Events - Theatre
16 Winters, or the Bear's Tale
Saturday, November 14, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Shakespeare begins Act 4 of The Winter’s Tale with a monologue from “Time,” recapping the 16 years that pass between Acts 3 and 4. In 16 Winters, University of Iowa Playwriting alum Mary Hamilton imagines the journey that each character takes during this enchanted gap in time.
Ethan Simmons-Patterson
Thursday, November 19, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
A hilarious UI alum returns to the town where he cut his comedic teeth.
Theatre Arts Spring Auditions
Friday, November 20, 2026 (all day)
Theatre Building
Theatre Arts' spring auditions for performances are open to anyone, regardless of major!
A Beautiful Noise
Friday, January 29, 2027 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A Beautiful Noise is an inspiring, exhilarating, energy-filled musical memoir that tells the untold true story of how America's greatest hitmaker became a star, set to the songs that defined his career.
A Clairvoyant Case
Friday, January 29, 2027 8:00pm
Theatre Building
By Cassel Friemel
Part of Theatre Arts' Workshop Series
Tickets:
Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.
A Beautiful Noise
Saturday, January 30, 2027 2:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A Beautiful Noise is an inspiring, exhilarating, energy-filled musical memoir that tells the untold true story of how America's greatest hitmaker became a star, set to the songs that defined his career.
A Beautiful Noise
Saturday, January 30, 2027 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A Beautiful Noise is an inspiring, exhilarating, energy-filled musical memoir that tells the untold true story of how America's greatest hitmaker became a star, set to the songs that defined his career.
A Clairvoyant Case
Saturday, January 30, 2027 8:00pm
Theatre Building
By Cassel Friemel
Part of Theatre Arts' Workshop Series
Tickets:
Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.
A Beautiful Noise
Sunday, January 31, 2027 2:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A Beautiful Noise is an inspiring, exhilarating, energy-filled musical memoir that tells the untold true story of how America's greatest hitmaker became a star, set to the songs that defined his career.
to the yellow house
Friday, February 5, 2027 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Vincent van Gogh arrives in Paris determined to finally make his mark as an artist. Weaving between the years of 1886 and 1888, with a contemporary spin on the language and the characters, we are given a seat at the renowned Tambourin Cafe and invited into the Salon of the famed painters of the Petit Boulevard.