Riverside Theatre has gone through many changes since founders Ron Clark and Jody Hovland staged its inaugural production in the early ‘80s…
Jorie Slodki
Jorie Slodki earned her MA in theatre research from University of Wisconsin, Madison, and has past experience in acting, directing and playwriting.
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Revival Theatre Company brings princely tale ‘Pippin’ to Cedar Rapids
The Corridor has seen its share of plays about princes on quests during recent years. For the final production of its inaugural season, Revival Theatre Company…
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Local theatre company brings classic tales to the Englert stage this weekend
Old Capitol Opera is back with a packed summer season. First up is a weekend perfect for people who are curious about opera, but hesitant to devote…
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‘Barefoot in the Park’ opens Friday at Giving Tree Theater
Giving Tree Theater, a new company in Marion, is putting on Barefoot in the Park as part of its innovative mission. The classic comedy about newlyweds in New York City was a notable high point in playwright Neil Simon’s career — Barefoot in the Park ran on Broadway for 1500 performances over the course of four years.
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Dreamwell brings ‘Death of a Salesman’ to the local stage
Dreamwell is concluding its season of “The Grand Delusion” with quite possibly the best play to embody this theme. Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is widely considered the best American play of the 20th century. Traveling salesman Willy Loman clings to the hope that his children will achieve greatness one day, but son Biff grows disillusioned with his father’s version of the American Dream…
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Review: ‘Housebroken’ offers comedic take on the challenges of homeownership
Megan Gogerty’s previous original one-woman show, Feet First in the Water with a Baby in My Teeth, dealt with parenthood, a topic which…
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High-flying musical opens Thursday at Old Creamery Theatre
While plenty of Canadian actors and writers have become part of the American arts scene, Americans don’t pay as much attention to works that proudly display Canadian origins. We also don’t devote as much artistic attention to World War I. Last summer marked the 100th anniversary of the beginning of The Great War, but it received barely a mention in the news. The U.S. didn’t enter the war until 1917, and thus did not experience the same level of devastation as the other Allied Powers.
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Theatre Cedar Rapids premiers stage version of ‘The Great Gatsby’
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel, The Great Gatsby, has been the bee’s knees in recent years after director Baz Luhrmann released his 2013 film extravaganza…
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Bridging the culture gap: Book Wings 2015 finds release in South Africa
On Tuesday, March 10, Iowa City became the shared stage for an international, multimedia experience for the fourth year in a row. Book Wings is a…
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Opening this Friday: ‘Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them’
Written in 2007, Christopher Durang’s Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them explores the War on Terror and America’s obsession with…
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Riverside Theatre takes hiatus from outdoor Festival Stage
Fans who enjoy Riverside Theatre’s summer season will be watching from different seats this year as the Iowa City theatre…
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The Stage: Rom-com ‘Lucky Me’ opens this weekend at Riverside Theatre
Meet Sara Fine, a young woman who is unlucky in love — and just about everything else, for that matter. She’s all but given up on love until she…
