Riverside Theatre and PURE Theatre of Charleston, SC present filmed version of the play “No Child” opening Oct. 8. It’s a one-woman tour de force by Joy Vandervort-Cobb who plays 16 different characters to tell the story of how theatre changed the lives of students in the New York public school system. The play is …
The Iowa Dance Festival already had a structure in place that would benefit it in this time of difficulty for live performance. They have been incorporating “screen dance” (dance pieces designed, choreographed, and photographed for the screen rather than the stage) even before online performances became the norm. Screen dance will be a part of …
As a part of its “TCR Anywhere” series, Theatre Cedar Rapids has commissioned a brand-new piece from playwright, monologist, and actor Megan Gogerty. “Feel Better” is about how to feel good when things are so bad. Not at all a play filmed from onstage, “Feel Better” was filmed and produced as a movie, which you …
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art has had to adjust HOW it’s observing it’s 125th anniversary, but the celebration goes on with “125! 125 masterworks from the Collection,” opening September 26th. Associate Curator Kate Kunau picked many unique and surprising pieces to showcase the Museum’s collection, which consists of more than 8000 works. Local favorite …
“The Parking Lot” is a new play written especially for the pandemic. Not because it deals with the virus, but because it was written to be performed by a couple, and presented outdoors in (surprise) a parking lot. Mirrrorbox Theatre, whose mission is to bring new plays to Iowa, presents the show Sept. 18-26, with …
Brewnost is the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library’s biggest fundraiser. But this year’s special edition is kind of a do-it-yourself event. You can go to ncsml.org and purchase a number of packages that you can enjoy at home. And buy tickets to the Museum’s raffle, with chances to win a Jacuzzi spa, $1500 …
“Buyer & Cellar” is the first of four productions this fall from Riverside Theatre. But rather than a streamed reading, which we have seen become common during the pandemic, this show is really a movie! The play was filmed on location around Iowa City. It’s a familiar project for actor Patrick Du Laney and his …
Iowa City artist Marcia Wegman has a solo exhibition up at Gilded Pear Gallery through October 2. “Inner and Outer” explores Marcia’s twin passions of painting in both pastels and acrylics, each of which shows a different side of her artistic expression. Gilded Pear Gallery is open for walk-ins and appointments. The gallery will host …
