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'Stellification' brings sci-fi to the stage Oct. 18-21

illustration of an astronaut

Science fiction comes to the stage: The Gallery series of the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts will present The Stellification, a student production written by Bella Poynton and directed by Janet Schlapkohl, at 8 p.m., Thursday–Saturday, Oct. 18–20, and at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 21, in Theatre B of the UI Theatre Building. Story

Global Express puts the IWP on stage

The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts and the UI International Writing Program will present Global Express, a free evening of staged readings of works by current participants in the IWP at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, in Theatre B of the UI Theatre Building. Story

Frederick is a 'smokin' Buckle Bunny'

Published
2012.09.10
Tanna

As a "smokin' Buckle Bunny" in True Cowboy magazine, actress/activist Tanna Frederick, a University of Iowa theater arts and political science alumna, joins the quest to save the wild American mustangs. Story from: True Cowboy

True Cowboy

Cultivating kids' creativity

Participants in the 2012 Osage Summer Theatre Program perform a dress rehearsal.

K-12 children in the north central Iowa community of Osage had the opportunity to learn about all aspects of theater, from acting and playwriting to lighting and set design, thanks to three UI graduates who pursued their passion. Story

Come sail away

A woman in a blue dress sings holding daises to her breast with her right hand while reaching out with her left hand.

Director John Cameron, faculty member in the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts, discusses the challenges of making the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta 'H.M.S. Pinafore', first performed in 1878, relevant and engaging for an audience in 2012 ahead of its performance in Des Moines this weekend. Photo Feature

Investigate Philip Marlowe at Iowa Summer Rep

The Iowa Summer Rep festival of “Chills and Thrills” mysteries will present a staged reading of "Trouble is My Business" at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, in Theatre B of the University of Iowa Theatre Building. Story

UI performs Gilbert & Sullivan in Coralville, Des Moines

Detail from an 1879 poster.

The University of Iowa Opera Theater production of H.M.S. Pinafore will dock at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts July 13-15. The following weekend, July 20-21, the production will be presented at the Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines. Story

A summer of mystery

Iowa Summer Rep 2012 season poster art

The Iowa Summer Rep 2012 season promises to bring out everyone's inner detective. Story

Big light

Caitlin Dorset stands on a catwalk with lights.

Every theatre production has light, but have you ever stopped to think about how it got there? We went behind the scenes of Big Love, the Department of Theatre Arts' current Mainstage production, to take a look at the process. Photo Feature

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