Tag: Theatre

What happened to Rockford’s Capitol Theatre? Here’s what we know

It wasn’t as grand as the Midway and Coronado theaters, but the Capitol Theatre at, 1132 S. Main St. in Rockford, played a significant role on the city’s entertainment scene for several decades. Today, the 1,000-seat Capitol is among a boarded-up row of buildings, a far cry from when the atmospheric theater emitted sounds of […]

Abingdon’s historical “Moonlite Theatre” under new ownership

ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) – From 2013 to 2016, the Moonlite Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia sat unused before an attempt was made to open it. After being used by Barter in 2020, the theatre once again sat unused. But thanks to one family, the Moonlite Theatre will soon be up and running once again. The drive-in, […]

Quinlan ISD theatre students awarded grants for summer acting camps

Feb. 19—The Quinlan ISD Education Foundation awarded a total of $8,000 in grants to 12 high school and middle school theatre students last week to help them attend summer theater camps at various universities. The 12 grant recipients were selected on a first-come, first-served basis after the foundation announced in late January that the total […]