EDITORS’ PICKS: May 2021
EVENTS: May May 2021
Frank T. Merrill from the 1896 edition Little Women
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FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS AND
SUNDAYS MAY 21-JUNE 6, ‘Little
Women,’
Theatre Cedar Rapids, Brucemore, Cedar Rapids, 7:30 p.m., $25-100 Theatre Cedar Rapids once again
partners with Brucemore Mansion this summer to bring Cedar Rapids the best in outdoor, COVID-safe theater experiences. They’re kicking things off with the Heather Chrisler adaptation of Little Women, a four-woman show that emphasizes the role of play in the lives of the four sisters while also lingering on the impact of tragedy. First workshopped in 2019, this adaptation saw most of its development process online over the course of the pandemic, and TCR will be presenting one of its first live performances. CRANDIC performances: Friday, May 7 at 8 p.m. Out the
Sunday, May 16 at 2:30 & 4 ‘The
Box: ‘Dark Skinned Pavement’ by
Journey’—Illusionist Scott Silven,
TJ Young, Mirrorbox Theatre (mir-
Hancher
rorboxtheatre.com) Friday, May 21-Sunday, May 23, all Tuesday-Saturday, May 11-15 at
day ‘The Show Must Go Online!,’
6:30 & 8 ‘The Journey’—Illusionist
Young Footliters (coralvillearts.
Scott Silven, Hancher (hancher.
org), $12-17
uiowa.edu), $20 Friday, May 21 at 8 p.m. Out Friday, May 14 at 8 p.m. Out the
the Box: ‘To Saints and Stars’
Box: ‘Baby Camp’ by Nandita
by Jordan Ramirez Puckett,
Shenoy, Mirrorbox Theatre
Mirrorbox Theatre
Saturday, May 15 at 7 p.m. ‘Under
Friday, May28 at 8 p.m. Out the
Milk Wood’ Zoom Reading,
Box #50, title TBD, Mirrorbox
Uptown Bill’s Coffee House (@
Theatre
uptownbills) 48 May 2021 LITTLEVILLAGEMAG.COM/LV294