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UI professor brings students to Bali for an international theatre arts experience

Cathy Parrott (2001 BA) led one undergraduate student and two MFA candidates to Bali, Indonesia, where she had been invited to present at the Bali–Global Axis of Arts and Design II (B‑GAAD II) conference
Left to right: Mary Beth Easley, Mark Bruckner, and Kaelen Novak

USITT announces 2026 publication awards

Faculty members Mary Beth Easley and Mark Bruckner and Kaelen Novak (2023 Design MFA) have received USITT’s Herbert D. Greggs Publication Merit Award, a recognition that honors innovative, in-depth writing about theatre design and technology. Their article, “Making the Unimaginable Real,” was published in the latest issue of USITT’s quarterly journal, Theatre Design & Technology (TD&T).
Tyler Andrew and Norah Logan play reunited exes Oscar and Vera during a rehearsal of “Found and Lost” for the 10 Minute Play Festival

Photos: 2026 Ten Minute Play Festival

Friday, February 20, 2026
Directors and actors gathered at the University of Iowa’s Theatre Building to rehearse their plays in advance of the theatre department's annual Ten-Minute Play Festival.
Cianon Jones smiling while holding a microphone at her Arts Share commission in Muscatine, IA

BTC Reveals 2026 Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Recipients

Thursday, February 12, 2026
Iowa Playwrights Workshop MFA candidate Cianon Jones is among this year's recipients of the scholarship, which is dedicated to building a bridge into the industry for emerging theatrical leaders of color working behind the scenes.
student performers onstage during a performance of Argonautika

Theatre Arts E-Newsletter February 2026

The latest news and accomplishments from Iowa Theatre students, faculty, and alumni
Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson performing Mexodus

Mexodus Will Return Off-Broadway

Friday, January 23, 2026
Brian Quijada (2011 BA) and Nygel D. Robinson star in the live-looping musical, which premiered via Audible Theater last year.