Events

We imagine it. We create it.

Production is what we create and where we create it; a single reading of a new play, a 2-week run of a mainstage production, or our artistic home, since 1935 – the Theatre Building.

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Performing Arts Calendar

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Upcoming Department of Theatre Arts events

Uncle Vanya

Saturday, April 25, 2026 8:00pm

Theatre Building

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker brings her observational prowess and razor-sharp wit to an intimate adaptation of Chekhov's beloved dark comedy. Written with the “goal of creating a version that sounds to our contemporary American ears the way it sounded to Russian ears during the play’s first productions in the provinces in 1898,” Annie Baker’s Uncle Vanya captures the timeless longing, absurdity, and beauty of human relationships.

Hohenadel Recital

Sunday, April 26, 2026 2:00pm

Theatre Building

Honors Recital by Bella Hohenadel.

Playwrights Workshop Reading: In Which a Time Traveler Attempts to Pay His Rent

Monday, April 27, 2026 5:30pm

Theatre Building

By MD Frank

And maybe he..... falls in love?

Please be advised this play contains strong language and violence.

Part of Theatre Arts' Reading Series

Tickets:
Tickets for readings are free of charge; seating is limited.

Iowa New Play Festival

Monday, May 4 to Friday, May 8, 2026 (all day)

Theatre Building

We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions written by MFA playwrights. Plus, there are readings daily from new, full plays written by MFA and undergraduate playwrights.