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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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From left to right, Liat Graf performs as Masha, Amy Rodriguez performs as Irina and Crystal Stewart performs as Olga during the Three Sisters dress rehearsal in the Theater Building on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The characters are the three Prozorov sisters who each face separate challenges in pre-revolution Russia.

Photos: Three Sisters Dress Rehearsal

Hayden Froehlich, Photojournalist March 5, 2020

The UI Department of Theatre Arts is putting on a new version of the Anton Chekhov play “Three Sisters” written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Lila Rachel Becker. The dress rehearsal was held on Wednesday,...

Actors, Rchard M. LeMay, Greg Tucker, and Anthony J. Hendricks perform during a dress rehearsal for the musical Company at the Iowa City Community Theater on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Company premieres Friday, March 6.

Photos: Company Dress Rehearsal

Ryan Adams, Photojournalist March 5, 2020

The ensemble performs a piece during a dress rehearsal for the musical Company at the Iowa City Community Theater on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Company premieres Friday, March 6.

Company to premiere at Iowa City Community Theater

Pedro Barragan, Arts Reporter March 4, 2020

“Someone to make you come through. Who will always be there, as frightened as you of being alive.” Lyrics first heard by theater-goers in 1970 at the Alvin Theatre are coming to the Iowa City Community...

Twelve stories, one heart: Hancher play narrates stories of 12 immigrants’ journeys to America

Twelve stories, one heart: Hancher play narrates stories of 12 immigrants’ journeys to America

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter February 27, 2020

The Actors’ Gang, a Los Angeles-based theatre company known for its contemporary pieces and unique acting techniques, returns to Hancher for the first time since 2006 to share American immigrant...

Co-creators Adam Knight (left) and David Lee Nelson (right) pose for a portrait in Riverside Theater on Feb. 7, 2020. Stages is a one-person play which focuses on Nelson’s experience with cancer.

A humorous one-person show about one man’s cancer diagnosis, Stages balances tragedy and heart

Pedro Barragan, Arts Reporter February 26, 2020

David Lee Nelson was diagnosed with colon cancer when he was 38 years old. He now re-tells that story in Riverside Theater’s one-man show, Stages, which will perform Friday through March 15. The...

Genevieve Eckelaert performs as LA downstage of Leela Bassuk as DC and two of the hooded figures during a dress rehearsal of Palanquin at the Alan McVey Theatre in the Theatre Building on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2020.  The show opens Thursday, Feb. 27.

Palanquin gives audiences a glimpse into the reality of reality television

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter February 26, 2020

The University of Iowa’s Theatre Arts Department is bringing the reality of reality television to the stage today to March 1. Palanquin gives a glimpse into what goes on when the cameras shut off through...

Leela Bassuk and Genevieve Eckelaert laugh as DC and LA during a dress rehearsal of Palanquin at the Alan McVey Theatre in the Theatre Building on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2020. The show opens Thursday, Feb. 27.

Photos: Palanquin Dress Rehearsal

Jenna Galligan, Photojournalist February 26, 2020

University of Iowa students rehearsed Palanquin in the Alan McVey Theatre in the Theatre Building on Thursday. The play, written by SP O'Brien and directed by Sarah Lacy Hamilton, follows a reality TV...

Photos: Magic, the Play (2/19/2020)

Photos: Magic, the Play (2/19/2020)

Hayden Froehlich, Photojournalist February 20, 2020

Actress Andrea Warhurst, practices a magic trick at the dress rehearsal for Magic! The Play in the Theater Building on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. The cast of the play learned several illusions and card tricks for the play.

Magic! The Play brings magic to the stage in comical tale

Pedro Barragan, Arts Reporter February 19, 2020

The first Gallery production of the season, student-written Magic! The Play will be on the UI Theatre Building’s stage from today through Feb. 22 at 8 p.m., and Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. Magic! The Play is...

Actors Sophia Kilburg and Cailin Hall perform in Onions as part of the Ten Minute Play Festival in the University of Iowa Theatre Building on Wednesday, February 12th, 2020. The Ten Minute Play Festival showcases the work of seven ten minute long plays written and produced by University of Iowa theatre students.

Short and sweet: Seven undergrad playwrights will showcase works at 10-Minute Play Festival

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter February 12, 2020

The Theatre Arts Department’s annual Ten-Minute Play Festival will return to the University of Iowa Theatre Building Alan MacVey stage at 8 p.m. Feb. 13-16. The Ten-Minute Play Festival will be...

Evita play tells the story of the woman who inspired a nation

Evita play tells the story of the woman who inspired a nation

Samantha Murray, Arts Reporter February 12, 2020

Based on the real life story of the first lady of Argentina, Eva Perón, the musical Evita makes its way to Coralville at the City Circle Theatre Company Feb. 14-16. The story follows Eva throughout...

Hannah Frame and Britny Horton kiss during the Hit the Wall dress rehearsal in the Theater Building on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. Hit the Wall depicted the violence of Stonewall riots.

Hit The Wall brings a pivotal point in LGBTQ+ history to life

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter February 1, 2020

After a psychedelic rock performance from the show’s onstage band, Hit The Wall opened with two of the actors in a documentary-style interview, complete with a screen that broadcasted the interviewee’s...