Heroic is “behavior or language that is excessively and unexpectedly bold and dramatic.”
In 2019-2020, ISU Theatre will produce HERoic: a season of plays and musicals written by women in celebration of the women’s suffrage centennial and a new commitment to the 50/50 by 2020 initiative promoting gender equity in the theatre. In addition, ISU Theatre will hold a year-long symposium series entitled “HERoic: Gender Equity in the Arts” in conjunction with the 2019-20 season. The symposium series will bring to campus guest artists and speakers who will collaborate with faculty, staff, and students on productions and engage the campus and local community on issues of gender parity and representation through a series of keynote lectures, panel discussions, and master classes. The HERoic mission extends beyond ISU Theatre through additional CoLab partnerships produced by several campus departments and community organizations, including ISU Dance, the English Department's MFA program, Story Theater Company of Ames, the Ames High School Drama Department, and ISU Music.
ISU Theatre Accessibility Statement: "Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to participate in all ISU Theatre events. If you require a reasonable accommodation to do so, please contact ISU Theatre at least one week prior to the event. isutheatre@iastate.edu, 515.294.2624.”
Go here to learn about How to Get Involved in ISU Theatre (Auditions, Backstage, Classes, Curriculum, Ushering, and more!)
Below is a complete list of all of the HERoic Events!
ISU Theatre presents:
Climate Change Theatre Action
A Community Collaboration
October 4-6, 2019
HERoic SYMPOSIUM ROUNDTABLE:
LEADING THE WAY: WOMEN TELL THE STORIES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
October 6 at 3:30pm
Scheman 004
Sponsored by the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities and the MFA program in Creative Writing and the Environment.
HERoic SYMPOSIUM KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Rachel Hauck, Tony Award Winning Scenic Designer of HADESTOWN:
Knowing How to Break the Rules: Set Design on Broadway
Wednesday, October 16 at 7:00pm
Great Hall, Memorial Union
CoLab Partners: ISU Lecture Series
Sponsored by the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities and ISU Lectures
ISU Flute Ensemble and Clarinet Choir Present:
An Recital of Music by Female Composers: Valerie Coleman, Nicole Chamberlain, and Adrienne Albert
Thursday, October 17 at 7:30pm
Martha Ellen Tye Recital Hall
Free Admission
ISU Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band and Concert Band present:
The Music of Julie Giroux
Stephens Auditorium
Sunday, October 20 at 3:00 pm
$10/$7
ISU Music Presents:
Making Masterpieces: Flute Quartets by Today's Leading Female Composers
Featuring Ceres Quartet: ISU's own, Sonja Giles, with guest artists Kimberly Helton (Simpson College), Rose Bishop (Coe College), and Megan Hofeldt (Central College).
7:30 pm
Martha Ellen Tye
Admission: Free
ISU Theatre Presents:
Chasing George Washington: A White House Adventure
A Musical for the Whole Family
Book by Karen Zacarías
Music and Lyrics by Deborah Wicks La Puma
October 25 – November 2, 2019
HERoic SYMPOSIUM ROUNDTABLE:
ALL CREATED EQUAL: TEACHING EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
Sunday, October 27 at 2:30pm
Scheman 004
Co Sponsored by ISU Theatre, Women's and Gender Studies Program, and the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities.
Ames High School Drama presents:
Radium Girls
by D.W. Gregory
November 8 and 9 at 7:00pm
Ames High School Auditorium
ISU Opera Studio presents:
Cinderella
Original Story by the Brothers Grimm
Composed by Pauline Viardot
English Translation by Rachel M. Harris
November 15 & 16, 2019
Story Theater Company presents:
Number the Stars
By Lois Lowry
November 15-24, 2019
ISU Theatre presents:
Anon(ymous)
A Reimagination of an Ancient Classic
By Naomi Iizuka
December 6 – 14, 2019
HERoic SYMPOSIUM ROUNDTABLE:
AN UNENDING ODYSSEY: IMMIGRATION, INTERSECTIONALITY, AND THE ARTS
Sunday, December 8 at 3:00pm
Scheman 004
Co-sponsored by ISU's Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities. 
ISU Orchesis I Dance Company Presents:
Barjche Dance Concert: Dancing Through Barriers
January 31 at 10:00 am and 7:30 pm, February 1 at 7:30 pm at Fisher Theater
General Admission $12, Students $10
ISU Jazz Combos and Jazz 2.0 present:
Jazz Night : Ladies Night
Michael Giles, director
Wednesday February 26 @ 7:30 in MET Recital Hall
Admission $5
Oh what a night!!! Coordinating a program with the Heroic season, share in a wonderful evening of music that celebrates women in jazz. Join Jazz 2.0, under the direction of Michael Giles, for selections from big band aficionados Carla Bley and Toshiko Akiyoshi, along with an Ellington treatment of a selection from “The Zodiac Suite” by Mary Lou Williams. A jazz sextet, 83% female, will play interesting tunes from modern jazz forces Meshell Ndegeocello and Esperanza Spalding. Show starts @ 7:30, and admission is $5.
Story Theater Company presents:
Trifles
by Susan Glaspell
&
How the Vote Was Won
by Naomi Paxton
February 27, 28, 29 and March 1 at STory Theater Company, 615 S. Dayton Ave., Suite 133 in Ames.
Admission: Adults $12, Student/Senior $8
ISU Theatre presents:
The Wolves
A Sizzling Contemporary Drama
By Sarah DeLappe
February 28 – March 7, 2020
HERoic SYMPOSIUM ROUNDTABLE:
DIVERSIFYING THE WOLFPACK: CHAMPIONING GENDER EQUITY IN THE ARTS AND ATHLETICS
Sunday, March 1 at 3:00pm
Scheman 004
Sponsored by the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities.
ISU Theatre presents:
9 to 5
A Musical Comedy
Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton
Book by Patricia Resnick
April 3 – 11, 2020
HERoic SYMPOSIUM ROUNDTABLE:
“WHERE ARE THE MUSICALS BY WOMEN?”: THE OUTRAGEOUS GENDER DISPARITY IN MUSICAL THEATRE
Sunday, April 5 at 4:00pm
Scheman 004
Sponsored by the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities.
HERoic KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Tony Award Winning Actor: Ali Stroker: "Turning Limitations into Opportunities"
Monday, April 6 at 7:00pm
Memorial Union, Great Hall
Sponsored by the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities.
ISU Theatre presents:
Of the Deep
A New Play Featuring Puppetry and Original Music
By Amanda Petefish-Schrag
April 24 – May 2, 2020
When the residents of a small coastal village discover a massive whale carcass washed up on their shore, they must confront a series of challenges, both practical and existential.
HERoic SYMPOSIUM ROUNDTABLE:
MAKING WAVES: WOMEN AS STORYTELLERS
Sunday, April 26 at 2:30pm
Scheman 004
Sponsored by the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities.
Go here to learn about How to Get Involved in ISU Theatre (Auditions, Backstage, Classes, Season details and more!)