FAIRFIELD AREA COMMUNITY THEATRE, Golden Magnolia Sanctuary, 200 S. Main St., Fairfield. Facebook.com/FairfieldAreaCommunityTheatre. The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge. In this courtroom comedy, Ebenezer Scrooge is suing Jacob Marley and the three ghosts for breaking and entering, kidnapping, slander, pain and suffering, attempted murder, and intentional infliction of emotional distress! Through November 15.
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA THEATRE, Theatre Building, David Thayer Theatre, 200 N. Riverside Dr., U of I, Iowa City, Hancher.uiowa.edu. 16 Winters, or the Bear’s Tale. University of Iowa Playwriting alum Mary Hamilton imagines the journey that each character from Shakespeare’s Winter’s Tale takes during the enchanted time gap between Acts 3 and 4. Through November 14.
CIRCA 21 DINNER PLAYHOUSE, Rock Island, IL. Circa21.com. A Christmas Carol, The Musical. Nov. 11–Dec. 29.
THEATRE CEDAR RAPIDS, 102 3rd St. SE, Cedar Rapids. TheatreCR.org. Mary Poppins. Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for seven Tony Awards. Nov. 17–Dec. 20. A Christmas Carol. Nov. 27–Dec. 20.
GIVING TREE THEATER, 752 10th St., Marion. GivingTreeTheater.com. It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast on stage. Dec. 4–20.
THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE, 135 8th St., Dubuque. TheGrandOperaHouse.com. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. A musical-theater adaptation of the beloved television special. Nov. 27–Dec. 6.
DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS, Civic Center, 221 Walnut St., Des Moines. DMPA.org. Maybe Happy Ending. Winner of six Tony Awards, this musical tells the deeply human story of a chance encounter that sparks connection, adventure, and maybe even love. Dec. 1–6.
CITY CIRCLE THEATRE CO, CCPA, 1301 5th St., Coralville. Coralville-Arts.org. Shrek the Musical. Dec. 4–13.
RIVERSIDE THEATRE, 119 E. College St., Iowa City. RiversideTheatre.org. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberly. Return to the world of Pride and Prejudice for a witty, heartwarming holiday romance that finally gives Mary Bennett her chance to shine. Nov. 27–Dec. 13.
TALLGRASS, West Des Moines Community Theatre, TallgrassTheatre.org. POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, seven brilliant women risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble. Nov. 13–22.
THE BLACK BOX THEATRE, 1623 5th Avenue, Moline, IL. TheBlackBoxTheatre.com. The Minutes by Tracy Letts. The Minutes explores small-town politics and the real-world effects of trying to rewrite history. Nov. 6–15.
FILMS
CINEMA FAIRFIELD, Sondheim Theater, 200 N. Main, Fairfield. Concessions available. Check CinemaFairfield.com for features and showtimes!
FILMSCENE at the Chauncey, 404 E. College St., Iowa City. ICFilm-Scene.org. Filmscene screens art films, documentaries, educational movies, cult classics, late-night screenings, Pride series, Reel Representation series, Picture Show family series, and more.
List of Eastern/Central Iowa Theaters
ADLER THEATRE, 136 E. 3rd St., Davenport. (563) 326-8500.
BRUCEMORE MANSION, Peggy Boyle Whitworth Amphitheater, Cedar Rapids. Brucemore.org. (319) 362-7375.
CEDAR FALLS COMMUNITY THEATER, Oster Regent, 103 Main St., Cedar Falls. (319) 277-5283.
CEDAR RAPIDS OPERA, 425 2nd St. SE, Cedar Rapids. CROpera.org.
CIRCA ’21 DINNER PLAYHOUSE, Rock Island, IL. Circa21.com.
CITY CIRCLE THEATRE COMPANY, Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. (319) 248-9370. CoralvilleArts.org.
CORALVILLE CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, 1301 5th St., Coralville. (319) 248-9372. www.CoralvilleArts.org.
DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS, 221 Walnut St., DesMoinesPerformingArts.org.
DES MOINES CIVIC CENTER, 221 Walnut St., Des Moines. DesMoinesPerformingArts.org.
DES MOINES METRO OPERA, Blank Performing Arts Center, 513 North D St., Indianola. DesMoinesMetroOpera.org.
DES MOINES YOUNG ARTISTS THEATRE, 4801 Franklin Ave., Des Moines. (515) 218-8016.
DES MOINES PLAYHOUSE, 831 42nd St., Des Moines. DMPlayhouse.com.
DREAMWELL THEATRE, Public Space One, 120 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City. Dreamwell.com.
FAIRFIELD AREA COMMUNITY THEATRE (FACT), Fairfield. Facebook.com.
FAIRFIELD YOUTH PERFORMING ARTS (FYPA). FACC, 200 N. Main St., Fairfield. Tickets at FairfieldFACC.com. FYPA-Theatre.org. Facebook.com.
FILMSCENE at the Chauncey, 404 E. College St., Iowa City. ICFilmScene.org.
GIVING TREE THEATER, 752 10th St., Marion. GivingTreeTheater.com.
IOWA CITY COMMUNITY THEATRE, The James Theater, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City. IowaCityCommunityTheatre.org.
IOWA STAGE THEATER COMPANY, Salisbury House & Gardens, Shakespeare on the Lawn, Des Moines. SalisburyHouse.org.
THE JAMES THEATER, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City, TheJamesIC.com. (310) 570-7342.
MIRRORBOX THEATRE, CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids. MirrorboxTheatre.com.
MOUNT VERNON-LISBON COMMUNITY THEATRE, Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center, Mount Vernon. MVLCT.com.
PYRAMID THEATRE, Stoner Theatre, 221 Walnut St., Des Moines Civic Center. PyramidTheatre.org.
QUAD CITY MUSIC GUILD, Prospect Park Auditorium, Moline, IL. (309) 762-6610.
REVIVAL THEATRE COMPANY. CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids. RevivalTheatreCompany.com.
RIVERSIDE THEATRE, 119 E. College St., Iowa City. RiversideTheatre.org.
TALLGRASS THEATRE COMPANY, 2019 Grand Ave., West Des Moines. TallgrassTheatre.org.
THEATRE CEDAR RAPIDS, 102 3rd St. SE, Cedar Rapids. TheatreCR.org.
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA THEATRE, Theatre Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Theatre.uiowa.edu.
WASHINGTON COMMUNITY THEATER, 2227 250th St., Washington. (319) 653-5175. WCTheater.com.
WATERLOO COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE, 224 Commercial St., Waterloo. (319) 235-0367.
WILLOW CREEK THEATRE COMPANY, 327 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City. Facebook.com.