PAST PRODUCTIONS

By the time Davenport Junior Theatre was founded in 1951, Mary Fluhrer-Nighswander had already been privately teaching acting and diction lessons in the Quad Cities for several years. Leone Bredbeck (creator of Showtime Pal and Recreation Director at that time) thought that Mary's teaching would be a fine addition to Parks programs. Mary would travel to the various parks teaching acting.

After only a year, Mary and Leone saw a need to bring these students together from all over the city to form a company. At that moment, a genesis occured that would create Davenport Junior Theatre, now the second-oldest theatre in the country dedicated to "Theatre for Kids, by Kids."

Generations of Quad City area children have had the joy of being members of this company. Take a glimpse into the Davenport Junior Theatre Mainstage Acting Company production history below.

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1952-53
Star Child

1953-54
Hans Brinker
Sleeping Beauty

1954-55
Magic Ring
Cinderella

1955-56
Puss in Boots
Prince and the Pauper

1956-57
Snow White and the Rose Red
Arthur and the Magic Sword
Tom Sawyer
Sleeping Beauty (Show Wagon)

1957-58
Pinocchio
Buffalo Bill
Christmas Carol
Heidi
Winnie the Pooh

1958-59
Magic Ring
Peter Pan
Cinderella
Taming of the Shrew
Land of Jesters (Show Wagon)
Plain Princess (Show Wagon)

1959-60
Hansel and Gretel
Peter Pan
Indian Captive
Wizard of Oz
Princess and the Swineherd
Snow White and the Rose Red (Show Wagon)

1960-61
Three Bears
The Clown Who Ran Away
Prince and the Pauper
Sleeping Beauty
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Show Wagon)

1961-62
Beauty and the Beast
Wizard of Oz
Clown Out West
Buffalo Bill
Star Child (Show Wagon)

1962-63
Plain Princess
Magic Horn
Ghost of Mr. Penny
Greensleeves Magic
Magic Ring (Show Wagon)
Puss in Boots (Show Wagon)

1963-64
Indian Captive
Arthur and the Magic Sword
Cinderella
Winnie the Pooh (Show Wagon)
Snow White and the Rose Red (Show Wagon)

1964-65
Princess and the Swineherd
Peter Pan
Land of the Dragon
Hansel and Gretel (Show Wagon)
Princess and the Pirate (Show Wagon)
Cinder Blossom (Show Wagon)
Un-Wicked Witch (Show Wagon)

1965-66
Eyes of Sky
Man in the Moon
Prospero's Magic Cape
Sleeping Beauty (Show Wagon)
Kingdom of Haw (Show Wagon)
Stone in the Road (Show Wagon)

1966-67
Wizard of Oz
Daniel Boone
King on Strings
Star Child (Show Wagon)
Frog Prince (Show Wagon)

1967-68
Tom Sawyer
Un-Wicked Witch
Magic Horn
Winnie the Pooh (Show Wagon)
Magic Ring (Show Wagon)
All Hands on Deck (Show Wagon)

1968-69
The Ghost of Mr. Penny
Snow White and the Rose Red (Show Wagon)
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Land of the Dragon
Hansel and Gretel (Show Wagon)
Musicians of Bremen (Show Wagon)

1969-70
Eyes of Sky
Man in the Moon
Plain Princess
Pinocchio
Cinder Bloom (Show Wagon)
Aesop's Falables (Show Wagon)

1970-71
Pegora the Witch
Buffalo Bill
Clown Out West
Puss in Boots
Butterfly That Blushed (Show Wagon)
Dancing Princesses (Show Wagon)

1971-72
King Arthur and the Magic Sword
Beeple
Cinderella
No Dogs Allowed (Show Wagon)
Dancing Donkey (Show Wagon)
Star Child (Show Wagon)
You Can't Take It With You (One Act)

1972-73
Wizard of Oz
Prince and the Pauper
Indian Captive
Musicians of Bremen
Beauty and the Beast (Show Wagon)
Chinese Fox Fairy (Show Wagon)
I Remember Mama

1973-74
The Ghost of Mr. Penny
Wonderful Adventures of Alice
Pale Pink Dragon
Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Magic Ring (Show Wagon)
House on Pooh Corner (Show Wagon)
Aesop's Falables (Show Wagon)

1974-75
Imagine That
Man in the Moon
Emperors New Clothes
Goodbye Miss Lizzie Bordmen
Seven Wives of Dracula
No Dogs Allowed (Show Wagon)

1975-76
Pegora the Witch
King on Strings
Aladdin
The Frog Prince
Falables (Show Wagon)

