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.
Iowa City theatre
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…
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…
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…
Big Ten Theatre Consortium’s New Play Initiative to explore aftermath of sexual assault
With increased reports of sexual assaults on college campuses across the country, the University of Iowa’s upcoming production of Good Kids explores the complex…
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…
Love and Marriage: Local theatre production explores the lighter side of love
For an alternative to overly-long romantic comedies that are barely worth the price of popcorn, check out Iowa City Community Theatre’s final run of…
Working Group Theatre presents an intimate performance of ‘Dogs of Rwanda’ at the Englert
Dogs of Rwanda The Englert Theatre — Friday, Jan. 23, $10, 7 p.m. This Friday at the Englert, Working Group Theatre presents Dogs of Rwanda, an intimate…
Theatres collaborate across countries and cultures for Book Wings South Africa
On March 10, 2015, across 8,500 miles and two oceans, theaters in Iowa City and Cape Town will host a special cross-cultural theater collaboration with the…
The Stage: On the hunt for humor
If you have always wanted to see a hunting-themed musical, but don’t want to give up a small fortune (and your self-respect) to see the proposed Duck Dynasty musical in Las Vegas, then this is your shot. Combined Efforts Theatre (CET) and Iowa City Community Theatre (ICCT) are collaborating on an original musical by CET […]
Opening this Friday: Dreamwell Theatre brings Anton Chekov’s ‘Uncle Vanya’ to the local stage
Arguably the most significant artistic collaboration in the last 200 years of theatre was between Russian writer Anton Chekov and actor/director Konstantin…
Shakespeare with a modern twist: Fourth Room Theatre takes on ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Ever since Joss Whedon’s 2012 film-version of Much Ado About Nothing, theatre groups across the country have jumped at the chance to stage this…

