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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Lauren Macke of the ensemble grins as the cast and crew laughs at a joke she made during rehearsal. Perils of the Flowerbed, directed by Lila Becker and written by Steven Glavey, debuts on October 24th in the Alan MacVey theatre.

Perils of the Flowerbed hits UI Theater Arts stage

Kyler Johnson, Arts Reporter October 23, 2019

Draping the Alan MacVey Theater’s stage Oct. 24-27 in gothic desire — a charming theme for the upcoming Halloween season — Perils of the Flowerbed is bound to bring both chills and thrills to the...

The cast of Evil Dead: The Musical performs the final number at the Iowa City community theater on Thursday, October 24th, 2019. Evil Dead: The Musical is based on the 181 cult film, The Evil Dead.

Chainsaws, demons, and blood: A look into Iowa City theater’s upcoming musical

Austin J. Yerington, Arts Reporter October 23, 2019

There are very few musicals in the world that mix singing, chainsaws, and bloody dismemberment. Yet, Evil Dead: The Musical checks all of these boxes and then some. This season, the Iowa City Community...

The set of "Sweat" is seen during a dress rehearsal on October 8, 2019 in the David Thayer Theater. (Jenna Galligan/The Daily Iowan)

Sweat, blood, and tears: an inside look at the UI Theater Department’s first mainstage production of the year

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter October 11, 2019

The theater was entirely sold out for Sweat’s opening night at the UI David Thayer Theater, and for good reason. It isn’t a show to miss. Right from the opening scene, the audience is abruptly...

Benjamin Sulzberger and Keri Eastridge perform as Jason and Tracey during a dress rehearsal of “Sweat” in the David Thayer Theatre on October 8, 2019. The play is centered around the struggles of patrons of a bar in Reading Pennsylvania. Directed by Sarah Lacy Hamilton, the show will open Thursday, October 10 and run through Saturday, October 19. (Jenna Galligan/The Daily Iowan)

Lessons from Sweat: A look at what UI’s upcoming production taught its cast and crew

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter October 9, 2019

Upon first glance, a relatively blank set with only a desk and two chairs may seem underwhelming, but much like the play itself, there’s more to Sweat’s set than initially meets the eye.  After...

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The UI team behind ‘Media Clown’ performs at the largest theatrical architecture festival in the world

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter October 3, 2019

A team of University of Iowa professors and graduate students was one of the groups invited to present its original show Media Clown to the world’s largest theatrical architecture festival, the Prague...

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20 years of refusing to pay RENT: The Broadway rock musical comes to Iowa City

Naomi Hofferber, Senior Reporter October 2, 2019

The start of this month will bring a different kind of “rent” to Iowa City. The Rent 20th anniversary tour will stop at Hancher for three performances throughout Oct. 4 and 5. Rent is a rock musical...

Will Adams, playing Pippin, performs a number, surrounded by cast mates during a dress rehearsal of Pippin put on by the Iowa City Community Theatre at the Johnson Co. Fairgrounds on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. The cast will perform the show September 20-22 and 27-29.

Magic to do: Pippin wows audiences in Iowa City Community Theatre’s production

Pedro Barragan, Arts Reporter September 26, 2019

The Iowa City Community Theater started its series of shows for the fall season with Stephen Schwartz’s 1972 musical Pippin. The story follows the first-born son of King Charlemagne searching for his...

Cast members perform in full costumes and makeup during a dress rehearsal of Pippin put on by the Iowa City Community Theatre at the Johnson Co. Fairgrounds on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. The cast will perform the show September 20-22 and 27-29.

Photos:Pippin (9/18/2019)

Jenna Galligan, Photojournalist September 19, 2019

The cast of Uncle Vanya performs at the Riverside Theatre on Thursday, September 12, 2019.

Riverside Theater brings new translation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya to Iowa

Austin J. Yerington, Arts Reporter September 12, 2019

Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov is a play that most people have been exposed to in some form or another, be it the “History of Theater” general education class or a production put on by a local university...

Bradley (Lauren Galliart), Old Shady (Karle Meyers), and Seneca (Jo Jordan) navigate rough waters aboard the Kitty Clyde’s Sister during the final dress rehearsal of Men on Boats on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at the Riverside Theatre. (Emily Wangen/The Daily Iowan)

Riverside Theater brings a historical river expedition to the stage in ‘Men on Boats’

Lauren Arzbaecher, Arts Reporter July 16, 2019

Going over a waterfall in a rowboat. Trying not to fall to one’s death off a cliff. Fighting off a rattlesnake with a coffee pot. All this adventure and more can be found in Men on Boats, a production...

UI Theater Department to celebrate 100 years of innovation

UI Theater Department to celebrate 100 years of innovation

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter July 9, 2019

One of the nation’s oldest theater departments has produced new and innovative work for almost 100 years — in Iowa City. As the University of Iowa Theater Department prepares for its 100th anniversary...

Actors perform on stage during a performance of William Shakespeare's *King Henry IV Part I* on Sunday, June 16, 2019 at City Park in Iowa City. (Emily Wangen/The Daily Iowan)

Riverside Theater brings Henry IV to the stage

Austin J. Yerington, Arts Reporter June 17, 2019

The clouds above you, the wind whispering through the audience, and a stage set for the famous Bard’s play. Iowa City’s own Riverside Theater will present Henry IV free to the public this week. Shakespeare’s Henry...