University of Iowa’s Arts Share, the Muscatine Art Center, and the Stanley Center commissioned Iowa Playwrights Workshop student Cianon Jones to write a play about Alexander Clark, a longtime Muscatine resident and early leader in the fight for equal rights in the state.

Iowa Playwrights Workshop alum Samuel D. Hunter (2007 MFA) is featured in New York Times article about mid-career playwrights

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.

News from the UI Department of Theatre Arts and our alumni

“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.

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.

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

Article in American Theatre Magazine by Iowa Playwrights Workshop alum Idris Goodwin