Each year, we have a handful of special projects. These are opportunities that have come to our Department, unique offerings that don’t fit in our mainstage or gallery seasons.
Honors Projects are normally presented on one or two days in MacVey Theatre during the week following Spring Break. Projects must be proposed at least one semester in advance. Proposals submitted in April will take precedence. These projects may rehearse no more than 3 weeks, including the performance week.
Upcoming events
Ten-Minute Play Festival
Thursday, February 19, 2026 2:00pm
By Undergraduate PlaywrightsThe University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts is proud to present the 29th annual Ten-Minute Play Festival. Join us for the premiere of our undergraduate playwrights' new works!The Ten-Minute Play Festival features ten-minute productions that are written, acted, designed, and run by undergraduate students. Support these students in a night that will have something for everyone.TicketsTickets for the Ten-Minute Play Festival are available in the Theatre Building...
Ten-Minute Play Festival
Friday, February 20, 2026 2:00pm
By Undergraduate PlaywrightsThe University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts is proud to present the 29th annual Ten-Minute Play Festival. Join us for the premiere of our undergraduate playwrights' new works!The Ten-Minute Play Festival features ten-minute productions that are written, acted, designed, and run by undergraduate students. Support these students in a night that will have something for everyone.TicketsTickets for the Ten-Minute Play Festival are available in the Theatre Building...
Ten-Minute Play Festival
Saturday, February 21, 2026 2:00pm
By Undergraduate PlaywrightsThe University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts is proud to present the 29th annual Ten-Minute Play Festival. Join us for the premiere of our undergraduate playwrights' new works!The Ten-Minute Play Festival features ten-minute productions that are written, acted, designed, and run by undergraduate students. Support these students in a night that will have something for everyone.TicketsTickets for the Ten-Minute Play Festival are available in the Theatre Building...
Ten-Minute Play Festival
Sunday, February 22, 2026 2:00pm
By Undergraduate PlaywrightsThe University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts is proud to present the 29th annual Ten-Minute Play Festival. Join us for the premiere of our undergraduate playwrights' new works!The Ten-Minute Play Festival features ten-minute productions that are written, acted, designed, and run by undergraduate students. Support these students in a night that will have something for everyone.TicketsTickets for the Ten-Minute Play Festival are available in the Theatre Building...
2024-25 Special Projects
Global Express
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 7:30pm
Written by Sabine Javeri (from Pakistan), Phodiso Modirwa (Botswana), Peter Zavada (Hungary), Hatice Acikgoz (Germany), Karoline Kamel (Egypt), Chris Tse (New Zealand), Priya Hein (Mauritius), Lyuba Yakimchuk (Ukraine), Pervin Saket (India), Melanie Werder Aviles (Spain), Elena Salamanca (El Salvador).
Alan MacVey Theatre, Theatre Building
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2023 - 7:30 p.m.
Students from the UI Department of Theatre Arts bring the page to life in an evening of staged readings of work by the...
Ten-Minute Play Festival
Thursday, February 20, 2025 8:00pm
Ten-Minute Play Festival
by Undergraduate Playwrights
This year's festival is featured in Iowa City's Free Week Winter Arts & Culture Festival. Presented by X Marks the Arts, Free Week showcases a celebration of music, theater, film, literature, visual arts, and more.
Festival Productions
Feb. 20, 21, 22 at 8 p.m.
Feb. 23 at 2 p.m.
Staged Readings
Feb. 22 at 2 p.m.
Alan MacVey Theatre
Theatre Building
The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts is proud to present the 28th...
Ten-Minute Play Festival
Friday, February 21, 2025 8:00pm
Ten-Minute Play Festival
by Undergraduate Playwrights
This year's festival is featured in Iowa City's Free Week Winter Arts & Culture Festival. Presented by X Marks the Arts, Free Week showcases a celebration of music, theater, film, literature, visual arts, and more.
Festival Productions
Feb. 20, 21, 22 at 8 p.m.
Feb. 23 at 2 p.m.
Staged Readings
Feb. 22 at 2 p.m.
Alan MacVey Theatre
Theatre Building
The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts is proud to present the 28th...
Ten-Minute Play Festival
Saturday, February 22, 2025 2:00pm
Ten-Minute Play Festival
by Undergraduate Playwrights
This year's festival is featured in Iowa City's Free Week Winter Arts & Culture Festival. Presented by X Marks the Arts, Free Week showcases a celebration of music, theater, film, literature, visual arts, and more.
Festival Productions
Feb. 20, 21, 22 at 8 p.m.
Feb. 23 at 2 p.m.
Staged Readings
Feb. 22 at 2 p.m.
Alan MacVey Theatre
Theatre Building
The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts is proud to present the 28th...
Ten-Minute Play Festival
Saturday, February 22, 2025 8:00pm
Ten-Minute Play Festival
by Undergraduate Playwrights
This year's festival is featured in Iowa City's Free Week Winter Arts & Culture Festival. Presented by X Marks the Arts, Free Week showcases a celebration of music, theater, film, literature, visual arts, and more.
Festival Productions
Feb. 20, 21, 22 at 8 p.m.
Feb. 23 at 2 p.m.
Staged Readings
Feb. 22 at 2 p.m.
Alan MacVey Theatre
Theatre Building
The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts is proud to present the 28th...
Ten-Minute Play Festival
Sunday, February 23, 2025 2:00pm
Ten-Minute Play Festival
by Undergraduate Playwrights
This year's festival is featured in Iowa City's Free Week Winter Arts & Culture Festival. Presented by X Marks the Arts, Free Week showcases a celebration of music, theater, film, literature, visual arts, and more.
Festival Productions
Feb. 20, 21, 22 at 8 p.m.
Feb. 23 at 2 p.m.
Staged Readings
Feb. 22 at 2 p.m.
Alan MacVey Theatre
Theatre Building
The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts is proud to present the 28th...
ARatorio for the Mis-Remembered
Saturday, May 24, 2025 1:00pm
Librettist - Sandy Dietrick, Director - Mary Beth Easley, Composer-Lyricist - Mark Bruckner, Creative Director - Kaelen NovakA live performance that occurs through projections, AR and VR simultaneously, ARatorio for the Mis-Remembered features the story of veterans at the University of Iowa and their time before, during, and post-service, exploring both the serious and surreal moments of their lives in the military. Starring UI actors, singers, and designers, this show blends actors in a live...
ARatorio for the Mis-Remembered
Saturday, May 24, 2025 3:00pm
Librettist - Sandy Dietrick, Director - Mary Beth Easley, Composer-Lyricist - Mark Bruckner, Creative Director - Kaelen NovakA live performance that occurs through projections, AR and VR simultaneously, ARatorio for the Mis-Remembered features the story of veterans at the University of Iowa and their time before, during, and post-service, exploring both the serious and surreal moments of their lives in the military. Starring UI actors, singers, and designers, this show blends actors in a live...