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Art provides outlet for grief
Published: 2013.05.22 | By Christopher Clair | 10:47 AM
Published: 2013.05.22
By Christopher Clair
10:47 AM
A celebratory moment—the bestowment of the 2013 Yale Drama Series Award—is one that grew out of painful loss and honest conversation between a University of Iowa professor and a student (now alumna) of the Iowa Playwrights Workshop. Story
 

Alumna Silverman wins Yale Drama Series

New York Times: Alumna Silverman wins Yale Drama Series
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2013.04.08
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Jen Silverman, alumna of the University of Iowa Playwrights Workshop, won the 2013 Yale Drama Series for Still, a play about three women who are each dealing with challenges of childbirth. Story from: New York Times

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Spark to give reading, lecture April 18 in Iowa City

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2013.04.09 | By Christopher Clair | 09:45 AM

Debra Spark, alumna of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will read from her work at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. Spark also will give a lecture called “That’s Funny” at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House. Story

Writers' Workshop alumnae McDonnell, Pagel to read April 16

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2013.04.09 | By Christopher Clair | 09:36 AM

Fiction writer Madeline McDonnell and poet Caryl Pagel, both graduates of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will read from their work at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website. Story

Iowa Brass Quintet to perform April 16

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2013.04.09 | By Christopher Clair | 09:24 AM

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by the Iowa Brass Quintet, the resident faculty brass ensemble, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. School of Music instructor Jonathan Allen will join the quintet on several pieces. Story

UI Press offers 'Best Specimen of a Tyrant'

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2013.04.08 | By Christopher Clair | 07:00 AM
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"The Best Specimen of a Tyrant: The Ambitious Dr. Abraham Van Norstrand and the Wisconsin Insane Hospital" by Thomas Doherty is now available from the University of Iowa Press. Story

Documentary examines struggles in American health-care system

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2013.04.05 | By Caitlin Fry | 10:45 AM

The University of Iowa hosts a free, public screening of the film "The Waiting Room," a character-driven documentary that captures the raw reality of the uninsured patients and doctors and staff at Highland Hospital, a safety-net hospital in Oakland, Ca. The event takes place at 7 p.m. in the HNI Auditorium of the Pomerantz Center and is sponsored by the UI's Public Policy Center. Story

Mastering the demanding art of directing

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2013.04.05 | By Christopher Clair | 10:30 AM
Kristin Clippard works with actors during rehearsal

Directing a theater production is a bit of a balancing act. Kristin Clippard has walked this tightrope many times, and loves every minute of it. She will direct "She Stoops to Conquer," the final production of the 2012-2013 University Theatres Mainstage season; the show opens April 19 in E.C. Mabie Theatre. Story

Old Capitol welcomes Herky Graduation tour

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2013.04.05 | By Miles Dietz | 08:00 AM
herky with signatures

The University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum is welcoming Herky and his buddies for the 2013 Herky Graduation Tour. The temporary exhibit will be at Old Capitol this April through August. Story

'Garland in His Own Time' available from UI Press

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2013.04.05 | By Christopher Clair | 07:00 AM
detail of Garland in His Own Time book cover

"Garland in His Own Time," edited by Keith Newlin, is now available from the University of Iowa Press as part of its Writers in Their Own Time series. In his heyday, Hamlin Garland had a considerable reputation as a radical writer whose realistic stories and polemical essays agitating for a literature that accurately represented American life riled the nation’s press. Story

Students to perform 'Music Through the Centuries'

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2013.04.03 | By Christopher Clair | 08:38 AM

The University of Iowa School of Music will present “Music Through the Centuries,” a free concert of music for organ, harpsichord, and voice, at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. Students will sing a variety of solo vocal music from composers Monteverdi, Purcell, Handel, Bach, Boulanger, Faure, and Davidson. Story

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