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.

Virtual Lobby

Visit our Virtual Lobby to learn more about current and past productions' cast, creative team, crew, director's and dramaturg's notes, designer renderings, and more! 

Performing Arts Calendar

Visit the Performing Arts at Iowa calendar to view all upcoming performing arts events happening across our vibrant and creative campus.

Upcoming Department of Theatre Arts events

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Iowa New Play Festival

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.
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Guest Roundtable | Drag'daLore: The Musical Ballroom Epic

Friday, May 8, 2026 10:30am to 11:30am
Theatre Building
A roundtable discussion of the Iowa New Play Festival production Drag'daLore: The Musical Ballroom Epic by Adrian Enzastiga.
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Hail Mary

Friday, May 8, 2026 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Theatre Building
By Zoe Senese-Grossberg
Directed by Meredith G. Healy
Part of Iowa New Play Festival – Reading Series
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Deep Fried Dolphins

Friday, May 8, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Theatre Building
By Cianon Jones
Directed by Josh Turner
Part of Iowa New Play Festival – Production Series
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Deep Fried Dolphins

Friday, May 8, 2026 9:00pm to 11:00pm
Theatre Building
By Cianon Jones
Directed by Josh Turner
Part of Iowa New Play Festival – Production Series
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Guest Roundtable | Deep Fried Dolphins

Saturday, May 9, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
Theatre Building
A roundtable discussion of the Iowa New Play Festival production Deep Fried Dolphins by Cianon Jones.
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Theatre Arts Graduation Celebration

Saturday, May 16, 2026 7:00pm
Theatre Building

The Department of Theatre Arts holds its own graduation celebration on the final Saturday of the spring term. The departmental celebration is scheduled at a different time than the commencement ceremonies for College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Graduate College, so students can attend both their collegiate ceremony and this celebration if they so choose. Students graduating in the spring semester, or at the end of the summer or fall terms, are invited to participate.

The ceremony...

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BARBERMAN: The Alexander Clark Story

Friday, June 12, 2026 7:00pm
Muscatine Community College Black Box Theatre
A new original play, Barberman tells the story of Iowa civil rights leader Alexander Clark through a dynamic, fully staged production with free performances in June.
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BARBERMAN: The Alexander Clark Story

Saturday, June 13, 2026 2:00pm
Muscatine Community College Black Box Theatre
A new original play, Barberman tells the story of Iowa civil rights leader Alexander Clark through a dynamic, fully staged production with free performances in June.
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BARBERMAN: The Alexander Clark Story

Saturday, June 13, 2026 7:00pm
Muscatine Community College Black Box Theatre
A new original play, Barberman tells the story of Iowa civil rights leader Alexander Clark through a dynamic, fully staged production with free performances in June.