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…
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The Stage: A father’s death stirs up old hostilities in Arthur Miller’s The Price
In the aftermath of a parent’s death, one of the most daunting tasks for surviving children is dealing with the deceased’s earthly possessions…
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Slaughter City opens Thursday at the UI Theatre Building
The theatre has provided a forum for exploring labor issues ever since the heyday of the “workers’ theatre” movement in the 1920s and ’30s. Many plays during this period were influenced by the theories of German playwright Bertolt Brecht, who believed that theatre should engage audiences intellectually in order to inspire them to act after the curtain falls. In 1935, Clifford Odets ended his play Waiting for Lefty by having the actors urge the audience to leave the theatre shouting, “Strike! Strike!”
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The Stage: Private Lives offers glimpse beyond normal
For the last five years, Old Creamery has held its studio productions in a tiny black theatre made from the remnants of a band room in Amana Elementary School, leftover from when the middle school wing moved to a new building. As I settled into my seat to watch The Old Creamery Theatre’s Studio Stage […]
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Call for auditions: Dreamwell Theatre’s production of ‘Becky’s New Car’
Dreamwell Theatre announced yesterday the audition dates for its production of Becky’s New Car, a fourth wall-busting comedy written by Steven Dietz…
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‘Love, Loss, and What I Wore’ debuts Friday at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts
Women have an intense relationship with their wardrobes. An article of clothing can present the wearer’s psychology, politics, culture and phase of life. In Love…
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Dead with the Wind: The Old Creamery Theater throws a dash of murder into a classic
The Old Creamery Theater is putting on the debut performance of “Frankly Scarlett, You’re Dead!” the Gone with the Wind-parodying murder mystery…
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Art City: A look at the stunning, disparate performances of ‘The Work Between’
The Work Between: Collaborative Performance at Space Place Theater, which ran from Dec. 5-7, 2013, was the outgrowth of a class that brought together artists…
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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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It’s a Wonderful Death: Cedar Ridge Winery reimagines a holiday classic (with murder, etc.)
You know George Bailey, the (temporarily) suicidal protagonist from It’s a Wonderful Life, but did you hear about his suicidal-yet-potentially-homicidal side?
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The Stage: Enjoy classic favorites and unexpected gifts this month in theatre
December has the potential to be a quiet month for theatres: People leave town, and who would even want to venture into the cold when you can stay in, curled…
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The Stage: Comedic plays to lighten the darkening days
This month, the stage offers a collection of amusing performances. Head to Theatre Cedar Rapids for two great plays: one that will get you in the holiday spirit and another that will make you laugh while portraying quirks of the human mind. In Iowa City, Dreamwell Theatre continues their season based on the theme “In […]
