• Dress Rehearsal for PEOPLE BEFORE THE PARK

    Mainstage 20-21 season, wrapped

    We reimagined our Centennial mainstage season, with 4 mainstage productions anchoring 34+ productions & events offered online - stay tuned for our 21-22 live offerings.

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  • Dress Rehearsal of ASCEND

    Mainstage 20-21 season, wrapped

    We reimagined our Centennial mainstage season, with 4 mainstage productions anchoring 34+ productions & events offered online - stay tuned for our 21-22 live offerings.

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  • Brillian Qi-Bell and Alexi Bolden, photo by Tim Schoon

    Student Success Iowa Theatre Arts students awarded national scholarships

    Alexi Bolden received a scholarship that is a partnership between Saturday Night Live and Chicago's Second City; Brillian Qi-Bell will join the inaugural Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Program.

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  • A scene from BONNETS

    Undergraduate Passion for Success

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

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  • A scene from SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

    Graduate In the Studio & On Stage

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

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What are our alumni doing?

Zuri Starks

will be guest starring in an upcoming episode of Chicago Fire

Zach Twardowski

Zach Twardowski

will be starring in upcoming films Trial of the Chicago 7, Monuments, and Pins

Brian Quijada

Brian Quijada

starring as Kid Prince in KID PRINCE AND PABLO, a world premiere at the John F. Kennedy Center

Karen Janes Woditsch

currently playing Professor McGonagall in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway

Tanna Frederick

co-founder of Project Save Our Surf and recently starred in film Two Ways Home

A scene from LIGHT LEAVES

Join us in a constant search for quality.

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

  • Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts, including an emphasis in Musical Theatre
  • MFA in Theatre, with specialties in Acting, Design, Directing, Dramaturgy, Playwriting, and Stage Management
  • At least 25 productions a year
  • Annual New Play Festival, Undergraduate Directors Festival, Ten Minute Play Festival