Riverside Theatre Archives - Page 7 of 9

‘Dancing Lessons’ makes it a point not to

by Genevieve TrainorApr 7, 2016Apr 7, 2016

Dancing Lessons Riverside Theatre — through Apr. 17 Ever and Senga are an unlikely pair. He is a geoscientist who lectures on the immediacy of the demise of our way of life, but who nevertheless looks forward each day with something resembling hope. She is a dancer, with an artist’s impulse to give hope to […]

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‘Dancing Lessons’ waltzes into Riverside Theatre

by Genevieve TrainorApr 1, 2016

Dancing Lessons Riverside Theatre — opens Fri., Apr. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Riverside Theatre wraps up its 35th season with Mark St. Germain’s 2014 play Dancing Lessons. The play, which centers on a man with Asperger syndrome, opens today, Apr. 1 — fittingly, the start to Autism Awareness Month. Sam Osheroff, who took over as […]

Emily Winkleblack in Riverside Theatre's 'Roar!'

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Riverside’s ‘ROAR!’ deftly directed and designed, with wonderful performances

by Madeline TrainorMar 5, 2016Mar 5, 2016

Roar! Riverside Theatre — through Mar. 13 Riverside’s annual monologue show, formerly Walking the Wire, has been repackaged as ROAR! this year. Along with the new name, director Sam Osheroff has made some tweaks to the show’s format. This allows Riverside to pack a lot of theatre into a small space, while keeping with the […]

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Riverside Theatre explores small-scale farce in ‘Line of Descent’

by Rachel Korach HowellFeb 4, 2016Feb 4, 2016

Line of Descent Riverside Theatre — through Feb. 21 Comedy is one of the most difficult genres to execute well. And farce is on a level all its own. We’re used to the A Flea In Her Ears and Noises Offs — large scale shows with impressive production accessories and a multitude of physical shenanigans […]

Natasha Leggero headlines the Floodwater Comedy Festival

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Just announced: Natasha Leggero and more to headline Floodwater Comedy Festival

by Genevieve TrainorFeb 2, 2016Feb 2, 2016

Floodwater Comedy Festival Iowa City — Apr. 22–24, 2016 Iowa City’s Floodwater Comedy Festival is back for its second year of bringing a wide array of comedy programming and workshops to Iowa City. This year, comedian Natasha Leggero comes to town as the stand-up headliner. Known for her Comedy Central show Another Period (with Garfunkel […]

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Riverside Theatre premieres ‘Line of Descent,’ a new play by William McCauley

by Madeline TrainorJan 26, 2016Jan 26, 2016

Line of Descent Riverside Theatre — Opens Friday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Riverside Theater is no stranger to new works; as a core member of the National New Play Network, a partner with many local playwrights, and the producer of an annual festival of new monologues (formerly Walking the Wire, this year called Roar!), […]

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Osheroff’s ‘Shipwrecked!’ brings ‘brash and brave’ comedy to Riverside Theatre

by Genevieve TrainorOct 5, 2015

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 of Donald Margulies’ delightful 2007 play SHIPWRECKED! An Entertainment — The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as Told by Himself). Fans of the classic […]

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Riverside Theatre’s newest hero has a big nose, and a bigger heart

by Gemma de ChoisyJun 26, 2015Jul 9, 2015

Riverside Theatre is staging Cyrano, Joe Roets’ adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s 1987 Cyrano de Bergerac, a staple of the French stage and a classic tale of…