Genesius Guild

06/26/2026

Thanks to directors and Artistic Committee members Michael Callahan and Cait Bodenbender, who stopped by KWQC TV6 News for an appearance on Quad Cities Live yesterday! If you missed it, you can catch them talking about the Genesius Guild, Sophocles: Antigone, and our next show (The Taming of the Shrew) right here.

The Genesius Guild is continuing its 70th anniversary season with free outdoor performances of Sophocles’ Antigone in Lincoln Park, a production that honors the Guild’s origins and features its annual collaboration with local high school students. Additional productions will be staged in July an...

06/23/2026

We have a review! And if you missed out thanks to the weather, we also have good news: there are still two more chances to catch Sophocles: Antigone - Saturday and Sunday at 7 PM. Come enjoy a show!

Genesius Guild’s current production of Antigone, directed by Michael Callahan, is the Guild’s annual high school show and features a cast of almost all teenagers – appropriate, considering that so many of the key characters, including the titular Antigone, are teenagers themselves.

06/20/2026

It is shaping up to be a beautiful evening in the park! We're excited to open Sophocles: Antigone - throwing it back to the first ever show in Lincoln Park 70 years ago.

06/19/2026

We spy some Bill Hannan artwork on the Antigone programs 👀

06/17/2026

Wednesday? More like "halfway to opening night"!

The Genesius Guild theater in Rock Island is presenting two weekends of Sophocles’ “Antigone.” According to a release, performances of “Antigone” are June 20, 21, 27 a…

06/15/2026

70 years of theater in the park - so, of course, we're bringing back the show that started it all! Up next on our stage, we have 2 weekends of Sophocles' Antigone - one of the most powerful Greek tragedies with an evergreen plot.

Join us June 20, 21, 27, and 28 as we put on this incredible show - for free!

An ancient-Greek classic that has long been translated for stage, cinema, television, and more than a half-dozen full-length operas, Sophocles' Antigone will be staged in Rock Island's Lincoln Park June 20 through 28, Genesius Guild's latest serving as the theatre company's annual presentation large...

06/13/2026

It's the last weekend to catch Love's Labour's Lost! It's been 30 years since we last staged it - so you might want to come see the show before it closes! Performances Saturday and Sunday evenings at 7:00 PM.

06/12/2026

Hey, you...how about a review?

Our poetry's not quite as good as the Bard's. Oh well.

One of the many reasons Genesius Guild is a priceless cultural jewel in the Quad Cities is its verdant, pastoral setting.

06/10/2026

As kids these days would say, opening weekend was a ✨vibe✨

(Do kids these days still say that? Your friendly social media admin is a Millennial and has no idea. Either way, come see our show this weekend.)

06/09/2026

Reviews are coming in! But you know the drill - you can't know if you agree or not unless you see the show. So come join us this weekend!

I admit that at Saturday’s opening-night performance, I was initially confused when Genesius Guild's Andy Shearouse explained both the entire plot of William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost and that the set was designed to represent the inner workings of a broken cuckoo clock. One might t...