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Iowa New Play Festival

Monday, May 4 to Friday, May 8, 2026 (all day)
Theatre Building
We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions written by MFA playwrights. Plus, there are readings daily from new, full plays written by MFA and undergraduate playwrights.
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The Milk Miracle

Monday, May 4, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Theatre Building
By Poonam Dhir
Directed by Caroline S. Clay
Part of Iowa New Play Festival
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The Milk Miracle

Monday, May 4, 2026 9:00pm to 11:00pm
Theatre Building
By Poonam Dhir
Directed by Caroline S. Clay
Part of Iowa New Play Festival
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Iowa New Play Festival

Tuesday, May 5 to Friday, May 8, 2026 (all day)
Theatre Building
We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions written by MFA playwrights. Plus, there are readings daily from new, full plays written by MFA and undergraduate playwrights.
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Guest Roundtable | The Milk Miracle

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 10:30am to 11:30am
Theatre Building
A roundtable discussion of the Iowa New Play Festival production The Milk Miracle by Poonam Dhir directed by Ann Kreitman.
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Rituals of Theophany

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Theatre Building
By Darrin Terpstra
Directed by Vivian Bonde
Part of Iowa New Play Festival – Reading Series
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The Year Between

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Theatre Building
Written and directed by Randy Jackson-Alvarenga
Part of Iowa New Play Festival – Reading Series
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Iowa New Play Festival

Wednesday, May 6 to Friday, May 8, 2026 (all day)
Theatre Building
We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions written by MFA playwrights. Plus, there are readings daily from new, full plays written by MFA and undergraduate playwrights.
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Lucia

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Theatre Building
By Emily Kaufman-Bell
Directed by Kayla Adams
Part of Iowa New Play Festival – Reading Series
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Conflict and Resolution — An Obermann Wide Lens Event

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

In a world shaped by tension, disagreement, and change, conflict surrounds us, from moments of personal friction to struggles within communities and across nations. It surfaces in our institutions, our relationships, and the stories we tell about ourselves and others. How do conflicts take shape and persist? How are they influenced by power, perspective, and history? Can conflict be generative? What forms might resolution take? How do we begin that process?

This Wide Lens event brings together...