Theatre Arts at Iowa

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  • Collective Amnesia

    Production Mainstage

    Our Mainstage Season presents 5 productions each year including classics, musicals, plays by contemporary writers and new work.
    Our Partnership Program brings a team of nationally known artists to create a cutting-edge work with students and faculty.


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  • Kjai Block in All that Shines

    Production Gallery

    Our Gallery Season presents ~15 new plays each year by graduate and undergraduate writers. Playwrights, directors, dramaturgs, designers, actors, stage managers, technicians and audiences collaborate on new works.

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  • ondine

    Undergraduate BA Training

    Our undergraduate program offers in-depth training in every aspect of theatre. Equally important, it develops the skills needed in every contemporary career: creativity, collaboration, leadership, the ability to complete a complex project on time, and passion...

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  • John Watkins in All that Shines

    Graduate MFA Training

    Actors, designers, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights and stage managers all have their own intensive MFA programs of study. They also work together on ~25 productions each year, including ~15 new plays by student writers.

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Join us in a community that is as challenging as it is supportive.

Join us in a community that is as challenging as it is supportive.

A comprehensive education in theatre with a special emphasis on new work

  • Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
  • MFA in Theatre, with specialties in Acting, Design, Directing, Dramaturgy, Playwriting, and Stage Management
  • Double majors are encouraged
  • At least 20 guest artists a year