Due to flooding concerns along the Iowa River, tonight will be the final showing of Othello presented by Riverside Theatre at 7 p.m. on the Riverside Festival Stage…
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The Stage: Riverside Theatre in the Park returns to its outdoor festival stage
Riverside Theatre in the Park (RTP) is making a triumphant return to its outdoor festival stage after last year’s flooding forced productions to move to West High …
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The Stage: Dazzling debuts this month in theatre
The holidays are over, school is back in session and local theatres have seemingly decided to declare Jan. 24 as “Play Premiere Day.” Boot up your Google Calendars to make room in your schedule for these productions. The Whipping Man Dreamwell Theatre It’s April 1865. A Jewish Confederate soldier returns home after the end of […]
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The Stage: Behind the scenes, stage managers perfect each performance
When a theatrical performance is done well, it appears effortless from the perspective of the audience. The actors’ voices carry at the right volume, scenery changes…
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Riverside Theatre shakes things up with a new reading series
Riverside Theatre is a professional theatre that has been producing high quality, groundbreaking productions in Iowa City for the last 32 years — but that does not…
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The Stage: Everything old is new again
In the planning stages for Riverside Theatre in the Park, which began on June 14 and runs through July 7, the production team had to devise a way to make the classic plays of Shakespeare’s Hamlet (1599) and Richard Sheridan’s The School for Scandal (1777) vibrant for contemporary audiences and also different from other recent versions.
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The Stage: The month in theatre
For fans of the 2001 comedy Legally Blonde that can’t be satisfied by merely watching it on cable practically every day, the only remedy is to “bend and snap” their way to see Theatre Cedar Rapids’ production of Legally Blonde: The Musical. This live version incorporates songs into the story of how sorority girl Elle Woods tries to win back her ex-boyfriend by attending Harvard Law School. Along the way she finds a purpose in life, makes new friends and proves that an encyclopedic knowledge of hair care products might come in handy someday. The show runs March 1-23. Tickets are available online at theatrecr.org. Just sit back, relax and try not to think about how Elle from the original movie is almost ready to celebrate her 10-year law school reunion.
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The Stage: Interview: William Missouri Downs
Riverside Theatre is now featuring William Missouri Downs’s play The Exit Interview (directed by Ron Clark), showing Jan. 25-Feb. 17 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. The play is about a professor who’s just lost his job, a sanctimonious university administrator and the colorful cast of characters who interrupt their interview. Recently, playwright Bill Downs […]
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Iowa City Weekender: Nov. 8-10
It’s another weekend already! Here’s another Weekender! Let’s get right to it then: THURSDAY Haley Bonar w. Rachel Marie // The Mill // 9:00 PM // $12 The Minnesota singer/songwriter, Haley Bonar has made quite a name for herself. Bonar writes and plays songs on either an acoustic guitar or an organ. When she’s not […]
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The Stage: All in A Day’s Work
From Broadway to Boise, all new plays face the same obstacles. The writer agonizes over when the play is finally complete. The director struggles to combine the writer’s intent with their own artistic vision. The actors breathe life into characters that have only been words on the page. In the Fifth Annual All-In-A-Day Play Festival, […]
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Iowa City Weekender: September 13-15
Hello dear Weekender readers. A new weekend is once again upon us. Pull out your planners. Mark your calendars. Tell Siri to remind you about the following: THURSDAY True West // Riverside Theatre // 7:30 PM // 18 & Under $18, Over 60/Under 30 $25, Adult $28 True West follows the story of two bitterly […]
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The Stage: Love and Dysfunction From Across the Globe
Big Love March 29-April 14 University of Iowa Theatre Building, David Thayer Theatre More than film, literature, painting or almost any medium, theatre is a living, breathing art form. We see the performers on stage, we share a space with them, connect directly to them and, through this connection, also connect to the very […]
