Act 3 from VANYA, SONJA, MASHA AND SPIKE; photo by Hayley Ryan

The 2021/22 Theatre Arts Season

Upcoming Shows

October

November

  • HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING

    By Amanda Keating
    Nov 05, 2021 to Nov 07, 2021
    David Thayer Theatre

  • Smile Medicine

    By Dakota Parobek
    Nov 12, 2021 to Nov 20, 2021
    Directed by Paul Kalina
     E.C. Mabie Theatre

  • Sawdust

    By Val Timke
    Nov 19, 2021 to Nov 20, 2021
    Alan MacVey Theatre

January

  • Cupid Tyraannous

    By Kiley Rowe
    Jan 28, 2022 to Jan 29, 2022
    Alan MacVey Theatre

February

  • Letters from Cuba

    By María Irene Fornés
    Feb 03, 2022 to Feb 05, 2022
    Directed by Natalie Villamonte Zito
     David Thayer Theatre

  • Small Hours

    By Lucy Kirkwood and Ed Hime
    Feb 03, 2022 to Feb 05, 2022
    Directed by Sarah Gazdowicz
     David Thayer Theatre

  • Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen

    By Tennessee Williams
    Feb 10, 2022 to Feb 12, 2022
    Directed by Kenneth Collins
     David Thayer Theatre

  • England's Splendid Daughters

    By Ann Kreitman
    Feb 10, 2022 to Feb 12, 2022
    Directed by Ann Kreitman
     David Thayer Theatre

  • Ten-Minute Play Festival

    Feb 17, 2022 to Feb 20, 2022
    Directed by Kristy Hartsgrove Mooers
    Alan MacVey Theatre

  • Gwenevere

    By Isaiah Reaves
    Feb 25, 2022 to Feb 27, 2022
    Alan MacVey Theatre

March

  • String

    Mar 04, 2022 to Mar 12, 2022
    Directed by Eric Forsythe
     E.C. Mabie Theatre

  • I Saw You/New Person

    By Matthew Neal
    Mar 11, 2022 to Mar 12, 2022
    Alan MacVey Theatre

  • The Curatorialists

    By Jacob Smithburg
    Mar 26, 2022
    Alan MacVey Theatre

April

  • BLKS

    By Aziza Barnes
    Apr 15, 2022 to Apr 23, 2022
    Directed by Lisa Strum
     E.C. Mabie Theatre

May

Past Shows

October

  • Queer Horror Festival

    By Undergraduate Playwrights
    Oct 15, 2021 to Oct 16, 2021
    Alan MacVey Theatre

  • Our Lady of 121st Street

    By Stephen Adly Guirgis
    Oct 08, 2021 to Oct 16, 2021
    Directed by Mary Beth Easley
     E.C. Mabie Theatre

  • Deer's Blood

    By Wren Stone
    Oct 02, 2021 to Oct 03, 2021
    Directed by Jivani Rodriguez
     Alan MacVey Theatre

September

  • Where Are You Going, Holler Greene?

    By Arlo Schneider
    Sep 24, 2021 to Sep 25, 2021
    Directed by Brigid Martin
     Alan MacVey Theatre

  • Symphony

    By Meg Mechelke
    Sep 17, 2021 to Sep 18, 2021
    Directed by Meg Mechelke
     Alan MacVey Theatre

August

May

April

  • foreclosure

    By Jivani Rodriguez
    Apr 24, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021
    Online

  • Ascend

    Apr 24, 2021 to May 28, 2021
    Directed by Margarita Blush
     Online

  • Ascend (live stream performance)

    Apr 21, 2021
    Directed by Margarita Blush
     Online

  • Outside

    By Travis Coltrain
    Apr 16, 2021 to Apr 23, 2021
    Directed by Travis Coltrain
     Online

  • just for fun!

    Apr 03, 2021 to Apr 09, 2021
    Directed by Olivia Williams
     Online

March

  • Sirens of the Field

    By Brett Stone
    Mar 27, 2021 to Apr 02, 2021
    Directed by Jivani Rodriguez
     Online

  • The People Before the Park

    By Keith Josef Adkins
    Mar 26, 2021 to Apr 04, 2021
    Directed by Jade King Carroll
     Online

  • Skeleton Closet

    By Ennis Matthew Neal
    Mar 06, 2021 to Mar 12, 2021
    Directed by Meg Mechelke
     Online

February

November

Tickets

Mainstage Season
$20 Adults
$15 Seniors (65+)
$10 Youth & College Students
$5 UI Students (with valid ID)

Tickets are available through the Hancher Box Office at 319.335.1160, 1.800.HANCHER.

Tickets for Galleries, Workshops, Special Events, and Featured New Works are available one hour before curtain at the Theatre Building.

Gallery tickets are $5 for non-students and free for UI students (with valid ID).

Workshop productions are free of charge, however you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited. Performances are at 8 pm except Sunday performances (2 pm).

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