AdakuBy Sixtus Chetachi IgbokweDirected by Josh TurnerPart of Iowa New Play Festival – Production SeriesIn 1979 Nigeria, a good man’s sudden death in a hunting accident leaves his widow in a mourning chair. Their daughter, Adaku, seeks to bring honor to her community like her great hunter-father, but soon discovers the unwritten rules that govern her destiny as a woman, and even more so, as an Igbo woman.Please be advised this production includes haze, discussions of grief, death, and violence...

AdakuBy Sixtus Chetachi IgbokweDirected by Josh TurnerPart of Iowa New Play Festival – Production SeriesIn 1979 Nigeria, a good man’s sudden death in a hunting accident leaves his widow in a mourning chair. Their daughter, Adaku, seeks to bring honor to her community like her great hunter-father, but soon discovers the unwritten rules that govern her destiny as a woman, and even more so, as an Igbo woman.Please be advised this production includes haze, discussions of grief, death, and violence...

3 Cubes and a GhostlightBy the Undergraduate Playwrights WorkshopDirected and choreographed by Michael C. FloresPart of Iowa New Play Festival – Production Series3 Cubes and a Ghostlight is a collection of original works written by the students of the Undergraduate Playwrights Workshop, each inspired by the shared image of three cubes and a ghostlight.Through an investigative and collaborative process, the ensemble embodies the spirits of ghosts, moreover, forgotten artists—those who once...

salt tongueBy Eli CampbellDirected by Kayla AdamsPart of Iowa New Play Festival – Production SeriesIt's 1615 on an island off the coast of Ireland, and Fintan has caught the last fish in the sea. When he finds a man washed ashore that same day, he assumes Rossa must be a shipwrecked sailor and takes him home to recover. But things turn strange the longer Rossa stays, and soon the family that's adopted him must decide whether they've made the right decision.Please be advised this production...

salt tongueBy Eli CampbellDirected by Kayla AdamsPart of Iowa New Play Festival – Production SeriesIt's 1615 on an island off the coast of Ireland, and Fintan has caught the last fish in the sea. When he finds a man washed ashore that same day, he assumes Rossa must be a shipwrecked sailor and takes him home to recover. But things turn strange the longer Rossa stays, and soon the family that's adopted him must decide whether they've made the right decision.Please be advised this production...

The Words of AntsBy Xiaoyan KangDirected by Meredith G. HealyPart of Iowa New Play Festival – Production SeriesThe visit of an uninvited woman changes Yan's life forever. As the last natural inheritor, Yan embarks upon a journey to preserve an almost extinct language, but at what cost?Please be advised this production includes discussions about death of loved ones, mention of child abuse, mentions of suicide, and depictions of smoking.TicketsUI Students (with ID) – Free, limit 1 ticket per...

The Words of AntsBy Xiaoyan KangDirected by Meredith G. HealyPart of Iowa New Play Festival – Production SeriesThe visit of an uninvited woman changes Yan's life forever. As the last natural inheritor, Yan embarks upon a journey to preserve an almost extinct language, but at what cost?Please be advised this production includes discussions about death of loved ones, mention of child abuse, mentions of suicide, and depictions of smoking.TicketsUI Students (with ID) – Free, limit 1 ticket per...