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Performing Arts Calendar

Visit the Performing Arts at Iowa calendar to view all upcoming performing arts events happening across our vibrant and creative campus.

Upcoming Department of Theatre Arts events

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THE (T-)RE(X)FORMATION

Friday, September 20, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
THE (T-)RE(X)FORMATION By MK Shultz
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THE (T-)RE(X)FORMATION

Saturday, September 21, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
THE (T-)RE(X)FORMATION By MK Shultz
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Uh-Oh!

Friday, September 27, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Uh-Oh! By Brody Kivett
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Uh-Oh!

Saturday, September 28, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Uh-Oh! By Brody Kivett
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we are Hunted and/or a house sitting play

Friday, October 4, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
we are Hunted and/or a house sitting play By Poonam Dhir
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we are Hunted and/or a house sitting play

Saturday, October 5, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
we are Hunted and/or a house sitting play By Poonam Dhir
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we are Hunted and/or a house sitting play

Sunday, October 6, 2024 2:00pm
Theatre Building
we are Hunted and/or a house sitting play By Poonam Dhir
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Global Express

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
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Marie Antoinette

Friday, October 11, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Marie Antoinette By David Adjmi Directed by Mary Beth Easley Protests! Sieges! Chants of “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” echo throughout the streets. Revolutionary unrest stirs the country as Queen Marie and King Louis XVI begin to face the repercussions of their cavalier reign. Tony Award winner and UIowa Theatre Arts alum, David Adjmi, composes a contemporary take on the historic French Revolution which follows Marie’s nightmarish personal journey from idolized monarch to social pariah...
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Marie Antoinette

Saturday, October 12, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Marie Antoinette By David Adjmi Directed by Mary Beth Easley Protests! Sieges! Chants of “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” echo throughout the streets. Revolutionary unrest stirs the country as Queen Marie and King Louis XVI begin to face the repercussions of their cavalier reign. Tony Award winner and UIowa Theatre Arts alum, David Adjmi, composes a contemporary take on the historic French Revolution which follows Marie’s nightmarish personal journey from idolized monarch to social pariah...