Performing Arts
THE BELL TOWER THEATER
OCTOBER 2016
The Bell Tower Theater , Dubuque ’ s hometown theater , is pleased to announce its 2017 season . Next year will feature five brand new comedies and musicals and two youth productions . All 2017 performances are held at The Bell Tower Theater at 2728 Asbury Rd . in Dubuque . The popular Early Bird Special performances will continue in 2017 and , as always , Thursday night performances are Girl ’ s Night Out . For information on ticket prices , call ( 563 ) 588- 3377 or visit BellTowerTheater . net .
Doublewide , Texas October 14-15 , 19-22 & 26-29 @ 7:30 PM October 16 , 23 & 30 @ 2 PM From the authors of Dixie Swim Club and Hallelujah Girls comes this hilarious , fast-paced comedy . The inhabitants of one of the smallest trailer parks in Texas – four doublewides and a shed – are thrown for a loop when they realize the nearby town is determined to annex them .
Guess Who ’ s Coming to Christmas December 2-3 , 7-10 & 14-17 @ 7:30 PM December 4 , 11 & 18 @ 2 PM
In this comedy by Amy Jensen and Landon Scott Heimbach , all Nancy wants is for her family to be together for Christmas dinner , but that is easier said than done . Trying to get her feisty mother and her three grown children in the same place at the same time is hard enough . Add in her boyfriend ’ s two kids , the landscaper , and the “ professional ” dancer and it ’ s nearly impossible .
Love , Lies & the Doctor ’ s Dilemma February 10-11 , 15-18 & 22-25 , 2017 @ 7:30 PM February 12 , 19 & 26 , 2017 @ 2 PM
The season begins with the area premiere of this hilarious new comedy . It ’ s Joan ’ s birthday , and she just wants to spend the day with her beloved Sandy . But her life is thrown upside down by the arrival of her movie star sister-in-law , a mobster on the trail of her son , and her nutty neighbor . One innocent lie piles on top of another , and hilarity ensues .
Harris Cashes Out April 21-22 , 26-29 & May 3-6 , 2017 @ 7:30 PM April 23 , 30 & May 7 , 2017 @ 2 PM Forty years ago , Harris Wellborn wrote an off-Broadway musical that closed after one performance . Now Harris is down on his luck . His life takes a hilarious turn when he meets the flaky young woman down the hall and her scheming boyfriend comes up with a devious plan to cash in on Harris ’ past .
Fish on Friday August 11-12 , 16-19 & 22-26 , 2017 @ 7:30 PM August 13 , 20 & 27 , 2017 @ 2 PM Dubuque composer and playwright David Resnick has written a sparkling revival of his popular musical Memories of a Non-Jewish Childhood . This re-imagined version of Robert Byrne ’ s book on growing up Catholic in Dubuque in the 1940s was written specifically for the Bell Tower Theater .
Old Hams October 13-14 , 18-21 & 25-28 , 2017 @ 7:30 PM October 15 , 22 & 29 , 2017 @ 2 PM A colorful group of retired performers have lived at the Ophelia L . Davis Home for Actors , Musicians and Singers for more than 40
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