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Casting and auditions space for the University of Iowa Theatre Arts is seen in the Theatre Building Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2025. The University has around one-hundred audition participants per event.

Local theater communities encourage novice and seasoned actors to audition

Wednesday, December 3, 2025
The Daily Iowan
An electrical crew member raises scaffolding to work on the lighting system above at the University of Iowa Theatre Building in Iowa City, Iowa on Dec. 1, 2025. The department is currently working on sets for their upcoming show How to Defend Yourself which will have its first performance on February 6, 2026.

Stage managers and technicians set the stage for UI productions

Tuesday, December 2, 2025
The Daily Iowan
theatre students in a residency workshop with a guest artist

UI theatre department propels students toward their dreams

Thursday, November 13, 2025
The Daily Iowan
The University of Iowa’s theatre department has brought up many talents throughout the years, and they do so by creating an environment fit for students to grow in.

Laurie Metcalf Is Riveting in ‘Little Bear Ridge Road’

Thursday, October 30, 2025
The New York Times
The playwright Samuel D. Hunter (2007 MFA, Playwriting) makes his Broadway debut with an addition to his Idaho oeuvre, set during the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath.

October 2025 Theatre E-Newsletter

Monday, October 27, 2025
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Romeo and Juliet under spotlights on stage looking at each other while a party goes on in the background

UI’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ is the lovechild of Baz Luhrmann

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
The Daily Iowan
Elly Kuhn (left), Frances Dapier (middle) and Colby Boza (right) perform a scene of the University of Iowa theatre production “Drill, Drill, Drill” during a dress rehearsal on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, at the Alan MacVey Theatre in Iowa City. The production depicts teens growing up in a world with mass shooters and mass shooter drills in schools.

Review | ‘Drill Drill Drill’ highlights a hauntingly relevant issue

Sunday, October 19, 2025
The Daily Iowan
Associate Professor Cathy Parrott in front of a wall of thread spools in an array of rainbow colors

Threads from Broadway: Days of Wine and Roses costumes find a new home at Iowa

Thursday, October 16, 2025
Clara Jarecke
Performing Arts At Iowa
Assistant Professor Cathy Parrott (2001 BA) connects Iowa Theatre to Broadway with costume donation
Director Søren Olsen looks around during a rehearsal of Romeo and Juliet at the University of Iowa Mabie Theatre on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Photo by Gabby Drees.

UI Theatre Arts set to premiere Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” on Oct. 10

Wednesday, October 8, 2025
The Daily Iowan
Nygel D Robinson (left) and Brian Quijada (left) photographed on the streets of New York

'Mexodus’ Tells an Underground Railroad Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

Thursday, September 25, 2025
The New York Times
In this new hip-hop musical from Nygel D. Robinson and Brian Quijada (2011 BA, Theatre), audiences hear a tale of reverse migration: Slaves leaving the United States for Mexico.
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