1976-77
Tom Sawyer
Beeple
Eyes of Sky
Butterfly That Blushed
Star Child (Show Wagon)
Winnie the Pooh (Show Wagon)

1977-78
Wizard of Oz
Magic Horn
Un-Wicked Witch
Musicians of Bremen
Chinese Fox Fairy (Show Wagon)

1978-79
Buffalo Bill
The Little Mermaid
Sleeping Beauty
Imagine That
Pinocchio (Show Wagon)

1979-80
The Ghost of Mr. Penny
Wonderful Adventures of Alice
Land of the Dragon
The Dancing Donkey
The Plain Princess (Show Wagon)
Magic Ring (Show Wagon)

1980-81
Indian Captive
Hansel and Gretel
Man in the Moon
Riddle-Me-Ree
Aesop's Falables (Show Wagon)

1981-82
Pegora the Witch
Arthur and the Magic Sword
The Secret Garden
The Frog Prince
Greensleeves Magic (Show Wagon)

1982-83
The Wizard of Oz
The Butterfly that Blushed
Beeple
The Emperor's New Clothes
Musicians of Bremen

1983-84
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Daniel Boone
Jack and the Bean Stalk
Imagine That

1984-85
The Magic Horn
The Little Princess, Sara Crewe
The Ghost of Mr. Penny
National Velvet (Film)

1985-86
Tom Sawyer
Hans Christian Anderson (Film)
Un-Wicked Witch
Aesop's Falables

1986-87
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Indian Captive
The Plain Princess
The Incredible Journey (Film)
Frog Prince (Show Wagon)

1987-88
The Clown Who Ran Away
The Man in the Moon
Winnie the Pooh (Show Wagon)
Pete's Dragon (Film)

1988-89
Hansel and Gretel
King Patch and Mr. Simpkins
Land of the Dragons
A Christmas Carol
Musicians of Bremen (Show Wagon)

1989-90
Pegora the Witch
The Three Bears Christmas
The Wonderful Adventures of Alice
The Emperor's New Clothes
Dancing Donkey (Show Wagon)

1990-91
The Prince and the Swineherd
Santa's Christmas Tree
Beeple
The Butterfly That Blushed (Show Wagon)

1991-92
Tom Sawyer
Bird's Christmas Carol
The Magician's Nephew
The Little Princess, Sara Crewe
Imagine That

1992-93
The Wizard of Oz
A Christmas Carol
Beauty and the Lonely Beast
House at Pooh Corner
The Ghost of Mr. Penny

1993-94
Aladdin
Narnia
Indian Captive
Anne of Green Gables
Sleeping Beauty

1994-95
Charlotte's Web
Santa's Christmas Tree
Peter Pan (Adler Theatre Production)
Land of the Dragon

1995-96
Wonderful Adventures of Alice
Velveteen Rabbit
Stuart Little
The Plain Princess

1996-97
Robin Hood
Winnie the Pooh
Cinderella
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Adler Theatre Production)

1997-98
The Wizard of Oz
Adventures with Winnie the Pooh
Beeple
Imagine That

1998-99
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Sleeping Beauty
The Ghost of Mr. Penny
Tom Sawyer (Adler Theatre Production)

1999-00
Pegora the Witch
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
King Patch and Mr. Simpkins
Stuart Little
Midsummer Night's Dreams

2000-01
Velveteen Rabbit
Ramona Quimby
Grimm & Company
Arthur and the Magic Sword
The Turnip

2001-02
Sleeping Beauty (Missoula Residency)
A Christmas Story
Stone Soup
Anne of Green Gables (Adler Theatre Production)

2002-03
The Wonderful Adventures of Alice
The Bird's Christmas Carol
Further Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Beauty and the Lonely Beast

2003-04
The Plant that Ate Dirty Socks
Jungle Book
Secret Garden
The Reluctant Dragon

2004-05
You're A Good Man Charlie Brown
King Midas and the Touch of Gold
The Magician's Nephew
The Dancing Donkey

2005-06
How to Eat Like a Child
The Box Car Children
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

2006-07
The Little Princess
Monster in the Closet
The Kings Ugly Bride

2007-08
Witches, Britches, Rings and Things
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Holes
James and the Giant Peach

2008-09
Bunnicula
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Snoopy
Aesop's Falables
Hansel and Gretel (Summer Mainstage)

2009-10
Winnie the Pooh
Scrooge!
Ramona Quimby
The Adventures of Aesop

2010-11
Stuart Little
A Christmas Story
Charlotte's Web
Alice in Wonderland
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Summer Mainstage)

2011-12
The Wizard of Oz
All I Really Need to Know I Learned By Being In a Bad Play (30-Hour Play Project)
Mia the Melodramatic
Robin Hood

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