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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 A gaggle of teenagers at Catholic summer camp face the terrifying mysteries of adolescence and monstrous camp legends. You know what they say... what happens at church camp, stays at church camp.
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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 A gaggle of teenagers at Catholic summer camp face the terrifying mysteries of adolescence and monstrous camp legends. You know what they say... what happens at church camp, stays at church camp.
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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 Two people are house-sitting for a wealthy homeowner during the winter break. While trying to maintain the home, they encounter various obstacles, have serious conversations, and visit with friends & family. The play deals with housing, safety, economic disparity and what it means to take up space, particularly as women and queer folks.
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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 Two people are house-sitting for a wealthy homeowner during the winter break. While trying to maintain the home, they encounter various obstacles, have serious conversations, and visit with friends & family. The play deals with housing, safety, economic disparity and what it means to take up space, particularly as women and queer folks.
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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 Two people are house-sitting for a wealthy homeowner during the winter break. While trying to maintain the home, they encounter various obstacles, have serious conversations, and visit with friends & family. The play deals with housing, safety, economic disparity and what it means to take up space, particularly as women and queer folks.
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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...