Purchasing this pass allows you one ticket per each performing art event for the Fall 24 & Spring 25 season! (note: this is one ticket per event, not one ticket per each recurrence of the event. Events subject to change). 

Once tickets become available for each individual event, log in to the same account you purchased this season pass with.  At the last step of the check out page, you will have the option to apply your season passes. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected], or call 815-226-4100 during box office hours (Tuesday-Friday 2-5pm in the summer, Monday-Friday 2-5pm during the semester). 

Our current lineup includes:

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
October 3-6, 2024 (Thursday-Friday 7:30 pm; Saturday at 4pm and 7:30pm; Sunday 2 pm)
Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center
Director, Stephen Schellhardt
In this musical, an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming "ding" of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! At least the losers get a juice box.
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Much Ado About Nothing
November 21-24, 2024 (Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 pm; Sunday 2 pm)
Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center
Director, Prof. Deborah Mogford
Love, deceit, and misunderstandings abound in this witty and charming comedy by William Shakespeare. Beatrice and Benedick, two strong-willed and witty friends, must confront the complexities of relationships as they face the blurred lines between truth and deception. Meanwhile, Claudio and Hero's budding love is put to the test as rumors and lies threaten to destroy their bond. Will love prevail, or will the whispers and rumors of the day destroy the bonds of affection? Dive into this timeless tale of romance, humor, and drama to find out.

Choir Concert
December 6, 2024 (Friday, 7:30 pm)
Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center
Director, Prof. Timm Adams
More details to be announced! These once-a-semester concerts feature Rockford University choirs.

Spring 2025 Performances

Blithe Spirit 
February 20-23, 2025 (Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 pm; Sunday 2 pm)
Cheek Theatre, Clark Arts Center
Director, Prof. Deborah Mogford
A smash comedy hit in London and New York, this much-revived classic from the playwright of Private Lives concerns fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, who has remarried but finds himself haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, Elvira. Clever, insistent and well aware of Charles' shortcomings, Elvira is called up by a visiting “happy medium,” the eccentric and flighty Madame Arcati. As everyone's personalities clash, Charles’ current wife, Ruth, is accidentally killed. She “passes over” and joins Elvira, allowing the two “blithe spirits” to haunt the hapless Charles into perpetuity. “Blithe Spirit” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

The Prom
April 10-13, 2025 (Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 pm; Sunday 2 pm)
Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center
Director
Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is love that brings them all together. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical, THE PROM expertly captures all the humor and heart of a classic musical comedy with a message that resonates with audiences now more than ever.THE PROM is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com

Choir Concert
May 2, 2025 (Friday, 7:30 pm)
Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center
Director, Prof. Timm Adams
More details to be announced! These once-a-semester concerts feature Rockford University choirs.

Enjoy the Show!