Godspell at the Englert, courtesy of City Circle Acting Company of Coralville!

I’ve never seen a performance by this group, but I will try and hit one of the performances, if for no other reason than the fun title. The play is based on the book of the same name by Anita Liberty. Red Door takes what could be a one-woman show and has three actresses play the same woman. Intriguing, no?

I’d have to confess I haven’t seen a Iowa City Community Theatre production since my brother was in a couple of shows in the 90s. But I have no doubt they’re a worthy organization, and since it’s Community Theater, it’s only going to be as good as we in the community make it.

Okay, Melody. Breathe.
CAT CIRCUS!!
(Breathe.)
COMING TO IOWA CITY!!!!!!
(Breathe.)
I will be counting down till October 4 (1 week & 4 days from today!) when the RockCats and Amazing AcroCats [...]

When poet and teacher Barbara Lau began writing her first play about the transformation of the American teenager, she analyzed her knowledge of Greek mythology and found the famed goddess whose metamorphosis was one of the most terrifying and heartbreaking: Medusa.
“Just because she has a beauty-and-the-beast transformation, that’s not enough. I looked at the condition [...]

“Raising teens is more tricks than treats,” the Greek chorus chants in the new Riverside Theatre production “Raising Medusa,” written by local poet and playwright Barbara Lau of Mt. Vernon.
The production features a stellar cast with palpable chemistry. Stage and screen actress Nancy Youngblut plays the mother in the play, exasperated with her 13-year-old daughter’s [...]