JOYRIDE Theatre Cedar Rapids’ Grandon Studio — Fri-Sun, Nov. 13-15 Theatre Cedar Rapids breaks new ground this week with its very first Studio Improv Series. Once the sole purview of […]
Genevieve Trainor
Genevieve Trainor lives in Iowa City, Iowa. Passions include heavy music, hoppy beer, and hidden rooms.
Welcome to the family: How a UI alum helped unearth a new species of early man
In Nov. 2013, an expedition that would have a profound impact on our understanding of our human ancestry commenced at the Rising Star cave system in Gauteng Province, South Africa. […]
Interview: Astrophysicist Cornelia Lang talks black holes, creativity and Witching Hour
Beyond Visible Light: Searching for Clues to the Unknown in the Heart of the Milky Way Galaxy Iowa City Public Library — Friday, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. Cornelia Lang […]
Impassioned actors carry campy ‘Psycho Beach Party’
Psycho Beach Party Johnson County Fairgrounds — Through Nov. 1 In his program notes for Psycho Beach Party, director Louis Edward Doerge says of the show that, “at its core, […]
‘Listening for Grace’: A play reconciling sexuality, comedy and Christ
Listening for Grace Old Brick Church — Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. Issues of religion and sexuality are difficult to navigate in conversation. Navigating just those sorts of difficulties […]
Things that go bump on the stage: IC’s October theatre lineup is spooky good
Humans love to tell each other stories. We sit around our proverbial campfires and spin yarns to keep the dark at bay. This time of year, though, the dark lasts […]
Osheroff’s ‘Shipwrecked!’ brings ‘brash and brave’ comedy to Riverside Theatre
SHIPWRECKED! An Entertainment Riverside Theatre — Through Sunday, Oct. 18 (times vary) The inaugural show of Riverside Theatre’s current season starts things off with warmth and wonder, in a production […]
IC Community Theatre’s production of ‘Damn Yankees’ proves ‘All you really need is heart’
Damn Yankees Johnson County Fairground — through Sunday, Sep. 27 On Friday, Sep. 18 Iowa City Community Theatre opened its 60th season with its production of the musical Damn Yankees, […]
Local opera troupe brings Mozart’s ‘Così fan tutte’ to Iowa City
Mozart’s Così fan tutte Locations, dates and times of performance vary (see below) Iowa City Concert Opera, one of eastern Iowa’s newest performing groups, will present their inaugural production this […]
Interview: Private Lives Director Rachel Korach Howell on the making of a modern classic
The play centers on the lives of divorced couple Elyot and Amanda, and their tangled path back into one another’s hearts. …
The Stage: ‘Our Town’ offers outdoor delights at the Brucemore Mansion Amphitheater
The seminal summer staple of outdoor theatre is reaching a major milestone in Eastern Iowa. Classics at Brucemore, performed on the…
Notions of Community: Recent growth expands opportunities for theatre in Eastern Iowa
Between professional theatres in the Amanas and Iowa City, and community theatres as widespread as Mount Vernon-Lisbon and Washington, there has…