations in lighting I will be seeing. Richie Akers is an inventive stage designer who has a seemingly bottomless well of ideas.
Review: ‘Noises Off ‘ at Giving Tree delivers high-energy entertainment
Bags, boxes, sheets and more than a few plates of sardines create a fun-filled evening at Giving Tree Theater in Marion. Noises Off runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through May 6
Make your NYE plans, music fans
The end of the year and the holiday season is fast approaching and there’s something fun for everyone to do in the waning hours of 2017 — whether you’d like to have a relaxing night out, get home early or dance all your cares away.
Giving Tree takes audiences to ‘Almost, Maine’
In 2010, an off-Broadway flop surpassed the classic, whimsical — royalty-free — Shakespeare comedy ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ as the most-performed show on U.S. high school stages. The play? John Cariani’s 2004 series of vignettes, ‘Almost, Maine.’
Giving Tree’s ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ finds success in both humorous and serious moments
Under the direction of Rachel Korach Howell, the cast of the Giving Tree Theater’s production of the play successfully balances the script’s humor — which often asks the characters to slide toward caricature — with its more serious concerns.
‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ gives audiences the gift of laughter
Giving Tree Theater is offering audiences a gift: an evening of such silliness that one’s troubles can’t intrude while the stage lights are up. Under the direction of Joe Link, the cast of One Man, Two Guvnors delivers a rapid-fire collection of sight gags, linguistic trickery, recurring bits and general zaniness.