CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. (May 10, 2011) — Jason Alberty says the Chronicles of Narnia books are about one thing in particular: The unbounded human imagination. So he hopes the audience is ready to unleash that imagination when they see The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe come to life onstage at Theatre Cedar Rapids.
Theatre Cedar Rapids, one of the region’s largest and longest-operating nonprofit community theaters, seeks an Assistant Technical Director/Sound Engineer to design, implement, and coordinate all sound needs for the theatre, assist with scenery construction load-in and strike, and other duties assigned by the Technical Director. Qualified applicants should have a Bachelor’s Degree and/or 2 years ...
CEDAR RAPIDS (March 12, 2011) — Theatre Cedar Rapids has announced its lineup for the 2011-12 Season, featuring major titles like “Hairspray,” “Damn Yankees” and “A Christmas Carol” as well as intimate dramas and a festival of new work by Iowa playwrights.
The American Heart Association is partnering with Theatre Cedar Rapids for the 19th Annual Heart Ball — a fundraiser aimed at saving lives from heart disease — beginning at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Guests of the Heart Ball will be treated to a silent and live auction, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, as well as a private showing of Crimes of the Heart. The Heart Ball is presented by Cardiologists, L.C. and underwritten by the Diamond V Mills Corporate Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation. The event takes place at TCR's home in the Iowa Theater Building, 102 3rd St. SE in downtown Cedar Rapids.
As kids go back to school this fall, Theatre Cedar Rapids is headed there too. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” will be in session on the TCR stage Sept. 10 through Oct. 2. The Tony Award-winning musical comedy will also be the featured presentation at the theater’s season-kickoff Gala Sept. 10.