Cheaper by the Dozen , 12 December | Event in Moline | AllEvents

Cheaper by the Dozen

Playcrafters Barn Theatre

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Fri, 12 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm

2 hours

4950 35th Ave, Moline, IL, United States, Illinois 61265

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Fri, 12 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm (CST)

4950 35th Ave, Illinois 61265

4950 35th Ave, Moline, IL 61265-6654, United States

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Cheaper by the Dozen
Playcrafters Presents: Cheaper by the Dozen
Adapted by Christopher Sergel, from the book by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
**Rated PG**

Directed by Emma Terronez

Show Dates: December 12–14 and 19–21
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 PM | Sundays at 3:00 PM


Suppose you're a high-school girl and you're not only a member of a large and unique family but your father is, in fact, one of the great pioneers of industrial efficiency. Then suppose he decides, for no apparent reason, to apply his unorthodox methods to you and to the rest of your big family. The results are terribly embarrassing, funny, and—it must be admitted—extremely effective! To Anne, however, the chief effect seems to be that of making them seem ridiculous to everyone else at school—especially to the boys! Dad pushes ahead with better organization for his large and delightful family. He puts up a chart for the young people to initial after completing each household task, uses a rung as an imaginary bathtub to demonstrate how to take a really efficient bath, and appoints a utilities officer to levy fines on wasters of electricity. While the situations are often uproarious, there's a serious reason. Dad has a heart condition that he's keeping secret. The children don't understand him. Anne, the oldest, rebels. Both Dad and she are miserable at the lack of understanding between them. Then in a deft and moving scene, Dad becomes aware of how much Anne has grown up.

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Cheaper by the Dozen , 12 December | Event in Moline | AllEvents
Cheaper by the Dozen
Fri, 12 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm