GenesiUs.org
Title
Genesius Guild and the Genesius Guild Theatre Foundation
Description
The Genesius Guild is unique in the United States, perhaps in the world. It is, first and foremost, a community theatre which draws its actors and audience from eastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois. Since its founding in 1956, the guild has performed on indoor and outdoor stages, in television and cinema (an Academy Award winner), in the Quad Cities and at sites as far away as Chicago. They draw audiences from a wide area of the Midwest to enjoy the unusual and accessible summer program of classic theatre.
The guild's well-established opera series (since 1972) was the cornerstone on which the Quad City Mozart Festival was built. Performances by the Ballet Quad Cities have been included in the guild's annual seasons since 1996, spurring a rapid growth in its training program.
Nowhere else in the country can one find such a mix of free, classical productions: works designed to give our citizens, especially our youngsters, an easy acquaintance with the classics.
Languages
English
