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Upcoming Department of Theatre Arts events

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Borderless presents Big Ball Extravaganza

Saturday, October 12, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Borderless presents Big Ball Extravaganza By Adrian Enzastiga and Alex Leadon, Impressarios Co-presented with the Pride Alliance Center. Funding for the Borderless Series is provided by The David and Jean Schaal Fund for Theatre Arts.
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Marie Antoinette

Sunday, October 13, 2024 2:00pm
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

Wednesday, October 16, 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

Thursday, October 17, 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

Friday, October 18, 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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Gowanus/Degenerates

Friday, October 18, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Gowanus/Degenerates By Anthony Courant
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Marie Antoinette

Saturday, October 19, 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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Gowanus/Degenerates

Saturday, October 19, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Gowanus/Degenerates By Anthony Courant
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Flashes

Friday, October 25, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Flashes By Adrian Enzastiga
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Flashes

Saturday, October 26, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Flashes By Adrian Enzastiga