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Friday, September 22, 2023 - 8:00pm to Saturday, September 23, 2023 - 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Alan MacVey Theatre

Ghost Town
By Darrin Terpstra

Six years after Lilium began to transition into a woman, she returns to her hometown for the first time. Upon encountering her childhood best... Read more

Friday, September 29, 2023 - 8:00pm to Saturday, September 30, 2023 - 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Alan MacVey Theatre

All The People We Used to Know, and Their Cars I'm Too Afraid To Drive
By Anthony Courant

Workshop productions are free of charge, however you must obtain a ticket at the... Read more

Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 7:00pm
Theatre Building
Alan MacVey Theatre

Students from the UI Department of Theatre Arts bring the page to life in an evening of staged readings of work by the IWP (International Writing Program) Fall Residents.

Global Express,... Read more

Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 7:30pm
The Englert
The Englert Theatre / Auditorium Seating

TICKETS
Adults $25
Student & Youth $10

A Joyce Theatre Production

Presented in collaboration with The Englert Theatre

A... Read more

Friday, October 6, 2023 - 8:00pm to Saturday, October 14, 2023 - 8:00pm
Theatre Building
E.C. Mabie Theatre

Macbeth
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Mary Mayo

Do we have good and evil within us? How do we navigate by our inner moral compass? Foretold of his kingship,... Read more

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Old Capitol Museum
Senate Chambers

2023 is the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio—the first collected edition of his works, and the first publication ever of plays including Macbeth and The Tempest. Why are we still... Read more

Thursday, October 12, 2023 - 5:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
lobby

FREE

Part of Hancher's Infinite Dream festival

Writer/performer Aaron Pang is an MFA candidate in... Read more

Friday, October 13, 2023 - 8:00pm to Sunday, October 15, 2023 - 2:00pm
Theatre Building
Alan MacVey Theatre

In This Sepulcher, We Are Fed
By Eli Campbell

Tickets for gallery productions are $5 for non-students and free for University of Iowa students with a valid ID. Tickets are... Read more

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - 6:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Stanley Café / General Admission

FREE

Presented in collaboration with Creative Matters, a program of the Office of the Vice President for Research... Read more

Friday, October 20, 2023 - 8:00pm to Saturday, October 21, 2023 - 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Alan MacVey Theatre

Reflections
By Delany Waterman

Workshop productions are free of charge, however you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited. Tickets are available in the... Read more

Friday, October 27, 2023 - 8:00pm to Saturday, October 28, 2023 - 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Alan MacVey Theatre

The Space Between Coke Bottles and Orange Slices
By Nat Payán

Workshop productions are free of charge, however you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited. ... Read more

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 8:00pm to Saturday, November 11, 2023 - 8:00pm
Theatre Building
David Thayer Theatre

Men on Boats
By Jaclyn Backhaus
Directed by Mary Beth Easley

1869 - Four boats chart a course down the Colorado River toward the Grand Canyon. Led by John Wesley... Read more

Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 8:00pm to Saturday, November 18, 2023 - 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Alan MacVey Theatre

Brother, Brother
Sixtus Chetachi Igbokwe

Tickets for gallery productions are $5 for non-students and free for University of Iowa students with a valid ID. Tickets are... Read more

Friday, January 19, 2024 - 7:30pm
+4 more dates
Hancher Auditorium
Hadley Stage

Part of Hancher's Broadway Series

All rise for Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper... Read more

Friday, February 2, 2024 - 8:00pm to Saturday, February 10, 2024 - 8:00pm
Theatre Building
David Thayer Theatre

Dance Nation
By Clare Barron
Directed by Sarah Gazdowicz

Pre-teen competitive dancers prepare for Nationals, and their number’s coveted solo has yet to be assigned.... Read more

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - 6:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Stanley Café

Reggie Wilson is the artistic director and choreographer of Fist and Heel... Read more

Friday, February 23, 2024 - 7:30pm
+3 more dates
Hancher Auditorium
Hadley Stage

Part of Hancher's Broadway Series

You Can’t Stop the Beat! Hairspray, Broadway’s Tony Award-... Read more

Friday, March 1, 2024 - 8:00pm to Saturday, March 9, 2024 - 8:00pm
Theatre Building
E.C. Mabie Theatre

Into the Woods
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick... Read more

Friday, April 12, 2024 - 8:00pm to Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 8:00pm
Theatre Building
David Thayer Theatre

In the Red and Brown Water
By Tarell Alvin McCraney
Directed by Caroline Clay

San Pere, Louisiana: Oya runs fast, but her collegiate future is placed on hold to care... Read more

Friday, April 26, 2024 - 7:30pm
+1 more date
Hancher Auditorium
Hadley Stage / Auditorium Seating

TICKETS
Adults $20
Youth & Non-UI Students $10
UI Students $5

Music by William Menefield
Libretto by Sheila Williams
Directed... Read more

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