Quincy Community Theatre

Quincy Community Theatre is an opportunity for theatre enthusiasts from the entire Tri-state Region to participate and perform. Join us in our mission to offer and perpetuate quality theatre entertainment and education in the performing arts through "community" participation by volunteering . Quincy Community Theatre is an expression of our community and our love of theatre as an art form.

The Quincy Community Theatre serves as a showcase for community talent and as a major theatrical resource for the Tri-state area, offering five major productions, two student productions, and a variety of workshops and classes each year.

The organization provides an outlet for community members to display their talents in quality live theatre with a wide array of productions.

MISSION STATEMENT

To offer and perpetuate quality theatre entertainment and education in the performing arts through "community" participation.

OUR HISTORY

Quincy Community Theatre (QCT) has been delighting audiences with musicals, mysteries, comedies, and dramas since 1923. Originally named the Quincy Community "Little" Theatre, the organizers pursued their craft by presenting two or three plays a year at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.

The Little Theatre was formally organized in 1928 by Mrs. Charles Dazey (wife of the famous Broadway playwright, Charles Dazey) and by Paul Weisenborn, an attorney in Quincy. At this time, plays were being produced in Quincy at the old Empire Theatre.

Due to the break in performances during WWII, the theatre celebrated its 75th Season in 2012 with a 75th Season Fund Drive. Throughout the year, QCT raised nearly $65,000 to replenish its Student Theatre Scholarships and for needed upgrades to its facility.

We hope future generations of the Tri-state area will perpetuate our dreams and continue to preserve the vision of community theatre.

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