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Day Fades Into Night

Friday, January 31, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Day Fades Into Night By Bridget Dieden Location: Alan MacVey Theatre, Theatre Building Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, 8 p.m. A wealthy couple in the 1940s are struggling to conceive but can’t. Their only daughter, Jillian, died 3 years ago when she was seven and the household has never been the same since. Unbeknownst to her husband, the bereaved mother has resurrected Jillian as a specter Jillian’s old toy room, but when a new maid is hired, who just so happens to...
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Day Fades Into Night

Saturday, February 1, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Day Fades Into Night By Bridget Dieden Location: Alan MacVey Theatre, Theatre Building Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, 8 p.m. A wealthy couple in the 1940s are struggling to conceive but can’t. Their only daughter, Jillian, died 3 years ago when she was seven and the household has never been the same since. Unbeknownst to her husband, the bereaved mother has resurrected Jillian as a specter Jillian’s old toy room, but when a new maid is hired, who just so happens to...
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Iowa Director's Festival

Thursday, February 6, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Iowa Director's Festival Far Away By Caryl Churchill Directed by Meredith G. Healy Ever since Joan’s childhood, she has witnessed people doing horrific things in the name of doing what is “right.” Caryl Churchill’s Far Away examines what happens in a world when no one, not even the cats and the rivers, can be trusted. Far Away is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com Dutchman By LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka Directed by...
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Iowa Director's Festival

Friday, February 7, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Iowa Director's Festival Far Away By Caryl Churchill Directed by Meredith G. Healy Ever since Joan’s childhood, she has witnessed people doing horrific things in the name of doing what is “right.” Caryl Churchill’s Far Away examines what happens in a world when no one, not even the cats and the rivers, can be trusted. Far Away is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com Dutchman By LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka Directed by...
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Iowa Director's Festival

Saturday, February 8, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Iowa Director's Festival Far Away By Caryl Churchill Directed by Meredith G. Healy Ever since Joan’s childhood, she has witnessed people doing horrific things in the name of doing what is “right.” Caryl Churchill’s Far Away examines what happens in a world when no one, not even the cats and the rivers, can be trusted. Far Away is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com Dutchman By LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka Directed by...
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Iowa Director's Festival

Thursday, February 13, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Iowa Director's Festival Far Away By Caryl Churchill Directed by Meredith G. Healy Ever since Joan’s childhood, she has witnessed people doing horrific things in the name of doing what is “right.” Caryl Churchill’s Far Away examines what happens in a world when no one, not even the cats and the rivers, can be trusted. Far Away is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com Dutchman By LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka Directed by...
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Iowa Director's Festival

Friday, February 14, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Iowa Director's Festival Far Away By Caryl Churchill Directed by Meredith G. Healy Ever since Joan’s childhood, she has witnessed people doing horrific things in the name of doing what is “right.” Caryl Churchill’s Far Away examines what happens in a world when no one, not even the cats and the rivers, can be trusted. Far Away is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com Dutchman By LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka Directed by...
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Grown Backwards

Friday, February 14, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Grown Backwards Written and Directed By James Gulden Location: Alan MacVey Theatre, Theatre Building Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, 8 p.m. EFFECT: 1976, The world is forever changed, and a scientist named Emmett's life is turned backwards. CAUSE: 1972, Emmett's family life is on the verge of collapse. He then discovers that time flows against our perception; effect precedes cause. Please be advised that this show contains strong language, derogatory terms...
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Iowa Director's Festival

Saturday, February 15, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Iowa Director's Festival Far Away By Caryl Churchill Directed by Meredith G. Healy Ever since Joan’s childhood, she has witnessed people doing horrific things in the name of doing what is “right.” Caryl Churchill’s Far Away examines what happens in a world when no one, not even the cats and the rivers, can be trusted. Far Away is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com Dutchman By LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka Directed by...
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Grown Backwards

Saturday, February 15, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Grown Backwards Written and Directed By James Gulden Location: Alan MacVey Theatre, Theatre Building Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, 8 p.m. EFFECT: 1976, The world is forever changed, and a scientist named Emmett's life is turned backwards. CAUSE: 1972, Emmett's family life is on the verge of collapse. He then discovers that time flows against our perception; effect precedes cause. Please be advised that this show contains strong language, derogatory terms...