On Nov. 3, I relaxed in my seat at FilmScene at the Chauncey to watch National Live Theatre’s “NYE.” Just like the theater’s other screenings of NLT’s plays, I was delighted with my experience.
The...
The loss of a loved one is never easy, and moving on is even harder. In “She Kills Monsters,” this is what 25-year-old Agnes Evans, played by Korah Jo Robinson, deals with after the sudden death...
A normal movie viewing would be ruined if audience members yelled and threw things at the screen, but not when it comes to seeing “Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Englert.
At midnight, the buzzing...
Escaping the cold October night, the audience made its way into the Englert Theatre. Immediately met with warm, yellow lighting coming from singular bulbs lining the ceiling, more and more people fill...
Since 1981, the University of Iowa Department of Dance has put on an annual gala. Placing a focus on the student dancers and the faculty choreographers, the UI Dance Gala allows the university’s...
Extravagant dresses floated across the stage and powdered wigs reached incredible heights, all while peasants starved and the monarchy gorged themselves.
“Marie Antoinette,” created by Tony-award-winning...
On Friday, Oct. 4, “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive,” written by Selina Fillinger, premiered at Riverside Theater in downtown Iowa City.
As the audience...
Iowa City audience members brought the punk to The Englert Theatre on Friday night — or, as close to punk as Iowa City could offer the iconic Patti Smith.
A multigenerational group of fans lined...
Laughter echoed off the walls of the James Theater Friday night as audiences flocked to see the spectacle that is Stamptown.
Filled with comedic moments and colorful characters, Stamptown mixes several...
When a kid goes to a summer camp, they expect plenty of things: bonfires, camp songs, cabin drama, and maybe even a crush here and there — typical, normal teenage things.
In the case of ‘THE (T-)RE(X)FORMATION,’...
In 2018, Shannon Nolan, a University of Iowa student, and her professor David Gould created a mission that asked the next generation to lend their voices to the earth. Gould asked Inaugural Poet Amanda...
The greatest feature of art is its ability to reflect life. Art can offer an escape in many forms during a contentious, stressful election year such as this, whether through film, music, television,...
