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February 03, 2020

Bethmari Marquez-Barreto (’20 performing arts) received first place in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region 5 ASPIRE Arts Leadership Fellowship awards. Marquez-Barreto will represent Iowa State University this April as the top Region 5 student arts leader at the National Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Marquez-Barreto was among more than 50 ISU students and faculty members who attended the Region 5 Festival, held in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Jan. 19-25. More than 1,500 students and faculty from 89 colleges and universities in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas and Missouri participated.

January 06, 2020

ISU Theatre’s production of “Iowa Odyssey or (How We Got to Here?)” has been selected to perform at the Region 5 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on January 22. The show is the only production from the state of Iowa invited to perform at the regional festival.

December 20, 2019

The Music building will be closed December 21 through January 1, 2020. Regular hours will resume January 2, 2020. 

December 04, 2019

The clock on the west side of the campanile is out for repairs. It will be several weeks until the motor is repaired.

December 02, 2019


Bethmari Márquez Barreto

Name: Bethmari Márquez Barreto

Major: Performing Arts

Hometown: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Graduation date: Spring 2021

November 13, 2019

Iowa State University

Lecturer in Music

November 08, 2019

Eleanor Kahn Honored with Distinguished Alumni Award from Iowa State University Department of Music and Theatre
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Ames, Iowa—Eleanor Kahn, Chicago scenic designer, received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Iowa State University’s Department of Music and Theatre at an honors and awards ceremony on Oct. 24 in Ames, Iowa.

November 08, 2019

Dennis Babcock Honored with LAS Dean's Arts and Humanities Award
Dennis Babcock

Ames, Iowa—Dennis Babcock, founder and president of The Daniel Group, received the LAS Dean’s Arts and Humanities Award from Iowa State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) at an honors and awards ceremony on Oct. 24 in Ames, Iowa.

The award recognizes alumni and friends of the college who have enhanced appreciation of the arts and humanities at a local, state, national or international level. Babcock was honored for his positive artistry and innovation in the arts.

November 08, 2019

Adam McDonald Honored with Distinguished Alumni Award
Adam McDonald received the Distinguished Alumni Award

Adam McDonald received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Iowa State University’s Department of Music and Theatre at an honors and awards ceremony on Oct. 24 in Ames, Iowa.

A native of Saint Paul, Minnesota, McDonald graduated from Iowa State University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in piano performance. After graduating from The Boston Conservatory with a master’s degree in classical piano, he moved to New York City where his work as an audition pianist, class accompanist and vocal coach helped clients land jobs on Broadway and national tours. 

November 01, 2019


Zachary Dean Smith

Name: Zachary Dean Smith

Major: Vocal Music Performance

Hometown: Waukee, Iowa

Planned Graduation Date: Spring 2020

September 30, 2019

Libby Peterson
Libby Peterson

Name: Libby Peterson

Major: Performing Arts

Hometown: Cherokee, IA

Planned Graduation Date: December 2019

September 16, 2019
September 03, 2019

PJ VanDerWeide
PJ VanDerWeide

Name - PJ VanDerWeide

Major - Instrumental Music Education

Hometown - Ames, IA

Planned graduation date - May 2020

July 30, 2019

Michael Giles, Music Senior Lecturer, delivers a TEDx Talk about improvisation.  

May 08, 2019


Vivian Cook

Name: Vivian M. Cook

Major: Performing Arts and French

Hometown: Prescott, Arizona

Planned Graduate Date: Spring 2019

April 03, 2019


Tyler Bainter

Name: Tyler Bainter

Major: Flute Performance

Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa

Planned Graduate Date: Spring 2019

April 03, 2019

Organ student Peter Binder won first place in the North Central American Guild of Organists Regional Competitions for Young Organists in St. Louis on March 23, 2019

March 18, 2019

Join ISU Theatre in a celebration of community and love when it presents the musical “Godspell,” opening Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Fisher Theater in Ames. Using a wide variety of storytelling techniques and a hefty dose of comic timing, a diverse group of 21st century college students encounter Jesus, who leads them through stories inspired by parables in the Bible’s book of Matthew.

The musical’s setting takes place in modern-day Fisher Theater, as the performers journey from a discordant group of individuals into a community.  The music features inspiring and entertaining songs ranging from pop and rock to vaudeville.

March 04, 2019

Davis Vande Steeg
Davis Vande Steeg, Senior in Performing Arts

Name: Davis Vande Steeg

Major: Performing Arts

Hometown: Pella, Iowa

Planned Graduate Date: Spring 2019

February 24, 2019

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