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Grant Wood Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Performance now accepting applications

Friday, February 21, 2025
The University of Iowa Department of Dance seeks applications from emerging to mid-career artists in dance making, choreography, performance, and/or interdisciplinary digital media for the Grant Wood Fellowship Program for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Brian Quijada on stage at Club Hancher

February 2025 Alumni e-News

Monday, February 17, 2025
News from the UI Department of Theatre Arts and our alumni
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American Theatre Wing Announces 2024 National Theatre Company Grants Recipients

Saturday, February 8, 2025
“The Trans History Project”, created by Bo Frazier (2020 MFA, Directing) and co-produced by Baltimore Center Stage and Breaking the Binary Theatre, is among the recipients to receive a $100K grant.
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Recipients of 2025 Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Announced

Thursday, January 30, 2025
The scholarship supports undergraduate and graduate students of color pursuing degrees in any offstage theatrical field, and has been awarded to UI Stage Management MFA student Savanha Moore.
Kid Prince and Pablo characters, Photo credit: Josh Bernaski

"Kid Prince and Pablo" by Lifeline Theatre adds hip hop score to a classic Twain tale

Thursday, January 16, 2025
Chicago Tribune review of Iowa Playwrights Workshop alum Brian Quijada's hip-hop adaptation of a Mark Twain classic, which had its Midwest premiere this month
Ana María Campoy, Adria LaMorticella, James Schilling, Beth Pollack, and Christian Zumbado in "Luchadora!" at Seattle Children's Theatre. (Photo by Truman Buffett)

What’s Your Freshness Date?

Thursday, January 16, 2025
Article in American Theatre Magazine by Iowa Playwrights Workshop alum Idris Goodwin
Brandon Burkhardt and cast of Something Rotten! on the stage in Theatre Cedar Rapids production of the play

Looking back at the best of the Corridor’s entertainment scene in 2024

Sunday, January 5, 2025
2024 UI Theatre Arts grad Brandon Burkhardt starred in top pick "Something Rotten!" at Theatre Cedar Rapids, reprising his role in the UI Theatre Arts Mainstage production in spring 2023.